DeepBiteNet: A Lightweight Ensemble Framework for Multiclass Bug Bite Classification Using Image-Based Deep Learning by Doston Khasanov, Halimjon Khujamatov, Muksimova Shakhnoza, Mirjamol Abdullaev, Temur Toshtemirov, Shahzoda Anarova, Cheolwon Lee, Heung-Seok Jeon

“…<b>Methods</b>: For this work, we introduce DeepBiteNet, a new ensemble-based deep learning model designed to perform robust multiclass classification of insect bites from RGB images. Our model aggregates three semantically diverse convolutional neural networks—DenseNet121, EfficientNet-B0, and MobileNetV3-Small—using a stacked meta-classifier designed to aggregate their predicted outcomes into an integrated, discriminatively strong output. …”
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Assessing Gonipterus defoliation levels using multispectral unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) data in Eucalyptus plantations by Phumlani Nzuza, Michelle L. Schröder, Rene J. Heim, Louis Daniels, Bernard Slippers, Brett P. Hurley, IIaria Germishuizen, Benice Sivparsad, Jolanda Roux, Wouter. H Maes

“…Invasive insect pest Gonipterus sp. n. 2 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) threatens Eucalyptus species, causing defoliation and yield loss through adult and larval feeding. …”
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Innovative Application of Medicinal Insects: Employing UHPLC-MS, Bioinformatics, In Silico Studies and <i>In Vitro</i> Experiments to Elucidate the Multi-Target Hemostatic Mechanis... by Bangyu Zhong, Wen Zhang, Liangshan Ming, Qimeng Fan, Lei Zhang, Hongyu Lai, Genwang Huang, Hongning Liu, Zishu Dong

“…<b>Background:</b> Longhorn beetles, a widely recognized group of Chinese traditional medicinal insects, are characterized by their notable hemostatic properties. …”
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Algorithms for Effector Prediction in Plant Pathogens and Pests: Achievements and Current Challenges by César De los Santos-Briones, Karla Gisel Carreón-Anguiano, Sara E. Vila-Luna, Jewel Nicole Anna Todd, Ignacio Islas-Flores, Luis Sáenz-Carbonell, Pablo Alejandro Gamas-Trujillo, Blondy Canto-Canché

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Honey Bees Can Use Sequence Learning to Predict Rewards from a Prior Unrewarded Visual Stimulus by Bahram Kheradmand, Ian Richardson-Ramos, Sarah Chan, Claudia Nelson, James C. Nieh

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Predicting Potential Distribution of <i>Teinopalpus aureus</i> Integrated Multiple Factors and Its Threatened Status Assessment by Congcong Du, Xueyu Feng, Zhilin Chen, Gexia Qiao

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Developmental Dynamics of Bacterial Microbiota in <i>Aphis gossypii</i> Revealed Using Full-Length 16S rRNA Sequencing by Yunchao Wang, Xingmei Xie, Qiuli Hou, Chuying Wei, Zhan Chen, Leilei Fan, E Liang, Zhuo Li, Kun Yang

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Environmental and Human Health Benefits of Bionematicidal Volatiles in Comparison to Commercial Synthetic Nematicides by Jorge M. S. Faria, Tomás Cavaco

“…Plant parasitic nematodes are some of the most damaging pathogens to food crops, impacting crop yield twice as much as phytophagous insects. To combat these pests, large amounts of pesticides are added to agricultural soils and eventually leach out to adjacent environments, accumulate in food and feed, and become very toxic. …”
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Disentangling the effects of geographical location and local climate on masting in Fagus crenata using a comprehensive population model by Takashi Masaki, Kazuhiko Hoshizaki, Chinatsu Homma

“…We found good agreement between observed and predicted numbers of flowers and seeds at the test site. …”
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Future Climate Predicts Range Shifts and Increased Global Habitat Suitability for 29 <i>Aedes</i> Mosquito Species by Xueyou Zhang, Hongyan Mei, Peixiao Nie, Xiaokang Hu, Jianmeng Feng

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Measuring and modeling waterlogging tolerance to predict the future for threatened lowland ash forests by E. J. Gustafson, D. R. Bronson, M. A. Windmuller-Campione, R. A. Slesak, D. M. Donner

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A Kind of Forest Disease and Pest Infection Model with Time Delay by FEI Xingyan, DING Yuting

“… Controlling forest diseases and insect pests is beneficial to increase forest carbon sink. …”
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Evaluating LiDAR‐Derived Structural Metrics for Predicting Bee Assemblages in Managed Forests by Marissa H. Chase, Alexandra Harmon‐Threatt, Samuel F. Stickley, Brian Charles, Jennifer M. Fraterrigo

“…ABSTRACT Globally, many insects depend on forest habitat for critical nesting and floral resources. …”
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Applying nutritional ecology to optimize diets of crickets raised for food and feed by Matthew J. Muzzatti, Sarah J. Harrison, Emily R. McColville, Caelyn T. Brittain, Hunter Brzezinski, Sujitha Manivannan, Cassandra C. Stabile, Heath A. MacMillan, Susan M. Bertram

“…Increasing yield is a primary goal of mass insect rearing for food and feed, and diet impacts insect life-history traits that affect yield, such as survival, development time and body size. …”
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Predicting the Potential Geographical Distribution of <i>Scolytus scolytus</i> in China Using a Biomod2-Based Ensemble Model by Wei Yu, Dongrui Sun, Jiayi Ma, Xinyuan Gao, Yu Fang, Huidong Pan, Huiru Wang, Juan Shi

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The Worker Flow at the Hive Entrance Predicts When Nest Cleaning is Intensified in Stingless Bees by Kedar Devkota, Charles Fernando dos Santos, Alice Borges Ferreira, Júlia Terra Zuch, Binayak Prakash Mishra, Betina Blochtein

“…Waste produced by living organisms is commonly disposed of as a prophylactic measure to avoid the spread of diseases and parasite infestation. For social insects, a proportion of workers is allocated to dispose the waste material outside the colony’s nest. …”
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Substrate Specificity of ABCB Transporters Predicted by Docking Simulations Can Be Confirmed by Experimental Tests by Mario Röpcke, Sha Lu, Cäcilia Plate, Fee Meinzer, Antonia Lisiecki, Susanne Dobler

“…Despite their toxicity, several herbivorous insects such as the large milkweed bug (<i>Oncopeltus fasciatus</i>) have evolved adaptations to tolerate cardenolides and sequester them for their own defense. …”
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Distribution Pattern and Change Prediction of <i>Luprops orientalis</i> (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) Suitable Area in East Asia Under Climate Change by Jieqiong Wang, Shuangyi Wang, Yunchun Li, Shuangmei Ding, Zhonghua Wei, Aimin Shi, Ding Yang

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Predicting Suitable Habitat for <i>Glipa</i> (Coleoptera: Mordellidae: Mordellinae) Under Current and Future Climates Using MaxEnt Modeling by Xie Su, Xianheng Ouyang, Xiaoqun Ding, Yang Wang, Wangang Liu, Yang Liu

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Effect of controlling white-backed planthopper on the occurrence of southern rice black-streaked dwarf disease by Wang Daoze, Hong Wenying, Wu Yanjun, Hu xuanxiang, Wang Yanxin

“…The relationship between density of insect vectors and occurrence degree of SRBSDD was examined, and the effectiveness of disease management with controlling WBPH was measured, to build a predictive model for the occurrence of disease and damage degree of SRBSDD.In this study, we investigated the population dynamics of WBPH on 17 rice varieties in Hangzhou, China and created a predictive model for SRBSDD. …”
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