Insect - Science topic

Biological Invasions and Global Insect Decline offers the most updated knowledge on how invasive alien species affect insect diversity worldwide. The book provides ongoing research and the most relevant information, covering the main aspects of the impact of biological invasions as well as future insights on mitigation and consequences. It discusse...

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El equilibrio en la naturaleza El equilibrio es fundamental en cualquier ámbito de la vida, para la naturaleza y para los seres humanos. La naturaleza, por ejemplo, evoluciona en función del clima en que habita, la hierba sirve de alimento para los insectos, éstos son alimento de reptiles, y así sucesivamente se avanza en la cadena alimenticia, has...

This study reviewed the Hydradephaga and Hydrophilidae of the Matsu Islands in Taiwan. A total of ten species (eight identified species and two unidentified species) from three families were recorded in the Matsu Islands. Among them, Platynectes dissimilis (Sharp, 1873) is newly recorded for Taiwan, and four species are newly recorded for the Matsu...

Alibang Eco-Farm is situated in the low-altitude region of the Datun Volcano Group in northern Taiwan, renowned for its rich wetland resources and diverse aquatic insect population. This study offers an overview of the aquatic insect fauna discovered in Alibang Eco-Farm and the nearby Alibang Stream. Species data were gathered through long-term Odo...

Anguimous grain moth is a strong seed destroyer causing economic losses to the marginal farmers. Treatments of seeds with different chemicals as remediation of this problem risks environment and creates health hazards. Pesticidal effects of some botanicals and naphthalene on anguimous grain moth inhabiting grains have been tested in this experiment...

India is a land of extreme climates including its rainfall patterns which are highly skewed. Most of the rainfall in India happens within a span of about 100 days during the Monsoons. Adding to the climate diversity are the geographical variations which make India home to some of driest and wettest places in the world. Go across any geographical en...

The flexibility of insect wings should be considered in the design of bionic micro flapping-wing aircraft. The honeybee is an ideal biomimetic object because its wings are small and possess a concise vein pattern. In this paper, we focus on resilin, an important flexible factor in honeybees’ forewings. Both resilin joints and resilin stripes are co...

Much of the remarkable beta diversity of the Amazon biome is associated with the variety of vegetation types and other broad environmental gradients. We investigated ant assemblages in white-sand vegetation, one of the most distinctive vegetation types in the Amazon. Using pitfall traps in trees and on the ground, we comprehensively surveyed the an...

The microcaddisfly family Hydroptilidae is the most species-rich within the insect order Trichoptera and has a global distribution. The taxonomy and systematics of this group remains understudied in proportion to its diversity. Here, we present a phylogenetic assessment of subfamily relationships that includes five of the six Hydroptilidae subfamil...

INTRODUÇÃO: A leishmaniose visceral (LV), conhecida popularmente por calazar, é uma doença sistêmica e letal quando não tratada. Tem como agente etiológico protozoários do gênero Leishmania que são transmitidos por meio da picada das fêmeas de insetos flebotomíneos. OBJETIVO: O presente estudo objetivou analisar as notificações de LV em crianças no...

Insect venom is abundant in potential antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which can serve as novel alternatives to conventional antibiotics. Among them, Lasioglossin IIILL-III) is a promising candidate with a broad spectrum against many fungi strains and both types of bacteria, whereas almost non-toxic to red blood cells. Many chemical approaches have b...

Resumo O macaco-prego (Sapajus nigritus) é um dos primatas que compõem a fauna silvestre do Rio Grande do Sul. Assim como outros animais silvestres, os primatas padecem de doenças infecciosas veiculadas por insetos, entre as quais, as filarioses. Este relato apresenta os aspectos anatomopatológicos de uma infecção multissistêmica por Dipetalonema s...

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The winged stick insect Metriophasma iphicles (Redtenbacher, 1906) (Phasmatodea: Pseudophasmatidae) is recorded for the first time from Mexico (state of Veracruz), making this the northernmost record of both the species and genus. A checklist of species in the family Pseudophasma-tidae from Mexico and the USA is presented, and a key to the species...

