Color Variability of Cosmopolitan Beetles in Mindanao, Philippines by Ernel Bagbag, Mark Anthony J. Torres, Cesar G. Demayo

“…Family-specific examination of color patterns revealed species with distinct color, Anomala flavipennis and A. smaragdina (Scarabaeidae), Otiorhynchus pauxillus (Curculionidae), Uloma culinaris (Tenebrionidae), and Nupserha fricator (Cerambycidae). …”
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Progress towards an eco-friendly insect pest management approach in subtropical agro-ecosystems (South Africa) by Tertia Grové

“…Challenges that still remain are the litchi moth, Cryptophlebia peltastica (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) on litchi, and the citrus thrips, Scirtothrips aurantii Faure (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and the mango seed weevil, Sternochetus mangiferae (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on mango. The development and testing of mating disruption products, attract and kill products, and biological control products for litchi moth is important. …”
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Impact of UV-C irradiation on storage pests with different ecological functions and the viability of the treated grains by Sándor Keszthelyi, Szilvia Gibicsar, Antal Binder, Katalin Somfalvi-Tóth, Ferenc Pál-Fám

“…This study was carried out to investigate the effect of different exposures of UV-C radiation (253.2 nm) (5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 mins) on the mortality of adult stages of four stored product pests: Sitophilus granarius L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) as a primary pest, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Col.: Tenebrionidae), Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Stephens) (Col.: Laemophloeidae) and Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Ganglbauer) (Col.: Silvanidae) as secondary pests. …”
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Assessing the establishment risk for parthenogenetic populations of Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus in global rice-growing areas and potential economic impact in China by Luoyuan Li, Luoyuan Li, Zhenan Jin, Ming Li, Yantao Xue, Jianyang Guo, Dong Jia, Ruiyan Ma, Zhichuang Lü, Xiaoqing Xian, Wanxue Liu

“…The rice water weevil, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus Kuschel (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), threatens global rice production, with invasion events driven by its parthenogenetic populations. …”
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Subsequent chemical and foraging ecology preferences of Theocolax elegans (Westwood) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) reared on two alternate stored product host insects by Jacqueline M. Maille, Chloe E. Albin, Rachel R. Harman, Matthew C. Hetherington, Sabita Ranabhat, Jennifer Abshire, Jaye Montgomery, Ian M. Stoll, Madison Lillich, Samantha Gillette, Daniel Brabec, Kun Yan Zhu, Erin D. Scully, Alison R. Gerken, William R. Morrison, III

“…Theocolax elegans (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) is a potential postharvest biocontrol agent whose host range includes Sitophilus oryzae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and Rhyzopertha dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae). …”
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