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Identification of utilizable and non-utilizable sterols for growth and development of the tobacco cutworm Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) 烟草斜纹夜蛾（鳞翅目：夜蛾科）生长发育可利用和非可利用甾醇的鉴定

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Applied Entomology and Zoology Pub Date : 2025-08-09 DOI: 10.1007/s13355-025-00921-z

Sokheang Um, Toshiharu Tanaka, Yuki Mitaka, Daigo Takemoto, Jing Li, Jacqueline Batley, Chieka Minakuchi

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Antennal and palpal sensilla of two less-studied hematophagous muscid flies (Diptera: Muscidae) of veterinary significance: An ultrastructural perspective 两种研究较少的吸血蝇（双翅目：蝇科）的触角和触须感受器的超微结构研究

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Applied Entomology and Zoology Pub Date : 2025-07-11 DOI: 10.1007/s13355-025-00918-8

Debjani Ghosh, Atanu Naskar, Dhriti Banerjee

{"title":"Antennal and palpal sensilla of two less-studied hematophagous muscid flies (Diptera: Muscidae) of veterinary significance: An ultrastructural perspective","authors":"Debjani Ghosh, Atanu Naskar, Dhriti Banerjee","doi":"10.1007/s13355-025-00918-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13355-025-00918-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div>The blood-feeding muscids (Diptera: Muscidae) are infamous for being the harbinger of numerous veterinary diseases and reduction in yield, leading to billions of economic losses in dairy and ranch businesses worldwide. Among these, Stomoxys indicus Picard, 1908 and Musca crassirostris Stein, 1903 are two of the less-studied but equally relevant hematophagous species, that are obligative blood-feeders, ectoparasitizing on domesticated and wild animals. In spite of their heavy reliance on chemosensory systems via antennal and maxillary sensilla, to locate food, mates, oviposition sites and prey, their detailed ultrastructural studies remain scarce. In this study, we examined the descriptive aspects of antennal and palpal sensilla, including their types, position, and comparative presence or absence in both sexes of each of the two species. Here, we have identified five types of sensilla located on the antenna, namely- a. Chaetic of four types b. Trichoid c. Basiconic of two types d. Coeloconic with and without underlying grooves and e. Clavate. Where the chaetic and trichoid are presumed to be mechano-receptor in function, the other three seemed to be significant for olfactory purposes. Significant sexual dimorphism is also observed in M. crassirostris regarding the antennal structure, whereas, both the species showed numerous differences in the density and distribution of the major sensilla types, which are compared between species. These significant differences may be attributed to be the function of hematophagy and differential incidence time of these species on their prey.</div>","PeriodicalId":8551,"journal":{"name":"Applied Entomology and Zoology","volume":"60 4","pages":"265 - 277"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145315954","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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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Experimental evolution of prey by predation pressure: death-feigning duration becomes longer in the presence of predators 猎物在捕食压力下的实验进化：在捕食者面前假装死亡的时间变长

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Applied Entomology and Zoology Pub Date : 2025-07-07 DOI: 10.1007/s13355-025-00913-z

Yuuki Miura, Hayato Takii, Kentarou Matsumura, Takahisa Miyatake

{"title":"Experimental evolution of prey by predation pressure: death-feigning duration becomes longer in the presence of predators","authors":"Yuuki Miura, Hayato Takii, Kentarou Matsumura, Takahisa Miyatake","doi":"10.1007/s13355-025-00913-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13355-025-00913-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div>Predation pressure is natural selection acting on the prey. To ascertain whether prey evolve strategies to avoid predator attacks, experimental evolution was conducted using the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum herbst (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), and the adults of assassin bug, Amphibolus venator klug (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), as the model prey and predator, respectively. In this study, we compared two predator avoidance behaviors in strains of T. castatneum that were housed with (= Treatment) and without (= Control) predators for five generations. The results of the experimental evolutions showed no differences in activity levels. While significant difference in death-feigning duration between the two strains was observed; that is, the strains cohabiting with the predator showed significantly longer duration of death feigning at the five than the first generation in the strains not cohabiting with the predator. Therefore, our results suggest for the first time that death-feigning duration changes longer when exposed to predation pressure over successive generations under predation pressure. The reasons for the changes in traits across generations observed in this study are discussed.</div>","PeriodicalId":8551,"journal":{"name":"Applied Entomology and Zoology","volume":"60 4","pages":"257 - 263"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13355-025-00913-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145315949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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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Sodium channel mutations (M918L and L925V/M) in phytoseiid mite species and their distribution in apple orchards 植物螨钠通道突变（M918L和L925V/M）及其在苹果园中的分布

