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Microbiome‐mediated chemical communication in insects: Implications for pest management

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Microbiome–semiochemical interactions involve the following processes: direct microbial synthesis, host gene regulation, precursor biotransformation, microbiome modulation and indirect ecological signaling. Abstract Insects rely on semiochemicals to regulate aggregation, mating, foraging, and host selection. This review synthesizes evidence that insect‐
Ioannis Eleftherianos, Wei Zhang, Amr Mohamed, Rasha K. Al‐Akeel, Abeer M. Alkhaibari, Nemat Keyhani, Guy Smagghe   +6 more
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Soybean induced resistance to Spodoptera eridania herbivory

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
SOD, CAT, APX, PPO, KTI, and MDA levels were higher in the resistant soybean. S. eridania herbivory increased H2O2 and MDA, but decreased SOD and PPO levels. S. eridania herbivory increased KTI activity only in the resistant variety. Isoquercitrin and daidzin were exclusive to resistant and susceptible soybeans.
Bruno Henrique Sardinha de Souza, Arlindo Leal Boiça Júnior, Durvalina Maria Mathias dos Santos, Moacir Rossi Forim, Antonio Pizolato Neto, Andreísa Fabri Lima, Michael Joseph Stout   +6 more
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A First Step Towards Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) Welfare by Considering Dietary Regimes (Part I)

Insects
The insect farming sector is expanding, but knowledge of insect welfare is still limited. This article aims to optimize the dietary regime for “black soldier fly” (Hermetia illucens L., BSF) larvae by applying a holistic view of welfare.
Arianna Cattaneo, Simona Belperio, Luca Sardi, Giovanna Martelli, Eleonora Nannoni, Marco Meneguz, Sihem Dabbou   +6 more
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Ground‐based robotic remote sensing for standardized biodiversity monitoring in coastal habitats

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
Illustrated workflow of the proposed citizen‐to‐robot monitoring pipeline: (i) expert‐validated citizen observations are translated into AI models, (ii) deployed on a ground‐based robotic platform for proximal sensing of coastal dune habitats, (iii) enabling standardized detection of ecological targets (e.g., Pancratium maritimum & Brithys crini), and (
Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Simonetta Bagella, Micaela del Valle Rasino, Maria Laura Carranza, Manolo Garabini, Franco Angelini   +5 more
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Effect of Insect Frass (Tenebrio molitor Larvae Excrements) as Fertilizer on Vegetable Crop Productivity and Soil Agrochemical Properties

International Journal of Agronomy
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of insect frass (Tenebrio molitor larvae excrements) as an organic fertilizer on vegetable crop productivity and soil agrochemical properties.
Grazina Palaityte, Rita Asakaviciute, Inga Jancauskiene, Jolanta Jurkeviciute, Dominykas Aleknavicius   +4 more
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Development of an easy and cost-effective method for non-invasive genotyping of insects.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Non-invasive genotyping methods provide valuable information on insect populations. However, poor DNA amplification and time-consuming sampling procedures limit these methods, especially for small insects. An efficient and convenient method was developed
Bahar Ali, Yicheng Zhou, Qiuyuan Zhang, Changying Niu, Zhihui Zhu   +4 more
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Searching for biological feedstock material: 3D printing of wood particles from house borer and drywood termite frass.

PLoS ONE, 2021
Frass (fine powdery refuse or fragile perforated wood produced by the activity of boring insects) of larvae of the European house borer (EHB) and of drywood termites was tested as a natural and novel feedstock for 3D-printing of wood-based materials ...
Rudy Plarre, Andrea Zocca, Andrea Spitzer, Sigrid Benemann, Anna A Gorbushina, Yuexuan Li, Anja Waske, Alexander Funk, Janka Wilbig, Jens Günster   +9 more
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Cottonseed Press Cake as a Potential Diet for Industrially Farmed Black Soldier Fly Larvae Triggers Adaptations of Their Bacterial and Fungal Gut Microbiota

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens, Diptera: Stratiomyidae) are used for the bioconversion of organic side products into valuable compounds such as proteins, lipids and chitin.
Dorothee Tegtmeier, Sabine Hurka, Patrick Klüber, Karina Brinkrolf, Philipp Heise, Andreas Vilcinskas, Andreas Vilcinskas   +6 more
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Elevated UV‐B alters anti‐herbivore plant defence allocation, while silicon supplementation maintains resistance

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract The impacts of elevated surface ultraviolet‐B (UV‐B) on ecological processes, such as anti‐herbivore defence in plants, remain poorly understood. Many cereal crops depend on accumulating silicon (Si) in their tissues to resist insect herbivory.
Sajjad Reyhani Haghighi, Christopher I. Cazzonelli, Sue E. Hartley, Scott N. Johnson   +3 more
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Process Analysis and Parameters Optimization of Black Soldier Fly Sand Mixture with Two-Stage Sieve Surface Vibration Separating Machine

Agriculture, 2022
The application of the conventional vibrating screen to the separation of the black soldier fly (BSF) sand mixture has several problems (e.g., high rate of impurity and low efficiency).
Shisheng Song, Yushi Wang, Ting Zhou, Songlin Sun, Yulong Yin, Caiwang Peng   +5 more
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