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California red scale: Studies in possible control by employment of natural enemies

California Agriculture, 1949
California red scale,Aonidiella aur-antii—the most important pest of citrus-is attacked by several natural enemies, principally the golden chalcid, the lindorus ladybird and the twice-stabbed ladybird.
P DeBach, C Fleschner, E Dietrick
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Insect‐Derived Bioactives for Glycemic Control and Gut Health: A Review

Food Frontiers, Volume 7, Issue 2, March 2026.
Insect‐derived bioactive compounds (e.g., peptides, polysaccharides) effectively regulate blood glucose through dual mechanisms: directly inhibiting carbohydrate‐digesting enzymes and glucose transporters, and indirectly modulating gut microbiota to enhance intestinal barrier integrity.
Chaoyi Lv, Yuanyuan Huang, Mokhtar Dabbour, Benjamin Kumah Mintah, Ronghai He, Haile Ma   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sex‐Specific doublesex Regulation Targeting the Color‐Patterning Gene h Underlies the Evolution of Wing Sexual Dimorphism in the Harlequin Ladybug Harmonia axyridis

Evolution &Development, Volume 28, Issue 1, March 2026.
doublesex regulates sexual dimorphism in elytral color patterns of Harmonia axyridis by downregulating the color patterning gene h in males. This regulatory link diverged in derived color morphs, coinciding with the loss of sex‐specific elytral color patterns.
Soichi Yeki, Kagayaki Kato, Shinichi Morita, Kenji Shimomura, Teruyuki Niimi, Norihide Hinomoto, Takaaki Daimon, Toshiya Ando   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Orchard Management Influences Predation of Halyomorpha halys Eggs

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 174, Issue 3, Page 202-211, March 2026.
We investigated predation of eggs of the invasive stink bug Halyomorpha halys on apple trees in conventional, organic, and extensively managed Dutch orchards. Predation exceeded 40% in extensively managed orchards but was only about 10% in conventional and organic ones. We used camera traps to reveal natural enemies that may contribute to H.
Peter N. Karssemeijer, Daan Heinen, Nina Joosten, Karin Winkler, Herman Helsen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic Rescue: Latest Advances and Applications

Evolutionary Applications, Volume 19, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Genetic rescue is the increase in individual or population fitness caused by new genetic variation. It typically involves the deliberate movement of genetically diverse individuals into small and isolated populations to reduce inbreeding and maladaptation while enhancing evolutionary potential.
Luciano B. Beheregaray, Sarah W. Fitzpatrick, Andrew R. Whiteley, Jill Anderson, Paul Sunnucks   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using citizen science as a research prioritization tool to detect co‐occurrences of the invasive species Harmonia axyridis

Insect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 19, Issue 2, Page 452-459, March 2026.
We studied co‐occurrences and potential novel interactions between the invasive ladybird Harmonia axyridis and local biota (plants, arthropods and fungi) across Argentina using citizen science records. We detected co‐occurrences (mainly Asteracea and Aphididae) and previously unreported interactions (predation, parasitism, interspecific mating and ...
Florencia Baudino, Ramiro R. Ripa, Jorgelina Franzese, Victoria Werenkraut   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toward a global repository of insect traits (GRIT)

Insect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 19, Issue 2, Page 253-267, March 2026.
Biodiversity loss is accelerating, yet insect conservation is hindered by the absence of a centralised, comprehensive trait database. We propose the GRIT, a FAIR, open‐access platform uniting datasets and collaborators worldwide. GRIT will harness advanced computational tools for trait acquisition and imputation, enabling large‐scale ecological ...
Pedro Cardoso, Nathan Jay Baker, Mário Boieiro, Dries Bonte, Paulo A. V. Borges, Michael F. Braby, Vasco Branco, Dragan Chobanov, Luis Correia, Daniel T. Dalton, Mariana Damas‐Mora, Raphael K. Didham, Lynne Forster, Richard Glatz, Jacob A. Gorneau, Axel Hochkirch, Ameli Kirse, Elinor M. Lichtenberg, Nuria Macías‐Hernández, Marija Miličić, Melinda Moir, Pablo Moreno‐García, Ruth Neessen, Jorge Ari Noriega, Clint A. Penick, Kayla I. Perry, James Pryke, Carla Rego, Karl A. Roeder, Stéphanie Saussure, Vaughn Shirey, Pasi Sihvonen, Ilja Svetnik, Sergei Tarasov, Pedro Trindade, Ellen A. R. Welti, Mark Wong, Christoph Scherber   +37 more
wiley   +1 more source

Morphological and biomechanical adaptations of larval mandibles in Trichoptera (Insecta)

Physiological Entomology, Volume 51, Issue 1, Page 85-114, March 2026.
Mandible morphology differs between predators and grazers: predators show pointed incisors, grazers sharp edges and setae. Mechanical properties depend on cuticle tanning, not elemental reinforcement. Functional mandible types reflect feeding strategies, with predators specialized for prey capture and grazers for scraping and collecting.
Patrick Below, Stanislav N. Gorb, Frank Friedrich, Wencke Krings   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do ladybird spiders really mimic ladybird beetles?

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2018
Jan Raška, Stano Pekár
openaire   +1 more source

A database of traits for the ladybird species of the United Kingdom. [PDF]

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Outhwaite CL, Cocker L, Comont RF, White HJ, Powney GD, Turvey K, Roy HE, Brown PMJ.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source