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Applied Entomology and Zoology Pub Date : 2025-07-04 DOI: 10.1007/s13355-025-00916-w

Shoji Sonoda, Yuri Yoshida, Masaki Kato, Hidenari Kishimoto, Masatoshi Toyama

{"title":"Sodium channel mutations (M918L and L925V/M) in phytoseiid mite species and their distribution in apple orchards","authors":"Shoji Sonoda, Yuri Yoshida, Masaki Kato, Hidenari Kishimoto, Masatoshi Toyama","doi":"10.1007/s13355-025-00916-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13355-025-00916-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div>Portions of the sodium channel gene were sequenced for a strain of Neoseiulus womersleyi (Schicha) (Acari:Phytoseiidae) showing resistance to a pyrethroid. The results revealed that the strain had M918L and S1539T. The compositions of phytoseiid mite species inhabiting apple orchards in Iwate prefecture, northern Japan, were also examined in 2023 and 2024 using quantitative sequencing, species-specific PCR, and nucleotide sequencing. Results revealed the most dominant species in the apple orchards as Typhlodromus vulgaris Ehara (Acari:Phytoseiidae), followed by N. womersleyi. Also observed were Neoseiulus makuwa (Ehara) (Acari:Phytoseiidae), Scapulaseius okinawanus (Ehara) (Acari:Phytoseiidae), Amblyseius tsugawai Ehara (Acari:Phytoseiidae), and Amblyseius andersoni (Chant) (Acari:Phytoseiidae), but their relative proportions were low. Nucleotide sequencing of the individually amplified sodium channel gene fragments showed M918L as distributed widely in N. womersleyi and showed L925V/M distributed in T. vulgaris in some apple orchards. These results indicate that indigenous phytoseiid mite species in apple orchards might have reduced sensitivity to pyrethroids.</div>","PeriodicalId":8551,"journal":{"name":"Applied Entomology and Zoology","volume":"60 4","pages":"367 - 374"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145316073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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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Antibiotic treatment eliminated Wolbachia in Tribolium confusum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and prolonged tonic immobility duration in later generations 抗生素治疗消除了狐斑虫（鞘翅目：拟甲科）中的沃尔巴克氏体，并延长了后代的强直静止时间

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Applied Entomology and Zoology Pub Date : 2025-06-28 DOI: 10.1007/s13355-025-00915-x

Kohei Nakao, Takuto Sumi, Kentarou Matsumura

{"title":"Antibiotic treatment eliminated Wolbachia in Tribolium confusum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and prolonged tonic immobility duration in later generations","authors":"Kohei Nakao, Takuto Sumi, Kentarou Matsumura","doi":"10.1007/s13355-025-00915-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13355-025-00915-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div>Based on previous studies, parasites manipulate host behavior. In particular, Wolbachia has often been shown to manipulate the life history and reproductive traits of the host. Wolbachia is generally transmitted vertically in the maternal line of host populations, but it can also be transmitted horizontally from infected prey to predators. Hence, Wolbachia may manipulate its hosts to increase their predation risk. Nevertheless, the impact of Wolbachia infection on the predator avoidance behavior of the host remains unknown. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of Wolbachia removal on tonic immobility as their antipredator behavior in Tribolium confusum Jacquelin du Val (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), which is known to be infected by Wolbachia. Results indicated that the duration of the tonic immobility of T. confusum remarkably increased after Wolbachia removal. This study is the first to reveal that antibiotic treatment of T. confusum can prolong tonic immobility duration in its later generations, which may result from host manipulation to increase the probability of the horizontal transmission of Wolbachia.</div>","PeriodicalId":8551,"journal":{"name":"Applied Entomology and Zoology","volume":"60 3","pages":"249 - 255"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145145581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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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Growth performance and gene expression analyses reveal the viability of tree of heaven, Ailanthus altissima as diet for the eri silkworm, Samia ricini (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) 天树Ailanthus altissima作为家蚕（Samia ricini，鳞翅目：家蚕科）饲料的生长性能和基因表达分析

