Discovery of the genus Parawenhoekia Paoli (Acari: Chyzeriidae) in the Western Asian area by Najmeh Kiany, Marjan Seiedy, Masoud Hakimitabar, Martin Husemann

“…The specimens were collected in association with an Oedipodinae grasshopper of the genus Aiolopus (Orthoptera: Acrididae). The genus Parawenhoekia Paoli, 1937 has only been known from three Mediterranean countries so far (Italy, Cyprus, and Montenegro) and hence our finding represents a large area extension. …”
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A Review on the Fascinating World of Insect Resources: Reason for Thoughts by R. K. Lokeshwari, T. Shantibala

“…Many insect species act as potential predators and parasites of destructive pests of insect order Lepidoptera, Diptera, and Orthoptera. Insects are also used as bioindicator to assess the cumulative effects of environmental stressors such as pollutants. …”
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Immune Response of Mormon Crickets That Survived Infection by Beauveria bassiana by Robert B. Srygley, Stefan T. Jaronski

“…Beauveria bassiana (Fungi: Ascomycota) is an entomopathogenic fungus that serves as a biological control agent of Mormon crickets Anabrus simplex Haldeman (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) and other grasshopper pests. …”
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Switching escape strategies in the parasitic ant cricket Myrmecophilus tetramorii by Ryoya Tanaka, Yuki Mitaka, Daigo Takemoto, Mitsuhiko P. Sato, Azusa Kamikouchi, Yoshinori Suzuki

“…Here, we investigated the escape strategies of the parasitic ant cricket Myrmecophilus tetramorii Ichikawa (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae) toward its host and non-host ant workers. …”
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Assessing the potential impact of grasshopper outbreaks on Patagonian wetlands through mathematical modelling by Laura Soledad Serrano, Ana Laura Pietrantuono, María Fabiana Laguna, Mariana Weigandt, María Emilia Amadio, Valeria Fernández-Arhex

“…Within these ecosystems, there is a wide diversity of phytophagous insects, among which two species of orthoptera are predominant: Dichroplus elongatus (usually considered a pest) and D. vittigerum. …”
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Insect Abundance and Its Structure Trophic Level on Different Level of Teak-Based Agroforestry Development at Nglanggeran Village, Gunungkidul District, Yogyakarta by Ananto Triyogo, Priyono Suryanto, Siti Muslimah Widyastuti, Aldino Dwi Baresi, Isnaini Fauziah Zughro

“…Early and middle agroforestry showed an abundance of insects (order), in which the largest proportion of them is categorized as pest (Lepidoptera, Diptera, Blattaria, Hymenoptera, Orthoptera, Coleoptera, Isoptera, and Dermaptera). The growth level of agroforestry has a direct impact on the presence of insects of Hymenoptera and Diptera orders. …”
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Análise faunística e sazonalidade de insetos edáficos em ecossistemas da Área de Proteção Ambiental do Araripe em duas estações do ano, Barbalha-CE by Francisco Roberto de Azevedo, Raul Azevedo, Cícero Antônio Mariano dos Santos, Daniel Rodrigues Nere, Eridiane da Silva Moura

“…Já os Hymenoptera, da família Formicidae, ocorrem frequentemente em todos os ecossistemas, predominando na área agrícola da estação chuvosa as formigas cortadeiras, enquanto que os Orthoptera Gryllidae e os Hemiptera Cydnidae predominam no fragmento de mata, onde os grilos ocorrem tanto na estação chuvosa como seca na mesma frequência, e os percevejos castanhos ocorrem com maior frequência somente na estação chuvosa. …”
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