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1. Insect pests as food and feed

Author:
van Huis, A.
Source:
Journal of insects as food and feed 2020 v.6 no.4 pp. 327-331
ISSN:
2352-4588
Subject:
insect pests,   etc   ; entomophagy; harvesting;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... When insects occur in large numbers, and these are often insect pests, people want to get rid of them. In countries where insects are already consumed, the idea of eating them is quickly formed. Harvesting them as food can be a strategy to replace other methods of control. ...
DOI:
10.3920/JIFF2020.x004

2. Survey of organic sweet corn growers identifies corn earworm prevalence, management and opportunities for plant breeding

Author:
Moore, Virginia M.; Tracy, William F.
Source:
Renewable agriculture and food systems 2021 v.36 no.2 pp. 126-129
ISSN:
1742-1713
Subject:
insect pests,   etc   ; Helicoverpa zea; Zea mays; agriculture; corn; surveys; sweetcorn;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea) is one of the most important pests in organic sweet corn (Zea mays) production. Breeding of corn earworm-resistant varieties has been identified as a potential approach to deal with this pest, but it is critical that plant breeding efforts reflect the contexts and needs of organic producers who might eventually adopt earworm-resistant varieties. In November–December ...
DOI:
10.1017/S1742170520000204

3. Relative susceptibility and influence of different wheat cultivars on biological parameters of Sitophilus oryzae L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Author:
Mehta, Vasu; Kumar, Surjeet
Source:
International journal of tropical insect science 2021 v.41 no.1 pp. 653-661
ISSN:
1742-7592
Subject:
insect pests,   etc   ; Sitophilus oryzae; adults; cultivars; oviposition; stored grain; wheat;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Wheat, one of the most important food grain crops, is heavily infested by a number of insect-pests during storage. Out of all these, the rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae is one of the most widespread and destructive insect-pest of stored wheat throughout the world. In the seven cultivars investigated, weevil completed its life cycle on all of them. However, weevil had the lowest oviposition (17.33%) ...
DOI:
10.1007/s42690-020-00253-1

4. The Future of Organic Insect Pest Management: Be a Better Entomologist or Pay for Someone Who Is

Author:
Headrick, David
Source:
Insects 2021 v.12 no.2
ISSN:
2075-4450
Subject:
insect pests,   etc   ; entomologists; entomology; insect control; models; organic production; outreach;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Insect pest management in certified organic production systems presents considerable challenges for growers. The Federal National Organic Program (NOP) guidelines list acceptable tactics, but their effective use requires a considerable knowledgebase in entomology. The range of tactics allowed by the NOP are viewed as limiting by many growers and there are important elements missing from the list s ...
DOI:
10.3390/insects12020140

5. Immunological interactions of Chilo suppressalis Walker (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) with the native entomopathogenic fungi

Author:
Shahriari, Morteza; Zibaee, Arash; Khodaparast, Seyyed Akbar; Fazeli-Dinan, Mahmoud; Hoda, Hassan; Armand, Alireza
Source:
Microbial pathogenesis 2021 v.154 pp. 104858
ISSN:
0882-4010
Subject:
insect pests,   etc   ; Chilo suppressalis; agroecosystems; antimicrobial peptides; hemocytes; lysozyme; monophenol monooxygenase; pathogenesis; transcription (genetics);     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Entomopathogenic fungi can attack many insect hosts and have been applied as the eco-friendly alternatives to synthetic chemicals for the control of pests. Insects have developed different defense systems encountering entomopathogens including humoral and cellular immune responses. In the present study, injection of some native entomopathogenic fungi to the Chilo suppressalis Walker larvae resulte ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.micpath.2021.104858

6. Global review on interactions between insect pests and other forest disturbances

Author:
Canelles, Quim; Aquilué, Núria; James, Patrick M. A.; Lawler, Joshua; Brotons, Lluís
Source:
Landscape ecology 2021 v.36 no.4 pp. 945-972
ISSN:
0921-2973
Subject:
insect pests,   etc   ; drought; forest dynamics; forest management; forests; global change; invasive species; landscape ecology;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... CONTEXT: Forest landscapes worldwide are shaped by abiotic drivers such as fire, windstorms, and drought, but also by biotic drivers like insect pests and pathogens. Although the effects of such drivers on forest dynamics have been studied extensively, knowledge of the interactions between insect pests and other drivers of change is still coarse and fragmented. Indeed, new invasive insect species ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10980-021-01209-7

