Soy 11S Globulin Acid Subunits as the Novel Food Polymer Carrier by Lei Chen, Dahai Liu, Guohua Wu, Yuanyuan Ma

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Ecological Risk Assessment for Invasive Wildlife in Florida by Venetia Briggs-Gonzalez, Kyle Allen, Rebecca G. Harvey, Frank J. Mazzotti

“…Florida ports are the entry points for about half of the reptiles, arachnids, insects, and crustaceans imported into the United States. …”
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An Ultrastructural and Fluorescent Study of the Teratocytes of Microctonus aethiopoides Loan (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from the Hemocoel of Host Alfalfa Weevil, Hypera postica (Gyl... by Kent S. Shelby, Javad Habibi, Benjamin Puttler

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Automated Tomato Leaf Disease Detection Using Image Processing: An SVM-Based Approach with GLCM and SIFT Features by Rashid Khan, Nasir Ud Din, Asim Zaman, Bingding Huang

“…Tomato cultivation is increasingly widespread, yet it faces significant challenges, particularly from plant diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, and insects. Addressing these diseases is crucial for ensuring the quality and yield of tomato crops. …”
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Cavity nesting ants use more, larger grains of sand for nest entrance modification in repeated emigrations by M. Marczak, A. Gruszka, M. Rolski, S. Mitrus

“…Nest sites are important for social insects, as the nests provide refuge against enemies and ensure optimal conditions for brood development. …”
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A Comprehensive Review of the Development and Therapeutic Use of Antivirals in Flavivirus Infection by Aarti Tripathi, Shailendra Chauhan, Renu Khasa

“…Flaviviruses are a diverse group of viruses primarily transmitted through hematophagous insects like mosquitoes and ticks. Significant expansion in the geographic range, prevalence, and vectors of flavivirus over the last 50 years has led to a dramatic increase in infections that can manifest as hemorrhagic fever or encephalitis, leading to prolonged morbidity and mortality. …”
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Diversity of xerotolerant and xerophilic fungi in honey by E. Rodríguez-Andrade, A. M. Stchigel, A. Terrab, J. Guarro, J. F. Cano-Lira

“…Honey, a sugary food produced by bees (and other insects) has been studied little in terms of its fungal diversity. …”
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Laboratory risk assessment of Beauveria bassiana AAD16 on two species of ladybird beetle. by Md Rajib Hasan, Md Rasel Raju, Un Taek Lim

“…Therefore, we conclude that B. bassiana AAD16 would not increase risk to these beneficial insects compared to a similar pathogen commercialized.…”
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Effects of the Trophobiont Herbivore Calloconophora pugionata (Hemiptera) on Ant Fauna Associated with Myrcia obovata (Myrtaceae) in a Montane Tropical Forest by Roberth Fagundes, Kleber Del-Claro, Sérvio Pontes Ribeiro

“…Results corroborated our main hypothesis: membracids had a positive effect on the occurrence of ants but negative on species richness. Overall insect occurrence was also reduced with increasing in C. pugionata colonies, probably due to strengthening dominant ant species territory sizes and intensification of patrolling.…”
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Determination of Calliphoridae (Insecta: Diptera) Succession on Pig Carcasses in Central Anatolia, Turkey by Cenk Önsoy, Ferhat Altunsoy

“…Insects function as a biological clock in determining the time elapsed after death which is also called minimum postmortem interval (PMImin). …”
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STUDY OF GERMINATION REGARDING THE COMBAT OF WEEDS IN MEADOWS WITH REFERENCE TO CIRSIUM VULGARE SPECIES by Lisena Piscoran, Teodor Rusu

