安全有效地控制蝗灾的发生对国家的粮食安全至关重要。康乐院士团队揭示蝗虫绿僵菌与寄主共生菌之间铁竞争的互作机制，通过敲除病毒真菌铁离子结合蛋白，促进共生菌增殖，提出“不引入外源基因，调控微生物互作”的生物防治菌改良策略。发现飞蝗的性信息素DBP及其受体LmigOr13，为飞蝗监测预警和求偶干预技术提供了新靶标。阐明母代种群密度与后代形成单一型蝗虫的关系，为跨代预测提供了重要理论依据。相关研究成果已发表在Nature Communications、Microbiome、PNAS等期刊上。十年内两次受邀在Annual Review of Entomology上发表综述文章。

相关科研成果（发表论文、专利、标准等）：

1. Li, J., Li, J.J., Cao, L.L., Chen, Q.H., Ding*, D., and Kang*, L. 2024. An iron-binding protein of entomopathogenic fungus suppresses theproliferation of host symbiotic bacteria. Microbiome，12:202

2. Cui, W.C., Ge, J., Chen, D.F., Nie, X., Dong, L.S., Wang*, X.H., and Kang*, L. 2024. Dibutyl phthalate released by solitary female locusts mediates sexual communication at low density. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,121: e2401926121

3. Zhu, Y.N. ①, He, J. ①, Wang, J.W., Guo, W., Liu, H.R., Song, Z.R., Kang*, L. 2024. Parental experiences orchestrate locust egg hatching synchrony by regulating nuclear export of precursor miRNA. Nature Communication, 15, 4328

4. Guo, X.J., Kang*, L. 2025. Phenotypic Plasticity in Locusts: Trade-off between Migration and Breeding. Annual Review of Entomology, 70:23-44