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Methyl jasmonate-induced defence strengthens natural enemy control of aphids in Brassica napus 茉莉酸甲酯诱导的防御增强了甘蓝型油菜蚜虫的天敌控制

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Journal of Pest Science Pub Date : 2026-09-01 DOI: 10.1007/s10340-026-02095-1

Muhammad Aslam,Jam Nazeer Ahmad,Samina Tanwir,Marek Dzurenko,Jorge Poveda,Alena Sliacka Konôpková,Gözde Büşra Eroğlu,Mubasher Ahmad Malik

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Predation choice of Blattisocius tarsalis in multi-pest environments: bridging laboratory and warehouse conditions 多病虫害环境下跗小蠊的捕食选择：桥接实验室和仓库条件

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Journal of Pest Science Pub Date : 2026-09-01 DOI: 10.1007/s10340-026-02102-5

Meriem Dahmane,Julia Parsons,Nuria Agusti,José Miguel Campos-Rivela,Jordi Riudavets

{"title":"Predation choice of Blattisocius tarsalis in multi-pest environments: bridging laboratory and warehouse conditions","authors":"Meriem Dahmane,Julia Parsons,Nuria Agusti,José Miguel Campos-Rivela,Jordi Riudavets","doi":"10.1007/s10340-026-02102-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-026-02102-5","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Stored-product pests represent a major threat to global food security, causing substantial economic losses. The predatory mite Blattisocius tarsalis has shown promise as a biological control agent; however, comparative information on its predation across pest communities and contexts remains limited. This study assessed prey preference using multiple-choice laboratory assays and further evaluated whether similar patterns were maintained using larger-scale conditions. In laboratory assays with the main grain-associated pests, Blattisocius tarsalis showed a strong preference for Oryzaephilus surinamensis and Rhyzopertha dominica , and the lowest preference for Tribolium castaneum . A comparable pattern was observed for the main facility-associated pests, with Plodia interpunctella being the most preferred and Tribolium confusum the least consumed. This selective predation of grain-associated pests was largely maintained in a commercial grain warehouse, where low predator density and high habitat heterogeneity may have facilitated efficient foraging. However, preference patterns for facility-associated pests in a pilot facility were not sustained, likely due to conspecific interference at higher release densities, a simplified environment, and distinct microclimatic conditions. Overall, our results demonstrate that although Blattisocius tarsalis is a generalist predator, it exhibits a certain selective predation. Besides, its foraging performance may be context-dependent, being modulated by predator density, spatial complexity and abiotic factors.","PeriodicalId":16736,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pest Science","volume":"600 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149208991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"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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Recent advances in essential oil-based control of Spodoptera frugiperda: From bioactivity to nanotechnological perspectives 从生物活性到纳米技术的研究进展

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Journal of Pest Science Pub Date : 2026-09-01 DOI: 10.1007/s10340-026-02105-2

Naduvilthara U. Visakh,Ulfat Jan,Maneesha Kunnathattil,Durgesh K. Narwade,Nusrat Fatimah,Dilawar Abbas,Waseem Ahmad War

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Chemical communication and venom-mediated defense may contribute to competitive ability of the pavement ant Tetramorium smithi against invasive fire ants 化学通讯和毒液防御可能有助于铺路蚁对入侵的火蚁的竞争能力

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Journal of Pest Science Pub Date : 2026-09-01 DOI: 10.1007/s10340-026-02106-1

Jiamei Zhong,Eduardo Gonçalves Paterson Fox,Siquan Ling,Qingxing Shi,Jinzhu Xu,Hualong Qiu