The emerald ash borer (EAB) is a non-indigenous insect having significant impact on our northeastern ash species. At this point, EAB is firmly established throughout our region. While that reality is out of our control, the way in which we respond to EAB is something that we can control. The decisions we make about our response to EAB will determin...

Many fossil insects show monochromatic colour patterns that may provide valuable insights into ancient insect behaviour and ecology. Whether these patterns reflect original pigmentary coloration is, however, unknown, and their formation mechanism has not been investigated. Here, we performed thermal maturation experiments on extant beetles with mel...

In natural farming Botanical pesticides plays a vital role in managing the insect pest population and disease incidence. Botanical pesticides are alternatives to chemical pesticides. These are natural, affordable, target specific and biodegradable in nature and provides less risk to the environment and users. Several botanicals such as tea tree oil...

Monitoring the dynamics of insect populations is key to assessing the impact of human activities on insect populations. However, traditional methodologies relying on physical traps have inherent limitations in accurately monitoring insect abundance. Here, we present findings from a 9-month campaign conducted in New Jersey, USA, utilizing a near-inf...

1. The association of darker, less reflective insect wings with cooler environments (Bogert’s rule) is thought to be related to adult thermoregulation, but the adaptive explanation and the implications for sensitivity to climate warming are yet to be tested. We re-evaluate the pattern for butterflies using finer resolution data than in previous app...

Neural processing of a desired moving direction requires the continuous comparison between the current heading and the goal direction. While the neural basis underlying the current heading is well-studied, the coding of the goal direction remains unclear in insects. Here, we used tetrode recordings in tethered flying monarch butterflies to unravel...

Studying the geographic distribution of host species of spittlebugs facilitates the development of monitoring and control strategies for these pests. The aim of this work is to report the association of Mahanarva spectabilis (Distant) on Urochloa brizantha cv. Piatã in the state of Acre, Brazil. This cercopid is a grass-sucking insect and was regis...

O estudo da distribuição geográfica e espécies hospedeiras de cigarrinhas-das-pastagens facilita o desenvolvimento de estratégias de monitoramento e controle dessas pragas. O objetivo desse trabalho é reportar a associação de Mahanarva spectabilis (Distant) em Urochloa brizantha cv. Piatã no estado Acre. Esse cercopídeo é um inseto sugador de grami...

Cockroaches are pests of veterinary and public health importance with their role as pathogen spreaders. The aim of the present study was to determine the distribution of synanthropic species of cockroaches in animal farms (AFs) and food processing plants (FPPs). The survey was carried out in 52 sites (42 AFs and 10 FPPs), by questionnaire-visual su...

It was the first study on the Psocoptera fauna of the Mordovia State Nature Reserve and National Park «Smolny» (Russia). There were 320 specimens from 28 species and 8 families examined. Two species were new records for Russia: Valenzuela corsicus (Kolbe, 1882) and Oreopsocus montanus (Kolbe, 1884).

Many declining insect species are essential pollinators, and more information is needed to choose the best method to sample and monitor these animals. We investigated how trap type, shape, and color affected the insects and bee genera caught. We deployed one vane trap and two types of pan traps at seven locations and four habitat types. The insect...

Plants and insects have been living together for more than 350 million years. In co-evolution, both have evolved strategies to avoid each other's defense systems. Plants produce specialized morphological structures, genetical, physiological or secondary metabolites, molecular or proteins that have toxic, repellent, and/or anti nutritional effects o...

Insect cuticle is an evolutionary-malleable exoskeleton that has specialised for various functions. Insects that detect the pressure component of sound bear specialised sound-capturing tympani evolved from cuticular thinning. Whilst the outer layer of insect cuticle is composed of non-living chitin, its mechanical properties change during developme...

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influencing factors for fitness enthusiasts' willingness to purchase insect protein foods as fitness protein replacements. Using structural equation modeling, a model was developed to understand the factors influencing the purchase intention of insect alternative foods. We conducted an online survey o...

The maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) is an important cosmopolitan pest and the most detrimental insect of stored maize. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of the periodic physical disturbance method on S. zeamais mortality. The potential adoption of the technology in Ghana was also considered. Farmers loaded 20 L buckets with maize grain...

