Functional annotation of a divergent genome using sequence and structure-based similarity by Dennis Svedberg, Rahel R. Winiger, Alexandra Berg, Himanshu Sharma, Christian Tellgren-Roth, Bettina A. Debrunner-Vossbrinck, Charles R. Vossbrinck, Jonas Barandun

“…Conclusion We provide a new functional annotation tool for divergent organisms and employ it on a newly sequenced, high-quality microsporidian genome to shed light on this uncharacterized intracellular pathogen of Lepidoptera. The addition of a structure-based annotation approach can serve as a valuable template for studying other microsporidian or similarly divergent species.…”
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Abundancia, riqueza y diversidad de insectos asociados al cultivo de Marango (Moringa oleífera L.) en Managua, Nicaragua by Edgardo Jiménez-Martínez, Víctor Jirón Cortez, Maritza Téllez Manzanarez

“…De acuerdo a lo resultados obtenidos en el estudio, los principales ordenes de insectos encontrados fueron Orthóptera, Mantodea, Hemíptera, Dermáptera, Homóptera, Thysanoptera, Coleóptera, Díptera, Lepidóptera, Hymenóptera, Blattodea, Isóptera y Megalóptera, se encontró que la mayor abundancia de insectos fue en la finca Las Mercedes y la mayor riqueza de insectos en la finca del INTA. …”
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Não preferência para oviposição e alimentação da broca-da-cana por cultivares de cana-de-açúcar by Joseane Rodrigues de Souza, Arlindo Leal Boiça Júnior, Dilermando Perecin, Jacqueline Tonielo da Costa, Zulene Antônio Ribeiro

“…A espécie Diatraea saccharalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), conhecida popularmente por broca-da-cana, destaca-se como praga-chave da cultura da cana-de-açúcar no Brasil devido aos prejuízos que acarreta na produtividade agrícola e industrial. …”
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Toxicity, residue and risk assessment of tetraniliprole in soil-earthworm microcosms by Dicheng Ma, Song Yang, Jiangong Jiang, Jiamei Zhu, Beixing Li, Wei Mu, Daolong Dou, Feng Liu

“…In this study, the availability of tetraniliprole seed dressing to control the black cutworm Agrotis ipsilon (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the maize seeding stage and its safety to earthworms (Eisenia fetida) were investigated. …”
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Fall Armyworm Gut Bacterial Diversity Associated with Different Developmental Stages, Environmental Habitats, and Diets by Dan-Dan Li, Jin-Yang Li, Zu-Qing Hu, Tong-Xian Liu, Shi-Ze Zhang

“…The fall armyworm, <i>Spodoptera frugiperda</i> (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is a major invasive pest that seriously threatens world agricultural production and food security. …”
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The phylogeny and relationships between the insect orders by Alvaro Wille

“…Aunque los comejenes (Isoptera) superficialmente parecen estar muy lejanos de las cucarachas, un examen cuidadoso revelará una relación cercana entre los dos grupos (Cuadro 5). 9) La principal tendencia evolucionaria en los hemipteroideos es un desarrollo gradual de un aparato bucal chupador. 10) Dos líneas de evolución pueden ser reconocidas en el grupo neuropteroideo: los Panneuroptera incluyendo Neuroptera, Megaloptera, Raphidiodea, Coleoptera, Strepsiptera e Hymenoptera, y los Panmecoptera (= Panorpoidea) incluyendo Mecoptera, Trichoptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera y Siphonap.tera. En ambos grupos hay una tendencia hacia el desarrollo de un aparato bucal chupador…”
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اثرات کشندگی و زیرکشندگی اسانس آزاد و نانوکپسوله پونه Mentha longifolia روی شب‌پره مدیترانه‌ای آرد Anagasta kuehniella (Lep.: Pyralidae)... by مریم ملک‌محمدی

