Peachtree Borers in the Home and Commercial Peach Orchard by Russell F. Mizell, III

“…Feeding damage by these larvae weakens trees and decreases productivity. If there is complete girdling of the trees by the larvae, tree death can occur. …”
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DESARROLLO DE RESISTENCIA A NEMATODOS GASTROINTESTINALES EN OVINOS DE PELO DESAFIADOS CON DIFERENTES NIVELES DE INFECCIÓN by D. Esteban-Andrés, R. González-Garduño, G. Garduza-Arias, N.J. Ojeda-Robertos, F. Reyes-Montes, S. Gutiérrez-Cruz

“…Se utilizaron 24 corderos Katahdin x Pelibuey, distribuidos al azar en cuatro grupos desafiados con los siguientes tratamientos: a) 25 larvas infectantes (L 3) de nematodos gastrointestinales (NGI) por kg de peso vivo (PV); b) 50 L 3 PV, c) 100 L 3 PV y el grupo testigo (0 larvas). …”
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Lifecycle Completion and Reproductive Improvement of <i>Chrysoperla carnea</i> (Stephens) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae), Following a Prey Shift Routine During Larval Development by Muhammad Waleed Shakoor, Jawwad Hassan Mirza, Muhammad Kamran, Fahad Jaber Alatawi

“…The results showed that <i>C</i>. <i>carnea</i> larvae successfully completed their lifecycle and life span in the treatments where either the 2nd (T2) or 3rd (T3) instar larvae were fed with the eggs of <i>E</i>. …”
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The Abundance of Mosquito Larval Species (Diptera: Culicidae) and the Physicocemical Characteristics of Their Habitat in Rice Field at Dramaga Sub-District, Bogor Regency by Dimas Novianto, Syifa Alya, Upik Kesumawati Hadi

“…The highest diversity and density of larvae was found in Cikarawang Village. The highest relative abundance of mosquitoes larvae were An. vagus and Cx. vishnui. …”
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Local host ant usage of scarce large blue Phengaris teleius and dusky large blue P. nausithous (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) at Goričko Nature Park (NE Slovenia) by Valerija Zakšek, Barbara Zakšek, Gregor Bračko, Marijan Govedič, Rudi Verovnik

“…A total of 142 ant nests were examined for the presence of Phengaris larvae. Larvae of P. teleius were found in 25 nests of three ant species: M. scabrinodis, M. rubra and M. gallienii, while larvae of P. nausithous were found in 9 nests, all of M. rubra. …”
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<i>Vismia guianensis</i> Improves Survival of <i>Tenebrio molitor</i> and Mice During Lethal Infection with <i>Candida albicans</i> by Arthur André Castro Costa, Elizangela Pestana Motta, Aluísio Silva Oliveira, Pamela Gomes Santos, Josivan Regis Farias, Danielle Cristine Gomes Franco, Mayara Cristina Pinto Silva, Nicolle Teixeira Barbosa, Simone Batista Muniz, Luís Douglas Miranda. Silva, Lucilene Amorim Silva, Claudia Quintino Rocha, Flavia Raquel Fernandes Nascimento, Rosane Nassar Meireles Guerra

“…Two sets of experiments used <i>T. molitor</i> larvae. To evaluate toxicity, the uninfected larvae were treated with EHVG or anthraquinone. …”
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Spanish Moth or Convict Caterpillar, Xanthopastis timais (Cramer) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctiuidae) by John B. Heppner, Kathryn A. Barbara, Eileen A. Buss

“…The larvae are occasional pests of lilies, mainly in Amaryllidaceae. …”
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Spanish Moth or Convict Caterpillar, Xanthopastis timais (Cramer) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctiuidae) by John B. Heppner, Kathryn A. Barbara, Eileen A. Buss

“…The larvae are occasional pests of lilies, mainly in Amaryllidaceae. …”
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First Report: Spodoptera Picta Guerin-Meneville, Armyworm on Swamp Lily (Crinum x powellii ‘Album’) in Bogor, Indonesia by Nadzirum Mubin, Khalisa Sasti Andina, Bela Hasna Audia

“…The larvae and adults were identified as a group of armyworms of Spodoptera picta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). …”
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Dinámica estacional y diaria en las pasturas de poblaciones de nematodes trichostrongylideos de bovinos by D.A. Ferreyra, P. E. Steffan, C. A. Fiel, F. Gonzalez