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Applied Entomology and Zoology Pub Date : 2025-06-26 DOI: 10.1007/s13355-025-00914-y

Mohammed Muzeruddin Baig, Tsuneyuki Tatsuke, Kotaro Konno, Chikara Hirayama, Isao Kobayashi, Shuichiro Tomita

{"title":"Growth performance and gene expression analyses reveal the viability of tree of heaven, Ailanthus altissima as diet for the eri silkworm, Samia ricini (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)","authors":"Mohammed Muzeruddin Baig, Tsuneyuki Tatsuke, Kotaro Konno, Chikara Hirayama, Isao Kobayashi, Shuichiro Tomita","doi":"10.1007/s13355-025-00914-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13355-025-00914-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div>The generalist feeding habit of the eri silkworm, Samia ricini (Donovan) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) enables it to utilize a wide range of host plants with diverse phytochemical compositions, has made understanding its dietary preferences and adaptations complex. In this study, we evaluated the phenotypic responses of the yellow plain strain of S. ricini reared on four diets: castor (Ricinus communis), cassava (Manihot esculenta), tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima), and the artificial diet Silkmate L4M. Our results demonstrated that diet was the most influential factor shaping phenotypic traits, with additional influences from sex and season, highlighting the complex interplay of these factors in determining eri silkworm life-history characteristics. S. ricini performed best when reared solely on castor when compared with other diets, reinforcing its status as the primary diet. To circumvent suboptimal performance provided by A. altissima, we shifted larvae from castor to A. altissima at the fifth instar and observed minimal compromise in survivability, suggesting a commercially viable strategy and broader diet options for eri silkworm by utilizing this plant. Transcriptomic analysis of fifth instar larvae fed on castor showed significant enrichment in gene pathways associated with metabolic activity, whereas larvae fed on A. altissima or cassava exhibited reduced expression in pathways related to lipid and energy metabolism, correlating with their lower performance and survivability. Our results support the strategic integration of A. altissima to enhance sustainability and facilitate extended eri silkworm rearing seasons, particularly in temperate regions.</div>","PeriodicalId":8551,"journal":{"name":"Applied Entomology and Zoology","volume":"60 3","pages":"211 - 220"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145144850","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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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Correction: Feeding preference of Nesidiocoris tenuis (Hemiptera: Miridae) between Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) and Thrips palmi (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) 修正：对烟粉虱（半翅目：粉虱科）和棕榈蓟马（翅目：蓟马科）的取食偏好

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Applied Entomology and Zoology Pub Date : 2025-06-09 DOI: 10.1007/s13355-025-00909-9

Natsuki Hashimoto, Eizi Yano, Ikuo Kandori

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Estimating the potential distribution in the invasive chrysanthemum lace bug, Corythucha marmorata (Hemiptera: Tingidae), in northern Japan based on vegetation and meteorological factors 基于植被和气象因素估算日本北部入侵菊花花边虫Corythucha marmorata的潜在分布

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Applied Entomology and Zoology Pub Date : 2025-06-06 DOI: 10.1007/s13355-025-00912-0

Hideto Yoshimura, Yusuke Tsushima, Ken Tabuchi, Yusuke Masuya

{"title":"Estimating the potential distribution in the invasive chrysanthemum lace bug, Corythucha marmorata (Hemiptera: Tingidae), in northern Japan based on vegetation and meteorological factors","authors":"Hideto Yoshimura, Yusuke Tsushima, Ken Tabuchi, Yusuke Masuya","doi":"10.1007/s13355-025-00912-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13355-025-00912-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div>The chrysanthemum lace bug, Corythucha marmorata (Uhler) (Hemiptera: Tingidae), is an invasive agricultural pest. A logistic regression model to estimate the distribution of C. marmorata was developed based on both vegetation and meteorological information, and the potential distribution area was mapped for effective pest management in northern Honshu Island, Japan. Deciduous broadleaf forests and urban areas had significant negative and positive effects, respectively, and no interaction was statistically significant between vegetation and meteorological information on the probability of presence. Comparing the degree of influence between variables indicated that their distribution was limited mainly by vegetation rather than the average daily minimum temperatures in January, probably related to the environment for establishing the major host plant, tall goldenrod Solidago altissima L. (Asterales: Asteraceae). The accuracy of the prediction model was 65.2% and indicated that the surveyed area included both established and progressive invasion areas. The accuracy dramatically improved in the established area (94.4%) but declined in the progressing area (34.3%). The percentage of data correctly predicted as present was 98.8%, whereas the specificity of the percentage of absent data correctly predicted as absent was 11.3%. Based on the valuation index results, our model could estimate the presence of C. marmorata with high reliability.</div>","PeriodicalId":8551,"journal":{"name":"Applied Entomology and Zoology","volume":"60 3","pages":"241 - 247"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145142302","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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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Voracity of Nesidiocoris tenuis (Hemiptera: Miridae) for Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) and Thrips palmi (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and its functional response to the density of B. tabaci 烟粉虱（半翅目：粉虱科）对烟粉虱（半翅目：粉虱科）和棕榈蓟马（翅目：蓟马科）的捕食量及其对烟粉虱密度的功能响应

