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Research on performance seeking control based on Beetle Antennae Search algorithm

Measurement and Control, 2020
A novel performance seeking control) method based on Beetle Antennae Search algorithm is proposed to improve the real-time performance of performance seeking control. The Beetle Antennae Search imitates the function of antennae of beetle.
Haibo Zhang, Juan Fang, Qiangang Zheng
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Identification of Candidate Olfactory Genes in Scolytus schevyrewi Based on Transcriptomic Analysis

Frontiers in Physiology, 2021
The bark beetle, Scolytus schevyrewi (S. schevyrewi), is an economically important pest in China that causes serious damage to the fruit industry, particularly, in Xinjiang Province. Chemical signals play an important role in the behavior of most insects,
Xiaofeng Zhu, Bingqiang Xu, Zhenjie Qin, Abudukyoum Kader, Bo Song, Haoyu Chen, Yang Liu, Wei Liu   +7 more
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A Study of Adult Olfactory Proteins of Primitive Ghost Moth, Endoclita signifer (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae)

Life, 2023
Endoclita signifer is a prominent wood-boring insect species in eucalyptus plantations in Guangxi, China, causing significant ecological and economic damage.
Guipeng Xiao, Jintao Lu, Zhende Yang, Hengfei Fu, Ping Hu   +4 more
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External Morphology of Larvae of Belgica antarctica Jacobs, 1900 (Diptera, Chironomidae) Obtained from Two Locations in Maritime Antarctica

Insects, 2021
The external morphology of the fourth-instar larva of the Antarctic endemic chironomid midge Belgica antarctica is described. Larvae were collected from Jougla Point (Wiencke Island) and an un-named island close to Enterprise Island, off the coast of the
Paraskeva Michailova, Julia Ilkova, Pavlo A. Kovalenko, Volodymyr A. Gorobchyshyn, Iryna A. Kozeretska, Peter Convey   +5 more
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Scanning Electron Microscopy of Antennae and Mouthparts of Mezira yunnana Hsiao (Hemiptera: Aradidae): Specialized Microstructures Reflecting Adaptation to Mycetophagy

Insects, 2023
Many species of the family Aradidae (also known as flat bugs) feed on fungal mycelia and fruiting bodies. In order to better understand the morphological adaptation to this unique feeding habit, we examined the microstructure of antennae and mouthparts ...
Shiyu Zha, Zhiyao Wang, Li Tian, Yisheng Zhao, Xiaoshuan Bai, Zhaoyang Chen, Wanzhi Cai, Xinyu Li, Hu Li   +8 more
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Comparison of Morphological Characteristics of Antennae and Antennal Sensilla among Four Species of Bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Insects, 2023
Bumblebees, as pollinators, play an important role in maintaining natural and agricultural ecosystems. Antennae with sensilla of bumblebees as social insects have essential effects in foraging, nest searching, courting, and mating, and are different in ...
Chang-Shi Ren, Zhi-Min Chang, Zhi-Yun Zu, Lei Han, Xiang-Sheng Chen, Jian-Kun Long   +5 more
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Comparative Study of Antennal Sensilla of Corixidae and Micronectidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Nepomorpha: Corixoidea)

Insects, 2020
The goal of this study was to analyze the types and distributional patterns of sensilla in Corixoidea, which is part of the approach to the phylogeny study of Nepomorpha, based on the morphological characters of sensilla.
Agnieszka Nowińska, Ping-ping Chen, Jolanta Brożek   +2 more
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Variant A of the Deformed Wings Virus Alters the Olfactory Sensitivity and the Expression of Odorant Binding Proteins on Antennas of Apis mellifera

Insects, 2021
Insects have a highly sensitive sense of smell, allowing them to perform complex behaviors, such as foraging and peer recognition. Their sense of smell is based on the recognition of ligands and is mainly coordinated by odorant-binding proteins (OBPs ...
Diego Silva, Ricardo Ceballos, Nolberto Arismendi, Anne Dalmon, Marisol Vargas   +4 more
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Morphology of the Antennal Sensilla of the Nymphal Instars and Adults in Notobitus meleagris (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae)

Insects, 2023
The bamboo bug Notobitus meleagris (Fabricius, 1787) is a serious pest of bamboo shoots in China, India, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Singapore. The antennae of the nymphal instars and adults of N.meleagris are involved in communication among individuals and ...
Wenli Zhu, Lin Yang, Jiankun Long, Zhimin Chang, Yinlin Mu, Zhicheng Zhou, Xiangsheng Chen   +6 more
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Drawing the Excalibur bug from the stone: adding credibility to the double-edged sword hypothesis of coreid evolution (Hemiptera, Coreidae) [PDF]

ZooKeys, 2021
A new genus and species of exaggerated antennae Coreidae is described from Myanmar amber of the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian stage). Ferriantenna excalibur gen. et sp. nov.
Royce T. Cumming, Stephane Le Tirant
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