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Insects, Volume 11, Issue 3

2020 March - 62 articles

Cover Story: The UV part of the solar spectrum plays an important role in the ecological behavior of insects, including orientation, navigation, feeding, and interaction between the sexes. The manipulation of the UV vision of insects using UV-blocking materials has been effective in preventing the immigration of insect pests from the external environment into the protected crop. Several studies indicate that these covers can sustain the activity of biocontrol agents such as parasitoids. However, little information is known about their effect on predator insects. In this work, we study the effect of UV-absorbing nets on the commercially available hoverfly Sphaerophoria rueppellii Wiedemann (Diptera: Syrphidae). The results strongly suggest that the use of photoselective nets and the release of syrphid predators are compatible strategies to be used in IPM aphid-control programs. View this paper.
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Articles (62)

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,855 Views
15 Pages

24 March 2020

The western corn rootworm (WCR), Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae), is an important insect pest of maize in North America and Central and Eastern Europe. In Central Europe, the larvae emerge in May and its three insta...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Insects, Nematodes and Their Symbiotic Bacteria)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,366 Views
15 Pages

23 March 2020

In the Yucatan Peninsula, the ponerine ant Neoponera villosa nests almost exclusively in tank bromeliads, Aechmea bracteata. In this study, we aimed to determine the factors influencing nest site selection during nest relocation which is regularly pr...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Insects-Environment Interaction)
  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
9,302 Views
14 Pages

Blood Digestion by Trypsin-Like Serine Proteases in the Replete Lyme Disease Vector Tick, Ixodes scapularis

  • Jeremiah Reyes,
  • Cuauhtemoc Ayala-Chavez,
  • Arvind Sharma,
  • Michael Pham,
  • Andrew B. Nuss and
  • Monika Gulia-Nuss

23 March 2020

Ixodes scapularis is the major vector of Lyme disease in the Eastern United States. Each active life stage (larva, nymph, and adult) takes a blood meal either for developing and molting to the next stage (larvae and nymphs) or for oviposition (adult...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Vectors and Vector-borne Diseases)
  • Article
  • Open Access
64 Citations
13,228 Views
9 Pages

22 March 2020

Dengue is one of the most dangerous vector-borne diseases transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. The use of mosquito repellents to protect human hosts and insecticides to reduce the mosquito population is a crucial strategy to prevent the disease. Here, we...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Natural Substances against Insect Pests: Assets and Liabilities)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,056 Views
16 Pages

22 March 2020

The microsporidium Nosema ceranae is a high prevalent parasite of the European honey bee (Apis mellifera). This parasite is spreading across the world into its novel host. The developmental process, and some mechanisms of N. ceranae-infected honey be...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,217 Views
11 Pages

Approaches to Identify the Value of Seminatural Habitats for Conservation Biological Control

  • John M. Holland,
  • Philippe Jeanneret,
  • Anna-Camilla Moonen,
  • Wopke van der Werf,
  • Walter A.H. Rossing,
  • Daniele Antichi,
  • Martin H. Entling,
  • Brice Giffard,
  • Herman Helsen and
  • Eve Veromann
  • + 3 authors

20 March 2020

Invertebrates perform many vital functions in agricultural production, but many taxa are in decline, including pest natural enemies. Action is needed to increase their abundance if more sustainable agricultural systems are to be achieved. Conservatio...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
22 Citations
5,634 Views
10 Pages

Selection of Predatory Mites for the Biological Control of Potato Tuber Moth in Stored Potatoes

  • Juan R. Gallego,
  • Otto Caicedo,
  • Manuel Gamez,
  • Joaquin Hernandez and
  • Tomas Cabello

20 March 2020

Worldwide, the potato tuber moth (PTM), Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller), is one of the most severe pests affecting potato (Solanum tuberosum L.), whether in open-air crops or during tuber storage. This work examines the potential control of this pes...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in the Integrated Management of Stored Product Pests—From Research to Application)
  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
5,578 Views
17 Pages

Temperature Tolerance and Thermal Environment of European Seed Bugs

  • Helmut Käfer,
  • Helmut Kovac,
  • Nikolay Simov,
  • Andrea Battisti,
  • Bettina Erregger,
  • Arne K. D. Schmidt and
  • Anton Stabentheiner

20 March 2020

Heteroptera, or true bugs populate many climate zones, coping with different environmental conditions. The aim of this study was the evaluation of their thermal limits and derived traits, as well as climatological parameters which might influence the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Insects-Environment Interaction)
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
6,139 Views
141 Pages