The purpose of this paper is to review and assess published literature on impact of climate change on insects. A systematic approach was used to accumulate research works of literature on "Impact of climate change on insects." A total of forty-three (43) research papers published between the years 1908 to 2023 were accumulated and used for this rev...

Mutualistic interaction of flowering crops and insect pollinators are the key components of ecosystem. Loose pollen grains sticking to the body of insect pollinators reveals the efficiency of pollination carried over by insect pollinators on the specific crop. In this study A. c. indica carried maximum load of loose pollen grains on its body (4, 20...

En un bosque de lenga (Nothofagus pumilio) en el norte de Chubut, detectamos un rodal afectado por Notophorina sp. (Hemiptera, Psyllidae) con sintomatología foliar destacada. Asumimos que se trata de un pico poblacional de este succionador, por primera vez registrado en la Patagonia argentina. El objetivo de este trabajo fue caracterizar la situaci...

In well-established first-order conditioning experiments, the concurrence of a sensory cue with reinforcement forms an association, allowing the cue to predict future reinforcement. Once a sensory cue is established as a predictor, it can also serve as indirect reinforcement, a phenomenon referred to as second-order conditioning. In the insect mush...

The article considers the scientific biography of Dr Evelyna M. Danzig (1932–2022) and also provides a brief historical overview of the Soviet coccidological school. Evelyna Danzig was the most famous expert on the scale insects and whiteflies (Insecta: Homoptera: Coccinea, Aleyrodinea) in the former Soviet Union and one of the most prominent autho...

Resumen Fundamentos: En la actualidad 690 millones de personas padecen hambre a nivel mundial, con lo que la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura ha emitido diversas recomendaciones como el consumo de insectos, llegando a denominarlos el alimento del futuro. El objetivo de esta investigación fue analizar la dive...

Mutualism improves organismal fitness, but strong dependence on another species can also limit a species' ability to thrive in a new range if its partner is absent. We assembled a large, global dataset on mutualistic traits and species ranges to investigate how multiple plant–animal and plant–microbe mutualisms affect the spread of legumes and ants...

Insects are of increasing conservation concern as a severe decline of both biomass and biodiversity have been reported. At the same time, data on where and when they occur in the airspace is still sparse, and we currently do not know whether their density is linked to the type of landscape above which they occur. Here, we combined data of high-flyi...

Here we show the challenges of conducting an insect monitoring in landscape labs in which various unknown variables exist due to the co-design process of landscape transformation. We further describe with which monitoring design we, in the FInAL project, decided to approach these challenges. The project itself was introduced at the same conferenc...

Over the past several decades, the extensive use of pyrethroids has led to the development of resistance in many insect populations, including the economically damaging pest tarnished plant bug (TPB), Lygus lineolaris, on cotton. To manage TPB resistance, several commercially formulated pyrethroid-containing binary mixtures, in combination with neo...

The first representative of the footspinners-Haploembia solieri (Rambur, 1842) (Insecta, Embioptera, Oligotomidae), is reported from Georgia for the first time. Notes on the species distribution and ecology are also provided, along with a map of collecting sites, photos of a live specimen, and diagnostic drawings.

The identity and nature of the photoperiodic photoreceptors are now quite well known, as is the nature of the endocrine regulation of the resulting diapauses. The central problem of time measurement-how the photoperiodic clock differentiates long from short days-however, is still obscure, known only from whole-animal experiments and abstract models...

Resumen Con el propósito de generar una línea base de información y operación para el establecimiento de un programa de monitoreo permanente de las poblaciones de descortezadores de pino, de manera preliminar se colocaron 40 trampas de 12 multiembudos cebados con frontalina y aguarrás en bosques y plantaciones de pino del país. Las localidades fuer...

Entre os lepidópteros, Crambidae, Tortricidae e Pyralidae, figuram entre as famílias mais numerosas quanto a espécies que predam sementes. São também generalistas quanto a hábitos alimentares, sendo que a predação de sementes é efetuada principalmente por indivíduos na fase larval. Portanto o micro lepidóptero Gymnandrosoma aurantianum foram regist...