7. First report of litchi stink bug (Tessaratoma javanica Thunberg) outbreak in Bangladesh

Author:
Mondal, Md. Fuad; Ahmed, Jaher; Hassan, Kamrul; Khan, Mohammed Abul Monjur
Source:
International journal of tropical insect science 2021 v.41 no.1 pp. 383-387
ISSN:
1742-7592
Subject:
insect pests,   etc   ; Litchi; Pentatomidae; Tessaratomidae; adults; eggs; females; instars; invasive species; longevity; scientists; surveys; Bangladesh;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Litchi growers reported the infestation of an unknown insect pest recently in the north-eastern part of Bangladesh, which affected litchi production remarkably. A field survey was conducted to identify this invasive insect species, and the biology of this insect was studied under laboratory conditions. Further, damage severity of the insect was determined in the affected litchi orchards. Based on ...
DOI:
10.1007/s42690-020-00216-6

8. Natural insecticides from native plants of the Mediterranean basin and their activity for the control of major insect pests in vegetable crops: shifting from the past to the future

Author:
Karkanis, Anestis C.; Athanassiou, Christos G.
Source:
Journal of pest science 2021 v.94 no.2 pp. 187-202
ISSN:
1612-4758
Subject:
insect pests,   etc   ; ; environmental degradation; indigenous species; insecticidal properties; plant protection; vegetables; Mediterranean region;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... The Mediterranean basin thrives in native plant species are able to produce numerous derivatives that can be used for insect pest control. This article provides an up-to-date overview of the most important native plant species commonly found in this region that have a certain insecticidal value in vegetable crops. Regarding the insecticidal activity of extracts from selected native species, result ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10340-020-01275-x

9. Plant Allelochemicals as Sources of Insecticides

Author:
Tlak Gajger, Ivana; Dar, Showket Ahmad
Source:
Insects 2021 v.12 no.3
ISSN:
2075-4450
Subject:
insect pests,   etc   ; ; allelochemicals; biotic stress; plant protection; saponins; secondary metabolites; terpenoids; toxicity;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... In this review, we describe the role of plant-derived biochemicals that are toxic to insect pests. Biotic stress in plants caused by insect pests is one of the most significant problems, leading to yield losses. Synthetic pesticides still play a significant role in crop protection. However, the environmental side effects and health issues caused by the overuse or inappropriate application of synth ...
DOI:
10.3390/insects12030189

10. Decision Support for Potato Growers using a Pest Monitoring Network

Author:
Wohleb, Carrie H.; Waters, Timothy D.; Crowder, David W.
Source:
American journal of potato research 2021 v.98 no.1 pp. 5-11
ISSN:
1099-209X
Subject:
insect pests,   etc   ; ; agroecosystems; basins; cost effectiveness; crop losses; integrated pest management; potatoes; research;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Pest monitoring networks form the foundation of many integrated pest management programs in agroecosystems throughout the world. These monitoring networks tend to focus on widely dispersed and highly variable insect pest populations that can cause significant crop loss without intervention. By assessing the distribution and abundance of insects over growing seasons, pest monitoring networks help g ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12230-020-09813-0

11. Fitness cost of imidacloprid resistance in the cotton-staining bug, Dysdercus koenigii

Author:
Saeed, Rabia; Abbas, Naeem; Hafez, Abdulwahab M.
Source:
Chemosphere 2021 v.265 pp. 129118
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
insect pests,   etc   ; ; Dysdercus koenigii; adults; eggs; fecundity; females; imidacloprid; life tables; longevity; males; oviposition;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Dysdercus koenigii, a serious cotton-staining insect pest in many countries, has shown high resistance to imidacloprid, a systemic neonicotinoid insecticide used to control sap-sucking pests. With the aim of creating an effective management strategy, the biological traits of susceptible (SS) and imidacloprid-resistant (Imida-RS) D. koenigii, as well as their reciprocal crosses (CR1 and CR2), were ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129118

