Insects | Notable Papers in the Section “Insect Physiology, Reproduction and Development”

1. “Influence of Dietary Protein Content on the Nutritional Composition of Mealworm Larvae (Tenebrio molitor L.)”
by Nina Kröncke and Rainer Benning
Insects 2023, 14(3), 261; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14030261
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/3/261

2. “Bioconversion of Different Waste Streams of Animal and Vegetal Origin and Manure by Black Soldier Fly Larvae Hermetia illucens L. (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)”
by Somaya Naser El Deen, Klaas van Rozen, Hellen Elissen, Piet van Wikselaar, Istvan Fodor, Rommie van der Weide, Elise Federica Hoek-van den Hil, Arya Rezaei Far and Teun Veldkamp
Insects 2023, 14(2), 204; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14020204
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/2/204

3. “Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy for Quantitative Analysis of Fat and Fatty Acid Content in Living Tenebrio molitor Larvae to Detect the Influence of Substrate on Larval Composition”
by Nina Kröncke, Monique Neumeister and Rainer Benning
Insects 2023, 14(2), 114; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14020114
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/2/114

4. “Basic Structures of Gut Bacterial Communities in Eusocial Insects”
by Shota Suenami, Akiko Koto and Ryo Miyazaki
Insects 2023, 14(5), 444; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14050444
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/5/444

5. “How Rearing Systems for Various Species of Flies Benefit Humanity”
by Carlos Pascacio-Villafán and Allen Carson Cohen
Insects 2023, 14(6), 553; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14060553
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/6/553

6. “Light Pollution Disrupts Seasonal Differences in the Daily Activity and Metabolic Profiles of the Northern House Mosquito, Culex pipiens”
by Matthew Wolkoff, Lydia Fyie and Megan Meuti
Insects 2023, 14(1), 64; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14010064
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/1/64

7. “Expression of Molecular Markers of Resilience against Varroa destructor and Bee Viruses in Ethiopian Honey Bees (Apis mellifera simensis) Focussing on Olfactory Sensing and the RNA Interference Machinery”
by Haftom Gebremedhn, David Claeys Bouuaert, Michel Asperges, Bezabeh Amssalu, Lina De Smet and Dirk C. de Graaf
Insects 2023, 14(5), 436; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14050436
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/5/436

8. “Comparison of Morphological Characteristics of Antennae and Antennal Sensilla among Four Species of Bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)”
by Chang-Shi Ren, Zhi-Min Chang, Zhi-Yun Zu, Lei Han, Xiang-Sheng Chen and Jian-Kun Long
Insects 2023, 14(3), 232; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14030232
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/3/232

9. “Analysis of the Composition of Different Instars of Tenebrio molitor Larvae using Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy for Prediction of Amino and Fatty Acid Content”
by Nina Kröncke, Stefan Wittke, Nico Steinmann and Rainer Benning
Insects 2023, 14(4), 310; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14040310
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/4/310

10. “Colonization Resistance of Symbionts in Their Insect Hosts”
by Zhengyan Wang, Hanzi Yong, Shan Zhang, Zhiyuan Liu and Yaru Zhao
Insects 2023, 14(7), 594; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14070594
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/7/594

11. “Comparative Study of the Effect of Pollen Substitute Diets on Honey Bees during Early Spring”
by Hyunjee Kim, Olga Frunze, Abdulkadir Yusif Maigoro, Myeong-Lyeol Lee, Jeong-Hyeon Lee and Hyung-Wook Kwon
Insects 2024, 15(2), 101; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15020101
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/2/101

12. “Thioredoxin System in Insects: Uncovering the Roles of Thioredoxins and Thioredoxin Reductase beyond the Antioxidant Defences”
by Andrea Gřešková and Marek Petřivalský
Insects 2024, 15(10), 797; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15100797
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/10/797

13. “The Biological Roles of microRNAs in Drosophila Development”
by Daegyu Jang, Chae Jeong Kim, Bo Hyun Shin and Do-Hwan Lim
Insects 2024, 15(7), 491; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15070491
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/7/491

14. “Socket Array Irregularities and Wing Membrane Distortions at the Eyespot Foci of Butterfly Wings Suggest Mechanical Signals for Color Pattern Determination”
by Yugo Nakazato and Joji M. Otaki
Insects 2024, 15(7), 535; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15070535
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/7/535

15. “Effects of Temperature on the Developmental and Reproductive Biology of North American Bean Thrips, Caliothrips fasciatus (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae: Panchaetothripinae)”
by Mark S. Hoddle, Ivan Milosavljević and Ruth Amrich
Insects 2023, 14(7), 641; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14070641
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/7/641

16. “Overcoming Immune Deficiency with Allogrooming”
by Mark S. Bulmer, Bruno A. Franco, Aditi Biswas and Samantha F. Greenbaum
Insects 2023, 14(2), 128; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14020128
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/2/128

17. “Enhancing Biological Control Efficacy: Insights into the Feeding Behavior and Fitness of the Omnivorous Pest Lygus lineolaris”
by Mireia Solà Cassi, François Dumont, Caroline Provost and Eric Lucas
Insects 2024, 15(9), 665; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15090665
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/9/665

18. “Granger Causality Analysis of Transient Calcium Dynamics in the Honey Bee Antennal Lobe Network”
by Marco Paoli, Yuri Antonacci, Angela Albi, Luca Faes and Albrecht Haase
Insects 2023, 14(6), 539; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14060539
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/6/539

19. “Microbiota Analysis of Ejaculated Honey Bee Drone Semen and the Effect of Semen Collection Method on Bacterial Loads”
by Jesús Yániz, Marion Toquet, Pilar Santolaria, Miguel Angel Silvestre, Raquel Toledo-Perona and Ángel Gómez-Martín
Insects 2024, 15(6), 377; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15060377
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/6/377

20. “Habitat Temperatures of the Red Firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus: The Value of Small-Scale Climate Data Measurement”
by Helmut Käfer, Helmut Kovac and Anton Stabentheiner
Insects 2023, 14(11), 843; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14110843
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/11/843