A produção de condimentos é uma importante fonte de renda e sus-tentabilidade para pequenas propriedades agrícolas. O alho-porro, ou alho-poró (Allium porrum L.; sin. Allium ampeloprasum L.) é um dos con-dimentos com demanda pelo consumi-dor, seja na forma in natura, comercia-lizada em feiras e supermercados, ou mesmo processada, devido à procura p...

INTRODUCCIÓN Camellia sasanqua es un arbusto japonés siempre verde de la familia de las teáceas, muy ramificado, con perfil de piramidal a ovalado, de 4 a 8 m de altura. Hojas simples, alternas, serradas, lustrosas, de color verde oscuro, flores simples y pequeñas, aunque en las variedades cultivadas a menudo tienen forma semidoble o doble, con col...

El marañón (Anacardium occidentale) es una planta de interés en las regiones de la Orinoquía y Caribe debido a su rusticidad, buena adaptación a suelos ácidos, de baja fertilidad y climas secos en los que otras actividades agrícolas tienen dificultades para su establecimiento. Esto, además del alto valor de la almendra y el múltiple uso agroindustr...

Rapid urbanization is among the factors that decrease insect diversity. However, by offering suitable habitats, green roofs could lessen this adverse effect. Certain factors, like a nearby public garden, could be useful predictor variables to analyze to what extent green roofs can support insect communities. The study aimed to measure the insect di...

Bostra Stål (Phasmida, Diapheromeridae) is a junior homonym of Bostra Walker (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae). The replacement name Bostranova Villet nomen nov. is proposed for Bostra Stål, and new combinations are proposed for the species-group names currently included in that phasmid genus.

p>Understanding and combatting biodiversity loss are critical tasks facing our planet. They are made especially difficult because much of the earth’s biodiversity is concentrated in abundant and species-rich groups of invertebrates like insects. Traditionally, samples of insects have been analyzed manually by experts using morphology. Not only does...

While evidence of insect pollinator declines accumulates, little is known about the pollinator communities that are most vulnerable to population fluctuations and may require conservation actions. Among the main reasons for this lack of knowledge about the status and trends of native pollinators are the time, cost, and expertise required to collect...

Temperature affects rates of ingestion, growth and other key processes in insects and other ectotherms, a relationship described by the thermal performance curve. But the history of temperature exposure can cause stress or acclimation responses, altering the relationship between current temperature and performance. The temporal dynamics of such tim...

p>Understanding and combatting biodiversity loss are critical tasks facing our planet. They are made especially difficult because much of the earth’s biodiversity is concentrated in abundant and species-rich groups of invertebrates like insects. Traditionally, samples of insects have been analyzed manually by experts using morphology. Not only does...

Chitin is the major component of the extracellular cuticle and plays multiple roles in insects. In butterflies, chitin builds wing scales for structural colors. Here, we show that intracellular chitin in live cells can be detected in vivo with fluorescent brightener 28 (FB28), focusing on wing epithelial cells of the small lycaenid butterfly Zizeer...

Rice leaf folder (Cnaphalocrocis medinalis Guenee) as a key pest have imparted extensive leaf damage during the tillering stage of the crop and has been reported to cause more than 15% damage. The experiment was conducted to evaluate the enhanced insecticidal and IGR activity of solvent extracts (Acetone) of brown algal seaweed Sargassum wightii Gr...

The Fall Army Worm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), is an insect pest native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Studies carried out on this pest showed that, it is a migrating polyphagous insect of enormous agricultural importance. Fall armyworm populations have developed resistance to a variety of insecticide classes, i...

Studies into insect nervous systems have greatly advanced our knowledge of how the brain functions and how connections between its individual neurons evolve during development. It reveals the mechanics by which a brain combines a massive amount of sensory information to produce proper movements and behavior. Various specialized cells that process i...

Psocoptera were collected from French Guiana (near Montjoly town and Wayki village) by beating the vegetation between 29.07-05.08.2023. At least 14 species from seven families of Psocoptera were collected. Nine of them were new records for French Guiana (four new records for the New World) and five were already known for this area.

La abeja melífera (Apis mellifera L.) es un insecto de alto valor debido a los servicios ecosistémicos que brinda al polinizar las plantas que se encuentran en el medio ambiente, además de su participación en la producción de alimento para las personas y animales. La actividad apícola es una fuente de empleo e ingresos para apicultores que se encue...