12. Photoperiodic induction of reproductive diapause and life-history traits of a tortoise beetle, Laccoptera nepalensis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a range-expanding pest of southern origin

Author:
Shintani, Yoshinori; Takahashi, Yûya; Nakagawa, Kenji; Mineshima, Yûki
Source:
Applied entomology and zoology 2021 v.56 no.1 pp. 99-106
ISSN:
0003-6862
Subject:
insect pests,   etc   ; Chrysomelidae; Japan; adults; diapause; entomology; females; life history; sweet potatoes; temperature;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The tortoise beetle, Laccoptera nepalensis Boheman (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), is an important insect pest of the sweet potato, and is naturally distributed in southern to eastern Asia. The species has recently been expanding its range to the main islands of Japan, where it had previously not been distributed. In this study, the life-history traits of a local population in southern Kyushu, Japan ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13355-020-00716-4

13. The Role of Trialeurodes vaporariorum-Infested Tomato Plant Volatiles in the Attraction of Encarsia formosa (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae)

Author:
Ayelo, Pascal M.; Yusuf, Abdullahi A.; Pirk, Christian W. W.; Mohamed, Samira A.; Chailleux, Anaїs; Deletre, Emilie
Source:
Journal of chemical ecology 2021 v.47 no.2 pp. 192-203
ISSN:
0098-0331
Subject:
insect pests,   etc   ; ; Encarsia formosa; Solanum lycopersicum; Trialeurodes vaporariorum; carene; chemical ecology; herbivores; kairomones; olfactometers; parasitoids; tomatoes;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Natural enemies locate their herbivorous host and prey through kairomones emitted by host plants and herbivores. These kairomones could be exploited to attract and retain natural enemies in crop fields for insect pest control. The parasitoid Encarsia formosa preferentially parasitises its whitefly host, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, a major pest of tomato Solanum lycopersicum, thus offering an effect ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10886-021-01245-2

14. Monitoring Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Infestation in Soybean by Proximal Sensing

Author:
Barros, Pedro P. S.; Schutze, Inana X.; Iost Filho, Fernando H.; Yamamoto, Pedro T.; Fiorio, Peterson R.; Demattê, José A. M.
Source:
Insects 2021 v.12 no.1
ISSN:
2075-4450
Subject:
insect pests,   etc   ; Bemisia tabaci; crop management; decision making; integrated pest management; photosynthesis; reflectance; soybeans;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Although monitoring insect pest populations in the fields is essential in crop management, it is still a laborious and sometimes ineffective process. Imprecise decision-making in an integrated pest management program may lead to ineffective control in infested areas or the excessive use of insecticides. In addition, high infestation levels may diminish the photosynthetic activity of soybean, reduc ...
DOI:
10.3390/insects12010047

15. Apolygus lucorum genome provides insights into omnivorousness and mesophyll feeding

Author:
Liu, Yang; Liu, Hangwei; Wang, Hengchao; Huang, Tianyu; Liu, Bo; Yang, Bin; Yin, Lijuan; Li, Bin; Zhang, Yan; Zhang, Sai; Jiang, Fan; Zhang, Xiaxuan; Ren, Yuwei; Wang, Bing; Wang, Sen; Lu, Yanhui; Wu, Kongming; Fan, Wei; Wang, Guirong
Source:
Molecular ecology resources 2021 v.21 no.1 pp. 287-300
ISSN:
1755-098X
Subject:
insect pests,   etc   ; Miridae; chromosomes; genome; mesophyll; metabolic detoxification; olfactory perception; omnivores; plant damage; polygalacturonase; saliva; transposons;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Apolygus lucorum (Miridae) is an omnivorous pest that occurs worldwide and is notorious for the serious damage it causes to various crops and substantial economic losses. Although some studies have examined the biological characteristics of the mirid bug, no reference genome is available in Miridae, limiting in‐depth studies of this pest. Here, we present a chromosome‐scale reference genome of A.  ...
DOI:
10.1111/1755-0998.13253