{"title":"Chemical communication and venom-mediated defense may contribute to competitive ability of the pavement ant Tetramorium smithi against invasive fire ants","authors":"Jiamei Zhong,Eduardo Gonçalves Paterson Fox,Siquan Ling,Qingxing Shi,Jinzhu Xu,Hualong Qiu","doi":"10.1007/s10340-026-02106-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-026-02106-1","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The success of invasive species often stems from disruption of native ecological balances, yet some native species exhibit remarkable resilience. Here, we investigated the chemical basis of the strong antagonism of the native pavement ant Tetramorium smithi against the invasive fire ant Solenopsis invicta , with a focus on chemical communication and venom-mediated defense. Our results identify chemical components involved in alarm signaling, recruitment communication, and venom toxicity. Perillene released from the mandibular gland functions as a candidate alarm pheromone, with physical disturbance increasing its release 11-fold, and exposure to synthetic perillene increasing worker movement velocity approximately 2.45-fold. Behavioral assays further showed that two hydrocarbons from the Dufour’s gland, 1-pentadecene and 8-heptadecene, promoted trail-following and nestmate recruitment, with a 1:1 blend eliciting the strongest trail-following response. Notably, this represents the first report in the genus Tetramorium of perillene functioning as an alarm pheromone and of Dufour’s gland-derived hydrocarbons acting as trail pheromones. In addition, the poison gland contains indolizidine alkaloids with strong contact toxicity against S. invicta workers, contrasting with the primarily pheromonal role of poison glands in related species. Together, these findings suggest that chemical communication and venom-mediated defense may collectively contribute to the competitive ability of T. smithi , although it remains unclear how these traits interact during interspecific competition in natural settings. This study provides evidence for a previously unrecognized combination of chemical communication and venom-mediated defense in T. smithi and highlights how these chemical traits may contribute to the ecological resilience of native ants facing biological invasions.","PeriodicalId":16736,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pest Science","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149210418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"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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An odorant receptor-derived peptide biosensor for monitoring the agricultural insect pest Spodoptera frugiperda 用于监测农业害虫夜蛾的气味受体衍生肽生物传感器

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Journal of Pest Science Pub Date : 2026-09-01 DOI: 10.1007/s10340-026-02091-5

Weichao Ma,Lina Yang,Wei Liu,Quanyi Yu,Dun Jiang,Bin Yang,Guirong Wang,Zhi Wang,Shanchun Yan

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Cyclic multistage structure of ultrasonic courtship songs in male Ostrinia furnacalis 雄性玉米螟超声求偶鸣叫的循环多级结构

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Journal of Pest Science Pub Date : 2026-09-01 DOI: 10.1007/s10340-026-02088-0

Cong Zhang,Sohail Abbas,Xiao Feng,Khalid Ali Khan,Hamed A. Ghramh,Faisal Hafeez,Jamin Ali,Raul Narciso C. Guedes,Rizhao Chen,Qiyun Li

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Admixture without recurrent intercontinental gene flow: contrasting patterns of genetic diversity and knockdown resistance profiles reveal independent evolution in resurgent common bed bug populations 没有反复的洲际基因流动的混合：遗传多样性的对比模式和敲除抗性谱揭示了在复苏的普通臭虫种群中独立进化

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Journal of Pest Science Pub Date : 2026-09-01 DOI: 10.1007/s10340-026-02089-z

Warren Booth,Lindsay S. Miles,Ondřej Balvin,Cari D. Lewis,Jitka Vilímová,Coby Schal,Edward L. Vargo

{"title":"Admixture without recurrent intercontinental gene flow: contrasting patterns of genetic diversity and knockdown resistance profiles reveal independent evolution in resurgent common bed bug populations","authors":"Warren Booth,Lindsay S. Miles,Ondřej Balvin,Cari D. Lewis,Jitka Vilímová,Coby Schal,Edward L. Vargo","doi":"10.1007/s10340-026-02089-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-026-02089-z","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The common bed bug ( Cimex lectularius ) was largely eliminated from industrialized countries by mid-twentieth century insecticide campaigns including the widespread application of DDT. However, by the late 1990s, populations were resurging on a global scale. This rapid reemergence has been widely attributed to increased rates of international travel facilitating frequent intercontinental dispersal of insecticide-resistant populations. Because bed bugs disperse almost exclusively through human-mediated means, this scenario predicts that frequent gene flow should homogenize populations globally and enable the rapid worldwide spread of resistance alleles. We tested this prevailing hypothesis using microsatellite markers and knockdown resistance ( kdr ) genotyping from populations across the United States, Canada, and Europe, sampled within approximately ten years of resurgence onset. Contrary to expectations, we found strong regional genetic structure indicating limited intercontinental gene flow. U.S. populations exhibited significantly higher within-population allelic diversity than European populations, likely through admixture of historical U.S. lineages, while Europe maintained the highest regional allelic richness. Furthermore, kdr profiles differed dramatically. Specifically, while the L925I mutation is ubiquitous across regions, the V419L resistance-associated mutation was present in over 55% of USA populations (in combination with the L925I mutation) but virtually absent from Europe and Canada. These findings challenge the prevailing narrative, suggesting the resurgence reflects regional expansion of evolutionarily independent lineages that persisted in cryptic refugia rather than frequent intercontinental mixing during early resurgence, and have important implications for predicting resistance spread.","PeriodicalId":16736,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pest Science","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148922938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"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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Consideration of behavioural types of generalist arthropod predators is important for biological control 研究多面手节肢动物捕食者的行为类型对生物防治具有重要意义

