Invasive ants are a significant pest around the world and have negative impact on natural and agricultural environments. Chemical control is mainly accomplished with residual sprays and toxic baits. Hydrogel baits are a novel bait formulation that has proven highly effective against multiple invasive ant species, but potential non‐target effects have not been investigated. The baits are typically saturated

Although chemical volatiles emitted from host and non‐host trees have been suggested as important cues for bark and ambrosia beetles, their responses to leaf volatiles is poorly understood. The oak ambrosia beetle, Platypus quercivorus (Murayama) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is a vector for the fungus that causes Japanese oak wilt. Using a Y‐tube olfactometer, we tested the behavioral response of P

The meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius L. (Hemiptera: Aphrophoridae), is the main vector of the phytopathogenic bacterium Xylella fastidiosa in Europe, where the ST53 strain induces the olive quick decline syndrome, causing severe economic damage in southern Italy. The wide range of plant species infected by X. fastidiosa, and the wide host range of P. spumarius suggest that a large number of wild

Effects of cold storage on life‐history traits of Aphidius matricariae – M. Rezaei, A. A. Talebi, Y. Fathipour, J. Karimzadeh, M. Mehrabadi & G. V. P. Reddy (https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.12958).

The sharpshooter Tapajosa rubromarginata (Signoret) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae, Proconiini), a vector of the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa Wells et al. (Xanthomonadaceae) that causes Citrus Variegated Chlorosis, has more than 30 reported host‐plant species. The fitness of a phytophagous insect is determined by the host plant suitability, plant resistance, and the natural enemies. The aim of this study

Temporal changes in mating behavior and daily sperm movement were examined in adult males of a nymphalid butterfly, Polygonia c‐aureum L. (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), reared under L15:D9 photoperiod at 21 ℃. In this butterfly, when extra sperm is present in the duplex (storage organ) at mating, sperm reflux occurs: extra sperm are moved from the duplex to the lower and middle portions of the vasa deferentia

Dung beetles are used in the biological control of dung‐breeding flies through reducing the dung as breeding substrate. Digitonthophagus gazella (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) is native to southeast Africa but has been introduced on several continents. Noriega and colleagues use climatic model predictions to show that the species is expected to establish in areas where it is still absent, in

Parasitoid wasps are widely used as biocontrol agents. For successful deployment, it is important to know how they search for and recognize their hosts. They often use chemical cues in host searching and recognition. Little attention has been paid to the use of physical cues, particularly when combined with chemical cues, though a combination of cues may improve searching efficiency. Chelonus inanitus