“…پژوهش حاضر با هدف بررسی سمیت فرمولاسیون آزاد و نانوکپسول اسانس پونه به دو روش تنفسی روی مراحل تخم، لارو­های سن پنجم و حشرات بالغ در بازه­های زمانی 24، 48 و 72 ساعته و موضعی روی لاروهای سن پنجم شب­پره مدیترانه­ای آرد  Anagasta kuehniella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)صورت گرفت. ارزیابی اثرات زیرکشندگی در غلظت زیرکشنده (LC25) به روش تدخینی و از طریق برآورد درصد بازدارندگی از تخم­گذاری، درصد بارآوری، درصد خروج حشرات بالغ و نرخ جفت­گیری هدف دیگر این مطالعه بود. …”
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Physiology Drives Reworking of Amino Acid δ2H and δ13C in Butterfly Tissues by Kaycee E. Morra, Seth D. Newsome, Gary R. Graves, Gary R. Graves, Marilyn L. Fogel

“…This study emphasizes the strong influence of physiology on consumer-diet δ2H discrimination in a local population of pipevines and swallowtails and provides a template that can be broadly applied to Lepidoptera—the second most diverse insect order—and other holometabolous insects. …”
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Prey choice in insectivorous steppe passerines: New insights from DNA metabarcoding by Julia Zurdo, Margarita Reverter, Adrián Barrero, Daniel Bustillo-de la Rosa, Julia Gómez-Catasús, Cristian Pérez-Granados, Manuel B. Morales, Juan Traba

“…Heteroptera, Orthoptera, Araneae, Lepidoptera and some Coleoptera families were the main selected prey taxa, while Formicidae appeared to be avoided, suggesting that shrub-steppe passerines tend to select prey items providing essential nutrients and energy during the breeding season, while poor quality ones are neglected. …”
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Sex Pheromone Aerosol Emitters for <i>Lobesia botrana</i> Mating Disruption in Italian Vineyards by Giovanni Benelli, Renato Ricciardi, Francesca Cosci, Andrea Iodice, Edith Ladurner, Francesco Savino, Andrea Lucchi

“…Despite the great amount of information on the European Grapevine Moth (EGVM), <i>Lobesia botrana</i> (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), and the effective strategies available for its management, this moth remains the main key pest damaging grapevines in the Mediterranean and Central Europe wine-growing areas. …”
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Description of Chemosensory Genes in Unexplored Tissues of the Moth Spodoptera littoralis by Fotini A. Koutroumpa, Christelle Monsempes, Marie-Christine François, Dany Severac, Nicolas Montagné, Camille Meslin, Emmanuelle Jacquin-Joly

“…With a total of 196 non-overlapping chemosensory genes annotated, the S. littoralis repertoire is one of the most complete in Lepidoptera. We further evaluated the expression of transcripts between males and females, pinpointing sex-specific transcripts. …”
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Generalist Predators Shape Biotic Resistance along a Tropical Island Chain by Kris A. G. Wyckhuys, Johanna Audrey Leatemia, Muhammad Zainal Fanani, Michael J. Furlong, Baogen Gu, Buyung Asmara Ratna Hadi, Jeffij Virgowat Hasinu, Maria C. Melo, Saartje Helena Noya, Aunu Rauf, Johanna Taribuka, Yubak Dhoj Gc

“…Here, we use observational and manipulative studies on a chain of nine Indonesian islands to quantify predator-mediated biotic resistance against the cassava mealybug <i>Phenacoccus manihoti</i> (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) and the fall armyworm <i>Spodoptera frugiperda</i> (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Across island settings, a diverse set of generalist lacewing, spider and ladybeetle predators aggregates on <i>P. manihoti</i> infested plants, attaining max. …”
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Farmer perception of impacts of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith) and transferability of its management practices in Uganda by Andrew Kalyebi, Michael H. Otim, Tom Walsh, Wee Tek Tay

“…Abstract Background The Fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is now established across the African continent and is a highly polyphagous and destructive pest of many crops. …”
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Oligomerization of Cry9Aa in solution without receptor binding, is not related with insecticidal activity by Longfa Fang, Bo Wang, Zishan Zhou, Sujuan Yang, Changlong Shu, Fuping Song, Alejandra Bravo, Mario Soberón, Jie Zhang

