The southern house mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus in Abu Dhabi, UAE, is developing resistance to deltamethrin insecticide by Amgd sayed Ali, Asim Iqbal, Tamilarasan Kamalanathan, Antony Raj Gnanaprakasam, Sabu Shajahan, Mohammad Hamad Alsadeq, Mohamed Mahmood Al Marzooqi, Mohamad Hamdan, Mohammad Ali Al-Deeb

“…Abstract Culex quinquefasciatus is a widely spread mosquito species that poses a significant public health threat in many countries. This insect vector is present in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), yet no studies have been conducted on its resistance to any insecticide group. …”
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Bionic Modeling Study on the Landing Mechanism of Flapping Wing Robot Based on the Thoracic Legs of Purple Stem Beetle, <i>Sagra femorata</i> by Haozhe Feng, Junyi Shi, Huan Shen, Chuanyu Zhu, Haoming Wu, Lining Sun, Qian Wang, Chao Liu

“…In this paper, the purple stem beetle (<i>Sagra femorata</i>), a natural flying insect, was chosen as the bionic research object. …”
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Evolutionary Trajectories of Shoots vs. Roots: Plant Volatile Metabolomes Are Richer but Less Structurally Diverse Belowground in the Tropical Tree Genus <i>Protium</i> by Katherine D. Holmes, Paul V. A. Fine, Italo Mesones, Julieta Alvarez-Manjarrez, Andressa M. Venturini, Kabir G. Peay, Diego Salazar

“…In particular, divergence in plant species chemical composition—amongst neighbors, relatives, or both—is often suggested as a means of escape from insect herbivore enemies. Plants also experience strong pressure from enemies such as belowground pathogens; however, little work has been carried out to examine the evolutionary trajectories of species’ specialized chemistries in both roots and leaves. …”
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Effect of Structural Condition of Milk Processing Facilities and Food Safety Systems on Escherichia coli and Coliforms Presence in Cultured Buttermilk by Annah S. Paraffin, Titus J. Zindove, Michael Chimonyo

“…Poor structural condition of roofs, windows, insect-proof screens, and drainage in small- and large-scale processing facilities results in production of cultured buttermilk that is contaminated by E. coli and coliforms.…”
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Aphid resistance in potato by E. E. Radchenko

“…It is expected that association between the trichome conditioned insect resistance of S. berthaultii and undesirable agronomic traits could be overcome with the use of molecular genetic methods. …”
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Transcriptomic analysis of the defense response in “Cabernet Sauvignon” grape leaf induced by Apolygus lucorum feeding by Heng Yao, Suhong Gao, Tianhua Sun, Guona Zhou, Changkuan Lu, Baojia Gao, Wenshu Chen, Yiming Liang

“…These genes were found to be involved in 42 metabolic pathways, particularly in plant hormone signaling metabolism, plant‐pathogen interaction, MAPK signaling pathway, and other metabolic pathways associated with plant‐induced insect resistance. Feeding by A. lucorum stimulated and upregulated a significant number of genes related to jasmonic acid and calcium ion pathways, suggesting their crucial role in the defense molecular mechanism of “Cabernet Sauvignon” grapes. …”
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Freezing Treatments for Ectomyelois ceratoniae Mortality and Maintenance of Deglet Noor Palm Date Quality by Rihab Ben-Amor, María Dolores de Miguel-Gómez, Dhouibi Mohamed Habib, Hermi Nouha, Encarna Aguayo

“…Background. Insect infestation caused by Ectomyelois ceratoniae or carob moth is one of the main postharvest problems that can lead to a decrease of the marketable quality of dates. …”
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Mycovirome of Diaporthe helianthi and D. gulyae, causal agents of Phomopsis stem canker of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) by Chien-Fu Wu, Elizabeth Regedanz, Febina Mathew, Ruchika Kashyap, Karthika Mohan, Shin-Yi Lee Marzano

“…Interestingly, Qinvirus, which is mostly known as a group of insect viruses, was found in a contig. An ambivirus that is rarely reported in the phylum Ascomycota was also discovered in this study. …”
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Investigating the effect of plasma activated water on entomopathogenic nematodes under laboratory conditions by Pratik Doshi, Matej Klas, Stanislav Kyzek, Anna Zahoranová, Božena Šerá

