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Multi‐angle, cross‐domain fusion strategy enhances automated insect identification and hierarchical categorization: a case study on assassin bugs (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

Cladistics, Volume 42, Issue 4, Page 358-373, August 2026.
Abstract Automated insect identification systems hold significant value for biodiversity monitoring, pest management, citizen science initiatives and systematic studies, particularly in an era of declining expertise in insect taxonomy. However, current deep learning approaches often rely on standardized specimen photos from limited‐angles and ...
Xinkai Wang, Huaiyu Liu, Zhuo Chen, Yisheng Zhao, Yingqi Liu, Haoyang Xiong, Yuange Duan, Fang Song, Wanzhi Cai, Xuankun Li, Hu Li   +10 more
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Impact of Host and Food Availability on Life‐History Traits in Six Egg Parasitoid Species of the Genus Trichogramma

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 174, Issue 8, Page 887-895, August 2026.
In this study we measured the impact of access to sugar and hosts on the longevity and fecundity of six Trichogramma species: T. cacoeciae, T. chilonis, T. minutum, T. leptoparameron, T. pintoi and T. sibericum. The impact of food differed among species, but there was a general tendency of increased life expectancy and potential fecundity with sugar ...
Véronique Martel, Marlène Goubault, Guy Boivin   +2 more
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Forgotten natural enemies: Interactions between coccinellids and insect-parasitic fungi

European Journal of Entomology, 2008
The role of predators and parasitoids in the regulation of insect populations is widely reported in the context of both pest and non-pest insects. However, this is not the case for pathogens (entomopathogens).
Helen E. ROY, Ted E. COTTRELL
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Comparing Methods for Measuring Predation: Toward a Quantitative–Informative Indicator of Natural Pest Control

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 174, Issue 8, Page 801-811, August 2026.
Predation methods vary widely in their ability to quantify biological control. Estimating predation rates (the number of prey killed per predator per time unit) is crucial. Combining predation rates with predator abundance yields real‐time field estimates of pests consumed.
Yann Tricault, Abel Masson, Sylvain Poggi, Elsa Canard, Manuel Plantegenest   +4 more
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Influence of urbanisation and plants on the diversity and abundance of aphids and their ladybird and hoverfly predators in domestic gardens

European Journal of Entomology, 2018
Urban gardens can harbour a high diversity of insects, which are critically important components of urban ecosystems. In this work, we investigate the richness and diversity of a major taxon of economic and ecological importance, the aphids (Hemiptera ...
Elise A. ROCHA, Estevão N.F. SOUZA, Lewis A.D. BLEAKLEY, Christopher BURLEY, Jade L. MOTT, Gloria RUE-GLUTTING, Mark D.E. FELLOWES   +6 more
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Quantifying Species‐ and Community‐Level Predation by Carabids on Pests and Beneficials in Wheat and Beet Fields

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 174, Issue 8, Page 812-821, August 2026.
Using a model that translates qualitative prey detection data (presence/absence in predator gut contents) into quantitative predation rates, we estimate species‐specific diets of nine carabid species across three cropping contexts (wheat, sugar beet, and fodder beet) for five prey types.
Marion Rosec, Yann Tricault, Sylvain Poggi, Elsa Canard, Ambre Sacco Martret de Préville, Pierre Gendron, Lena Barascou, Marianne Doehler, Ségolène Buzy, Aurore Arnoult, Anne Le Ralec, Manuel Plantegenest, Abel Masson   +12 more
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Unconditioned and conditioned responses to colour in the predatory coccinellid, Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

European Journal of Entomology, 2000
We determined if mature ladybirds use colour to initially find suitable host plants. We also determined whether ladybird beetles are capable of associating characteristics such as colour with the presence of prey.
Edward B. MONDOR, Jessie L. WARREN
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Prey Range and Voracity of Main Insect Natural Enemies of Pests in Corsican Clementine Orchards

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 174, Issue 8, Page 851-862, August 2026.
To assess the biocontrol potential on the main arthropod pests of clementine orchards in Corsica, laboratory experiments were carried out using five potential predators. Their prey range and voracity were tested on three pest species. Then, a global predation rate index was calculated at the scale of the entire community of insect predators.
Judith Le Nan, Ségolène Buzy, Manuel Plantegenest, Elsa Canard   +3 more
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Plant Traits and Reproduction in a Multitrophic System: The Role of Aphids, Parasitoids and Hyperparasitoids

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 174, Issue 8, Page 822-830, August 2026.
This field mesocosm study examined the top‐down effects of hyperparasitoids, parasitoids and aphids on plant growth and fitness. Parasitoids reduced aphid populations, but this effect was attenuated by hyperparasitoids. However, these multitrophic interactions did not affect plant traits and reproduction, likely due to the plant's fast life cycle and ...
Mitchel E. Bourne, Enric Frago, Nina Xiaoning Zhang, Erik H. Poelman, Maximilien A. C. Adam   +4 more
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The evolution of chemical defenses along invasion routes: Harmonia axyridis Pallas (Coccinellidae: Coleoptera) as a case study

Ecology and Evolution, 2018
The evolution of increased competitive ability (EICA) hypothesis (Blossey & Nötzold, ) postulates that escaping from coevolved enemies increases invaders fitness by energy reallocation from defenses and immunity to growth and reproduction.
Alexandra Magro, Felipe Ramon‐Portugal, Benoît Facon, Christine Ducamp, Jean‐Louis Hemptinne   +4 more
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