“…Recently, a mass of miRNAs has been identified in many insect pests. In insects, a total of 1154 miRNAs have been identified in Tribolium castaneum , 462 in P. xylostella , 407 in B. mori , 265 in Sitobion miscanthi , 250 in Bactrocera dorsalis , 220 in Nilaparvata lugens , 186 in Helicoverpa armigera , 176 in D. melanogaster , 169 in Periplaneta americana , 127 in S. exigua , and 79 in Laodelphax striatellus (Fullaondo & Lee, 2012; J. M. Li et al, 2014; Liang et al, 2013; Lomate et al, 2014; Mao et al, 2021; Wu et al, 2017; Yang et al, 2020; H. Yin, Zhang, et al, 2021; Y. L. Zhang et al, 2015; Q. Zhang et al, 2020; B. Z. Zhang, Hu, et al, 2021).…”