Carnivorous pitcher plants (Nepenthes) are a striking example of a natural pitfall trap. The trap’s slippery rim, or peristome, plays a critical role in insect capture via an aquaplaning mechanism that is well documented. While the peristome has received significant research attention, the conspicuous variation in peristome geometry across the genu...

Estudos apontam bons resultados no emprego desses insetos para o controle de pragas; mas seu uso em larga escala ainda depende do desenvolvimento de tecnologia.

The Fall Armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, represents a formidable challenge to global agriculture due to its rapid spread and significant impact on crop yields. This comprehensive review focuses on providing an in-depth exploration of FAW's biology, its seasonal dynamics, and the multifaceted strategies employed for its management. Leveraging...

Resumen Las abejas cumplen un rol fundamental en la polinización natural de las plantas y cultivos agrícolas, sin embargo, las malas prácticas agrícolas están reduciendo las poblaciones apícolas en los ecosistemas. El conocimiento de la biología de la reproducción en esta especie permitiría la introducción de líneas genéticas mejoradas para caracte...

Insects are the largest group of animals in the world—there are over a million species of insects, and they live just about everywhere! Insects provide essential services for us and for ecosystems, such as pollination, nutrient recycling, and pest control. Yet, most of us pay little attention to insects. Worryingly, insects also face many threats a...

Tropidacris cristata (L., 1758) (Orthoptera: Acridoidea: Romaleidae), es una especie de saltamontes grande, presente desde México hasta Suramérica. De hábitos polífagos y gregarios, en determinadas condiciones puede representar un problema como plaga en cultivos forestales, frutales y hortícolas. En recientes incursiones realizadas en las regiones...

The present investigation was carried out by installing two light traps with different light sources in the experimental site one is inside the polyhouse and the other is outside the poly house. Insects were collected regularly from the third week of September 2019 to the second week of March 2020. During the study, in all 8 predaceous and 6 harmfu...

Kurzfassung: Es wird über den aktuellen Nachweis einer leuzistischen Haus-Feldwespe (Polistes dominula) berichtet. Abstract: It is reported on the sighting of case of leucism in the European paper wasp (Polistes dominula). Résumé: La détection en cours d'une guêpe leucistique (Polistes dominula) est signalée.

Insect odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) are significant in binding and transporting odorants to specific receptors. Our previous study demonstrated that BminOBP3 exhibited a strong affinity with undecanol. However, the binding mechanism between them remains unknown. Here, using homology modeling and molecular docking, we found that the C-terminus (I...

This paper explores the utilization of innovative technologies such as RGB cameras, drones, and computer vision algorithms, for monitoring pests in orchards, with a specific focus on detecting the Halyomorpha halys (HH), commonly known as the "brown marmorated stink bug". The integration of drones and machine learning (ML) into integrated pest mana...

The emission of light by a living thing that carries out a biological purpose is known as bioluminescence. One of the oldest scientific disciplines is bioluminescence, which dates back to the earliest Greek writings. The inquiry of insect luminescence and its significant contribution to insect activity are discussed in this article. Studies of biol...

Mulberry (Morus spp.) has been used commercially as a host for the monophagous insect silkworm (Bombyx mori L.). Mulberry is an out- crossing plant with a high heterozygosity and a prolonged juvenile phase, therefore breeders confront a variety of difficulties when using traditional breeding techniques. Mulberry improvement initiatives were star...

La leishmaniasis es una enfermedad infecciosa causada por parasitismo de células del sistema fagocitario mononuclear por protozoos flagelados pertenecientes al género Leishmania, transmitida por insectos Díptera pertenecientes al género Phlebotomus en el Viejo Mundo y Lutzomyia en el Nuevo Mundo. Evolucionan clínicamente en humanos en tres formas:...

Introduction Whether and under what conditions people are compelled to adapt to climate change is a question of significant policy and scholarly importance. However, little is known about the influence of the characteristics of the climate change events with which people have experience on people's decisions to modify their behavior to reduce risk....

Previously, seven species of the genus Isonychia Eaton, 1871 were reported in China, but they have