Review of Eyeless Pseudosinella Schäffer (Collembola, Entomobryidae, and Lepidocyrtinae) from Brazilian Caves

  • Nikolas G. Cipola,
  • João Victor L. C. Oliveira,
  • Bruno C. Bellini,
  • Aila S. Ferreira,
  • Estevam C. A. Lima,
  • Roniere A. Brito,
  • Luis C. Stievano,
  • Paolla G. C. Souza and
  • Douglas Zeppelini

19 March 2020

Herein, eyeless Pseudosinella species from Brazilian caves are reviewed, including the description of 23 new species, new records plus additional notes on the descriptions of P. ambigua Zeppelini, Brito, and Lima and of P. guanhaensis Zeppelini, Brit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
7,048 Views
17 Pages

Equivocal Evidence for Colony Level Stress Effects on Bumble Bee Pollination Services

  • Arran Greenop,
  • Nevine Mica-Hawkyard,
  • Sarah Walkington,
  • Andrew Wilby,
  • Samantha M Cook,
  • Richard F Pywell and
  • Ben A Woodcock

18 March 2020

Climate change poses a threat to global food security with extreme heat events causing drought and direct damage to crop plants. However, by altering behavioural or physiological responses of insects, extreme heat events may also affect pollination s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,628 Views
14 Pages

18 March 2020

Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are critical for insects to detect environmental stimuli and regulate homeostasis. Moreover, this superfamily has become potential molecular targets for insecticides or repellents. Pieris rapae is one of th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
6,474 Views
13 Pages

Functional Characterization of Sex Pheromone Receptors in the Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)

  • Jin-Meng Guo,
  • Xiao-Long Liu,
  • Si-Ruo Liu,
  • Zhi-Qiang Wei,
  • Wei-Kang Han,
  • Youzhong Guo and
  • Shuang-Lin Dong

18 March 2020

Pheromone receptors (PRs) found in the antennae of male moths play a vital role in the recognition of sex pheromones released by females. The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, is a notorious invasive pest, but its PRs have not been reported...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
4,924 Views
17 Pages

17 March 2020

The olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae) is the major pest of cultivated olives (Olea europaea L.), and a serious threat in all of the Mediterranean Region. In the present investigation, we demonstrated with traction force experime...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Physical and Chemical Interactions between Insects and Plants)
  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
4,600 Views
20 Pages

17 March 2020

Insects are gaining interest as an alternative protein source for feed/food purposes. Although the lesser mealworm (LM) is commercially produced for human consumption, published data on its nutrient composition is scarce. This study reports on LM lar...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,123 Views
10 Pages

Analysis of Pole-Ascending–Descending Action by Insects Subjected to High Voltage Electric Fields

  • Yoshinori Matsuda,
  • Yoshihiro Takikawa,
  • Koji Kakutani,
  • Teruo Nonomura and
  • Hideyoshi Toyoda

16 March 2020

The present study was conducted to establish an electrostatic-based experimental system to enable new investigations of insect behavior. The instrument consists of an insulated conducting copper ring (ICR) linked to a direct current voltage generator...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
5,296 Views
15 Pages

16 March 2020

Relish is a key NF-κB transcription factor of the immune-deficiency (Imd) pathway that combats infection by regulating antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). Understanding of the fundamental role of Tenebrio molitor Relish (TmRelish) in controlling of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,870 Views
13 Pages

Gene Expression Profiling Indicated Diverse Functions and Characteristics of Core Genes in Pea Aphid

  • Ruizheng Tian,
  • Yixiao Huang,
  • Balachandar Balakrishnan and
  • Maohua Chen

15 March 2020

The pea aphid is a global insect pest, and variable phenotypes can be produced by pea aphids in the same genotype in response to changes in external environmental factors. However, detailed dynamic gene regulation networks and the core markers involv...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,127 Views
12 Pages

14 March 2020

Choristoneura fumiferana (Clemens) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) is a defoliating pest in Canada and the northeastern United States. Given its important ecological and economic effects in affected regions, several direct management techniques have been...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,772 Views
13 Pages

Landscape Effects on the Abundance of Apolygus lucorum in Cotton Fields

  • Minlong Li,
  • Long Yang,
  • Yunfei Pan,
  • Qian Zhang,
  • Haibin Yuan and
  • Yanhui Lu

14 March 2020

Resource-continuity over spatial and temporal scales plays a central role in the population abundance of polyphagous pests in an agricultural landscape. Shifts in the agricultural land use in a region may alter the configuration of key resource habit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,727 Views
13 Pages

13 March 2020

Adult Diaphorina citri (ACP) use visual and chemical cues to locate young citrus flush shoots on which they forage and oviposit, and they use vibrational communication duetting calls as cues to help locate mates. For individual pairs, calling and mat...

