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Insects and Survival: A Review of Primary and Secondary Defense Strategies
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.Based on a review of three decades of literature, insect defense mechanisms are classified into primary (I) and secondary (II) mechanisms of behavioral, morphological, and chemical nature. These mechanisms have been recorded in 22 (I) and 20 (II) orders, respectively.
Lucas Fernandes Silva +3 more
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New data on Neuroptera and Raphidioptera of Mordovia (Russia) [PDF]
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2019 New faunistic data for 30 species of Neuroptera and two species of Raphidioptera from the Republic of Mordovia (Russia) are reported. Eleven species of Neuroptera and one species of Raphidioptera are new for this region: Sisyra terminalis (Sisyridae),
V.N. Makarkin, A.B. Ruchin
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Contribution to the knowledge of the Neuroptera of the Oriental region of Morocco [PDF]
, 2018 Captures of Neuroptera were performed in the Oriental region of Morocco, carried out mainly in August using a light trap to inventory the neuropterous insects of the region.
François, Alexandre, Michel, Bruno
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Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Volume 40, Issue 2, Page 260-267, June 2026.Arboviral diseases spread by Culicoides biting midges have been introduced into Europe by unknown means. A possible route is the carriage of midges with cut flowers shipped to flower markets. We sampled Culicoides in and around a cut flower farm in Kenya; midges were caught in the vicinity and a greenhouse, but not where flowers are processed.
Jessica Eleanor Stokes +3 more
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European Journal of Entomology, 2013 Several studies have demonstrated that the invasive ladybird Harmonia axyridis is a strong intra-guild predator of native species of ladybird. Laboratory studies have shown that H.
Brecht INGELS +4 more
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Neuropterida and Mecoptera from the North-Western Caucasus [PDF]
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2019 An extensive study of Neuropteroidea and Mecoptera collected in Krasnodar Region and the Republic of Adygea in 2018 allowed the discovery of new species for the regions and for Russia, clarification of the taxonomic affiliation of some dubious specimens,
V.N. Makarkin, V.I. Shchurov
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Townend Glover (1813-83) and the First Entomological Light Trap [PDF]
, 2017 Townend Glover, first U.S. Department of Agriculture entomologist and unacknowledged inventor of the first successful light trap for insects, was one of the more interesting entomological investigators in mid-nineteenth century America. Modern historians
Wilkinson, Ronald Sterne
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Annals of Applied Biology, Volume 188, Issue 3, Page 875-888, May 2026.This study demonstrates the ecological value of natural regeneration in the Brazilian Cerrado by analysing the biomass, richness and trophic structure of leaf litter insects across pasture (P), regenerating (R) and native (N) areas. We found that R areas supported insect communities more similar to N habitats than to Ps, with higher richness, greater ...
Thalita Moraes Miranda Ribeiro de Souza +1 more
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First Report of Leptomantispa pulchella (Banks, 1912) (Neuroptera: Mantispidae) from Iowa [PDF]
, 2017 An adult specimen of Leptomantispa pulchella (Banks) (Neuroptera: Mantispidae) was collected in southeast Iowa. Published records indicate the species is present in southwestern Canada and much of Central America, but this is the first published report ...
Freese, Edwin L, Lago, Paul K
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Austral Entomology, Volume 65, Issue 2, May 2026.ABSTRACT Agricultural intensification is a major driver of global arthropod declines. Habitat management strategies, such as cultivated refuge strips (CRS), can counteract these effects by enhancing biodiversity, promoting conservation biological control and improving agroecosystem resilience.
K. Strydom +3 more
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