Stick tool use by chimpanzees in a forest fragment in Uganda’s Budongo-Bugoma corridor: preliminary observations from Kasongoire by Aimee Oxley, Balinda Kiiza Jovan

“…The behaviour appears to be rare and insect prey seems not to have been actually ingested, but the observations provide further evidence of probing stick tool use by chimpanzees only 15 km from the main forest block. …”
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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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The occurrence of the citrus flower moth, Prays citri (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea: Praydidae) for the first time in Iran by Helen Alipanah, Mohammad Reza Damavandian, Maedeh Abdi, Lida Fekrat

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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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Apple Maggot, Apple Maggot Fly, Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr., Thomas R. Fasulo

“… The apple maggot, Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh) (also known as the "railroad worm") is an insect native to North America. Originally it fed in the fruit of wild hawthorn (Crataegus spp.), but during the past 130 years it has become a primary pest of cultivated apples, especially in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. …”
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Forest Tent Caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria Hübner (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) by James R. Meeker

“…Although this univoltine insect is called a tent caterpillar, it is unlike other Malacosoma species in that the larvae do not construct tents. …”
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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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Apple Maggot, Apple Maggot Fly, Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr., Thomas R. Fasulo

“… The apple maggot, Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh) (also known as the "railroad worm") is an insect native to North America. Originally it fed in the fruit of wild hawthorn (Crataegus spp.), but during the past 130 years it has become a primary pest of cultivated apples, especially in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. …”
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Forest Tent Caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria Hübner (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) by James R. Meeker

“…Although this univoltine insect is called a tent caterpillar, it is unlike other Malacosoma species in that the larvae do not construct tents. …”
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SEASONAL MONITORING OF THE INVASIVE SPECIES HALYOMORPHA HALYS Stal. ON DECORATIVE PLANTS IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA by USM ADMIN

“… The brown marmorated stink bug Halyomorpha halys Stal is one of the most aggressive invasive insect species, posing a serious threat to agricultural crops and decorative plants in Europe and North America. …”
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A Review of Nesting Behavior in the Genus Entomognathus, With Notes on E. Memorialis Banks (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) by Richard C. Miller, Frank E. Kurczewski

“…Y. College of Forestry Insect Museum. and the mature larva has been deposited in the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University.…”
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Global perspectives on the biodegradation of LDPE in agricultural systems by Jani E. Mendoza, Daniel Tineo, Beimer Chuquibala-Checan, Nilton Atalaya-Marin, Victor H. Taboada-Mitma, Josué Tafur-Culqui, Ever Tarrillo, Darwin Gómez-Fernández, Malluri Goñas, María Andrea Reyes-Reyes, María Andrea Reyes-Reyes

“…The use of microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, algae, and insect larvae that influence its decomposition is highlighted. …”
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Dynamics of delayed mosquitoes populations models with two different strategies of releasing sterile mosquitoes by Liming Cai, Shangbing Ai, Guihong Fan

“…., malaria, dengue fever), recent works have considered the problem of using the sterile insect technique to reduce or eradicate the wild mosquito population. …”
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The Hsf1-sHsp cascade has pan-antiviral activity in mosquito cells by Jieqiong Qu, Michelle Schinkel, Lisa Chiggiato, Samara Rosendo Machado, Gijs J. Overheul, Pascal Miesen, Ronald P. van Rij

“…This Hsf1-sHsp cascade acts as an early response against chikungunya virus infection and shows pan-antiviral activity against chikungunya, Sindbis, and dengue virus as well as the insect-specific Agua Salud alphavirus in Ae. aegypti cells and against chikungunya virus and O’nyong-nyong virus in Aedes albopictus and Anopheles gambiae cells, respectively. …”
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Study on the Detection of Dairy Cows’ Self-Protective Behaviors Based on Vision Analysis by Jia Li, Pei Wu, Feilong Kang, Lina Zhang, Chuanzhong Xuan

“…The study of the self-protective behaviors of dairy cows suffering dipteral insect infestation is important for evaluating the breeding environment and cows’ selective breeding. …”
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Transcriptomic analysis of the defense response in “Cabernet Sauvignon” grape leaf induced by Apolygus lucorum feeding by Heng Yao, Suhong Gao, Tianhua Sun, Guona Zhou, Changkuan Lu, Baojia Gao, Wenshu Chen, Yiming Liang

“…These genes were found to be involved in 42 metabolic pathways, particularly in plant hormone signaling metabolism, plant‐pathogen interaction, MAPK signaling pathway, and other metabolic pathways associated with plant‐induced insect resistance. Feeding by A. lucorum stimulated and upregulated a significant number of genes related to jasmonic acid and calcium ion pathways, suggesting their crucial role in the defense molecular mechanism of “Cabernet Sauvignon” grapes. …”
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Integrating molecular photoswitch memory with nanoscale optoelectronics for neuromorphic computing by David Alcer, Nelia Zaiats, Thomas K. Jensen, Abbey M. Philip, Evripidis Gkanias, Nils Ceberg, Abhijit Das, Vidar Flodgren, Stanley Heinze, Magnus T. Borgström, Barbara Webb, Bo W. Laursen, Anders Mikkelsen

“…Based on the experimental performance metrics, our on-chip solution is capable of operating an anatomically validated model of the insect brain navigation complex.…”
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Ventricular Habronemiasis in Aviary Passerines by Jennifer N. Niemuth, Joni V. Allgood, James R. Flowers, Ryan S. De Voe, Brigid V. Troan

“…Secondary visceral amyloidosis, attributed to chronic inflammation associated with nematodiasis, was present in 4 individuals. An insect intermediate host is suspected but was not identified. …”
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A stage structured model for mosquito suppression with immigration by Mugen Huang, Zifeng Wang, Zixin Nie

“…The incompatible insect technique based on Wolbachia is a promising alternative to control mosquito-borne diseases, such as dengue fever, malaria, and Zika, which drives wild female mosquitoes sterility through a mechanism cytoplasmic incompatibility. …”
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Physiological impact of Trichoderma viride agents on the quality and production of melon that is grown on soils continuously cropped to melon by Jingyi Liu, Hua Lian, Jingwei Dou, Jingjing Li, Guangliang Zhu, Jiatong Wang, Guangshu Ma, Mei Li

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