  • Review
  • Open Access
21 Citations
12,337 Views
103 Pages

13 March 2020

Non-biting midges of the fly family Chironomidae are extremely abundant and diverse in Arctic regions and are essential components of Arctic ecosystems. Modern identification tools based on documented records of Arctic chironomid species are therefor...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Polar Entomology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
5,964 Views
13 Pages

12 March 2020

Cheyletus malaccensis Oudemans is a predatory mite inhabiting grain depots in China. The relationship between temperature and the population growth rate of C. malaccensis is useful for predicting its population dynamics. Age-stage, two-sex life table...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biological Control and Insect Pathology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
46 Citations
5,705 Views
12 Pages

11 March 2020

Western flower thrips (WFT), Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande), is a highly invasive pest, infesting many species of plants worldwide, but few studies have investigated the visual and olfactory cues associated with their foraging behaviors. In th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
39 Citations
5,410 Views
17 Pages

Assessment of Lethal, Sublethal, and Transgenerational Effects of Beauveria bassiana on the Demography of Aedes albopictus (Culicidae: Diptera)

  • Rana Fartab Shoukat,
  • Junaid Zafar,
  • Muhammad Shakeel,
  • Yuxin Zhang,
  • Shoaib Freed,
  • Xiaoxia Xu and
  • Fengliang Jin

11 March 2020

Dengue fever is one of the most rapidly spreading arthropod-borne diseases. Diurnal vectorial properties of Aedes albopictus contribute to the dispersion of the dengue viruses. Frequent and injudicious use of synthetic insecticides led to the evoluti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,410 Views
10 Pages

11 March 2020

The sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), is a pest of many economically important agricultural crops and a vector of plant viruses. Bemisia tabaci harbors facultative endosymbiont species that have been implicated in pest st...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,425 Views
12 Pages

Insecticidal and Cholinesterase Activity of Dichloromethane Extracts of Tithonia diversifolia on Atta cephalotes Worker Ants (Formicidae: Myrmicinae)

  • Kriss D. Pantoja-Pulido,
  • Jonathan Rodríguez,
  • José H. Isaza-Martínez,
  • Margarita Gutiérrez-Cabrera,
  • Ana J. Colmenares-Dulcey and
  • James Montoya-Lerma

11 March 2020

Leaf-cutter ants are agricultural and urban pests that defy chemical control methods. Laboratory and field studies have revealed repellent and insecticidal activity by the extracts of Tithonia diversifolia (Asteraceae), known as Mexican sunflower, as...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
7,065 Views
12 Pages

10 March 2020

The recently reviewed subtribe Procirrina comprises eight extant genera with a predominately (sub)tropical distribution. Previous phylogenies consistently recover the tribe Pinophilini of the subfamily Paederinae monophyletic. No fossils of the tribe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4,189 Views
12 Pages

Transcriptomic Analysis Following Artificial Selection for Grasshopper Size

  • Shuang Li,
  • Dong-Nan Cui,
  • Hidayat Ullah,
  • Jun Chen,
  • Shao-Fang Liu,
  • Douglas W. Whitman,
  • Ze-Hua Zhang and
  • Xiong-Bing Tu

10 March 2020

We analyzed the transcriptomes of Romalea microptera grasshoppers after 8 years of artificial selection for either long or short thoraces. Evolution proceeded rapidly during the experiment, with a 13.3% increase and a 32.2% decrease in mean pronotum...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
6,950 Views
11 Pages

10 March 2020

The parasitic wasp Anaphes flavipes (Förster, 1841) (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) is an important egg parasitoid of cereal leaf beetles. Some species of cereal leaf beetle co-occur in the same localities, but the host specificity of the wasp to these...

