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Sensory Morphology of Geodorcus helmsi (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) and its Relevance to the Conservation of New Zealand Stag Beetles

New Zealand Journal of Zoology, Volume 53, Issue 2, June 2026.
Insects use sensilla to detect chemical and physical stimuli, mediating behaviours such as mate finding, foraging and mechanosensory responses. The distribution and density of sensilla can be examined using scanning electron microscopy. Investigating these structures can help elucidate rarely observed behaviours (e.g. mate finding and foraging).
L. Grey, B. I. P. Barratt, J. M. Jandt, S. Johnson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Offspring chemical control of adult reproductive transitions in a social insect. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Piqueret B, Weissflog J, Tretter S, Zetzsche T, Veit D, Bartram S, Halitschke R, Ulrich Y.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Do Exotic Versus Native Grasses or Increasing Plant Diversity Affect Larval Development of the Cromwell Chafer Beetle (Prodontria lewisii)?

New Zealand Journal of Zoology, Volume 53, Issue 2, June 2026.
The Cromwell Chafer Beetle (Prodontria lewisii) is an endangered flightless scarab that is extremely vulnerable to extinction because of its small single population at the Cromwell Chafer Beetle Nature Reserve. Captive rearing and translocation are being tested as additional tools to support existing conservation management of this species. To optimize
Taylor M. Duff, Barbara I. P. Barratt, Diane Barton, Colin Ferguson, Tara J. Murray, Jennifer M. Jandt   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Female olfactory sensitivity is temporally asynchronous with male courtship in a butterfly. [PDF]

J Exp Biol
Murphy MJ, Ter YT, Kester B, Riddington IM, Joshi NK, Westerman EL.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Biological Pesticides as Viable Alternative to Synthetic Pesticides for Sustainable Agriculture and Nutrition: A Systematic Review

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The overuse of synthetic pesticides in agriculture has raised significant environmental and health concerns. Biopesticides have emerged as viable, environmentally compatible alternatives. However, recent comprehensive reviews integrating all biopesticide categories and emphasizing their contribution to synthetic‐pesticide‐free and health‐safe ...
Molalign Assefa, Mohammed Tariq Saeed, Tahira Naz, Youpeng Fan, Xiangyu Zhao, Yuanda Song   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Harnessing semiochemicals for parasitoid-based biological control: from laboratory identification to field applications. [PDF]

Crop Health
Guo H, Wang CZ.
europepmc   +1 more source

Heterokairic Genes and the Eco‐Evo‐Devo of Timing

Evolution &Development, Volume 28, Issue 2, June 2026.
Heterokairic genes as the bridge (Heterokairic Pathways?): Heterokairic genes are heterochronic regulators whose activity is modulated by environmental conditions. External cues (e.g., temperature, nutrition, oxygen, density: yellow box) are sensed (yellow arrows) and converted into endocrine and metabolic signals (purple box and arrow into fish's ...
Leandro Lofeu, Ehsan Pashay Ahi
wiley   +1 more source

Synthesis of Insect Sex Pheromones by Ligand-Free Iron-Catalyzed Alkyl-Allyl Cross-Coupling Involving α,ω-Difunctionalized Aliphatic Grignard Nucleophiles and Allyl Electrophiles. [PDF]

ACS Omega
Tintar A, Guerret O, Liautard V, Gayon E, Lefèvre G.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Impact of Female Mating Status on Male Courtship Behaviour in a Sexually Cannibalistic New Zealand Fishing Spider

Ethology, Volume 132, Issue 6, Page 373-384, June 2026.
Scoring of male courtship behaviour in Dolomedes minor revealed no effect of female mating status on courtship duration or sequence structure, but males delayed the initiation of courtship when encountering previously mated females. ABSTRACT The evolution of male courtship rituals has traditionally been attributed to female mate selection, but may also
Bastien E. Clémot, Simon J. Connolly, Christina J. Painting   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

An improved and convenient new synthesis of the pheromone components of the tomato leafminer <i>Tuta absoluta</i>. [PDF]

RSC Adv
Yang S, Cai Y, Miao Z.
europepmc   +1 more source