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Optimizing Sex Ratio and Colony Size to Enhance Reproduction and Mass‐Rearing in Spodoptera litura Under Controlled Laboratory Conditions

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2026.
Skewed sex ratios frequently constrain colony performance and limit the efficiency of large‐scale rearing systems. For Spodoptera litura, the 1:1 initial sex ratio maximizes female longevity and fecundity. When this ratio is scaled to colony sizes of 20:20, 40:40 and 60:60, the 40:40 configuration yields the best overall reproductive performance, while
Chuanzhen Xue, Hanqi Li, Bowen Xu, Jiaying Mao, Xiaotong Xu, Yuanfei Li, Jianjun Mao, Mengqing Wang, Huizi Wu, Hancheng Wang, Yuyan Li, Lisheng Zhang   +11 more
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A molecular phylogeny for the leaf-roller moths (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and its implications for classification and life history evolution.

PLoS ONE, 2012
BackgroundTortricidae, one of the largest families of microlepidopterans, comprise about 10,000 described species worldwide, including important pests, biological control agents and experimental models. Understanding of tortricid phylogeny, the basis for
Jerome C Regier, John W Brown, Charles Mitter, Joaquín Baixeras, Soowon Cho, Michael P Cummings, Andreas Zwick   +6 more
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Predators of the two paropsine leaf beetles Paropsisterna cloelia and Paropsis charybdis in eucalypt plantations in Marlborough, New Zealand Prädatoren der zwei Blattkäfer Paropsisterna cloelia and Paropsis charybdis in Eukalyptusplantagen in Marlborough, Neuseeland

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, Volume 28, Issue 2, Page 137-148, May 2026.
Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Miridae (Hemiptera), Hemerobiidae (Neuroptera), Pentatomidae (Hemiptera), Anystidae (Acari), Erythraeidae (Acari) and spiders (Araneidae, Oxyopidae and Salticidae) fed on the invasive paropsine leaf beetles in Marlborough, New Zealand.
Carolin Weser, Manpreet K. Dhami, Elena Moltchanova, Ana Podolyan, Toni M. Withers, Stephen M. Pawson   +5 more
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BOOK REVIEW: Chambon J.-P. 1999: Atlas des Genitalia Mâles des Lépidoptères Tortricidae de France et Belgique.

European Journal of Entomology, 2000
Chambon J.-P.: Atlas des Genitalia Mâles des Lépidoptères Tortricidae de France et Belgique. INRA, Paris, 1999, 400 pp. (in French).
J. JAROŠ
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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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An integrated framework to identify and characterize regional‐scale insect dispersal

Ecological Applications, Volume 36, Issue 3, April 2026.
Abstract Forest pest insects cause major socio‐economic impacts, global losses of millions of dollars, and ecosystem changes. A key challenge for their management is tracing regional dispersal events critical to outbreak dynamics. We developed an integrated tracing framework for pest insects by combining isotope geolocation, ecological data, and ...
Felipe Dargent, Megan S. Reich, Marrissa Miller, Kala Studens, Nilofar Benvidi, Kerry Perrault, Joshua Aibueku, Brent Holmes, Clement P. Bataille, Jean‐Noël Candau   +9 more
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Molecular mechanisms of sex determination in Lepidoptera: current status and perspectives

Insect Science, Volume 33, Issue 2, Page 599-617, April 2026.
The genetic basis of sex determination in Lepidoptera was discovered in 2014 in the silkworm Bombyx mori. In this model species, the W chromosome‐derived small piRNA called Fem piRNA downregulates the expression of a Z‐linked gene, Masculinizer (Masc), which leads to the default female‐specific splicing of the doublesex gene (dsxF) and thus to female ...
František Marec, Atsuo Yoshido, Arjen E. van′t Hof   +2 more
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Notes on some Lepidoptera Tortricidae from Central Asia

Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research, 2012
Faunistic data of some Lepidoptera Tortricidae collected in mountainous localities of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenija, are reported. The total number of species recorded is 69; some of them are of special biogeographical interest.
Pasquale Trematerra
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Phenological shifts and increases in voltinism within a moth community over a century of anthropogenic change

Ecology, Volume 107, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract In temperate ecosystems, warming temperatures can advance spring phenology, extend autumn phenology, disrupt dormancy regulation, result in phenological mismatch across taxa, and even lead to increases in the number of generations per year (i.e., increases in voltinism).
Emma M. Foster, Jason J. Dombroskie, Christopher A. Halsch, Thomas H. Q. Powell, Eliza M. Grames   +4 more
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Climate Change Has Already Reshaped North American Forest Pest Dynamics: Insights From Multidecadal Process‐Based Modelling

Global Change Biology Communications, Volume 1, Issue 1, March 2026.
Climate change has rapidly expanded and shifted suitable climate conditions for eight major forest pests across North America, especially toward northern and higher elevation areas. Host exposure and overlap among pests are increasing, raising ecological and economic risks, and signaling accelerating future impacts under continued warming.
Yan Boulanger, Chris J. K. MacQuarrie, Véronique Martel, Jacques Régnière, Rémi Saint‐Amant, Kishan Sambaraju   +5 more
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