Attachment site selection of life stages of Ixodes ricinus ticks on a main large host in Europe, the red deer (Cervus elaphus) by Atle Mysterud, Idar Lauge Hatlegjerde, Ole Jakob Sørensen

“…There were more larvae on the legs (40.9%), more nymphs on the ears (83.7%), while adults dominated in the groins (89.2%) and neck (94.9%). …”
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Potencial de alimentação de Chrysoperla externa (Hagen, 1861) (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae) em diferentes densidades de Uroleucon ambrosiae (Thomas, 1878) (Hemiptera, Aphididae) by Alexander M. Auad, Sérgio de Freitas, Leonardo R. Barbosa

“…After this period, C. externa larvae presented a progressive increase on nymphs consumption as a function of the prey density. …”
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Efficacy of some biorational insecticides against the cactus scale pest Diaspis echinocacti (Bouché, 1833) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in Morocco by Mohamed El-Aalaoui, Mohamed Sbaghi

“…In laboratory tests, mineral oil at 2400 cc/hl, d-limonene at 150 cc/hl, and potassium salts of fatty acid at 60 cc/hl were the most effective against nymphs and adult females of the cochineal 48 hours after exposure to insecticide treatments, resulting in LT50 values of 24, 24 and 48 h (nymphs), and 48 h (adult females), respectively. …”
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Transmission of <i>Grapevine leafroll-associated virus-1</i> (<i>Ampelovirus</i>) and <i>Grapevine virus A</i> (<i>Vitivirus</i>) by the Cottony Grape Scale, <i>Pulvinaria vitis</i... by Gérard Hommay, Antoine Alliaume, Catherine Reinbold, Etienne Herrbach

“…However, when laboratory-reared, non-viruliferous nymphs were allowed to acquire viruses under controlled conditions, both first and second instar nymphs derived from two vineyards were able to transmit GLRaV−1 and GVA. …”
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Biology of Triatoma carcavalloi Jurberg, Rocha & Lent, 1998 under laboratory conditions by Margareth Cardozo-de-Almeida, Simone Caldas Teves Neves, Carlos Eduardo de Almeida, Nathanielly Rocha Casado de Lima, Maria Luiza Ribeiro de Oliveira, Jacenir Reis dos Santos-Mallet, Teresa Cristina Monte Gonçalves

“…The first meal was offered to 1st stage nymphs. The intermolt period was also determined. …”
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Population fluctuations of grape leafhopper, Arboridia kermanshah (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), under natural conditions of Kermanshah grapes by Shabnam Deh-pahni, Hassanali Vahedi, Maryam Darbemamieh

“…Grape leafhopper, Arboridia kermanshah, is an important pest species in Iranian vineyards. Adults and nymphs cause damages by piercing the leaf tissues and sucking the intracellular contents. …”
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Evaluation of Russian wheat aphid resistance in cultivars and advanced lines of wheat under field conditions in Isfahan province, Iran by M. R. Nematollahi

“…Results showed that maximum adult / plant was on Mahdavi, M-78-14, and M-78-19; and minimum adult / plant was on M-73-4, M-73-18, Alvand and M-75-7. Maximum number for nymphs was estimated on M-75-10 and M-78-20 and the minimum number on M-73-4. …”
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Cordyceps cateniannulata and Cordyceps javanica: first report of pathogenicity to Glycaspis brimblecombei (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae) by MAURÍCIO M. DOMINGUES, PAULA L. SANTOS, BIANCA C.C. GÊA, VANESSA R. CARVALHO, FABRICIO N. OLIVEIRA, EVERTON P. SOLIMAN, FABRICIO F. PEREIRA, JOSÉ C. ZANUNCIO, CARLOS F. WILCKEN

“…The mortality of G. brimblecombei nymphs, seven days after the application of the fungi, was 100%. …”
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Efficiency of essential oils in the control of the black bean aphid Aphis craccivora Koch (Hemiptera: Aphididae) by L. L. A. Bezerra, F. R. Azevedo, W. S. Evangelista-Júnior, F. J. Paula-Filho, D. M. A. F. Navarro, E. F. Santos

“…In the first phase of the experiment, the aroeira oil showed 83.33% and 75.75% efficiency of mortality in nymphs and adults, respectively. In the greenhouse tests, this same oil showed 73.52% in nymphs and 62.85% in adults, opening new perspectives regarding its use as a natural insecticide for the control of the black aphid of the bean.…”
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Role of volatile compounds emitted from the first and second trophic levels in host finding behavior of Tamarixia radiata (Hym.: Eulophidae) by M. A. Jalali, M. Ziaaddini, A. Moghbeli Gharae

