End-to-End Semantic Leaf Segmentation Framework for Plants Disease Classification by Khalil Khan, Rehan Ullah Khan, Waleed Albattah, Ali Mustafa Qamar

“…Pernicious insects and plant diseases threaten the food science and agriculture sector. …”
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The Piesberg: A NW-German site of international importance for the Pennsylvanian (Late Carboniferous) by Angelika Leipner, Tobias Fischer, Patrick Chellouche

“…Piesberg quarry is famous for its Upper Carboniferous plant and arthropod fossils, including several holotypes of flying insects. The high degree of maturity of the Piesberg strata, such as the presence of anthracitic coal, quartzite, and large quartz crystals, led to controversies over a possible underlying thermal anomaly. …”
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Haemaphysalis longicornis subolesin controls the infection and transmission of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus by Chuanfei Yuan, Yu Sun, Jingjing Chen, Qiong Xu, Xiang Zhou, Zhen Zou, Qianfeng Xia

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Exploring shape diversity and sexual dimorphism in two populations of Nigma conducens through geometric morphometrics by Safa M. El-masry, Tarek G. Ismail, Asmaa N. Mustafa

“…Abstract Background Spiders are highly adaptable hunters found in nearly all terrestrial ecosystems and play an important role in biological control by preying on pest insects. Spiders’ body size and shape are vital for their survival, particularly in prey capture, and these morphological features are often utilized in cladistic analyses. …”
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L’impact des pesticides utilisés en lutte contre le criquet pèlerin (schistocerca gregaria Forskål, 1775) (orthoptera, acrididae) sur deux espèces de pimelia (coleoptera, tenebrion... by Abdou Mamadou, Ahmed Mazih, Alzouma Inezdane

“…We used traps tubes (interception for ground arthropods) some to account for the relative abundance of the insects. The interval of time of follow-up was 94 days (4 days before treatment and 90 days after treatment). …”
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Tracing the paths of modular evolution by quantifying rearrangement events of protein domains by Abdulbaki Coban, Erich Bornberg-Bauer, Carsten Kemena

“…Results Here we determine, at unprecedented completeness, the rates of fusion, fission, emergence and loss of domains in five eukaryotic clades (monocots, eudicots, fungi, insects, vertebrates). By characterizing rearrangements that were previously considered “ambiguous” or “complex” we raise the fraction of resolved rearrangement events from previously ca. 60% to around 92%. …”
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Pervasive horizontal transmission of Wolbachia in natural populations of closely related and widespread tropical skipper butterflies by Pedro Ribeiro, Anzhelika Butenko, Daniel Linke, Hamid Reza Ghanavi, Joana Isabel Meier, Niklas Wahlberg, Pável Matos-Maraví

“…Abstract Background The endosymbiotic relationship between Wolbachia bacteria and insects has been of interest for many years due to their diverse types of host reproductive phenotypic manipulation and potential role in the host’s evolutionary history and population dynamics. …”
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Bio-Inspired Polarization Compass for Solar Azimuth Prediction Under Clear and Cloudy Sky Conditions by Devyansh Agarwal, Ben Potter, Jawad Yaseen Siddiqui, Yahia M. M. Antar, Muhammad Zulfiker Alam

“…Sunlight becomes partially polarized due to Rayleigh scattering while passing through the atmosphere. Many insects such as ants and beetles utilize the polarization information of skylight for navigation. …”
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Seasonal and Spatial Variation in the Diet of <i>Gambusia holbrooki</i> in Different Water Bodies of Karaburun Peninsula (Western Türkiye) by Gülşah Saç, Sevan Ağdamar, Ümit Acar, Daniela Giannetto

“…The results reveal that <i>G. holbrooki</i> exhibits a generalist feeding strategy, consuming a wide range of food items such as insects, zooplankton, and plant material across all the investigated environments. …”
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UV Hyperspectral Imaging and Chemometrics for Honeydew Detection: Enhancing Cotton Fiber Quality by Mohammad Al Ktash, Mona Knoblich, Frank Wackenhut, Marc Brecht

“…However, its quality is frequently compromised by contamination, particularly from honeydew, a substance secreted by insects that leads to the formation of sticky fibers, thereby impeding textile processing. …”
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Integrating taxonomic, genetic and ecological data to explore the species richness of wild bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Anthophila) of the Culuccia Peninsula (NE Sardinia, Italy) by Matteo Annessi, Alessandra Riccieri, Marilena Marconi, Sabrina Rossi, Andrea Di Giulio

