Patent ID: 6887661

Claim:
An isolated insect polynucleotide that encodes a bHLH-PAS polypeptide that is involved in binding juvenile hormone III, wherein said polynucleotide hybridizes under stringent conditions with a polynucleotide having a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3 and SEQ ID NO:6, wherein the stringent conditions comprise hybridization in 1Ã—SSC and 0.1% SDS at about 55Â° C. for about 60 minutes, wherein said insect is selected from the group consisting of Coleoptera, Siphonoptera, Orthoptera, Thysanoptera, Lepidoptera, Hemiptera , and Diptera , and wherein said polynucleotide has a nucleotide sequence that encodes a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:4 and SEQ ID NO:5.