“…Seed germination is the most important stage in the life cycle of a plant.During seed germination,various metabolic processes are activated that ensure seedling growth and important physiological and biochemical changes occur.Factors acting during seed development (temperature, moisture, burial and microbial damage) can influence subsequent germination performance.Developmental(eg,inflorescence,age) and positional (within or between inflorescences of the parent plant) effects may also be important.In general,C.vulgare is a Euriecia species(species with a high degree of adaptability) common on wet alluvial soils.C vulgare reproduction: pollination takes place by insects (entomogamous pollination) or possibly by wind (anemogamous pollination).They are plants with a biennial reproductive cycle.In the first year they have a single rosette of leaves, while in the second year they bloom completely.They are herbaceous plants that differ from the other biological forms because,being annual,they overcome the adverse season in the form of seeds and are equipped with an erect and often leafless flower axis.…”
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Comparative analysis of grape berry microbiota uncovers sour rot associates from a Maryland vineyard. by Blaise Jumbam, Magaly Toro, Mengjun Hu

“…Previous studies suggest that damaged fruit skin and feeding insects like Drosophila spp. are required for the disease to occur. …”
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Diet breadth of fish communities in Vamanapuram river, Kerala, South India by S. David Kingston, Koos Vijverber, P. Natarajan, Tigist Ashagre Amare

“…Their main food has been observed to be terrestrial insects. The generalists like Rasbora daniconius and Puntius filamentosus have diet breadth of 3.27 and 4.15, respectively. …”
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Divergent effects of entomopathogenic fungi and medicinal mushroom species on Drosophila melanogaster lifespan by Md M. H. Nafis, Amran A. Q. A. Al-Shaarani, Mohammed H. M. Muafa, Yiwen Wang, Chunying Deng, Yusufjon Gafforov, Lorenzo Pecoraro

“…Fungal growth was microscopically observed on the bodies of dead fruit flies treated with the four entomogenous fungal species, confirming that the tested fungi were responsible for the mortality of the model insects. Our findings showed that the four fungal species previously found on the body of Coleoptera individuals are entomopathogenic and could be exploited in agriculture applications for the biocontrol of noxious pests. …”
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Organizmy pożyteczne w strategiach biologicznego zwalczania – grzyby owadobójcze by Anna Augustyniuk-Kram

“…Fungal entomopathogens are widespread in nature and contribute to the natural regulation of insects. They can be exploited for pest management as biological control agents of pests in attempts to improve the sustainability of crop protection. …”
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Susceptibility of lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) to entomopathogenic fungi isolated from poultry houses litter and nearby soil by Elżbieta Popowska-Nowak, Dorota Tumialis, Elżbieta Pezowicz

“…The lesser mealworm Alphitobius diaperinus is present in great numbers in poultry houses. These insects are especially dangerous as a potential carriers of pathogens such as bacteria, viruses and parasites. …”
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Mathematical modeling of Glassy-winged sharpshooter population by Jeong-Mi Yoon, Volodymyr Hrynkiv, Lisa Morano, Anh Tuan Nguyen, Sara Wilder, Forrest Mitchell

“…Bacteria are vectored fromone vine to the next by a number of xylem feeding insect species.Of these, the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (GWSS) is considered tobe the primary xylem feeding insect in Texas vineyards. …”
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Evolution of wing scales in Diptera documented by fossils by Ewa Krzemińska, Wiesław Krzemiński, Iwona Kania-Kłosok, Jadwiga Stanek-Tarkowska, Kornelia Skibińska, Daubian Santos

“…Abstract Among the insects with wings clad in scales, the butterflies are the best known and those showing greatest variety of scale types. …”
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Science-based assurance of the disease freedom in reindeer herds of the Russian Arctic zone by K. A. Laishev, A. A. Yuzhakov

“…The analysis of the archival data and literary sources, as well as own research data lead to the following conclusions: the greatest risk of anthrax occurrence and spread is posed by old carcass sites; to eradicate brucellosis, vaccination of animals along with the general disease control measures is necessary; in case of footrot, special attention should be paid to the control of blood-sucking insects and warble flies; to prevent rabies in reindeer herds, it is important to avoid contacts between deer and wild carnivores and consider emergency vaccination. …”
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Animal-derived therapeutic alternatives for candidiasis treatment by Manuela Gómez-Gaviria, Joaquín O. Chávez-Santiago, José A. Martínez-Álvarez, Héctor M. Mora-Montes

“…This review article shows an update on the recent literature related to new prophylactic strategies derived from marine animals, insects, amphibians, and reptiles for the treatment of invasive candidiasis.…”
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