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Insects as Food and Feed Source: A Comprehensive Review on Nutritional Value, Food Safety Concern, Environmental Benefits, Economic Potential, Technological Innovations, Challenges, and Future Prospects

Food Frontiers, Volume 6, Issue 6, Page 2591-2646, November 2025.
Edible insects offer a sustainable protein source, requiring fewer resources than traditional livestock. Despite challenges, they have the potential to enhance food security and sustainability for a growing global population. ABSTRACT As the world faces an escalating protein crisis amid climate change, population growth, and resource scarcity, edible ...
Anil Gautam, Ishwari Gyawali, Sushma Poudel, Sachin Devkota, Rabin Acharya, Milan Kandel, Deepak Subedi   +6 more
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Insecticide-mediated shift in ecological dominance between two competing species of grain beetles.

PLoS ONE, 2014
Competition is a driving force regulating communities often considered an intermittent phenomenon, difficult to verify and potentially driven by environmental disturbances.
Erick Maurício G Cordeiro, Alberto S Corrêa, Raul Narciso C Guedes   +2 more
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Phytochemistry, pharmacological insights, and food science applications of natural bioactive compounds from Ocimum species with a focus on essential oils

Food Frontiers, Volume 6, Issue 5, Page 2081-2107, September 2025.
The article examines the phytochemistry, pharmacology, and food science applications of essential oils and extracts from Ocimum species (basil). It covers diverse extraction methods like hydrodistillation and microwave‐assisted extraction while discussing pharmacological benefits.
Oberdan Oliveira Ferreira, Ravendra Kumar, Luiz Renan Ramos da Silva, Suraj N. Mali, Srushti Tambe, Ulisses Alves Rosa, Leonardo Souza Costa, Lohren Glendha Nunes Lobato, Anderson de Santana Botelho, Himani Karakoti, Sonu Kumar Mahawer, Marcilene Paiva da Silva, Mozaniel Santana de Oliveira, Eloisa Helena de Andrade Aguiar   +13 more
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Exploring Plant α‐Amylase Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Potential Application for Insect Pest Control

Biotechnology Journal, Volume 20, Issue 8, August 2025.
Graphical Abstract and Lay Summary In this study, we address the importance of α‐amylases in insect pests, the possible biochemical role of α‐amylase inhibitors in plant resistance to insect pests, the molecular relationships between plant α‐amylase inhibitors and insect α‐amylases, and the biotechnological potential of proteinaceous α‐amylase ...
Marcos Fernando Basso, Arnubio Valencia‐Jiménez, Fabrizio Lo Celso, Isabel Rodrigues Gerhardt, Thomas Joseph V. Higgins, Maria Fatima Grossi‐de‐Sa   +5 more
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Adventive insect species of the Sayram-Ugam National Natural Park, Kazakhstan

Acta Biologica Sibirica, 2017
We present a list of adventive insect species found in the territory of the Sairam-Ugam National Natural Park in the South of Kazakhstan. We identified 11 species, namely: Acanthocinus griseus (Fabricius, 1793), Callidium violaceum (Linnaeus, 1758 ...
I. I. Temreshev
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Atividade inseticida do óleo essencial de Tanaecium nocturnum (Barb. Rodr.) Bur. & K. Shum (Bignoneaceae) sobre Sitophilus zeamais Motsch. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Insecticide activity of the essencial oil Tanaecium nocturnum (Barb. Rodr.) Bur. & K. Shum (Bignoneaceae) on Sitophilus zeamais Motsch. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Acta Amazonica, 2007
O óleo essencial extraído de folhas frescas de Tanaecium nocturnum (Barb. Rodr.) Bur.& K. Shum por destilação de arraste a vapor foi avaliado quanto à toxicidade a Sitophilus zeamais Motsch., principal praga do milho armazenado.
Murilo Fazolin, Joelma Lima Vidal Estrela, Valdomiro Catani, Márcio Rodrigo Alécio, Marilene Santos de Lima   +4 more
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Bionomics and Management of Maize Weevil, Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky

Journal of the Plant Protection Society, 2018
The maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera:Curculionidae) is an important pest of maize in storage in term of losses caused in food quality and quantity in Nepal. Attempt made to review bionomics and management practices of this pest gleaning published literatures/papers on national and international journals, proceedings, reports ...
Ram B. Paneru, Resham B. Thapa, Prem N. Sharma, Dil P. Sherchan, Yubak D. GC   +4 more
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Periodic Physical Disturbance: An Alternative Method for Controlling Sitophilus zeamais (Maize Weevil) Infestation

Insects, 2016
Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky is the most important insect pest of stored maize in tropical regions. The objective of this study was to determine the practicality of periodic physical disturbance on S.
Rashid Suleiman, Kurt A. Rosentrater, Bernard Chove   +2 more
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EFFICACY OF SOME SPICES AS MAIZE GRAIN PROTECTANTS AGAINST SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS MOTSCH

Academy Journal of Science and Engineering, 2022
Studies were carried out to determine the efficacy of three spices (Allium sativum L., Capsicum frutescens L., and Zingiber officinale Rosc.) against Sitophilus zeamais reared on maize grains. Application rates of 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 g of each of A. sativum,
Ameerah Muhammad, Babatunde M.M.
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Bioactivity of diatomaceous earth to Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in different application conditions

Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, 2013
The objective of this study was to evaluate the insecticidal activity of diatomaceous earth (DE) at different ambient temperatures on adult Sitophilus zeamais and progeny, using different doses and exposure periods.
Adalberto H. Sousa, Lêda R. A. Faroni, Gilberto S. Andrade, Romenique S. Freitas, Marco A. G. Pimentel   +4 more
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