Un cercueil antique en plomb découvert à Évreux (Eure) : étude pluridisciplinaire by Sylvie Pluton-Kliesch, Thibaut Devièse, Frédéric Kliesch, Luc Leconte, Christophe Moulherat, Fabien Pilon, Jean-Hervé Yvinec

“…Apart from the bones of a young woman, the lead coffin contained coins, textile, fur, calcite CaCO3) and insects. These results make it possible to retrace the sequence of events between the exhibiting of the body and its burial.…”
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Ebony Jewelwing, Black-Winged Damselfly (suggested common names) Calopteryx maculata (Beauvois, 1807) (Insecta: Odonata: Calopterygidae) by Alfred Runkel, Nathan Burkett-Cadena, Andrea Lucky

“…The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. …”
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Coloring with Spiders: Our Favorites from Florida by L. A. Taylor, Samm Wehman Epstein

“…While spiders are often feared, they are generally non-aggressive and provide essential ecosystem services, such as controlling pest insects in homes, gardens, and agricultural crops. …”
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Bean Plataspid: Megacopta cribraria (Fabricius) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Plataspidae) by Ashley Poplin, Amanda Hodges

“…The defense chemical these insects secrete may stain the surface of the house, building or vehicle where aggregation occurs. …”
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Severe infestation by tropical bedbugs (Cimex hemipterus) in Medellín, Colombia. Case series by Julián Felipe Porras-Villamil, Sandra Sáez-Durán, María Trelis-Villanueva, Rubén Bueno-Marí, Màrius Vicent Fuentes

“…Therefore, a visit to the family home was scheduled, finding 155 insects that were later identified as Cimex hemipterus. …”
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Chemical profiles of venom glands in queens, foundresses, pre-wintering gynes, and workers in the hornet Vespa velutina nigrithorax by Berville, Laurence, Lucas, Christophe, Haouzi, Mélissa, Khalil, Ali, Gévar, Jérémy, Bagnères, Anne-Geneviève, Darrouzet, Eric

“…Naturally produced by insects, semio-chemicals have been proposed as integrated management tools in this context, either for disruption or mass trapping, as an alternative tool to conventional non-selective traps. …”
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Chromosome-level genome assembly of Monolepta hieroglyphica, two-spotted leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) by Hao He, Yongxin Zhao, Dengyu Zheng, Huiyun Kuang, Fei Shen, Kang He, Haiyan Zhang, Changjiang Zhao, Lu Jiang, Da Xiao, Su Wang, Zhenying Wang, Shuai Zhan, Jianhua Wei, Xiaozeng Yang, Zhongyi Wu, Chun Zhang

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Heterochrony in orthodenticle expression is associated with ommatidial size variation between Drosophila species by Montserrat Torres-Oliva, Elisa Buchberger, Alexandra D. Buffry, Maike Kittelmann, Genoveva Guerrero, Lauren Sumner-Rooney, Pedro Gaspar, Georg C. Bullinger, Javier Figueras Jimenez, Fernando Casares, Saad Arif, Nico Posnien, Maria D. S. Nunes, Alistair P. McGregor, Isabel Almudi

“…Abstract Background The compound eyes of insects exhibit extensive variation in ommatidia number and size, which affects how they see and underlies adaptations in their vision to different environments and lifestyles. …”
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Biocontrol Potential of Rhizospheric Bacillus Strains Against <i>Sclerotinia minor</i> Jagger Causing Lettuce Drop by Lihui Xu, Qinghua Shang, Mogens Nicolaisen, Rong Zeng, Shigang Gao, Ping Gao, Zhiwei Song, Fuming Dai, Jingze Zhang

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A Bark Beetle Hypothenemus eruditus Westwood, 1836 (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) by Yin-Tse Huang, Jiri Hulcr, Andrew J. Johnson, Andrea Lucky

“…The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. …”
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Many Plants Have Extrafloral Nectaries Helpful to Beneficials by Russell F. Mizell

“… Most everyone is aware that flowers commonly produce nectar that is important in encouraging pollination as well as providing food for hummingbirds and insects. However, few people are aware of the extrafloral nectaries (EFN), nectar-producing glands physically apart from the flower (Fig. 1 and Fig. 2), that have been identified in more than 2000 plant species in more than 64 families. …”
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Flower Thrips in Blackberries in Florida by Oscar E. Liburd, Elena M. Rhodes, Elke Weibelzahl, Sara E. Brennen

“…Several potential pest insects and mites have been found on blackberries in Florida, but the two most likely to become key pests are stink bugs and flower thrips. …”
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Hydrilla Integrated Management by Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman, Verena-Ulrike Lietze, Emma N.I. Weeks

“…Divided in seven chapters, the book guides the reader through a general introduction to the problems associated with hydrilla; identification of the plant; instructions for early detection of infestations including federal and state laws and regulations; detailed descriptions of available control tactics; proposals for integrated management plans; descriptions of insects and fish associated with hydrilla; and supplementary information including contacts for assistance when readers encounter infestations. …”
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Melaleuca Gall Midge (suggested common name) Lophodiplosis trifida Gagné (Insecta: Diptera: Cecidomyiidae: Cecidomyiinae: Cecidomyiini) by Matthew R. Moore, James P. Cuda, Paul D. Pratt, Min B. Rayamajhi

“…The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. …”
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Balios Eulophid Baeoentedon balios Wang, Huang & Polaszek (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) by Muhammad Z. Ahmed, Yisell Velazquez Hernandez, Antonio Francis, Gregory Evans, Eric Rohrig, Lance S. Osborne, Catharine Mannion

“…The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. …”
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Homosexual Pairing within a Swarm-Based Mating System: The Case of the Chironomid Midge by Athol J. McLachlan

“…Such an explanation finds support within the mating system of insects with swarm-based mating systems. To explore this case, I turn to the common chironomid midge. …”
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Managing Conflicts with Wildlife: Living with Frogs by Steven A. Johnson, Holly K. Ober, William M. Giuliano

“… Frogs control garden pests such as insects and slugs, and serve as a food source for many larger wildlife species. …”
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Twostriped Walkingstick, Anisomorpha buprestoides (Stoll) (Insecta: Phasmatodea: Pseudophasmatidae) by Michael C. Thomas

“… The most common stick insect in Florida is Anisomorpha buprestoides (Stoll), the so-called twostriped walkingstick. …”
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Many Plants Have Extrafloral Nectaries Helpful to Beneficials by Russell F. Mizell

“… Most everyone is aware that flowers commonly produce nectar that is important in encouraging pollination as well as providing food for hummingbirds and insects. However, few people are aware of the extrafloral nectaries (EFN), nectar-producing glands physically apart from the flower (Fig. 1 and Fig. 2), that have been identified in more than 2000 plant species in more than 64 families. …”
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Seaside Goldenrod, Solidago sempervirens by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Chris Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, Ashlynn Smith

“…It attracts many pollinators, including birds, native bees, honey bees, butterflies (especially Monarch butterflies), and beneficial insects. The flowers are an important food/energy source for fall migrating monarch butterflies traveling the Atlantic coastal flyway (Sheahan 2014). https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg185 This publication is derived from information in SGEB-75/SG156, Dune Restoration and Enhancement for the Florida Panhandle, by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Christina Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, and Ashlynn Smith. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg156. …”
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