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Higher and more stable biological control of multiple herbivore species in diversified strip cropping systems

Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 5, May 2026.
Our results highlight that strip cropping can enhance and stabilize biological control. Even simple two‐crop designs provide clear benefits over monocultures, while increasing crop diversity to six crops offers additional advantages. Because the temporal stability of biological control increases with crop diversity, designing strip cropping systems ...
Gabriele Bolletta, Georgios Nikou, Rina H. P. Puspitasari, Felix J. J. A. Bianchi, Erik H. Poelman   +4 more
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The Genus Hyalyris Boisduval, 1870 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: Systematics, Taxonomy and Conservation

Austral Entomology, Volume 65, Issue 2, May 2026.
ABSTRACT The neotropical butterfly tribe Ithomiini (Danainae) comprises about 400 species distributed from Mexico to Northern Argentina, 58 of which occur in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Among these are two species assigned to the genus Hyalyris Boisduval, 1870: Hyalyris fiammetta (Hewitson, 1852) and Hyalyris leptalina (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865).
André Victor Lucci Freitas, Eduardo Proença Barbosa, Nick Vyacheslavovich Grishin, Ricardo Russo Siewert, Keith Richard Willmott, Gerardo Lamas, Joana Isabel Meier, Augusto Henrique Batista Rosa   +7 more
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Molecular Phylogeny and Strain Genotyping of the Bacterial Endosymbiont Wolbachia Associated With Tuta absoluta Populations

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 174, Issue 5, Page 387-397, May 2026.
This study was designed to understand the association between reproductive endosymbiotic bacteria and wild and laboratory‐reared Tuta absoluta populations. The majority of T. absoluta populations showed Wolbachia presence at varying levels of infection, whereas Arsenophonus, Cardinium, and Spiroplasma were not detected. Wolbachia‐positive T.
Ashok B. Hadapad, Arpit Prashar, Vikas G. C. Rana, Basavaraj S. Kalmath, Sridhar Vaddi, Ramesh S. Hire   +5 more
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Edible Lepidoptera in Mexico: Geographic distribution, ethnicity, economic and nutritional importance for rural people

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2011
In this paper, we reported the butterflies and moths that are consumed in Mexico. We identified 67 species of Lepidoptera that are eaten principally in their larval stage in 17 states of Mexico. These species belong to 16 families: Arctiidae, Bombycidae,
Oliva-Rivera Héctor, Landero Ivonne, Vázquez Adolfo I, Moreno José MP, Ramos-Elorduy Julieta, Camacho Víctor HM   +5 more
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Evolution of Reproductive Plasticity in a Seasonal Tropical Environment

Ecology Letters, Volume 29, Issue 5, May 2026.
We reveal widespread occurrence of seasonal reproductive plasticity, including reproductive diapause, in Nymphalid butterflies in a seasonal rainforest in the Amazon. This highlights that, not only in temperate but also tropical habitats, seasonality is an important driver of plastic life history strategies. ABSTRACT Seasonality can drive the evolution
Marcus Hicks, Zunilda Escalante‐Arteaga, Lizett Retuerto‐Silva, Jamal Kabir, Tú Minh Au, Sridhar Halali, Geoffrey Gallice, Vicencio Oostra   +7 more
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New records of Lepidoptera on the South of the West Siberian Plain: report on 2024 field season

Acta Biologica Sibirica
Fourteen species of Sesiidae Pieridae, Lycaenidae, Satyridae, Geometridae, Arctiidae, Erebidae and Noctuidae are reported from the territory of Omsk and Novosibirsk Regions of Russia. Chamaesphecia crassicornis Bartel, 1912 is new to Asian part of Russia,
Svyatoslav V. Knyazev, Vadim I. Ivonin
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Year‐round pollinator visitation of ornamental plants in Mediterranean urban parks

Insect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 19, Issue 3, Page 702-715, May 2026.
Pollinators visiting ornamental plants in urban parks remained diverse throughout the year. They were represented by wild bees (42%), honeybees (37%), flies (18%), butterflies (2%) and beetles (1%). Both native and non‐native plants attracted pollinators.
Alejandro Trillo, David Ragel‐Celdrán, Francisco P. Molina, Montserrat Vilà   +3 more
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Lepidoptera of South Ossetia (Northern Transcaucasia). Part V. Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1809

Acta Biologica Sibirica
Seventy seven Papilionoidea species have been indicated for South Ossetia (72 – for the first time for thus territory). For three species listed in the Red Book of South Ossetia (P. apollo, I. podalirius and P. machaon) new localities are given.
Aleksandr N. Streltzov, Petr Ya. Ustjuzhanin, Kirill A. Kolesnichenko, Roman V. Yakovlev   +3 more
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Dose‐Dependent Effect of Plant Volatiles on the Oviposition Preference of the Corn Leafhopper Dalbulus maidis

Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 150, Issue 4, Page 497-505, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Maize (Zea mays L.) is a major annual crop cultivated worldwide. In the Americas, the corn leafhopper Dalbulus maidis (DeLong) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) is a key pest of this crop, causing direct damage to plants through phloem feeding and indirect damage by transmitting phytopathogens.
Tatiane Cristina Barbosa Cândido, Enggel Beatriz Silva Carmo, Vinícius Xavier Nogueira dos Reis, M. Fernanda G. V. Peñaflor   +3 more
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Are Toxic Butterflies More Easily Detected by Human ‘Predators’?

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.
Aposematic signals are often thought to be conspicuous and stable across environments. Yet, butterflies can have distinct colours on their dorsal and ventral sides which contradict this prediction. We found that despite toxic butterflies having similar detectability on both sides, only dorsal detectability positively correlated with toxicity.
Marilia Fernandes Erickson, Donald James McLean, Marie E. Herberstein   +2 more
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