“…El presente experimento fue desarrollado para determinar la dinámica estacional y diaria en los pastos, de poblaciones de larvas infectivas de nematodes trichostrongylideos de bovinos, evaluando a su vez, la eficiencia de dos técnicas de laboratorio. …”
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Refined methodology for quantifying Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence using Galleria mellonella by Christopher M. R. Axline, Travis J. Kochan, Sophie Nozick, Timothy Ward, Tania Afzal, Issay Niki, Sumitra D. Mitra, Ethan VanGosen, Julia Nelson, Aliki Valdes, David Hynes, William Cheng, Joanne Lee, Prarthana Prashanth, Timothy L. Turner, Nathan B. Pincus, Marc H. Scheetz, Kelly E. R. Bachta, Alan R. Hauser

“…ABSTRACT Larvae of Galleria mellonella (the greater wax moth) are being increasingly used as a model to study microbial pathogenesis. …”
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Teach Aquaculture Curriculum: Spawning and Rearing Bivalve Molluscs—Spawning by R. Leroy Creswell, Cortney L. Ohs, Elisa J. Livengood, Amber L. Garr, Bryan Myers, Carlos V. Martinez, Frank A. Chapman

“…Students will use an ocular micrometer to measure the diameter of bivalve eggs and the length of bivalve larvae. The following lesson plan will have students monitor the density of larvae in their culture system and understand production protocols used in bivalve hatcheries. …”
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Teach Aquaculture Curriculum: Spawning and Rearing Bivalve Molluscs—Spawning by R. Leroy Creswell, Cortney L. Ohs, Elisa J. Livengood, Amber L. Garr, Bryan Myers, Carlos V. Martinez, Frank A. Chapman

“…Students will use an ocular micrometer to measure the diameter of bivalve eggs and the length of bivalve larvae. The following lesson plan will have students monitor the density of larvae in their culture system and understand production protocols used in bivalve hatcheries. …”
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Mosquito larval habitats, meteorological factors, and alternatives for vector control in Makkah Al–Mukarramah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by Haitham Badrawy, Khalid Hassan, Osman Ahmed, Rami Al-Sharif

“…A total of 142131 mosquito larvae and pupae were collected. The majority number of positive residences for all mosquito larvae was observed in January 2023 (1 658, 21.6%). …”
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Ovarian Development and Vitellogenin Gene Expression under Heat Stress in Silkworm, Bombyx mori by Satinath Paul, Bela Keshan

“…The result showed that the heat shock treatment to spinning larvae and pupae at 39°C (1 h and 2 h) did not cause any adverse effect on the reproductive performance of B. mori. …”
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Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896 (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae) by Abdullah A. Alomar, Barry W. Alto

“… Toxorhynchites rutilus is one of the largest known species of mosquitoes in North America. Larvae of Toxorhynchites are aquatic predators and prey upon aquatic invertebrates with preference under some circumstances for larvae of other mosquitoes, a characteristic that can contribute to the use of Toxorhynchites mosquitoes as potential biological controls against container-inhabiting mosquitoes (Focks 2007). …”
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Evidences of the Low Implication of Mosquitoes in the Transmission of Mycobacterium ulcerans, the Causative Agent of Buruli Ulcer by Rousseau Djouaka, Francis Zeukeng, Jude Daiga Bigoga, David N’golo Coulibaly, Genevieve Tchigossou, Romaric Akoton, Sylla Aboubacar, Sodjinin Jean-Eudes Tchebe, Clavella Nantcho Nguepdjo, Razack Adeoti, Innocent Djegbe, Manuele Tamo, Wilfred Fon Mbacham, Solange E. Kakou-Ngazoa, Anthony Ablordey

“…Additional studies of artificially infected larvae of Anopheles kisumu with MU strains revealed that mosquitoes larvae are able to ingest and host MU during L1, L2, L3, and L4 developmental stages. …”
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Morphological and Chemical Changes in the Hemolymph of the Wax Moth <i>Galleria mellonella</i> Infected by the Entomopathogenic Fungus <i>Conidiobolus coronatus</i> by Mieczysława Irena Boguś, Agata Kaczmarek, Anna Katarzyna Wrońska, Mikołaj Drozdowski, Lena Siecińska, Ewelina Mokijewska, Marek Gołębiowski

“…The hemolymph of its larvae was examined after infection with the soil fungus <i>Conidiobolus coronatus</i> (Constantin) Batko 1964 (Entomophthorales). …”
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Prevalence of helminths in horses raised in konya province by Uğur Uslu, Osman Güngör

“…Neither trematode nor cestode eggs nor larvae of Dictyocaulus arnfieldi could be detected. …”
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Coleoptera Larval Fauna Associated with Termite Nests (Isoptera) with Emphasis on the “Bioluminescent Termite Nests” from Central Brazil by Cleide Costa, Sergio Antonio Vanin

“…Beetle larvae that inhabit termite nests present modifications that allow them to cohabitate with the termites. …”
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