“…Finally, we highlight potential taxonomic issues and new flower visit records, emphasizing the need for further research to better understand the taxonomy and ecology of this diverse group of insects toward their conservation.…”
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Enjeux sociaux récents liés au développement de l’élevage : une revue bibliographique by Mohamed Taher Srairi, Kenza Bouiflane, Yassine Dahmani, Iliass El Ghazrani, Assitan Modibo Keita, Abderrahaman Ziane

“…Dans cet article, nous dressons à partir d’une bibliographie sélective un état des lieux des avancées du savoir par rapport aux enjeux sociaux de l’élevage, en lien à cinq principaux thèmes identifiés comme prioritaires : i) l’élevage et innovation sociale, ii) la gestion de la contrainte travail en élevage, iii) le bien-être animal, iv) les insectes comme source d’aliments pour les animaux d’élevage et pour les humains, et v) les rôles des aliments d’origine animale dans la diète humaine.…”
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Induction of Resistance to Larvae Crocidolomia pavonana F. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) using Rhizobacteria to the Cabbage by Indri Yanil Vajri, Trizelia, Haliatur Rahma

“…The results showed that all rhizobacteria isolates colonized into cabbage plant tissue could kill C. pavonana larvae and inhibit these insects' biological development. B. thuringiensis KJKB7.3 showed better results with the highest mortality value (62.67%). …”
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Link of dragonflies and damselflies with the aquatic environment is differently expressed in adult and larval stages by Edwin THM. Peeters, Anton AM. Gerritsen, Froukje Rienks, Michiel Wilhelm

“…Aquatic insects like dragonflies and damselflies link the aquatic and terrestrial world through their life-cycle. …”
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Identification of Repellent and Insecticidal Constituents from Artemisia mongolica Essential Oil against Lasioderma serricorne by Chunxue You, Shanshan Guo, Wenjuan Zhang, Kai Yang, Zhufeng Geng, Shushan Du, Chengfang Wang, Zhiwei Deng

“…The results indicate that the essential oil and isolated compounds have potential to provide more efficient and safer natural insecticides or repellents for control of insects in food and Chinese medicinal materials preservation.…”
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Ecological monitoring of landscape technogenic neoplasms by Daria A. Dostovalova, Alexander Z. Glukhov, Nikolay S. Podgorodetsky, Sergey P. Zhukov

“…A visual assessment of the following diagnostic signs of OCD was carried out: crown density, the presence of dead branches on the trunk and the degree of damage to the leaves by toxicants, pathogens and insects (the average area of necrosis, chlorosis and overeating).…”
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A Review on Complications and Management of Aluminium Phosphide (Rice Pill) and Zinc Phosphide Poisoning by Khadijeh Saravani, Anahita Alizadeh Ghamsari, Bita Dadpour, Alireza Ghassemi Toussi, Seyed Reza Mousavi, Farah Pouramiri

“…Background: Various fumigant products containing aluminium  phosphide, known as rice pills, are widely used to kill insects in many parts of Iran, including the northern provinces. …”
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Adaptation of the sulfophosphovanillin method of analysis of total lipids for various biological objects as exemplified by <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> by M. A. Eremina, N. E. Gruntenko

“…For the first time the method of quantitative measurement of total lipids with the use of the sulfophosphovanillin (SPV) method was described by Zöllner and colleagues in 1962, and adapted for insects by Van Handel on females of the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti. …”
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Characteristics of Crispy Brownies from Diversified Arrowroot Starch and Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL) Flour and its Potential as a Snack Food for Stunting by I Gusti Agung Bulan Mutiara Dewi, I Gede Arie Mahendra Putra

“…It is expected to be a development in utilising local food ingredients combined with insects to support food security in Indonesia.…”
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Parasitological, Hematological, and Immunological Response of Experimentally Infected Sheep with Venezuelan Isolates of Trypanosoma evansi, Trypanosoma equiperdum, and Trypanosoma... by Nereida Parra-Gimenez, Armando Reyna-Bello

“…There are three trypanosoma species of veterinary importance in South America: (1) Trypanosoma evansi, the causative agent of derrengadera mechanically transmitted by bloodsucking insects such as tabanids, (2) Trypanosoma vivax, also mechanically transmitted by some dipteras hematophages as tabanids and/or Stomoxys, and (3) T. equiperdum, a tissue parasite adapted to sexual transmission and the causative agent of dourine, a distinctive disease that affects only Equidae. …”
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