Eight species of the superfamily Pentatomoidea are recorded from Greece for the first time: Aelia germari Küster 1852, Eurygaster hottentotta (Fabricius 1775), Eysarcoris aeneus (Scopoli 1763), Neottiglossa lineolata (Herrich-Schaeffer 1830), Ne...
This study assessed the parasitism rates and species composition of egg parasitoids associated with Palomena prasina and Halyomorpha halys in Northwestern Türkiye, one of the country’s main hazelnut production areas. Between 2022 and 2024,...
Understanding how insects adapt to temperature is crucial to elucidating the ecological factors shaping their life history traits. Phenological models are influenced by temperature, allowing researchers to examine how temperature affects population d...
Dolycoris baccarum (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is a cosmopolitan stink bug that causes substantial damage to several leguminous crops, including sesame. Herbivorous insect feeding can alter key physiological processes in plants, particularly photosynth...
Bed bugs are resurging throughout the world, and, thus, effective pest control strategies are constantly needed. A few studies have evaluated 25(b) and other natural, or so-called “green” products, as well as over-the-counter insecticides for bed bu...
As the Internet of Things (IoT) era arrives, the proliferation of IoT devices exposed to the Internet presents a significant challenge to device security. Firmware is software that operates within Internet of Things (IoT) devices, directly governing...
The antennae of the shield bug Graphosoma italicum (Müller, 1766) were examined through scanning and transmission electron microscopy to reveal their general morphology, as well as the antennal sensilla’s distribution, size, and ultrastruc...
The bamboo carpenter bee, Xylocopa (Biluna) tranquebarorum tranquebarorum, is native to continental China and Taiwan, and the species invaded Japan around 2006. The bee utilizes bamboo culm for its nesting and hibernation, thereby causing structural...
Our research focuses on addressing the challenge of crop diseases and pest infestations in agriculture by utilizing UAV technology for improved crop monitoring through unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and enhancing the detection and classification of...
Insect pests and crop diseases are considered the major problems for agricultural production, due to the severity and extent of their occurrence causing significant crop losses. To increase agricultural production, it is significant to protect the cr...
The indirect interactions among multiple prey sharing a common predator characterize apparent competition. In conservation biological control involving mosquitoes and controphic prey against generalist insect predators, apparent competition may be a...
There is an urgent need to establish new agro-technical practices that require the delivery of effective, natural, ecological, and verified solutions. The evaluation of possible applications in the field of cropping and farming in recent years has re...