Limpograss (Hemarthria altissima) Overview and Management by Yoana Newman, Joao Vendramini, Lynn E. Sollenberger, Ken Quesenberry

“…Sollenberger, and Ken Quesenberry, describes this warm-season perennial grass that is well adapted to flatwoods sites in Florida — history and released cultivars, yield, nutritive values, animal performance, planting, management, utilization, and insects and plant diseases. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, August 2009. …”
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Black larder beetle, incinerator beetle, Dermestes ater DeGeer (Insecta: Coleoptera: Dermestidae) by Nurmastini S. Bujang, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…It describes this cosmopolitan species that feeds on various plant and animal products, as well as dead insects and carrion — synonymy, distribution, description, life cycle, economic importance, veterinary importance, forensic importance, and management. …”
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Predatory Stink Bug, Alcaeorrhynchus grandis (Dallas) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) by David B. Richman, Frank W. Mead

“…Sometimes called the giant strong-nosed stink bug, this very large (20 mm) predatory stink bug occurs in several row crops and preys on other insects, especially lepidopterous larvae. The stages in the life cycle are presented here so that they can be identified in the field. …”
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The Bumble Bees of Florida, Bombus spp. by Lionel A. Stange

“…Bumble bees are easily recognized by the corbicula (pollen basket) on the hind tibiae in the females. They are beneficial insects that pollinate many native and ornamental plants. …”
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Hymenopteran Collective Foraging and Information Transfer about Resources 2012 by F. A. L. Contrera, M. J. Couvillon, J. C. Nieh

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Viburnum Leaf Beetle Pyrrhalta viburni (Paykull) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) by Jamba Gyeltshen, Amanda Hodges

“…The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. …”
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Flatid Planthopper, Oormenaria rufifascia (Walker) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Flatidae) by Forrest W. Howard, Susan Halbert

“… Ormenaria rufifascia (Walker) is a common insect on some species of palms in Florida. Although it is usually not a serious pest, it sometimes indirectly causes aesthetic damage when dense populations produce honeydew that supports extensive coatings of sootymold on the host plants. …”
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Viburnum Leaf Beetle Pyrrhalta viburni (Paykull) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) by Jamba Gyeltshen, Amanda Hodges

“…The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. …”
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Tuliptree Scale Toumeyella liriodendri (Gmelin) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae) by Matthew Borden, Adam Dale

“…The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. …”
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Tobacco Thrips Frankliniella fusca (Hinds) (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Thripidae) by Ethan Carter, Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman

“…Tobacco thrips are small insects that feed on various plants, causing damage and transmitting tospoviruses like Tomato spotted wilt virus. …”
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Can the African weaver ant be used as a vector of entomopathogenic fungi to bolster the biological control of tephritid fruit fly pests? by Thibault Nève de Mévergnies, Samba Diop, Massamba Diakhaté, Claire Detrain, Frédéric Bouvery, Thierry Brévault, Anaïs Chailleux

“…While bumblebees are the only insects used commercially for this purpose, other insect species, including ants, offer untapped potential. …”
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Compounds Involved in the Invasive Characteristics of <i>Lantana camara</i> by Hisashi Kato-Noguchi, Midori Kato

“…Farnesol and farnesal may interrupt insect juvenile hormone biosynthesis and cause abnormal metamorphosis of insects. …”
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Induced resistance to the greenbug aphid Schizaphis graminum Rond. in species of the genus Triticum by S. D. Rumyantsev, S. V. Veselova, G. F. Burkhanova, I. V. Maksimov

“…The problem of creating varieties resistant to phloem-feeding insects is quite urgent, since the mechanisms procuring the resistance of plants to insects are not fully understood. …”
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Morphometric Analysis of the Host Effect on Phenotypical Variation of Belminus ferroae (Hemiptera: Triatominae) by Claudia Magaly Sandoval Ramirez, Elsa Evelia Nieves Blanco, Reinaldo Gutiérrez Marin, Diego Alexander Jaimes Mendez, Nelcy Ortiz Rodríguez, Fernando Otálora-Luna, Elis José Aldana

“…The Triatominae subfamily includes hematophagous insects, well known for their role as vectors for the Trypanosoma cruzi parasite, etiologic agent of Chagas’ disease. …”
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Temperature effects on the hormetic response of Myzus persicae after sublethal exposure to insecticides by Ana Paula Nascimento Silva, Camila Faria Chagas, Emanuel Lucas de Andrade Alves, Vinícius de Castro Carvalho, Khalid Haddi

“…Abstract Studies on insecticide-induced stimulatory effects in pest insects have become of utmost importance due to their potential implications in pest management. …”
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Behind the lenses: Biases in the contribution of wildlife photography to biodiversity representation by Héctor Ruiz‐Villar, Ana Morales‐González, Jon Morant

“…Mammals and birds were overrepresented in photographs while insects and plants were underrepresented, and so were species listed as ‘Least Concern’ and ‘Data Deficiency’. …”
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Sublethal concentrations of thiamethoxam induce transgenerational hormesis in cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover by Hina Gul, Ali Güncan, Farman Ullah, Xinyuan Ning, Nicolas Desneux, Xiaoxia Liu

“…The exposure of insects to these modest stresses is now well-established to generate hormesis effects, which has implications for controlling insect pests. …”
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Fluralaner systemic treatment of chickens results in mortality in Triatoma gerstaeckeri, vector of the agent of Chagas disease by Cassandra Durden, Yuexun Tian, Koyle Knape, Cory Klemashevich, Keri N. Norman, John B. Carey, Sarah A. Hamer, Gabriel L. Hamer

“…The survival and feeding status of the T. gerstaeckeri insects were recorded and analyzed using Kaplan–Meier curves and logistic regression. …”
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Systematic review of innate immune responses against Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex infection in animal models by Luisa Maria Nieto Ramirez, Carolina Mehaffy, Karen Marie Dobos

“…Key innate immune factors/pathways identified included TNF-α, neutrophil recruitment, ROS/RNS responses, autophagy, inflammasomes, and antimicrobial peptides, with homologous proteins identified in insects. Metabolites like vitamin B5 and prostaglandin E2 were associated with protection. …”
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Entomopathogenic Nematodes (Nematoda: Rhabditida: families Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) by Nastaran Tofangsazie, Steven P. Arthurs, Robin M. Giblin-Davis

“…Entomopathogenic nematodes are soft bodied, non-segmented roundworms that are obligate or sometimes facultative parasites of insects. They occur naturally in soil environments and locate their host in response to carbon dioxide, vibration, and other chemical cues. …”
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