“…Entomopathogenic nematodes are currently being tested for their efficiency in controlling several insect pests. In recent years, non-thermal plasma has been investigated as a state-of-the-art technology for its disinfection/decontamination properties on the seed surface. …”
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Integrating molecular photoswitch memory with nanoscale optoelectronics for neuromorphic computing by David Alcer, Nelia Zaiats, Thomas K. Jensen, Abbey M. Philip, Evripidis Gkanias, Nils Ceberg, Abhijit Das, Vidar Flodgren, Stanley Heinze, Magnus T. Borgström, Barbara Webb, Bo W. Laursen, Anders Mikkelsen

“…Based on the experimental performance metrics, our on-chip solution is capable of operating an anatomically validated model of the insect brain navigation complex.…”
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One hundred and eighty years of Saga pedo (Pallas, 1771) (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) findings in Italy diachronically revisited by P. Brandmayr, A. Mazzei, T. Bonacci, S. Surdo, B. Massa

“…We put together 174 occurrence records of this insect in Italy between 1855 and 2023, dividing them into three periods: (1) before 1970; (2) 1971–1999; and (3) 2000–2023. …”
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Quails of Stavropol Region: Autumn Food Habits by Anatoly P. Kaledin, Lyubov V. Malovichko, Alexander G. Rezanov, Lyudmila S. Drozdova, Andiya T. Serikbayeva

“…Quails are nestling ground-dwelling birds, feeding on seeds and crawling insects. Wild quails inhabit many parts of Russia. …”
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Impact of temporal and rearing environment variations on brood ester pheromone production in the honey bee Apis mellifera by Mondet, Fanny, Beslay, Dominique, Cousin, Marianne, Le Conte, Yves

“…Chemical communication plays a key role in homeostasis within social insect societies. The development of the superorganism relies on the tightly regulated raising of new individuals, which necessitates an efficient communication system between the brood and adult workers. …”
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Phlebotomus perniciosus response to volatile organic compounds of dogs and humans. by Marcos Antonio Bezerra-Santos, Valeria Zeni, Onofrio Marco Pistillo, Stefano Bedini, Ilaria D'Isita, Giovanni Benelli, Giacinto Salvatore Germinara, Petr Volf, Domenico Otranto

“…The olfactory response of insect vectors such as phlebotomine sand flies is a key facet for investigating their interactions with vertebrate hosts and associated vector-borne pathogens. …”
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Rural Household Perception of Drought Occurrence and Its Influence on Livelihood Strategy in Northeast Ethiopia by Sisay Demeke Molla, Menberu Teshome Zeleke, Sisay Misganaw Tamiru

“…It increased water stress, livestock morbidity and mortality, insect invasions, fire outbreaks, grazing resource depletion, abnormal migration, school dropout rates, and human health problems. …”
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Environmental and geographic study of betanin accumulation in promising red beet accessions from the VIR collection by D. V. Sokolova

“…The negative impact of these factors would smooth down the crop’s varietal polymorphism. Diseases and insect pests have led to slowing and stopping the accumulation of betanin. …”
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Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Prepared with Mexican Pre-Hispanic Dyes by Mario Alberto Sánchez-García, Xim Bokhimi, Sergio Velázquez Martínez, Antonio Esteban Jiménez-González

“…Nocheztli is a natural red dye obtained from the cochineal insect Dactylopius coccus; the dye dates from pre-Hispanic times and contains high levels of carminic acid (CA). …”
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Evaluation of Polyethylene-Based Long Lasting Treated Bed Net Netprotect on Anopheles Mosquitoes, Malaria Incidence, and Net Longivity in Western Kenya by M. T. O. Odhiambo, O. Skovmand, J. M. Vulule, E. D. Kokwaro

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The histone methyltransferase DOT1B is dispensable for stage differentiation and macrophage infection of Leishmania mexicana by Nicole Eisenhuth, Elisa Theres Rauh, Melina Mitnacht, Andrea Debus, Ulrike Schleicher, Falk Butter, Katerina Pruzinova, Petr Volf, Christian J. Janzen

“…In contrast to Trypanosoma brucei, in which DOT1B is essential for the differentiation of mammal-infective bloodstream forms to insect procyclic forms, L. mexicana DOT1B (LmxDOT1B) is not critical for the differentiation of promastigotes to amastigotes in vitro. …”
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Ethanolic extract of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L.) larvae for wound healing in mice (Mus musculus L.) by Darman Agung Sandakila, Gracetia Devita Hadi, Riska Gultom, Seni Samalele, Rudy Agung Nugroho

“…The Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens L.) or BSF is one of a group of insects that has a length of 15-20 mm originating from America. …”
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