February 2025 - 128 articles
Monolepta hieroglyphica (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) is widely distributed in China and is polyphorous, being a major pest to cash crops, such as corn, cotton, and millet. Given the increasing severity of the greenhouse effect in recent...
Background: Amylase activity is a critical biomarker for assessing the freshness of honey. Historically, bees have been considered the sole source of honey amylase. However, recent studies suggest that Bacillus subtilis may also contribute to amylase...
The Danube Clouded Yellow (Colias myrmidone) has experienced one of the most dramatic declines among European butterflies. To estimate genetic diversity in the last population in Poland that has survived in the Knyszyn Forest (KF), we analyzed mitoch...
The Red Palm Weevil (RPW, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) is a destructive pest of palm plants that can cause the death of the entire plant when infested. To enhance the efficiency of RPW control, a novel detection and tracking algorithm based on the join...
The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, is one of the major agricultural pests that has invaded China. The FAW is a polyphagous insect with the gramineous crop sorghum being a key host plant. However, the basis of sorghum’s chemical def...
The species of the genus Rhynchium Spinola are important natural insect control resources and widespread in the Old World. Due to the various color patterns of several species in China, it is difficulty to accurately classify and identify the genus....
Western flower thrips (WFTs) are significant pests affecting various crops globally. Developing sustainable strategies for managing WFTs is essential for improving thrips management. Ethological control methods, particularly those employing volatile...
Forensic entomology is concerned with the study of arthropods that assist in criminal investigations. Among them, necrophagous beetles (Coleoptera) play a crucial role as they are found in all stages of decomposition of corpses, which makes them valu...
Asian corn borer (ACB), Ostrinia furnacalis Guenee (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and the rice moth (RM), Corycyra cephalonica Stainton (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) are economically significant insect pests that threaten the agricultural products worldwide. Tr...
The European grapevine moth (Lobesia botrana), a significant pest in viticulture, impacts grape quality and yield through larval feeding and secondary infections. This study examined the impact of L. botrana on two grape varieties, Petit Verdot and S...
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