Methods to Reduce Forest Residue Volume after Timber Harvesting and Produce Black Carbon by Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Matt D. Busse, James G. Archuleta, Darren McAvoy, Eric Roussel

“…Forest restoration often includes thinning to reduce tree density and improve ecosystem processes and function while also reducing the risk of wildfire or insect and disease outbreaks. However, one drawback of these restoration treatments is that slash is often burned in piles that may damage the soil and require further restoration activities. …”
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STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION OF FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIAL ENERGY ABSORBING BOX by ZHANG QingYong, WANG YuChao, WANG Hui

“…The aluminum alloy was added into the traditional 316L stainless steel composition to form afunetionally graded material (FCM) structure of the energy obsorbing box, and the cross section was optimized to be a stick insect tibia cross-sectional structure. The cross section of the energy absorbing box is then optimized by multiple objectives based on the optimized Latin hypercube experimental design and response surface model. …”
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Biological control, an excellent alternative in the fight against arbovirus transmitting vectors by Aliuska Tamayo Verdecia, Lizette Rodríguez Fernández, Miriela Roque Fernández, Marta María Capote Padilla, Caridad Gianicet Díaz Hernández, Dainiel Paz Bermúdez

“…The review presents experiences about biological controllers such as Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti); B. sphaericus, Wolbachia bacteria, larvivorous fish, the use of nematodes, fungi and the application of the insect sterilization technique. It is concluded that there is a need to expand the knowledge and use of biological controllers, as an alternative to integrated vector control that provides permanent effect, without creating resistance, and is also an economical, sustainable and easily accessible option in prevention. and control of vector-borne diseases.…”
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Notes on the Nests and Prey of Six Species of Pison in Australia (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) by Howard E. Evans, Robert W. Matthews, Allan Hook

“…Voucher specimens have been deposited in the Australian National Insect Collections, Canberra, and at the University of Queensland, Brisbane. …”
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Smaller than Small, the Unique Eocene Louse! by Martin Koziol, Torsten Wappler

“…Among the most significant insect finds to date is the world's first record of a fossil bird louse (order Phthiraptera). …”
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Improving small-scale cultivation of Spodoptera frugiperda 9 cells by silanizing glassware by Kristina Worch, Benjamin Ole Mühlnickel, Jana Pieper, Antje Burse

“…Abstract Cultivating insect cells in glass vessels can be challenging. …”
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Decision Model of Contract-Farming Supply Chain Considering Producer’s Fairness Concerns under Random Yield by Yangang Feng, Rui Chen, Lin He

“…In this study, a random yield supply chain, in which the production process of fresh agricultural products is easily affected by factors, such as weather, soil, or plant diseases and insect pests, was considered. Therefore, the actual output is typically less than the planned output. …”
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Tropical Fruit Pest Management Strategic Plan (PMSP) by Mark A. Mossler, Olaf Norman Nesheim

“…There are also a number of fruit quality issues which must be addressed both pre and post-harvest. Finally, insect problems are often specific to a crop, except for pests such as scales and mealybugs, which have wide host ranges, and are recognized as problems for most of the tropical fruits. …”
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Potted Poinsettia Production: Irrigation and Water Quality by Craig D. Stanley, Brent K. Harbaugh

“…Water management is a critical consideration for many aspects of production such as fertility control, media selection, and disease and insect control. In addition, because water conservation and protection have become important issues to society as a whole, poinsettia producers must consider management practices which minimize the impact that production has on the environment and water resources. …”
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Cypress Weevil, Eudociminus mannerheimii (Boheman) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Albert E. Mayfield, III

“… The cypress weevil, Eudociminus mannerheimii (Boheman), is a native insect that breeds primarily in scarred, weakened, or fallen bald cypress (Taxodium distichum [L.] …”
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EFFECT OF ELEVATED TEMPERATURE ON THE SURVIVAL OF DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER INFECTED WITH A PATHOGENIC WOLBACHIA STRAIN by A. A. Strunov, Yu. Yu. Ilinskii, I. K. Zakharov, E. V. Kiseleva

“…This fact makes it promising for control of insect pests and transmitters of human diseases. Any symbiotic association is exposed to various stress factors: starvation, heat, cold, etc., which affect the symbiont interaction significantly. …”
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Abundance of Sesamia nonagrioides (Lef.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on the Edges of the Mediterranean Basin by Matilde Eizaguirre, Argyro A. Fantinou

“…Diapause, a state of low metabolic activity and developmental arrest, is used by many insect species to cope with adverse conditions. Sesamia nonagrioides is a serious pest of corn in the Mediterranean regions and Central Africa. …”
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Review of monitoring systems for stored grains in a modified atmosphere by Louis Labrot–Rhodes, Eric Campo, Pierre Poujaud

“…Monitoring systems in combination with measured data analytics can help to prevent insect or mold damage to stored grains, whatever the storage technique used. …”
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The Role of Ants in Lowland Tropical Rainforest Transformation by Noor Farikhah Haneda, Nisfi Yuniar

“…Deforestation or changes functions from forest to non-forest play a role in changing ecosystems and the species within them. Insect as one of the fauna is an interesting aspect to study, especially ants. …”
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Effectivity of Mangkokan Leaf Extract (Nothopanax scutellarium Merr) with Different Treatments to Control Golden Snail (Pomacea canaliculata Lamarck) by Rusdi Rusli, Imelda Sari, Munzir Busniah

“…The research was conducted in the Insect Bioecology Laboratory and agriculture field in Batu Busuak Village, Pauh District, Padang City, from March to April 2021. …”
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Convergent origin and accelerated evolution of vesicle-associated RhoGAP proteins in two unrelated parasitoid wasps by Colinet, Dominique, Cavigliasso, Fanny, Leobold, Matthieu, Pichon, Apolline, Urbach, Serge, Cazes, Dominique, Poullet, Marine, Belghazi, Maya, Volkoff, Anne-Nathalie, Drezen, Jean-Michel, Gatti, Jean-Luc, Poirié, Marylène

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Review of the genus Diglyphus Walker, 1844 (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in Iraq by Zainab Mansowr, Hossein Lotfalizadeh, Majid Jafarlu

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Waggle Dances and Azimuthal Windows by O. Duangphakdee, S. E. Radloff, C. W. W. Pirk, H. R. Hepburn

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L’éducation relative à l’environnement pour stimuler différents niveaux d’engagement environnemental : le cas du dispositif Mon Village Espace de Biodiversité by Aurélie Tshibangu , Nicolas Becu , Anne-Caroline Prévot , Sylvie Houte 

“…The installation and the observation of a wooden insect shelter in private gardens (individual level) ; the participation to the management of a public apiary (communal level) ; the involvement in a group of citizens leading projects for biodiversity protection (territory level). …”
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Répartition de la biodiversité en France métropolitaine : une synthèse des Atlas faunistiques by Isabelle Witté, Julien Touroult

“…In this study, seven published atlases covering 507 vertebrate species and 425 insect species were combined for analyses. Different indices designed to pinpoint biodiversity hotspots were calculated for each quadrat in a regular grid covering the whole country : species richness, rare species richness, relative rarity index and an index of contribution to the global biodiversity calculated with spatial optimisation software (Marxan). …”
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