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Could Insect Frass Be Used as a New Organic Fertilizer in Agriculture? Nutritional Composition, Nature of Organic Matter, Ecotoxicity, and Phytotoxicity of Insect Excrement Compared to Eisenia fetida Vermicompost

Insects
The expanding insect farming industry generates up to 67,000 tons of frass per year. Its potential use as fertilizer is promising, but has not yet been widely studied.
Patricia Castillo, José Antonio Sáez-Tovar, Francisco Javier Andreu-Rodríguez, Héctor Estrada-Medina, Frutos Carlos Marhuenda-Egea, María Ángeles Bustamante, Anabel Martínez-Sánchez, Encarnación Martínez-Sabater, Luciano Orden, Pablo Barranco, María José López, Raúl Moral   +11 more
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Insect Pests of Christmas Trees [PDF]

, 1979
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Miller, Richard L., Roach, Ken
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Detecting a Small Hive Beetle's eDNA in Honeybee Colonies

Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 150, Issue 3, Page 277-284, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Early detection is important to limit the spread of invasive species. Molecular diagnosis using eDNA can be useful in this regard, but the sensitivity is often unknown. This holds true for small hive beetles (SHB), which are parasites of honeybee (HB) colonies and continue to spread globally.
Bram Cornelissen, Giovanni Formato, Giovanni Federico, Antonella Cersini, Marga van Gent‐Pelzer, Marc Hendriks, Roberto Nardini, Delphine Panziera, Marco Pietropaoli, Dirk‐Jan Valkenburg, Orlando Yañez, Peter Neumann   +11 more
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Effects of soil nutrients on the sequestration of plant defence chemicals by the specialist insect herbivore, Danaus plexippus [PDF]

, 2015
Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/110863/1/een12168 ...
Agrawal, Anderson, Awmack, Bernays, Bobbink, Boersma, Bowers, Bowers, Bowers, Brower, Brower, Bukovinszky, Burghardt, Camara, Cohen, Cohen, Dobler, Docherty, Elser, Erickson, Fenn, Fordyce, Frick, Galloway, Hartmann, Hartmann, Holzinger, Jamieson, Kearsley, Keating, Keinänen, Lefevre, Lynch, Malcolm, Malcolm, Mattson, Nishida, Opitz, Prudic, Rasmann, Reichstein, Roode, Sternberg, Tao, Tao, Throop, Vaughan, Vitousek, Vitousek, Zalucki, Zehnder, Zehnder   +51 more
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Effects of organic amendments on productivity, nitrogen uptake, and protein content in pea–barley intercrops

Agronomy Journal, Volume 118, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
Abstract Cereal‐legume intercropping combined with organic amendments is considered to be a promising technique to improve crop productivity and efficiency in land use. The intercropping performance is influenced by pedoclimatic conditions, crop combinations, and crop management.
Saad Mir, Vaibhav Pradip Chaudhary, Nicolò Maria Villa, Bhim Bahadur Ghaley   +3 more
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The Behavioral Role of Males of Platypus Quercivorus Murayama in Their Subsocial Colonies [PDF]

, 2016
The behavioral role of male ambrosia beetles, Platypus quercivorus, in subsocial colonies both field and laboratory has been investigated. The entrance tunnels, where the male beetles are staying, are short, with a mean 4 cm long and mostly incline ...
Futai, K. (Kazuyoshi), Kobayashi, M. (Masahide), Qi, H. (Hongye), Tarno, H. (Hagus), Yamasaki, M. (Michimasa)   +4 more
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Synthetic Peptide Inhibition of Trypsin‐Like Proteases in Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): Evaluating the Influence of Gut Microbiota

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, Volume 121, Issue 3, March 2026.
Synthetic peptides (GORE1 and GORE2) inhibit trypsin‐like proteases in Spodoptera frugiperda, impairing digestion and nutritional performance. Microbiota disruption did not markedly alter enzymatic inhibition but modulated certain developmental responses.
Halina Schultz, Daniel Guimarães Silva Paulo, Yaremis Meriño‐Cabrera, Rafael Júnior de Andrade, Ian Lucas Batista Santos, Maria Clara Neves Gomes Rodrigues, Geisiane Aparecida Mariano, Milena Godoi Lima, Humberto Josué Ramos de Oliveira, Maria Goreti de Almeida Oliveira   +9 more
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Germination Behavior and Geographical Information System-Based Phenotyping of Root Hairs to Evaluate the Effects of Different Sources of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Larval Frass on Herbaceous Crops

Plants
Insect larval frass has been proposed as a fertilizer and amendment, but methods for testing its effects on plants are poorly developed and need standardization. We obtained different types of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) frass via the factorial
Rosanna Labella, Rocco Bochicchio, Rosangela Addesso, Donato Labella, Antonio Franco, Patrizia Falabella, Mariana Amato   +6 more
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Integrating Environmental DNA Into Early Detection Efforts for an Invasive Terrestrial Beetle

Environmental DNA, Volume 8, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
This research demonstrates how eDNA methods can improve upon traditional survey techniques for detection of a harmful terrestrial invasive pest, the coconut rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros). Our findings here show promise for applications of eDNA methods to detect a myriad of destructive invasive species in terrestrial landscapes.
Kathleen E. Kyle, Michael C. Allen, Mario Hernandez, Anthony R. Vastano, Anne L. Nielsen, Keith Weiser, Shannon Dickey, Julie L. Lockwood   +7 more
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The Effects of Frass and Vermicompost Fertilization on the Biometrical Parameters of Plant and Soil Quality, and the Rhizobiome, in Red Beet (Beta vulgaris L.) Cultivation

Applied Sciences
Insect frass and vermicompost hold potential applications as fertilizers, with their abilities to improve plant resilience against unfavorable environmental conditions and increase their resistance to pests and diseases.
Sebastian Wojciech Przemieniecki, Marta Damszel, Olga Kosewska, Bartłomiej Porzuc, Karolina Wiśniewska, Marta Borsuk-Stanulewicz, Agnieszka Kosewska   +6 more
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