2026 April - 90 articles
Galeruca daurica (Joannis) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) is an oligophagous pest in which both adults and larvae prefer to feed on Allium forage grasses of the Liliaceae family. In this study, we identified gustatory receptor (GR) genes based on the tr...
The tomato leaf miner, Phthorimaea (Tuta) absoluta, Meyrick 1917 is recognized as a highly destructive pest, causing significant economic losses to crops in both greenhouse and open field environments across four continents: Asia, Africa, Europe, and...
Over the past 20 years, honey bee colony declines have been driven by multiple factors, notably diseases and parasites. The parasitic mite Varroa destructor, which weakens the bees’ immune systems, has been particularly harmful. While various s...
The diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) is a devastating global pest of cruciferous crops. This study explores the potential of targeting the vacuolar ATPase subunit E (PxvATPaseE) for its control. We demonstrate that PxvATPaseE is essential for l...
The single von Willebrand factor C (SVWC) domain-containing protein family represents a crucial class of immune molecules recently identified in insects and crustaceans. Initially regarded as functional analogs of vertebrate interferons (IFNs) due to...
Honey bees rely on a specialized gut microbiota for nutrition, detoxification, and immune function, yet the effects of emerging insecticides on this symbiotic system remain poorly understood. We compared the acute toxicity and short-term gut microbio...
To promote sustainable biomass recycling and support food security, Tenebrio molitor (TM) larvae can serve as an eco-friendly source of food and feed. This study compared the survival, growth performance, and nutritional composition of TM larvae fed...
Deciphering the coloration mechanism of natural-colored cocoons in the domestic silkworm (Bombyx mori) is of great importance for the green and sustainable development of the sericulture industry. In this study, 14 silkworm strains were selected for...
Edible insects (EIs) have been suggested as a sustainable alternative to meat from traditional sources. However, despite EIs being consumed by humans since time immemorial, it is also true that, in many areas, especially in Western countries, there i...
Knowledge of the Oestroidea and Muscoidea fauna of Greece and Cyprus remains fragmentary, with substantial parts of the two countries having never been systematically surveyed. The present study verifies the presence of Scathophaga stercoraria (Linna...
The reproductive caste of higher termites exhibits remarkable longevity, but the mechanisms by which they manage age-related oxidative stress during lifespan extension remain insufficiently understood. This study investigated the dynamic regulation o...
Grasping appendages in representatives of the group Insecta are usually of the sub-chelate (jackknifing) type. Only rarely do chelate appendages occur: Carcinothrips (Thysanoptera), Dryinidae (Hymenoptera), and Carcinocorini (Heteroptera). Here, we r...
Dryopidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) comprise 37 genera and about 280 species, occurring on all continents except Antarctica. The Neotropical fauna of the family has been neglected for decades, despite a few recent contributions. So far, seven genera and...
Identifying pest infestations in fresh fruits is a crucial aspect of international trade. Currently, inspections rely on visual observations and destructive sampling, which are, in most cases, quite demanding. The detection of oviposition signs or ea...
The rice–wheat rotation is a predominant cropping pattern in China, frequently challenged by pests such as aphids in wheat, and Chilo suppressalis and Cnaphalocrocis medinalis in rice. This study investigates the potential of two common landsca...
The epicuticle of Cataglyphis niger is endowed with hydrocarbons comprising both linear and branched alkanes. For linear alkane, it is hypothesized that the primary driving force for their evolution was acquiring means for attaining cuticular imperme...
Insect populations are increasingly exposed to concurrent climate warming and agrochemical contamination, yet how these stressors interact to influence reproductive performance remains poorly understood. Because fertility can constrain population gro...
Bedellia somnulentella (Lepidoptera: Bedelliidae) is an invasive, leaf-mining, and defoliating pest of sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas L.) that has recently established in Brazil. Its colonization and infestation levels in cultivated fields are influ...
The rapid expansion of edible insect production has focused primarily on rearing, processing efficiency, safety, and nutritional composition, while the slaughter of insects has received comparatively little scientific and ethical scrutiny. This narra...
Accurate pest identification plays a critical role in effective pest management and sustainable agricultural production. However, fine-grained pest classification is inherently challenging due to low inter-class separability, significant intra-class...
Saprophagic flies can have a vital role in forensic investigations of suspicious death by providing an estimate of the minimum post-mortem interval (minPMI). An exemplar blow fly species, Calliphora vicina (Diptera: Calliphoridae), is frequently repo...
Accurate identification of fly species composition and their responses to attractants is critical for risk assessment and targeted vector control. To evaluate the efficacy of different attractants in surveillance and their species-specific trapping b...
The integration of rapidly renewable biomass into insect production systems has been proposed as a strategy to improve resource-use efficiency in insect production. This study evaluated the graded inclusion levels of dried watermeal (Wolffia globosa)...
Mythimna separata, an important insect pest of grain crops, exhibits density-dependent prophylaxis (DDP). Most studies have focused on DDP from the perspective of immune system regulation. In this report, we show that two cuticular protein genes, MsC...
