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Pacific Northwest native plants and native cultivars, part I: pollinator visitation. 太平洋西北地区本地植物和本地栽培品种，第一部分：传粉者访问。

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Environmental Entomology Pub Date : 2025-02-19 DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvae126

Jen J-M Hayes, Nicole C Bell, Lincoln R Best, Svea R Bruslind, Devon O Johnson, Mallory E Mead, Tyler S Spofford, Gail A Langellotto

{"title":"Pacific Northwest native plants and native cultivars, part I: pollinator visitation.","authors":"Jen J-M Hayes, Nicole C Bell, Lincoln R Best, Svea R Bruslind, Devon O Johnson, Mallory E Mead, Tyler S Spofford, Gail A Langellotto","doi":"10.1093/ee/nvae126","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ee/nvae126","url":null,"abstract":"Planting native flora is a popular conservation strategy for pollinators. When searching for native plants, consumers may encounter cultivars of native plants, which can have different phenotypic traits than plants found in wild populations (\"wild-type native plants\"). Previous research evaluating pollinator visitation to wild-type native plants and native cultivars has yielded mixed results, in terms of whether their visitation rates are similar or distinct. We established a garden experiment in Corvallis, Oregon, to examine pollinator visitation and utilization of Pacific Northwest native plant species and cultivars. Over 3 years, we collected and observed bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea), butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea), and syrphid flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) to understand (i) if plant pairs had different visitation rates, (ii) whether any pollinators were associated with differential visitation, and (iii) if specialist taxa preferred wild types over cultivars. Pollinator visitation rates varied by plant and pollinator groupings, but in comparisons between native plant and cultivar pairs, native plants were preferred 37.2% of the time (n = 29 comparisons), cultivars 7.7% of the time (n = 6), and there was no difference in 55.1% of comparisons (n = 43). Our pollinator community data found native plants had greater observed total pollinator richness (except for 1 tie) and bee richness than cultivars, though predicted richness varied. Specialist bees were collected more often from wild types. Cultivars with high visitation rates were minimally developed selections, as opposed to interspecific hybrids. Our results join a growing body of literature in suggesting wild-type native and minimally developed plants should be emphasized for supporting pollinator fauna.","PeriodicalId":11751,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Entomology","volume":" ","pages":"199-214"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11837342/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142970104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Potential of Bacillus thuringiensis isolates to manage Gonipterus platensis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) larvae populations. 苏云金芽孢杆菌分离株对platipterus（鞘翅目：curcuriidae）幼虫种群管理的潜力。

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Environmental Entomology Pub Date : 2025-02-19 DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvae124

Carolina Jordan, Vanessa Rafaela de Carvalho, André Ballerini Horta, Manoel Victor Franco Lemos, Jardel Diego Barbosa Rodrigues, José Raimundo de Souza Passos, Maurício Magalhães Domingues, José Cola Zanuncio, Carlos Frederico Wilcken

{"title":"Potential of Bacillus thuringiensis isolates to manage Gonipterus platensis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) larvae populations.","authors":"Carolina Jordan, Vanessa Rafaela de Carvalho, André Ballerini Horta, Manoel Victor Franco Lemos, Jardel Diego Barbosa Rodrigues, José Raimundo de Souza Passos, Maurício Magalhães Domingues, José Cola Zanuncio, Carlos Frederico Wilcken","doi":"10.1093/ee/nvae124","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ee/nvae124","url":null,"abstract":"The growing expansion of eucalyptus plantations in Brazil and the impact of exotic pests, such as Gonipterus platensis, demand effective, and sustainable biological control strategies. The aim of this study was to assess the pathogenicity of 10 Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) isolates to neonate Gonipterus platensis larvae, commonly known as the eucalyptus weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) with the specific focus of evaluating their potential to manage this pest while preserving its egg parasitoid, Anaphes nitens. To achieve this, the genomic DNA of the 10 Bt isolates was extracted using the thermal lysis method for molecular characterization of their Cry and Vip proteins. Neonate G. platensis larvae were subjected to bioassays with each isolate, at a concentration of 1 × 109 spores/ml, was applied on 10 larvae per replication (3 replications). The concentration and lethal time to kill 50% of the larvae were determined for the most effective isolates. The Bt isolates 107 and 178 isolates even at concentrations 10× lower than those recommended for commercial Bacillus thuringiensis var. tenebrionis (Btt) formulations against Coleoptera pests, achieved 100% mortality of G. platensis larvae. These isolates, with coleopteran-specific genes, caused high mortality of neonate Gonipterus platensis larvae. This indicates their potential for the biological control of this pest and maybe of other Coleoptera pests. Their use poses minimal risk to non-target organisms such as the egg parasitoid A. nitens and indicates a promising avenue for integrated pest management strategies with effective pest control while preserving the ecological balance.","PeriodicalId":11751,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Entomology","volume":" ","pages":"101-108"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142909335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Foliage age affects pupal weight and development time, but not diapause induction in the biological control agent Hypena opulenta (Lepidoptera: Erebidae). 叶龄对生物防治剂褐花姬蜂的蛹重和发育时间有影响，但对滞育诱导没有影响。

