Inflorescences of the Bromeliad Vriesea friburgensis as Nest Sites and Food Resources for Ants and Other Arthropods in Brazil by Volker S. Schmid, Simone Langner, Josefina Steiner, Anne Zillikens

“…Altogether, our results indicate that inflorescences are important resources for ants and other nest-building insects from flowering season to past-fruiting season.…”
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Assessing the role of medical entomology in general medicine education in Iran: expert perspectives and curriculum implications by Ebrahim Abbasi, Lila Bazrafkan, Seyed Ali Akbar Faghihi, Kourosh Azizi, Mohammad Djaefar Moemenbellah-Fard

“…Medical entomology in Iranian universities of medical sciences is one of the important topics of medical parasitology Disciplines for general medical students because it provides information about Disease-vector insects and ways to control them (Results two rounds of Delphi). …”
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Sown wildflower fields and hedgerows synergistically promote insectivorous bats by Franziska Peter, Rebecca Bleumer, Christina Martinez Christophersen, Sally Matern, Tim Diekötter

“…Yet, independent of the season, neither insects nor specifically moths showed a significant preference for the ecotone. …”
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Studies of clinical symptoms of panleukopenia in cats in the Donetsk People’s Republic by I. V. Berdyukova, P. A. Rudenko

“…After infection, the virus is detected in saliva, nasal discharge, urine and feces; it is transmitted through excrements, water, food, and, according to some reports, by bloodsucking insects. The disease is characterized by gastrointestinal tract, central nervous system, hematopoietic tissue lesions. …”
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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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Analysis of the Physicochemical Burden of Oyo State Fish Pond, Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria by BB Babatunde, GN Woke

“…Other macroscopic observations showed that PHWW was slimy to touch, fowl smelling, dark in colour and had animal life forms such as maggots and flying insects residing in it. CCWW was brownish in colour and slightly smelly and fishes were sighted. …”
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GREENBUG RESISTANCE IN OAT ACCESSIONS FROM DAGESTAN AND CAUCASIAN COUNTRIES by E. E. Radchenko, M. A. Chumakov, I. G. Loskutov

“…The Krasnodar (Gulkevichi District) insect population was used in the experiments. The intact plants were uniformly infested with differentaged aphids in the phase of two leaves by shaking insects onto them. …”
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Effects of microbial biocontrol agents on tea plantation microecology and tea plant metabolism: a review by Yixin Xie, Yixin Xie, Chunxia Cao, Daye Huang, Yan Gong, Beibei Wang

“…This review provides insights into the interactions among tea plants, insects, and microorganisms, offering strategies to improve pest and disease management in tea plantations.…”
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Spatio-temporal variation in pollen collected by honey bees (Apis mellifera) in rural-urban mosaic landscapes in Northern Europe. by Yoko L Dupont, Thorsten J S Balsby, Mette B Greve, Luna K Marcussen, Per Kryger

“…Pollen is a source of protein, lipids, vitamins and minerals for bees and other flower-visiting insects. The composition of macro- and micronutrients of pollen vary among different plant species. …”
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Evaluation of Crude Oil Extracts from Plants for Controlling Maize Infestations Caused by the Weevil Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Fikadu Kifle, Melaku Girma, Araya Gebresilassie, Yitbarek Woldehawariat, Estifanos Ele

“…These extracts were evaluated at concentrations of 0.05, 0.1, and 0.15 g per gram, diluted with 10 ml of deionized water, and applied to 50 grams of maize against Sitophilus zeamais. The insects were reared in a plastic jar with one liter of capacity. …”
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Analysis of the Physicochemical Burden of Oyo State Fish Pond, Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria by BB Babatunde, GN Woke

“…Other macroscopic observations showed that PHWW was slimy to touch, fowl smelling, dark in colour and had animal life forms such as maggots and flying insects residing in it. CCWW was brownish in colour and slightly smelly and fishes were sighted. …”
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Eilat virus isolated from Culex univittatus mosquitoes from the Namibian Zambezi Region influences in vitro superinfection with alpha- and flaviviruses in a virus-species-dependent... by Heiko D Guggemos, Anne Kopp, Katrin Voigt, Matthias Fendt, Selina L Graff, John K E Mfune, Christian Borgemeister, Sandra Junglen

“…Transmission of pathogenic alphaviruses by mosquitoes could be influenced by insect-specific alphaviruses such as Eilat virus (EILV). …”
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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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Ethanolic extract of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L.) larvae for wound healing in mice (Mus musculus L.) by Darman Agung Sandakila, Gracetia Devita Hadi, Riska Gultom, Seni Samalele, Rudy Agung Nugroho

“…The Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens L.) or BSF is one of a group of insects that has a length of 15-20 mm originating from America. …”
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Genetic Dissection of Sympatric Populations of Brown Planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Stål), Using DALP-PCR Molecular Markers by M. A. Latif, M. Y. Rafii, M. S. Mazid, M. E. Ali, F. Ahmed, M. Y. Omar, S. G. Tan

“…The populations of N. lugens formed into two distinct clusters, one was insects with high esterase activities usually captured from rice and the other was with low esterase activities usually captured from L. hexandra. …”
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Review: Will “cultured meat” transform our food system towards more sustainability? by Jean-François Hocquette, Sghaier Chriki, Dominique Fournier, Marie-Pierre Ellies-Oury

“…Compared with other potential sustainable solutions to be implemented such as reduction of food losses and waste, new food consumption habits with less proteins of animal sources, sustainable intensification, development of agroecological livestock production, or the development of the market for other meat substitutes (proteins from plants, mycoproteins, algae, insects, etc.), “cultured meat” has an uncertain future.…”
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Electrophysiological and Behavioral Responses of <i>Orchestes steppensis</i> (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to <i>Ulmus</i> Plant Volatiles by Meng Yang, Qin Li, Guoshuai Zhao, Yalin Liu, Yonggen Lou

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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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Exploring the toxicology, socio-ecological impacts and biodegradation of microplastics in Africa: Potentials for resource conservation by Gloria Ifeoma Ujuagu, Onome Ejeromedoghene, Victor Enwemiwe, Chiamaka Linda Mgbechidinma, Ahmed Olalekan Omoniyi, Abiodun Oladipo, Jintu Gu

“…This review therefore provides comprehensive detail of microplastic production and challenges in Africa, the toxicology concerns, socio-ecological issues associated with microplastic waste management, and insight into approaches to mitigate plastic pollution through recycling, upcycling, bioprocessing and their biodegradation with social insects and microorganisms which may form the basis for adoption by policymakers and researchers, thereby minimizing the consequences of plastic pollution in Africa.…”
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Temporal Study of Environmental DNA and Acoustic Data Reveals Coexistence of Sympatric Bat Species in a North American Ecosystem by Vrinda M. Suresh, Trevor Hébert, Kirsten Isabel Verster, Elizabeth A. Hadly

“…ABSTRACT Bats are a species‐rich mammalian order that provide a host of ecosystem services, but presently face threats from habitat loss, disease, climate change, and insect declines. Bat species often co‐occur with other ecologically similar bats, making them a suitable group in which to study niche overlap and partitioning. …”
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