The key to implementing IPM of wireworms effectively is to associate feasible, reliable and affordable sampling methods with well-defined damage thresholds. As wireworms live underground, they cannot be observed directly, thus estimating population l...
This study contributes to the taxonomic research on the “Prionus gahani” species group, which includes six species. A new species, Prionus zhumingyui Lin & Drumont, sp. nov., is described from Guangdong Province, China. The new specie...
Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) is a major fruit-feeding pest that poses a severe and persistent threat to the horticulture industry in tropical and subtropical regions. Methyl eugenol (ME) is a powerful male-specific attractant phytochemical and pherom...
Antheraea pernyi larvae growing in the wild suffer damage from the drift diffusion of insecticides used in surrounding farmland. In this study, we assessed the toxicity of beta-cypermethrin, chlorantraniliprole, imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam to diff...
Individuals in the southeastern United States of America (USA) have an increasing risk of contracting a tick-borne disease. Land use changes, changing climate, and redistribution of both ticks and their hosts make systematic tick and tick-borne patho...
Pediculosis remains a public health problem among primary schoolchildren worldwide, including in Thailand. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of pediculosis and identify associated determinants among primary schoolgirls from different socio...
Botanical insecticides containing a mixture of plant essential oils (EOs) are considered suitable for the management of houseflies (M. domestica). The adulticidal efficacies of single EOs and mixtures of EOs, including lemongrass (C. citratus), star...
This study investigated whether cooked green beans, a discarded agro-industrial material, can partially replace commercial chicken feed to improve the performance of the edible cricket Gryllus madagascarensis, while accounting for the strong effects...
Corydalus cornutus hellgrammites are known to inhabit riffles, but information is scarce regarding their habitat relationships at the plot scale and in the northern part of their range in the United States. We investigated the relationship of C. corn...
Social wasps are frequently associated with fruit injuries in agroecosystems, but the diversity of species involved and the ecological context of these interactions remain poorly synthesized in Brazil. This study aimed to compile and analyze records...
International timber trade has accelerated the global spread of the invasive red-haired pine bark beetle H. ligniperda, posing persistent challenges to phytosanitary inspection and border biosecurity. Rapid isothermal amplification assays are increas...
The invasive yellow-legged hornet Vespa velutina nigrithorax has spread across Europe following its accidental introduction into France in 2004. This species adversely affects biodiversity, apiculture, pomiculture and viticulture, and human health. C...
Soldier beetle larvae are characterised by numerous very small setae on their body surface, giving them a velvety appearance and hydrophobic properties, and paired gland openings on the segments of the thorax and abdomen for defensive purposes. Only...
Lepidoptera constitute a major group of agricultural and forestry pests. Therefore, investigating the immune mechanisms of the model species Bombyx mori may provide valuable insights for the development of improved pest management strategies. In inse...
This study evaluated the susceptibility of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivars to Euschistus heros feeding across various phenological stages. Three cultivars (IPR Curió, IPR Sabiá, and IPR Urutau) were infested with 0.5 insec...
Diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms in Bombyx mori have long been a major constraint on the sustainable development of sericulture. Current preventive strategies remain substantially constrained by issues of drug resistance and environmental...
Magnetic fields are abiotic environmental factors that can cause a wide range of biological effects at both the cellular and whole-organism levels. In this study, we investigated the effects of a static magnetic field (SMF, 110 mT) on life history tr...
The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is a major global migratory pest. Its increasing insecticide resistance poses a severe threat to food security. Developing biopesticides such as SfMNPV is critical for sustainable control. Nevertheless, the e...
Same-sex sexual behavior is an enigma in behavioral ecology as it does not result in reproduction. Previous studies on the evolution of same-sex sexual behavior have primarily focused on factors such as recognition mechanisms, resource constraints, a...
The northward expansion of Dirofilaria spp. is a current medical and veterinary concern. However, it is unclear how far north the parasite has spread in Western Siberia and what species of mosquito can carry and transmit it. This study examined Dirof...
The global expansion of tree plantations has led to extensive fragmentation of natural forests, posing significant challenges for biodiversity conservation. Understanding the diversity patterns and underlying mechanisms of ground-dwelling insects in...
Apolygus lucorum, a phytozoophagous mirid bug, plays an important role in the species interactions within fruit tree and cotton ecosystems. Previous research has mainly focused on the phytophagous damage that it causes to crops, while its role as a p...
Food waste poses significant environmental, economic and public health challenges. The black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae (BSFL) represent a promising solution for organic waste valorisation, converting substrates into protein-rich biomass...
Parasitoid wasps play a fundamental role in the biological control of pests. However, their morphological identification may be limited due to their small size and the high morphological similarity between species. Our objective was to identify speci...
Anomala corpulenta (Motschulsky, 1854) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), an important agricultural and forestry pest, is a beetle widely distributed in many countries, inflicting damage on numerous crops. Given the limited selectivity of commonly used ligh...
Many termite species initiate colonization flights during or shortly after periods of rain, employing two different flight strategies: flying during the day in the rain and flying at night in a dry environment. As noted in previous studies, it appear...
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