  • Article
  • Open Access
90 Citations
7,754 Views
10 Pages

Mapping Potential Distribution of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Central Asia

  • Muhammad N. Baloch,
  • Jingyu Fan,
  • Muhammad Haseeb and
  • Runzhi Zhang

9 March 2020

Spodoptera frugiperda is a serious agricultural pest native to tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas. It has a broad host suitability range, disperses rapidly, and has now invaded nearly 100 countries around the world by quickly establishing...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,505 Views
17 Pages

9 March 2020

Protura are widespread, but their presence in the Arctic was first noted only ca. 70 years ago and is still little acknowledged. This work compiles taxonomic information on proturans in the Arctic regions and adds unpublished data from Northern Siber...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Polar Entomology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
11,349 Views
10 Pages

7 March 2020

The long-tailed silverfish (Ctenolepisma longicaudata) has recently made its appearance and demonstrated a tremendous proliferation in Norway, where it is currently considered a major indoor nuisance pest in modern buildings. To reduce the risk of hu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
5,667 Views
16 Pages

Transcriptome Analyses of Diaphorina citri Midgut Responses to Candidatus Liberibacter Asiaticus Infection

  • Hai-Zhong Yu,
  • Ning-Yan Li,
  • Xiang-Dong Zeng,
  • Jian-Chun Song,
  • Xiu-Dao Yu,
  • Hua-Nan Su,
  • Ci-Xiang Chen,
  • Long Yi and
  • Zhan-Jun Lu

7 March 2020

The Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae), is an important transmission vector of the citrus greening disease Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas). The D. citri midgut exhibits an important tissue barrier aga...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,352 Views
10 Pages

Rapid and Simple Species Identification of Cicada Exuviae Using COI-Based SCAR Assay

  • Pureum Noh,
  • Wook Jin Kim,
  • Jun-Ho Song,
  • Inkyu Park,
  • Goya Choi and
  • Byeong Cheol Moon

6 March 2020

Cicadidae periostracum (CP), the medicinal name of cicada exuviae, is well-known insect-derived traditional medicine with various pharmacological effects, e.g., anticonvulsive, anti-inflammatory, antitussive, and anticancer effects; it is also benefi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,214 Views
14 Pages

Gene Flow Patterns among Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Populations in Sri Lanka

  • H.S.D. Fernando,
  • Menaka Hapugoda,
  • Rushika Perera,
  • William C. Black IV and
  • B.G.D.N.K. De Silva

6 March 2020

In Sri Lanka, dengue is the most serious arboviral disease. Recent increases in dengue cases suggest a higher infection rate and spread of the disease to new areas. The present study explores gene flow patterns of Ae. aegypti, the main vector of deng...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Population Genetics of Insects)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,179 Views
12 Pages

Effect of UV-Absorbing Nets on the Performance of the Aphid Predator Sphaerophoria rueppellii (Diptera: Syrphidae)

  • Rocco Amorós-Jiménez,
  • María Plaza,
  • Marta Montserrat,
  • M. Ángeles Marcos-García and
  • Alberto Fereres

5 March 2020

Photoselective nets have proven to be effective for aphid pest control as they limit their dispersal ability. However, little is known on the impact of such nets on natural enemies of aphids. In this work, we study the effect of UV-absorbing nets on...

(This article belongs to the Collection Natural Enemies and Biological Control of Plant Pests)
  • Article
  • Open Access
46 Citations
4,907 Views
13 Pages

5 March 2020

Global climate warming has significant influence on individual development, population dynamics, and geographical distribution of many organisms, which has drawn much attention in recent years. As a large group of poikilotherms, insects whose life ac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
5,728 Views
12 Pages

4 March 2020

The megadiverse subfamily Staphylininae traditionally belonged to the best-defined rove beetle taxa, but the advent of molecular phylogenetics in the last decade has brought turbulent changes to the group’s classification. Here, we reevaluate t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,262 Views
12 Pages

4 March 2020

European Polistine wasps inhabit mainly temperate and warm climate regions. However, the paper wasp Polistes biglumis represents an exception; it resides in mountainous areas, e.g., in the Alps and in the Apennines. In these habitats, the wasps are e...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Insects-Environment Interaction)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,721 Views
22 Pages

First Report of Aleurocanthus spiniferus on Ailanthus altissima: Profiling of the Insect Microbiome and MicroRNAs

  • Giovanni Bubici,
  • Maria Isabella Prigigallo,
  • Francesca Garganese,
  • Francesco Nugnes,
  • Maurice Jansen and
  • Francesco Porcelli

3 March 2020

We report the first occurrence of the orange spiny whitefly (Aleurocanthus spiniferus; OSW) on the tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima) in Bari, Apulia region, Italy. After our first observation in 2016, the infestation recurred regularly during the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
6,236 Views
25 Pages

Organic Mulch Increases Insect Herbivory by the Flea Beetle Species, Disonycha glabrata, on Amaranthus spp.