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Environmental Entomology Pub Date : 2025-02-19 DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvae095

M Lukas Seehausen, Ian M Jones, Sandy M Smith, Robert S Bourchier

{"title":"Foliage age affects pupal weight and development time, but not diapause induction in the biological control agent Hypena opulenta (Lepidoptera: Erebidae).","authors":"M Lukas Seehausen, Ian M Jones, Sandy M Smith, Robert S Bourchier","doi":"10.1093/ee/nvae095","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ee/nvae095","url":null,"abstract":"Facultative diapause is a life history trait that allows insects to undergo continuous development when conditions are favorable or to enter diapause when they are not. Insect voltinism can have an impact on the success of a weed-biological control agent because additional generations can increase agent population growth and reduce late-season recovery in the target weed. The most common factors that cue diapause are photoperiod and temperature; however, the role of nutrition is increasingly being recognized. We conducted a laboratory experiment to examine the effects of photoperiod and foliage age on diapause induction, pupal weight, and pupal development time in Hypena opulenta (Christoph) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), a biological control agent for invasive swallow-worts in North America. A factorial experimental design was employed whereby H. opulenta was reared at long (16:8 h light:dark) and short (12:12 h) photoperiods on young and old swallow-wort foliage (Vincetoxicum rossicum Kleopow) Barbar. (Apocynaceae). Photoperiod was the only factor that affected diapause induction in H. opulenta. While foliage age did not affect diapause induction, it did affect pupal weight and pupal development time, with older foliage resulting in lower pupal weight and extended pupal phase. In field conditions, these impacts could affect pupal mortality through reduced winter preparedness and increased exposure to predators. These results support H. opulenta voltinism models based on photoperiods and indicate that the tendency of captive-reared H. opulenta to enter diapause after 2 or 3 generations, even in the absence of short photoperiods, is not a result of changing foliage age.","PeriodicalId":11751,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Entomology","volume":" ","pages":"39-45"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11837335/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142806698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Correction to: Transgenerational effects of imidacloprid on Sclerodermus alternatusi (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) based on age-stage, two-sex life table. 修正：吡虫啉对交替硬皮蝇（膜翅目：白茧蜂科）的跨代效应基于年龄阶段，两性生命表。

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Environmental Entomology Pub Date : 2025-02-19 DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvae132

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Asymmetric semiochemical-mediated interactions of Monochamus spp. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) and associated bark beetles in Portugal and Canada. 葡萄牙和加拿大的褐斑蝉（鞘翅目：Cerambycidae）与相关树皮甲虫的不对称半化学介导的相互作用。

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Environmental Entomology Pub Date : 2025-02-19 DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvae106

Jeremy D Allison, Quentin Guignard, Isabelle Ochoa, Edmundo Sousa, Luis Bonifacio