16. Correction to: Fluctuating temperatures influence the susceptibility of pest insects to biological control agents

Author:
Ghazanfar, Muhammad Usman; Hagenbucher, Steffen; Romeis, Jörg; Grabenweger, Giselher; Meissle, Michael
Source:
Journal of pest science 2020 v.93 no.4 pp. 1443
ISSN:
1612-4758
Subject:
insect pests,   etc   ; biological control agents; temperature;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... In the original publication of this article, the complete author affiliations were incorrect. The correct affiliations are provided in this correction. ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10340-020-01244-4

17. First record of Psylla buxi (L., 1758) (Hemiptera, Psylloidea) from Luxembourg

Author:
Eickermann, M.; Ronellenfitsch, F. K.; Rapisarda, C.
Source:
Bulletin OEPP 2020 v.50 no.2 pp. 271-276
ISSN:
0250-8052
Subject:
insect pests,   etc   ; Buxus sempervirens; Psylla; Luxembourg;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... The ornamental use of boxwood (Buxus sempervirens L.) is threatened by the gall‐forming psyllid Psylla buxi (L.) (Hemiptera, Psylloidea). Individuals of P. buxi were found as well as its symptoms for the first time in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in several locations, which indicates that this pest species has spread and is already established on boxwood across the country. ...
DOI:
10.1111/epp.12636

18. Insects–plants-pathogens: Toxicity, dependence and defense dynamics

Author:
Noman, Ali; Aqeel, Muhammad; Islam, Waqar; Khalid, Noreen; Akhtar, Noreen; Qasim, Muhammad; Yasin, Ghulam; Hashem, Mohamed; Alamri, Saad; Al-Zoubi, Omar Mahmoud; Jalees, Muhammad Moazam; Al-sadi, Abdullah
Source:
Toxicon 2021 v.197 pp. 87-98
ISSN:
0041-0101
Subject:
insect pests,   etc   ; biotic stress; cell walls; coevolution; ecological balance; ecosystems; glucosinolates; immunity; metabolism; selection pressure; signal transduction; toxicity;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... In a natural ecosystem, the pathogen-plant-insect relationship has diverse implications for each other. The pathogens as well as insect-pests consume plant tissues as their feed that mostly results in damage. In turn, plant species have evolved specialized defense system to not only protect themselves but reduce the damage also. Such tripartite interactions involve toxicity, metabolic modulations, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.toxicon.2021.04.004

19. Drought effects on carbon allocation to resin defences and on resin dynamics in old-grown Scots pine

Author:
Rissanen, K.; Hölttä, T.; Bäck, J.; Rigling, A.; Wermelinger, B.; Gessler, A.
Source:
Environmental and experimental botany 2021 v.185 pp. 104410
ISSN:
0098-8472
Subject:
insect pests,   etc   ; Pinus sylvestris; botany; carbon; conifers; drought; dynamics; environmental factors; flow; forests; irrigation; objectives; pathogens; pressure; summer; trees; water;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... Droughts and other rapid changes in abiotic environmental conditions can predispose trees to damage by pest insects and pathogens. For survival of coniferous trees, functional resin-based defences are essential, and it is important to know how they react to changes in environmental conditions at various time scales.We studied the effects of differing water availabilities on resin-based defences in ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envexpbot.2021.104410

20. Population dynamics, hunting nature on insect pests and existence of symbiotic bacterial microbes among leading transgenic cotton spiders

Author:
Nasir, Muhammad; Zhao, Chen-chen; Luo, Jun-yu; Zhu, Xiang-zhen; Gao, Xue-ke; Iqbal, Mazher F.; Ji, Ji-chao; Zhang, Shuai; Cui, Jin-jie
Source:
Journal of Asia-Pacific entomology 2021 v.24 no.1 pp. 297-307
ISSN:
1226-8615
Subject:
insect pests,   etc   ; Pardosa; Wolbachia; bacteria; cotton; decline; entomology; genetically modified organisms; larvae; microsymbionts; population; population dynamics; prevalence; proteins; research;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... The genetically modified cotton holding Bt proteins, is noxious to bollworms larvae but very little is known about its impact on population of non-target spiders within the field. Studies conducted with the aim to identify spiders along with their abundance, prevalence pattern, preying habit on insect pests in Bt cotton (L280, Cry2Ab4) and commonness of symbiotic bacteria in these spiders. Spiders ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aspen.2021.01.002