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Journal of Pest Science Pub Date : 2026-08-24 DOI: 10.1007/s10340-026-02086-2

Radek Michalko, Stano Pekár

{"title":"Consideration of behavioural types of generalist arthropod predators is important for biological control","authors":"Radek Michalko, Stano Pekár","doi":"10.1007/s10340-026-02086-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-026-02086-2","url":null,"abstract":"Consistent inter-individual differences in behaviour (behavioural types, BTs) are widespread across taxa and can strongly influence ecological dynamics. BTs can shape predator–prey interactions and the structure of food webs, with important implications for the effectiveness of generalist predators in biological control. In this review, we synthesise current knowledge on how the BTs of natural enemies shape predator–prey dynamics and discuss their relevance in the context of biological control. Predators’ BTs determine their trophic niches, and consequently the suppression efficacy of different BTs may vary among pest species. BTs also influence intraguild predation and can thus affect a predator’s position within a food web. Furthermore, BTs modulate both the capture rate and numerical response of predators to pest populations, often in opposing directions. BTs may also shape the non-consumptive effects imposed by predators on pests, although this aspect remains poorly studied. In addition, the BTs of predators can influence food-web stability in agroecosystems and determine the strength of top-down control, potentially triggering trophic cascades. BTs of predators can shape the community composition, expecting less aggressive, shyer, and less active but behaviourally more diverse populations of predators in crops under organic management situated in a heterogeneous landscape in comparison to crops under conventional management in a homogeneous landscape. Overall, the ecological consequences of predator BTs for food-web dynamics remain substantially understudied, yet understanding these effects is crucial for explaining the observed variation in both the magnitude and direction of impacts that generalist predators exert on pest populations and crop performance.","PeriodicalId":16736,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pest Science","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148842807","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"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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Spiroplasma kunkelii-infected maize impairs life-history traits and population performance of the corn leafhopper Dalbulus maidis 孔克里螺旋体侵染玉米影响玉米叶蝉生活史性状和种群性能

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Journal of Pest Science Pub Date : 2026-08-24 DOI: 10.1007/s10340-026-02081-7

Juan M. Cruz, Carolina Manzano, Nicolás A. Melchert, Eduardo G. Virla, Erica Luft-Albarracin

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How ecological structural elements curb outbreaks of fossorial arvicoline rodents in European farmlands 生态结构因素如何抑制欧洲农田中化石类啮齿动物的爆发

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Journal of Pest Science Pub Date : 2026-08-24 DOI: 10.1007/s10340-026-02065-7

Julia Fotheringham, Yael A. Artzy-Randrup, Kenneth F. Rijsdijk

{"title":"How ecological structural elements curb outbreaks of fossorial arvicoline rodents in European farmlands","authors":"Julia Fotheringham, Yael A. Artzy-Randrup, Kenneth F. Rijsdijk","doi":"10.1007/s10340-026-02065-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-026-02065-7","url":null,"abstract":"Outbreaks of fossorial arvicoline rodents have plagued temperate European farmlands throughout history, causing large-scale crop loss and forming reservoirs for zoonotic pathogens. Industrialisation of agricultural practices has led to an increase of agricultural field sizes in Europe, coinciding with the removal of ecological structural elements (ESE) such as hedgerows, tree lines, and bushes. This has promoted both the probability and the spatial extent of vole outbreaks. Here, we review the role of ESE in farmlands in shaping outbreak dynamics of the fossorial vole across field, landscape and regional scales. ESE play a crucial role in the scale and connectivity of vole habitats, and influence competition and predation. Open landscapes with no or few ESE such as grasslands, perennial crops and pastures, form optimal vole habitats and are linked to multi-annual cycling and outbreaks of fossorial vole populations. Conversely, ESE exert a limiting force on population growth and the likelihood of outbreaks. ESE create physical barriers between vole populations and offer corridors, habitats and perching sites for predators of the common vole. Woody ESE, such as hedgerows, forest patches and strips, as well as rural built-up structures, attract generalist predators and enhance edge effects. ESE can be used as an effective management measure to curb and reduce outbreak hazards in farmland. Vole outbreak hazard predictions in Europe can be strengthened by integrating ESE spatial configuration derived from high-resolution remote sensing data (e.g. LiDAR) with long-term (> 6 years) and multi-scale monitoring of vole population dynamics.","PeriodicalId":16736,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pest Science","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148842826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"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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