{"title":"Asymmetric semiochemical-mediated interactions of Monochamus spp. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) and associated bark beetles in Portugal and Canada.","authors":"Jeremy D Allison, Quentin Guignard, Isabelle Ochoa, Edmundo Sousa, Luis Bonifacio","doi":"10.1093/ee/nvae106","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ee/nvae106","url":null,"abstract":"Some coniferophagous bark and woodboring beetles overlap spatially and temporally in host trees. These larval interactions have been classified as competitive and predatory in favor of the larger and more mobile woodborer larvae. In some bark beetles, larval traits have been reported that facilitate evasion of woodborer larvae. Both bark beetles and woodborers mediate mating on host material with volatile pheromones. Although it is known that some woodborers eavesdrop on bark beetle aggregation pheromones to facilitate host location, it is not known what effect woodborer pheromones have on bark beetles. The pheromone monochamol is used by most Monochamus spp. Dejean and coniferophagous species from this genus co-occur with bark beetles in host tissues. Because of the negative consequences these larval interactions have for bark beetles, we hypothesized that the woodborer pheromone monochamol would inhibit captures of sympatric and synchronic bark beetles to intercept traps baited with their aggregation pheromones and host volatiles. We tested this hypothesis in 2 systems, 1 in Ontario, Canada, and another in Setúbal, Portugal with field trapping experiments. Trap captures of Ips sexdentatus (Boerner) (Coleoptera: Scolytinae), Orthotomicus erosus (Wollaston) (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) (2 bark beetle species captured in Portugal), and Ips pini (Say) (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) (1 bark beetle species captured in Canada) were reduced by the presence of monochamol. These results suggest that an additional evasion mechanism in some bark beetles is the detection of the woodborer pheromone monochamol and subsequent reduced response to aggregation pheromone and host volatiles in the presence of this woodborer pheromone.","PeriodicalId":11751,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Entomology","volume":" ","pages":"46-53"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142557458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Testing the efficacy of Trichogramma ostriniae (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) as a inundative biological control agent in Western Nebraska. 在内布拉斯加州西部测试作为淹没式生物防治剂的 Trichogramma ostriniae（膜翅目：Trichogrammatidae）的功效。

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Environmental Entomology Pub Date : 2025-02-19 DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvae113

Jeffrey D Cluever, Julie A Peterson, Robert J Wright, Sara Salgado Astudillo, Katharine Swoboda-Bhattarai, Priscila Colombo Da Luz, Samantha Daniel, Jeffrey D Bradshaw

{"title":"Testing the efficacy of Trichogramma ostriniae (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) as a inundative biological control agent in Western Nebraska.","authors":"Jeffrey D Cluever, Julie A Peterson, Robert J Wright, Sara Salgado Astudillo, Katharine Swoboda-Bhattarai, Priscila Colombo Da Luz, Samantha Daniel, Jeffrey D Bradshaw","doi":"10.1093/ee/nvae113","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ee/nvae113","url":null,"abstract":"The western bean cutworm (Striacosta albicosta) is a primary pest of corn and dry edible bean, for which control measures are often warranted. Inundative releases of Trichogramma ostriniae have been used to control lepidopterous pests, such as the European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis), in eastern North America (e.g., New York, Virginia). However, no prior field studies have assessed T. ostriniae as a biological control agent in the North American Great Plains. Objectives for this study were (i) to determine the suitability of S. albicosta as a host for T. ostriniae and (ii) to assess the feasibility of T. ostriniae as a biological control agent of S. albicosta in Nebraska corn and dry edible bean fields. Dispersal and parasitism were monitored with yellow sticky cards and sentinel egg masses (O. nubilalis, S. albicosta, and Ephestia kuehniella) at 36 locations surrounding a central release point. Trichogramma ostriniae adults tended to be concentrated near the point of release. However, egg parasitism was so low that the minimum rates of T. ostriniae needed for effective control could not be determined. Our evidence indicates that the low parasitism measured in this study may indicate low suitability of T. ostriniae to Western Nebraska and, possibly, the Great Plains.","PeriodicalId":11751,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Entomology","volume":" ","pages":"27-38"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142644200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Influence of different diet categories on gut bacterial diversity in Frankliniella occidentalis. 不同饮食类别对西洋鳕肠道细菌多样性的影响

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Environmental Entomology Pub Date : 2025-02-19 DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvae117

