Characterization of the ligand-binding properties of odorant-binding protein 38 from Riptortus pedestris when interacting with soybean volatiles by Jianglong Guo, Panjing Liu, Xiaofang Zhang, Jingjie An, Yaofa Li, Tao Zhang, Zhanlin Gao

“…BackgroundRiptortus pedestris (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Alydidae) is a major soybean pest throughout East Asia that relies on its advanced olfactory system for the perception of plant-derived volatile compounds and aggregation pheromones for conspecific and host plant localization. …”
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DNA metabarcoding of gut contents reveals natural predation by spiders on Xylella fastidiosa vectors in the southwestern Spain agroecosystem by Laura Avivar-Lozano, José M. Molina, Sergio Pérez-Guerrero

“…A primer pair was designed to specifically amplify DNA from the following spiders’ potential prey belonging to the order Hemiptera: Philaenus spumarius, Neophilaenus campestris, Neophilaenus lineatus, Lepyronia coleoptrata, Aphrophora sp., Cicadella viridis, and Cercopis sp. …”
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Spatial Analysis and Socio-Environmental Determinants of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis in an Urban Area in Northeastern Brazil by Natan Diego Alves de Freitas, Lucas José Macedo Freire, Suely Ruth Silva, Nilton Guedes do Nascimento, Pedro Cordeiro-Estrela

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Laboratory and field efficacy of natural products against the invasive pest Halyomorpha halys and side effects on the biocontrol agent Trissolcus japonicus by Elena Chierici, Elisa Marchetti, Adriana Poccia, Antonio Russo, Vito Antonio Giannuzzi, Lorenzo Governatori, Luca Zucchi, Gabriele Rondoni, Eric Conti

“…Abstract The brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), is an invasive pest causing major economic losses to crops. …”
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Phytochemical Profiling, Bioactivity, and Insecticidal Effectiveness of <i>Mammea americana</i> L. Leaf Extracts Against <i>Ferrisia</i> sp. by Mike Vázquez-Torres, Nilka Rivera-Portalatín, Irma Cabrera-Asencio

“…Insecticidal activity was tested against <i>Ferrisia</i> sp. (Hemiptera:Pseudococcidae), demonstrating the highest efficacy with the methanolic extract (LC₅₀ = 5.90 mg/mL after 48 h). …”
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Life History Parameters of the Invasive Cotton Mealybug <i>Phenacoccus solenopsis</i> on Tomato at Four Constant Temperatures by Ahlem Harbi, Khaled Abbes, Brahim Chermiti, Pompeo Suma

“…The cotton mealybug, <i>Phenacoccus solenopsis</i> Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), is an invasive polyphagous pest that has been reported in several tomato-producing Mediterranean countries. …”
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Sublethal concentrations of thiamethoxam induce transgenerational hormesis in cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover by Hina Gul, Ali Güncan, Farman Ullah, Xinyuan Ning, Nicolas Desneux, Xiaoxia Liu

“…In this study, we assessed the sublethal effects of thiamethoxam on the biological parameters of Aphis gossypii Glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae), adults (F0) and subsequent transgenerational impacts, i.e., on the progeny (F1 generation), using an age stage, two-sex life table analysis. …”
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Macroinvertebrates composition as determinants of larval abundance in the dragonfly Miathyria marcella in tropical wetlands by M.I. Moreno Pallares, M.A. Bonilla Gómez, G.H. Guillot Monroy, A.C. Torregroza-Espinosa

“…A high positive correlation between Miathyria marcella and the orders Odonata (R2 = 0.84, p-value ≤ 0.05), Coleoptera (R2 = 0.52, p-value ≤ 0.05), Basommatophora (R2 = 0.60, p-value ≤ 0.05) and Hemiptera (R2 = 0.50, p-value ≤ 0.05).CONCLUSION: The results suggest that the abundance of Miathyria marcella responds to the accompanying macroinvertebrates, the composition of which depends on the type of hydrological influence. …”
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Changes in Gene Expression of Whiteflies, Bemisia tabaci MED Feeding on Tomato Plants Infected by One of the Criniviruses, Tomato Chlorosis Virus through Transcriptome Analysis by Jing Zhao, Xiaoan Sun, Huijie Dai, Xianping Zhang, Dezhen Zhang, Xiaoping Zhu

“…Tomato chlorosis virus (ToCV), transmitted by the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius; Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) has been continuously emerging on tomato plants and causing a significant economic loss throughout China. …”
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Análise faunística e sazonalidade de insetos edáficos em ecossistemas da Área de Proteção Ambiental do Araripe em duas estações do ano, Barbalha-CE by Francisco Roberto de Azevedo, Raul Azevedo, Cícero Antônio Mariano dos Santos, Daniel Rodrigues Nere, Eridiane da Silva Moura

“…Já os Hymenoptera, da família Formicidae, ocorrem frequentemente em todos os ecossistemas, predominando na área agrícola da estação chuvosa as formigas cortadeiras, enquanto que os Orthoptera Gryllidae e os Hemiptera Cydnidae predominam no fragmento de mata, onde os grilos ocorrem tanto na estação chuvosa como seca na mesma frequência, e os percevejos castanhos ocorrem com maior frequência somente na estação chuvosa. …”
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Efecto de los equipos de aplicación para biopesticidas en el control de mosca blanca (Trialeurodes vaporariorum) en invernaderos by Jorge Volpi A., Juan José Olivet Martínez, Mateo Sánchez S.

