Acridid populations have increased significantly in recent years, causing damage to crops. Having biocontrol tools is important as it will help reduce the use of insecticides. This study reports the presence of Parago...
in part kindly supported by the Croatian Science Foundation(DinDRY project,UIP-2020-02-5385,grant to A.B.).
Insects are suitable model organisms for functional morphology research,especially in the context of exaptation,when the same morphological trait represents an advantage in disparate niches.Phylogenetically distant gr...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant numbers 32071605 and 31530007).
Parasitism is known to affect the behavior of host species to enhance parasite dispersal and transmission.However,host behavioral responses to parasitism unrelated to parasite dispersal and transmission have been much...
Nowadays,a sharp reduction in insect popu⁃lations around the world,a so⁃called“insect apoc⁃alypse”(昆虫末日),has caused a widespread concern.Recently,a study has found that insect numbers have decreased by half in s...
supported by the Provincial Natural Science Foundation of Anhui(1908085MC84);the Natural Science Foundation of Education Department of Anhui Province(KJ2020A0037);the Overseas Visiting Program of Outstanding Young Talents from Universities in Anhui(gxgwfx2020035)。
The species diversity of pygmy grasshoppers in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,China is determined.Three species,Tetrix subulata(Linnaeus,1758),Tetrix tartara(Saussure,1887),and Tetrix tuerki(Krauss,1876),are recogni...
Seminatural grasslands provide habitats for various species and are important for biodiversity conservation. The understanding of the diverse responses of species and traits to different grassland managenient methods ...
Sometimes,bartenders are snobs.I know because I was one when I started,and if anything,this industry has taught me some humility.This can only be a good thing.In San Francisco,it isn’t uncommon for a bartender not t...
One new species in the genus Qinlingacris from Henan Province is described, i. e. Q. microfurcula sp. nov. This new species differs from other species in the genus Qinlingacris in: 1) apex of subgenital plate in mal...
Protein malnutrition is quite common worldwide; its deficiency has adverse effects in all organs. Edible insect's traditional cultural food, commonly consumed in rural communities, now intake is also being incorporat...