Dingyin Li, Junrui Zhi, Jiaqin Ye, Wenbo Yue, Yanqi Yang

{"title":"Influence of different diet categories on gut bacterial diversity in Frankliniella occidentalis.","authors":"Dingyin Li, Junrui Zhi, Jiaqin Ye, Wenbo Yue, Yanqi Yang","doi":"10.1093/ee/nvae117","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ee/nvae117","url":null,"abstract":"The microbial composition of insect guts is typically influenced by the type of food consumed, and conversely, these microbes influence the food habits of insects. Western flower thrips (WFT; Frankliniella occidentalis) is an invasive pest with a wide range of hosts, including vegetables and horticultural crops. To elucidate variations in gut bacteria among WFT feeding on rose (Rosa rugosa) flowers (FF), kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) pods (PF), and kidney bean leaves (LF), we collected adult guts and extracted DNA for 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing of microbial communities. The results revealed that the FF population had the highest number of annotations. Alpha diversity analysis revealed that the Chao and Ace indexes were the greatest in the PF population, indicating a higher abundance of gut bacteria. Moreover, the Simpson index was the highest in the FF population, indicating that gut bacterial diversity was the highest in the FF population. Comparison of species composition demonstrated that Proteobacteria dominated all 3 populations at the phylum level, with Actinobacteria being the subdominant phylum. At the genus level, Stenotrophomonas was the dominant bacteria in the PF and LF populations, whereas Rosenbergiella was dominant in the FF population. KEGG pathway annotation predicted that the gut bacteria of adult WFT were mainly involved in carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism. Our results revealed that the diversity and composition of WFT gut microbiota are influenced by diet, offering evidence for future studies on the ecological adaptability of WFT and the mechanisms underlying the interaction between gut microbiota and host.","PeriodicalId":11751,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Entomology","volume":" ","pages":"119-129"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142692820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Addition of ammonium acetate to torula yeast borax and its effect on captures of three species of economically important fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae). 在托鲁拉酵母硼砂中添加醋酸铵及其对捕获三种具有重要经济价值的果蝇（双翅目：栉孔蝇科）的影响。

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Environmental Entomology Pub Date : 2025-02-19 DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvae114

Todd E Shelly, Thomas J Fezza, Rick S Kurashima

{"title":"Addition of ammonium acetate to torula yeast borax and its effect on captures of three species of economically important fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae).","authors":"Todd E Shelly, Thomas J Fezza, Rick S Kurashima","doi":"10.1093/ee/nvae114","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ee/nvae114","url":null,"abstract":"Many countries operate continuous trapping programs to detect invasive fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) that threaten fruit and vegetable production. Food-based attractants are an important component of these programs, as they are generalized baits that attract both sexes of all target species. However, food baits are considered weak attractants, and the development of improved food attractants would benefit surveillance efforts. Prior work on protein bait sprays demonstrated that the addition of ammonium acetate increased their attractiveness to tephritid fruit flies, and the present study was conducted to determine whether adding ammonium acetate to torula yeast borax solution (a commonly used food bait) similarly increased its attractiveness. Four field experiments were performed in Hawaii comparing captures of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), and Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) in Multilure traps baited with standard torula yeast borax solution or with the standard solution plus 1% ammonium acetate. Captures of C. capitata and B. dorsalis were significantly higher for the ammonium acetate-supplemented solution, while results for Z. cucurbitae were inconsistent. In one experiment involving only C. capitata, an additional bait having 5% ammonium acetate was included, and captures for both 1% and 5% ammonium acetate exceeded the standard solution but did not differ from one another. Sex ratios of captured flies were similar between food baits for all three species. These results are compared with similar studies on Anastrepha spp., and implications for surveillance programs are discussed.","PeriodicalId":11751,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Entomology","volume":" ","pages":"139-148"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142644199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Survival, development, and reproduction of Aulacorthum solani (Hemioptera: Aphididae) fed on Persicaria lapathifolia. 以青叶柿为食的 Aulacorthum solani（半翅目：蚜科）的生存、发育和繁殖。

