Identification of the Insecticidal Effect of Cry Protein on a Variety of Potato Pests by Deshan ZHOU, Doudou YANG, Juan LIU, Weichao LIN, Jie CHENG, Suhua LI

“…【Objective】The study was conducted to explore the insecticidal effects of Cry protein on Leptinotarsa decemlineata, Spodoptera frugiperda, and Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata, aiming to provide a foundation for the development of Cry transgenic potato plants with insect resistance.【Method】'Xisen 6' and 'Favorita 15' potatoes were taken as the test materials and the aforementioned three pest insects as the test subjects. …”
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Coleopteran Antimicrobial Peptides: Prospects for Clinical Applications by Monde Ntwasa, Akira Goto, Shoichiro Kurata

“…Although coleopterans comprise the largest and most diverse order of eukaryotes and occupy an earlier branch than Drosophila in the holometabolous lineage of insects, their immune system has not been studied extensively. …”
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Reniscymnus gen. nov., a new genus of Scymnini (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) from the Oriental region by Feng Peng, Mingjie Tang, Xingmin Wang, Xiaosheng Chen

“…Ladybird beetles (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) are a species-rich, ecologically diverse and economically important group of insects. A new ladybird genus of Scymnini, Reniscymnus gen. nov., is described from China and Laos, along with two new species, Reniscymnus cordatus Peng & Chen, sp. nov. and Reniscymnus explanatus Peng & Chen, sp. nov. …”
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Bacterial Stigmergy: An Organising Principle of Multicellular Collective Behaviours of Bacteria by Erin S. Gloag, Lynne Turnbull, Cynthia B. Whitchurch

“…This is true for relatively “simple” entities such as microbial communities and robot “swarms,” through to more complex self-organised systems such as those displayed by social insects, migrating herds, and many human activities. …”
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Review and Phylogenetic Evaluation of Associations between Microdontinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) and Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by Menno Reemer

“…(4) Are Microdontinae associated with other insects? A total number of 109 associations between the groups are evaluated, relating to 43 species of Microdontinae belonging to 14 genera, and to at least 69 species of ants belonging to 24 genera and five subfamilies. …”
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Gust Mitigation of Micro Air Vehicles Using Passive Articulated Wings by Adetunji Oduyela, Nathan Slegers

“…Birds and insects naturally use passive flexing of their wings to augment their stability in uncertain aerodynamic environments. …”
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Development of Microbiology Plantation-Based Multimodal Segmentation for Smart Garden Using Machine Learning by S. Prasath, Ramkumar Govindaraj, Ram Subbiah, Sulaiman Ali Alharbi, Hesham S. Almoallim, S. Priya, Begna Dejene Mulugeta

“…These trees are well adapted to the environment and require less maintenance. Many insects and birds rely on native trees for food and shelter. …”
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Deterministic and stochastic effects drive the gut microbial diversity in cucurbit-feeding fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae). by Wouter Hendrycks, Nele Mullens, Jackline Bakengesa, Sija Kabota, Jenipher Tairo, Thierry Backeljau, Ramadhani Majubwa, Maulid Mwatawala, Marc De Meyer, Massimiliano Virgilio

“…Insect diversity is closely linked to the evolution of phytophagy, with most phytophagous insects showing a strong degree of specialisation for specific host plants. …”
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An Early Oligocene Fossil Lagerstätten from the Lacustrine Deposits of the Luberon UNESCO Global Geopark by Pauline Coster, Stephane Legal

“…The fossils include plants, insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals from ancient lacustrine-terrestrial ecosystems of the early Oligocene. …”
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Genome Survey and SSR Analysis of Camellia nitidissima Chi (Theaceae) by Yu Bai, Lin Ye, Kang Yang, Hui Wang

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Sterol Carrier Protein Inhibition-Based Control of Mosquito Vectors: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives by Hirunika Perera, Tharaka Wijerathna

“…Thus, the blocking of cholesterol uptake may have detrimental effects on the survival of the insect. Utilizing this character, certain phytochemicals can be used to inhibit mosquito sterol carrier protein-2 (AeSCP-2) activity via competitive binding and proven to have effective insecticidal activities against disease-transmitting mosquitoes and other insect vectors. …”
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Morphology and Surface Structure of Eggs and First Instar Larvae of Coccinella septempunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) by Selami Candan, Nurcan Özyurt Koçakoğlu, Hicret Arslan

“…., is a polyphagous predatory species that feeds on many species of aphids and some soft-bodied insects in both larval and adult stages. For this reason, C. septempunctata L. …”
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Species Composition and Visiting Frequencies of Flower Visitors of Chromolaena odorata in a Dry Zone Forest Patch of Sri Lanka by D. G. R. M. M. Kaushalya Rathnayake, W. M. G. Asanga S. T. B. Wijetunga

“…The attraction of large numbers of insects is concluded to as one of the factors that contribute to the reproductive success of C. odorata in dry zone forests.…”
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Minimizing Honey Bee Exposure to Pesticides by Amy T. Vu, J. D. Ellis, J. Klopchin, E. Buss, L. Diepenbrock, F. M. Fishel, W. H. Kern, C. Mannion, E. McAvoy, L. S. Osborne, M. Rogers, M. Sanford, H. Smith, B. S. Stanford, P. Stansly, L. Stelinski, S. Webb

“…Buss, and others and published by the UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology Department explains the issue and provides strategies to protect honey bees and other beneficial insects from pesticides. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1027 …”
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Microwave Heating as an Alternative Quarantine Method for Disinfestation of Stored Food Grains by Ipsita Das, Girish Kumar, Narendra G. Shah

“…Insects and pests constitute a major threat to food supplies all over the world. …”
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Microbial ecology of sandflies—the correlation between nutrition, Phlebotomus papatasi sandfly development and microbiome by Slavica Vaselek, Bulent Alten

“…The microbial content of the pupa gut was severely diminished, with overall survival of two bacterial species in adult insects - Ochrobactrum intermedium (found in 95% of dissected adults) and Bacillus subtilis (16%). …”
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Preference for and resistance to a toxic sulfur volatile opens up a unique niche in Drosophila busckii by Venkatesh Pal Mahadevan, Diego Galagovsky, Markus Knaden, Bill S. Hansson

“…This adaptability is likely linked to insensitivity of the enzyme complex cytochrome c oxidase (COX), which is a DMDS target in other insects. Our findings position D. busckii as a potential model for studying resistance to toxic gases affecting COX and offers insight into evolutionary adaptations within specific ecological contexts.…”
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Species and Termite Attack Intensity on Pine Trees in Nagari Talang Babungo, Solok District, West Sumatra Province by Desyanti Desyanti, Fauzan Fauzan, Zulhilda Yenti

“… Termites are classified as insects that destroy trees and other organic materials containing cellulose, including pine trees. …”
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Hydrellia fly parasitic wasp Trichopria columbiana Ashmead (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Diapriidae) by Byron R. Coon, Nathan E. Harms, Michael J. Grodowitz, Emma N.I. Weeks, James P. Cuda

“…Despite successful establishment and range expansion of the Asian hydrilla leaf mining fly, Hydrellia pakistanae, population levels of the insect and associated plant damage have remained low. …”
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Hopeful News for Physicians Who Involved in the Treatment of Critical Aluminum Phosphide (Rice Pill) Poisoning Patients by Fatemeh Vafapour, Moslem Sedaghattalab

“…Rice tablets are commonly used in Iran due to their high efficacy against rodents and insects, low cost, and availability. Aluminum phosphide is a lethal poison without antidote and causes cardiocirculatory collapse and has negative inotropic cardiac effect. …”
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