“…The results indicated that the females were significantly attracted to the volatiles emanating from D. citri nymphs and HIPVs resulted from the feeding of nymphs and adults of D. citri. …”
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Design and synthesis of novel N, N′-substituted benzamide derivatives as potential insecticidal agents against the white mango scale insect, Aulacaspis tubercularis (Hemiptera: Dia... by Moustafa M.S. Bakry, Liqaa H. Mohammed, Noha A. Dabour, Mohamed A. Gad

“…The findings showed that A. tubercularis nymphs were more responsive to the evaluated treatments than adult females. …”
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Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato spirochetes in wild birds in northwestern California: associations with ecological factors, bird behavior and tick infestation. by Erica A Newman, Lars Eisen, Rebecca J Eisen, Natalia Fedorova, Jeomhee M Hasty, Charles Vaughn, Robert S Lane

“…Presence and counts of larvae and nymphs could be predicted by ground- or bark-foraging behavior and contact with dense oak woodland. …”
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Dispersion pattern and sampling plan for Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) in a citrus orchard by Leong, Sui Sien, Chan, Stephen Teck Leong, Beattie, G. Andrew C.

“…The spatial distribution of D. citri eggs, nymphs and adults were analysed using Taylor’s power law and Iwao’s patchiness regression. …”
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Efficiency of Acerophagus papayae on different host stage combinations of papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus by Mastoi, Muhammad Ishaque, Adam, Nur Azura, Muhamad, Rita, Abd Ghani, Idris, Ahmed Gilal, Arfan, Khan, Javed, Bhatti, Abdul Rauf, Zia, Ahmed, Sahito, Jam Ghulam Mustafa

“…However, second instar male nymphs were more preferred in comparison to second instar female nymphs. …”
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Dispersion pattern and sampling plan for Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) in a citrus orchard by Leong, Sui Sien, Leong, Stephen Chan Teck, Beattie‬, ‪George Andrew Charles

“…The spatial distribution of D. citri eggs, nymphs and adults were analysed using Taylor’s power law and Iwao’s patchiness regression. …”
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First report of spotted fever group Rickettsia aeschlimannii in Hyalomma turanicum, Haemaphysalis bispinosa, and Haemaphysalis montgomeryi infesting domestic animals: updates on th... by Abdul Majid, Mashal M. Almutairi, Abdulaziz Alouffi, Tetsuya Tanaka, Tsai-Ying Yen, Kun-Hsien Tsai, Abid Ali

“…The rickettsial gltA, ompA, and ompB sequences were detected in Hyalomma turanicum (2 nymphs and 1 adult female), Haemaphysalis bispinosa (1 nymph and 1 adult female), and Haemaphysalis montgomeryi (2 nymphs and 1 adult female). …”
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Volatile compound diversity and conserved alarm behaviour in Triatoma dimidiata by Irving May-Concha, Julio C Rojas, Leopoldo Cruz-López, Carlos N Ibarra-Cerdeña, Janine M Ramsey

“…Results Triatoma dimidiata haplogroups all have three age-related alarm responses: absence of response by early stage nymphs, stage-specific response by 4-5th stage nymphs, and a shared 4-5th nymph and adult response to adult compounds. …”
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Host-utilization differences between larval and nymphal deer ticks in northeastern U.S. sites enzootic for Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto by Heidi K. Goethert, Thomas N. Mather, Alanna O'Callahan, Sam  R. Telford  III

“…Matched cohorts of ticks (nymphs=506, adults=451), i.e. ticks that had fed during the same summer season, were used to control for yearly host population variations. …”
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Estimating <i>Leymus chinensis</i> Loss Caused by <i>Oedaleus decorus asiaticus</i> Using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) by Bobo Du, Xiaolong Ding, Chao Ji, Kejian Lin, Jing Guo, Longhui Lu, Yingying Dong, Wenjiang Huang, Ning Wang

“…As the density level in each cage increased, the biomass of each cage increased (nymph density < 30 nymphs/m²) and then decreased (nymph density ≥ 30 nymphs/m²). …”
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The inappropriate application of imidacloprid destroys the ability of predatory natural enemies to control pests in the food chain: A case study of the feeding behavior of Orius si... by Yiru Li, Bo Zhang, Jinlong Zhang, Nian Yang, Dan Yang, Kun Zou, Yangyan Xi, Guohua Chen, Xiaoming Zhang

“…The functional responses of the 3rd to 5th instar nymphs, along with female and male O. similis adults to the 2nd-instar nymphs of F. occidentalis were consistent with the Holling type II response following contact and ingestion with imidacloprid. …”
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