  • Roger V. Vorsah,
  • Beatrice N. Dingha,
  • Sudan Gyawaly,
  • Sarah A. Fremah,
  • Harmandeep Sharma,
  • Arnab Bhowmik,
  • Mulumebet Worku and
  • Louis E. Jackai

3 March 2020

Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) is an increasingly high-valued niche vegetable crop among small organic growers in North Carolina, due to its increasing demand among diverse immigrant groups. Production is however hampered by insect pests such as the flea...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
6,363 Views
12 Pages

Characteristics of the Two Asian Bumblebee Species Bombus friseanus and Bombus breviceps (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

  • Cheng Liang,
  • Guiling Ding,
  • Jiaxing Huang,
  • Xuewen Zhang,
  • Chunhui Miao and
  • Jiandong An

3 March 2020

This study compared the food plants, life cycle, colony development, and mating behaviour of the two Asian bumblebee species Bombus friseanus and B. breviceps, which are very important pollinators for many wild flowers and crops in local ecosystems....

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,796 Views
23 Pages

Phylogeny of the Subtribe Monoctonina (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae)

  • Jelisaveta Čkrkić,
  • Andjeljko Petrović,
  • Korana Kocić,
  • Milana Mitrović,
  • Nickolas G. Kavallieratos,
  • Cornelis van Achterberg,
  • Paul D. N. Hebert and
  • Željko Tomanović

2 March 2020

Members of the Monoctonina subtribe have long been neglected in applied studies of the subfamily Aphidiinae, due to their low economic importance, as they do not parasitize pests of cultivated plants. Consequently, data about this group are scarce, i...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Population Genetics of Insects)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,372 Views
20 Pages

Marking Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) with Fluorescent Dusts

  • Rik Clymans,
  • Vincent Van Kerckvoorde,
  • Tim Beliën,
  • Dany Bylemans and
  • Patrick De Clercq

1 March 2020

The marking of Drosophila suzukii can be an important instrument for studying the ecology and behaviour of this economically important fruit pest, aiding the development of new Integrated Pest Management (IPM) tools or strategies. There is, however,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Study of Insect Movement and Foraging Strategies)
  • Review
  • Open Access
81 Citations
19,227 Views
20 Pages

1 March 2020

Many insect species, including social insects, are currently declining in abundance and diversity. Pollutants such as pesticides, heavy metals, or airborne fine particulate matter from agricultural and industrial sources are among the factors driving...

(This article belongs to the Collection Biology of Social Insect Diseases)
  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
6,729 Views
19 Pages

1 March 2020

Although the regulation of vitellogenesis in insects has been mainly discussed in terms of ‘classical’ lipid hormones, juvenile hormone (JH), and 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E), recent data support the notion that this process must be adjusted...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,382 Views
13 Pages

1 March 2020

The walnut twig beetle, Pityophthorus juglandis Blackman (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), vectors the fungus Geosmithia morbida, which has been implicated in thousand cankers disease of walnut. Little is known about the flight behavior of the insect across...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ecology and Management of Invasive Insects in Forest Ecosystems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
3,714 Views
19 Pages

A Novel Digestive Proteinase Lipase Member H-A in Bombyx mori Contributes to Digestive Juice Antiviral Activity against B. mori Nucleopolyhedrovirus

  • Shang-Zhi Zhang,
  • Lin-Bao Zhu,
  • Ling-Ling You,
  • Jie Wang,
  • Hui-Hua Cao,
  • Ying-Xue Liu,
  • Shahzad Toufeeq,
  • Yu-Ling Wang,
  • Xue Kong and
  • Jia-Ping Xu

1 March 2020

Previous studies have revealed that some proteins in Bombyx mori larvae digestive juice show antiviral activity. Here, based on the label-free proteomics data, BmLipase member H-A (BmLHA) was identified as being involved in the response to BmNPV infe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,213 Views
6 Pages

1 March 2020

Insect survival after exposure to 0 °C for 7 days was examined in laboratory bioassays for control of adults of six major stored-product beetle species, Oryzaephilus surinamensis (L.), the sawtoothed grain beetle, Cryptolestes ferrugineus, (Steph...

(This article belongs to the Collection Stored-Product Pests: Biology, Ecology, Behavior and Integrated Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,004 Views
12 Pages

1 March 2020

Throughout China, the dipteran pest Bradysia odoriphaga significantly reduces Chinese chive production; therefore, identifying conditions that influence its growth and development is crucial for developing ecological regulation strategies. In this st...

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