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Environmental Entomology Pub Date : 2025-02-19 DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvae109

Chengxu Gu, Kaice Yang, Yifan Tian, Dailin Liu, Zhenqi Tian, Jian Liu

{"title":"Survival, development, and reproduction of Aulacorthum solani (Hemioptera: Aphididae) fed on Persicaria lapathifolia.","authors":"Chengxu Gu, Kaice Yang, Yifan Tian, Dailin Liu, Zhenqi Tian, Jian Liu","doi":"10.1093/ee/nvae109","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ee/nvae109","url":null,"abstract":"The foxglove aphid, Aulacorthum solani (Kaltenbach), is a polyphagous economic pest. In this study, A. solani were fed on detached leaves of dockleaf knotweed, Persicaria lapathifolia (L.) Delarbre. Survival, development, and reproduction were studied at constant temperatures of 17, 20, 23, 26, 29, and 32 °C. These data were compared with those of controls fed on Glycines max (L.) Merrill. At 17, 20, 23, and 26 °C, the survival rate of A. solani adults fed on P. lapathifolia were lower than those fed on G. max; the adult longevity, aphid total longevity, and reproduction period were shorter. At 20, 23, and 26 °C, the adult fecundity, intrinsic rate of increase, finite rate of increase, and net reproductive rate of A. solani fed on P. lapathifolia were smaller than those fed on G. max. At 29 °C, the survival rate of A. solani adults fed on P. lapathifolia were higher than those fed on G. max; the adult longevity and aphid total longevity were longer. These results are consistent with our finding that A. solani feed on P. lapathifolia, which is important for studying the host adaptability of A. solani.","PeriodicalId":11751,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Entomology","volume":" ","pages":"184-191"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142557459","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Automated lepidopteran pest developmental stages classification via transfer learning framework. 通过迁移学习框架实现鳞翅目害虫发育阶段的自动分类。

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Environmental Entomology Pub Date : 2024-12-16 DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvae085

Wei-Bo Qin, Arzlan Abbas, Sohail Abbas, Aleena Alam, De-Hui Chen, Faisal Hafeez, Jamin Ali, Donato Romano, Ri-Zhao Chen

{"title":"Automated lepidopteran pest developmental stages classification via transfer learning framework.","authors":"Wei-Bo Qin, Arzlan Abbas, Sohail Abbas, Aleena Alam, De-Hui Chen, Faisal Hafeez, Jamin Ali, Donato Romano, Ri-Zhao Chen","doi":"10.1093/ee/nvae085","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ee/nvae085","url":null,"abstract":"The maize crop is highly susceptible to damage caused by its primary pests, which poses considerable challenges in manually identifying and controlling them at various larval developmental stages. To mitigate this issue, we propose an automated classification system aimed at identifying the different larval developmental stages of 23 instars of 4 major lepidopteran pests: the Asian corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis (Guenée; Lepidoptera: Crambidae), the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith; Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), the oriental armyworm, Mythimna separata (Walker; Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), and the tobacco cutworm, Spodoptera litura (Fabricius; Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Employing 5 distinct Convolutional Neural Network architectures-Convnext, Densenet121, Efficientnetv2, Mobilenet, and Resnet-we aimed to automate the process of identifying these larval developmental stages. Each model underwent fine-tuning using 2 different optimizers: stochastic gradient descent with momentum and adaptive moment estimation (Adam). Among the array of models tested, Densenet121, coupled with the Adam optimizer, exhibited the highest classification accuracy, achieving an impressive 96.65%. The configuration performed well in identifying the larval development stages of all 4 pests, with precision, recall, and F1 score evaluation indicators reaching 98.71%, 98.66%, and 98.66%, respectively. Notably, the model was ultimately tested in a natural field environment, demonstrating that Adam_Densenet121 model achieved an accuracy of 90% in identifying the 23 instars of the 4 pests. The application of transfer learning methodology showcased its effectiveness in automating the identification of larval developmental stages, underscoring promising implications for precision-integrated pest management strategies in agriculture.","PeriodicalId":11751,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Entomology","volume":" ","pages":"1062-1077"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142460877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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