Anthony Flemming, Marcus Guest, Torsten Luksch, Anthony O'Sullivan, Claudio Screpanti, Raphael Dumeunier, Matthias Gaberthüel, Edouard Godineau, Philippa Harlow, André Jeanguenat, Benedikt Kurtz, Peter Maienfisch, Régis Mondière, Andy Pierce, Brigitte Slaats, Tomas Smejkal, Olivier Loiseleur
Eleftheria-Maria D. Bali, Vasilis G. Rodovitis, Eleni Verykouki, John S. Terblanche, James R. Carey, Nikos T. Papadopoulos
{"title":"Factors affecting detection and trapping efficacy of Mediterranean fruit flies","authors":"Eleftheria-Maria D. Bali, Vasilis G. Rodovitis, Eleni Verykouki, John S. Terblanche, James R. Carey, Nikos T. Papadopoulos","doi":"10.1002/ps.8723","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8723","url":null,"abstract":"Adult trapping is essential for detecting, monitoring, and controlling fruit fly pests (Diptera: Tephritidae), its efficacy depends on both biotic and abiotic factors. Although efficient commercial trapping systems exist, capturing major invasive tephritid pests remains challenging. This study investigated whether sex, thermal history, trap location, and climatic conditions affect the trapping efficacy of Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly) adults. Four release-recapture trials were conducted with marked adults (9600 in total) acclimated at 15, 25, 30 °C or maintained in outdoor conditions: two early in spring and two in summer. Plastic McPhail-type and Jackson traps baited with Biolure and trimedlure dispensers, respectively, were placed on either non-host (olive trees) and host (Citrus) trees. Adults were released 2–3 m from each trap.","PeriodicalId":218,"journal":{"name":"Pest Management Science","volume":"82 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143477903","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}
{"title":"Synthesis, antibacterial evaluation and preliminary mechanism study of novel isoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid derivatives containing an acylhydrazone disulfone moiety","authors":"Shuaipeng Sun, Peiyao Fang, Zhiyuan Xu, Jing Zhang, Gang Feng, Haixin Ding","doi":"10.1002/ps.8737","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8737","url":null,"abstract":"Limitations in the use and availability of copper-based fungicides and antibiotics has led to a scarcity of bactericidal agents. It is urgent to develop green bactericides with new modes-of-action and effective chemotypes.","PeriodicalId":218,"journal":{"name":"Pest Management Science","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143485961","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}
Xian Li, Jun-Long An, Na Qiao, Tong-Xian Liu, Shi-Ze Zhang
{"title":"Regulatory influence of Cotesia ruficrus on the development and nutrient metabolism of Spodoptera frugiperda","authors":"Xian Li, Jun-Long An, Na Qiao, Tong-Xian Liu, Shi-Ze Zhang","doi":"10.1002/ps.8741","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8741","url":null,"abstract":"The fall armyworm (FAW), <i>Spodoptera frugiperda</i> is a notorious invasive pest that poses a serious threat to global agricultural production and food security. In China, <i>Cotesia ruficrus</i> has emerged as a promising indigenous biological control agent for controlling FAW populations. In this study, we conducted a series of comprehensive experiments to explore the effects of <i>C. ruficrus</i> parasitization on the development and nutrient metabolism of FAW larvae.","PeriodicalId":218,"journal":{"name":"Pest Management Science","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143485962","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}
{"title":"Variations of egg color and oviposition site traits between two closely related spittlebugs, Callitettix versicolor (Fabricius) and Abidama liuensis (Metcalf) (Hemiptera: Cercopidae)","authors":"Xu Chen, Aiping Liang","doi":"10.1002/ps.8734","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8734","url":null,"abstract":"For most insect herbivores, where females decide to lay their eggs has a significant impact on offspring survival. Although females’ behavior is essential for oviposition site selection, it is unclear what role the egg itself has in this process.","PeriodicalId":218,"journal":{"name":"Pest Management Science","volume":"49 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143485963","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}
{"title":"Population genomics of migratory and resident Spodoptera frugiperda reveals key genes and loci driving migration traits","authors":"Zhongxiang Sun, Pengfei Fu, Yaping Chen, Zhihui Lu, Fanghao Wan, Furong Gui","doi":"10.1002/ps.8682","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8682","url":null,"abstract":"The fall armyworm (<i>Spodoptera frugiperda,</i> FAW) is one of the most devastating invasive pests in the world, owing to its extraordinary migration performance. Research has clarified the migratory pathways and external environmental factors affecting FAW migration. However, the internal genes and loci regulating migration or reside in FAW remain largely unknown.","PeriodicalId":218,"journal":{"name":"Pest Management Science","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143485960","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}
Kin Ho Chan, Rob Moerkens, Nathalie Brenard, Marlies Huysmans, Herwig Leirs, Vincent Sluydts
{"title":"Data-driven approach to weekly forecast of the western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande) population in a pepper greenhouse with an ensemble model","authors":"Kin Ho Chan, Rob Moerkens, Nathalie Brenard, Marlies Huysmans, Herwig Leirs, Vincent Sluydts","doi":"10.1002/ps.8713","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8713","url":null,"abstract":"Integrated pest management (IPM) in European glasshouses has substantially advanced in automated insect pest detection systems lately. However, transforming such an enormous data influx into optimal biological control strategies remains challenging. In addition, most biological control forecast studies relied on the single-best model approach, which is susceptible to overconfidence, and they lack validation over sufficient sampling repetitions where robustness remains questionable. Here we propose employing an unweighted ensemble model, by combining multiple forecasting models ranging from simple models (linear regressions and Lotka–Volterra model) to machine learning models (Gaussian process, Random Forest, XGBoost, Multi-Layer Perceptron), to predict 1-week-ahead population of western flower thrips (<i>Frankliniella occidentalis</i>), a notorious pest in glasshouses, under the influence of its biological control agent <i>Macrolophus pygmaeus</i> in pepper-growing glasshouses.","PeriodicalId":218,"journal":{"name":"Pest Management Science","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143470750","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}
Xudong Zhao, Qiaoqiao Dong, Haowen Zhu, Yuting Ding, Di Deng, Hong Miao, Yongan Tan, LinQuan Ge
{"title":"Methuselah-like 2 mediated 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) signaling regulates molting and fecundity in Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) (Hemiptera: Delphacidae)","authors":"Xudong Zhao, Qiaoqiao Dong, Haowen Zhu, Yuting Ding, Di Deng, Hong Miao, Yongan Tan, LinQuan Ge","doi":"10.1002/ps.8722","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8722","url":null,"abstract":"G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are very promising as the targets of endogenous neuropeptides/neuromodulators that, upon binding to receptors, induce profound changes in insect physiology. The Methuselan/Methuselan-like subfamily of GPCRs is reported to be associated with longevity and stress resistance. A previous study showed the fungicide jingangmycin-induced expression of <i>Mthl2</i> and enhanced stress resistance in <i>Nilaparvata lugens</i>. However, the other physiological functions of <i>Mthl2</i> remain unelucidated.","PeriodicalId":218,"journal":{"name":"Pest Management Science","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143463164","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}