Yang Zeng obtained his Ph.D. degree from the College of Forestry at Central South University of Forestry and Technology in 2015. Since 2016, he has been affiliated with the College of Life Science and Technology, Laboratory of Insect Behavior and Evolutionary Ecology at the same university. His research interests include insect behavior, the impact of flight ability on insect reproduction and development, geographical variation in insects, and gut microbial diversity.