“…Las moscas blancas, (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) son una de las principales plagas en el cultivo de tomate (Solanum lycopersicum L). …”
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Genetic Diversity of <i>Diaphorina citri</i> and Its Endosymbiont Across Diffusion Frontier and Epidemic Areas of Citrus Huanglongbing in China by Jin Yang, Ai-Jun Huang, Jun Zhou, Ping You, Xiang Li, Han Luo, Long Yi

“…Citrus huanglongbing (HLB) is one of the most severe diseases affecting the citrus industry, with <i>Diaphorina citri</i> (Hemiptera: Liviidae) serving as its primary natural vector. …”
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Crop protection by RNA interference: a review of recent approaches, current state of developments and use as of 2013 by Kirsten Germing, Cecilia Andrea Díaz Navarrete, Andreas Schiermeyer, Udo Hommen, Luise Zühl, Sebastian Eilebrecht, Elke Eilebrecht

“…In total, RNAi applications for more than 30 different pest species were identified, most of which belonged to the insect orders Lepidoptera, Hemiptera and Coleoptera. In addition, applications targeting fungi and viruses were found. …”
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Occurrence data for stream-dwelling macroinvertebrates from Central EuropeGBIF-Global Biodiversity Information Facility by Dorottya Hárságyi, Balázs J. Berta, Bernadett Boóz, Zsuzsanna Pap, Bálint Pernecker, Anita Szloboda, Marko Miliša, Petr Pařil, Zoltán Csabai, Arnold Móra

“…The dataset includes 1827 geo-referenced occurrence records based on presence-absence data of 164 taxa across Gastropoda, Hirudinea and various groups of Insecta (Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Megaloptera, Odonata, Trichoptera) along with geographical information on the sampling sites, and details of the taxonomy of the species. …”
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Molecular identification of the brown marmorated stink bug’s egg parasitoids by species-specific PCR collected from Beijing, China by Muhammad Yasir Ali, Yu-Di Liu, Feng-Qi Li, Mao-Lin Hou, Jin-Ping Zhang, Feng Zhang

“…Abstract Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Penta-tomidae), is a highly polyphagous and invasive insect pest with more than 300 plant species as hosts, including a wide range of economic crops. …”
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Semi-field experiments reveal contrasted predation and movement patterns of aquatic macroinvertebrate predators of Anopheles gambiae larvae by Hudson Onen, Emmanuel W. Kaindoa, Joel Nkya, Alex Limwagu, Martha A. Kaddumukasa, Fredros O. Okumu, Jonathan K. Kayondo, Anne M. Akol, Frédéric Tripet

“…This study experimentally evaluated the predation efficacy and foraging strategy of three common aquatic macroinvertebrate predators of An. gambiae, diving beetles (Coleoptera), backswimmers (Hemiptera), and dragonfly nymphs (Odonata) in a semi-field system in South-Eastern Tanzania. …”
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Activity of sorghum aphid and its natural enemies in the context of agroecological and weather conditions by Tomasz E. Koralewski, Tomasz E. Koralewski, Michael J. Brewer, Leonel L. Deleon, Norman C. Elliott, Kristopher Giles, Adrianna Szczepaniec, Ashleigh M. Faris, Ashleigh M. Faris

“…Sorghum aphid, Melanaphis sorghi (Theobald) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), is a recent but established pest of sorghum in the Great Plains of North America. …”
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Biogenic synthesis of titanium nanoparticles by Streptomyces rubrolavendulae for sustainable management of Icerya aegyptiaca (Douglas) by Enayat M. Elqady, Eman El-said, Asmaa A. Tharwat, Lina A. Abou El-Khashab, Inas M. Y. Mostafa, Fatma Z. Hamed, Wesam M. Morsi, Mohamed M. Rezk, Inas M. Abou El-Enain

“…The purpose of this work was to synthesize titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2-NPs) from marine actinobacteria and evaluate their insecticidal effects on Icerya aegyptiaca (Hemiptera: Monophlebidae), in addition to explaining their effects on protein electrophoresis analysis of SDS‒PAGE proteins from control and treated insects after 24, 72 and 120 h of exposure. …”
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Designing and testing novel artificial shelter traps to mass-trap overwintering brown marmorated stink bugs: a proof-of-concept study in Northwestern China by Jin-Ping Zhang, Gonzalo Avila, Gang Ma, Qian-Qian Mi, Adriana Najar-Rodriguez, Ju-Hong Chen, Chun-Sen Ma, Feng Zhang

“…Abstract Background Halyomorpha halys Stål (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), is a highly polyphagous invasive pest worldwide. …”
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Effects of Mulch Type, Plant Cultivar, and Insecticide Use on Sweet Potato Whitefly Population in Chili Pepper by Andi Nasruddin, Nurariaty Agus, Alam Saubil, Jumardi Jumardi, Burhanuddin Rasyid, Andry Siriniang, Andi Dirham Nasruddin, Firdaus Firdaus, Ahwiyah Ekawaty Said

“…One of the most devastating pests of chili pepper is the sweet potato whitefly (SPW), Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). It sucks plant sap, emits honeydew on which sooty mold fungi grow, and transmits the pepper yellow leaf curl Indonesia virus (PepYLCIV), the most damaging viral disease of chili in Indonesia. …”
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