“…The Cry9A proteins show high toxicity against different Lepidoptera, and no-cross resistance with Cry1A. Results: Cry9Aa655 protein formed oligomers easily in solution mediated by disulfide bonds, according to SDS-PAGE analysis under non-reducing and reducing conditions. …”
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Efficacy of Nets Coated with Different Concentrations of Alpha-Cypermethrin against Two Major Pests of Stored Tobacco by Christos G. Athanassiou, Maria K. Sakka, Christos I. Rumbos, Stefan Schaffert, Thorsten Sterz, Constantinos Bozoglou, Panos Klitsinaris, James W. Austin

“…In the present study, we examined the insecticidal effect of Carifend^® (BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany; 163.2 mg m⁻²), an alpha-cypermethrin-coated polyester net, as well as Carifend-like nets containing different rates of alpha-cypermethrin, specifically 10, 30, 80, and 325 mg m⁻², against two major stored tobacco insect pests, i.e., <i>Lasioderma serricorne</i> (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Anobiidae) and <i>Ephestia elutella</i> (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). The nets were glued at the bottom of plastic Petri dishes, and adults of <i>L. serricorne</i> and <i>E. elutella</i> were exposed to the nets for different exposure times (e.g., 1, 5, 15, 30, 60, 90, and 120 min, as well as 12 and 24 h). …”
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Fitness of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda to three solanaceous vegetables by Li-hong WU, Cao ZHOU, Gui-yun LONG, Xi-bin YANG, Zhi-yan WEI, Ying-jiang LIAO, Hong YANG, Chao-xing HU

“…The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is an important agricultural pest that invaded China in the middle of December 2018. …”
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A multi-taxonomic survey to determine the conservation status of native pollinators by Matthew D. Schlesinger, Erin L. White, Jeffrey D. Corser, Bryan N. Danforth, Melissa K. Fierke, Carmen M. Greenwood, Richard G. Hatfield, Katie G. Hietala-Henschell, Katie G. Hietala-Henschell, Jonathan R. Mawdsley, Kent P. McFarland, Robyn Niver, Jerome G. Rozen, Maria Van Dyke, Timothy G. Howard

“…In New York State, we conducted a four-year survey effort to document the distribution and status of key native pollinators in four insect orders: Coleoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera, and Lepidoptera. In this paper, we describe the process of designing and implementing the study in the hopes that other jurisdictions could follow a similar model. …”
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Protein-Gene Orthology in <i>Baculoviridae</i>: An Exhaustive Analysis to Redefine the Ancestrally Common Coding Sequences by Carolina Susana Cerrudo, Lucas Federico Motta, Franco Uriel Cuccovia Warlet, Fernando Maku Lassalle, Jorge Alejandro Simonin, Mariano Nicolás Belaich

“…Baculoviruses are entomopathogens that carry large, double-stranded circular DNA genomes and infect insect larvae of Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera and Diptera, with applications in the biological control of agricultural pests, in the production of recombinant proteins and as viral vectors for various purposes in mammals. …”
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ارزیابی مزرعه‌ای بی‌تورین، یک فرمولاسیون تجارتی از باکتریBacillus thuringiensis روی کرم ساقه‌خوار نواری برنج (Chilo suppressalis Walker)... by فرزاد مجیدی شیل سر

“…این بررسی به­منظور ارزیابی تاثیر بی­تورین روی کرم ساقه‌خوار نواری برنج Chilo suppressalis Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) در شرایط مزرعه­ای در سال 1389 در شهرستان رشت انجام شد. …”
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Economically Beneficial Ground Beetles. The specialized predators Pheropsophus aequinoctialis (L.) and Stenaptinus jessoensis (Morawitz): Their laboratory behavior and descriptions... by Howard Frank, Terry Erwin, Robert Hemenway

“…The daily food consumption of a pair of adults is the equivalent to 1.2 - 2.3 large larvae of Trichoplusia ni (H&uuml;bner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Larvae developed under laboratory conditions on a diet restricted to mole cricket eggs (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae); none survived under any other diet offered, thus they are specialists. …”
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