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Applied Entomology and Zoology Pub Date : 2025-06-06 DOI: 10.1007/s13355-025-00911-1

Natsuki Hashimoto, Eizi Yano, Takahito Watanabe, Lia Hemerik, Ikuo Kandori

{"title":"Voracity of Nesidiocoris tenuis (Hemiptera: Miridae) for Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) and Thrips palmi (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and its functional response to the density of B. tabaci","authors":"Natsuki Hashimoto, Eizi Yano, Takahito Watanabe, Lia Hemerik, Ikuo Kandori","doi":"10.1007/s13355-025-00911-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13355-025-00911-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div>Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter) (Hemiptera: Miridae) is a zoophytophagous mirid predator that has recently been commercialised for augmentation biological control in Japanese greenhouses. This predator species is expected to control both Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) and Thrips palmi Karny (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on vegetables grown in greenhouses throughout Japan. Studies on the predatory efficacy of N. tenuis are essential for assessing the effectiveness in terms of biological control in greenhouses. The voracity (the daily maximum predation) of N. tenuis for B. tabaci and T. palmi of different stages and the functional response to the density of B. tabaci nymphs were assessed in a controlled environment. Nesidiocoris tenuis nymphs and females exhibited high voracity for both B. tabaci nymphs and T. palmi larvae. Females reached peak voracity at 462.4 ± 72.8 on B. tabaci first-/second-instar nymphs. The voracity of N. tenuis nymphs increased with the development and that of fifth instar nymphs were not significantly different from females. Nesidiocoris tenuis females reached peak voracity (61.9 ± 5.2) on T. palmi second-instar larvae and both the fourth-instar nymphs and females of N. tenuis showed higher voracity for T. palmi second-instar larvae than for T. palmi adults. Moreover, the N. tenuis females exhibited a type III functional response to the density of B. tabaci first-/second-instar nymphs. The voracity and the functional response will be used as input to a prey–predator models for the quantitative evaluation of biological control by N. tenuis in greenhouses.</div>","PeriodicalId":8551,"journal":{"name":"Applied Entomology and Zoology","volume":"60 3","pages":"201 - 209"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145142295","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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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Plant preference of Nesidiocoris tenuis (Hemiptera: Miridae) between tomato and a banker plant, Cleome hassleriana 小蠹蛾（半翅目：小蠹科）对番茄和山芋的植物偏好

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Applied Entomology and Zoology Pub Date : 2025-05-27 DOI: 10.1007/s13355-025-00910-2

Ryohei Nakano, Takayuki Mitsunaga, Tetsuya Adachi-Hagimori

{"title":"Plant preference of Nesidiocoris tenuis (Hemiptera: Miridae) between tomato and a banker plant, Cleome hassleriana","authors":"Ryohei Nakano, Takayuki Mitsunaga, Tetsuya Adachi-Hagimori","doi":"10.1007/s13355-025-00910-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13355-025-00910-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div>The zoophytophagous mirid Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter) (Hemiptera: Miridae) is an important biological control agent that primarily acts against small insect pests of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L., Solanales: Solanaceae). In Japan, biological control programs in vegetable greenhouses are primarily implemented using N. tenuis and cleome (Cleome hassleriana Chod., Brassicales: Cleomaceae), which is a suitable banker plant for maintaining this mirid. However, the preference of N. tenuis for crop or banker plant remains unclear. Here, we assayed the plant preference of N. tenuis between tomato and cleome using three colonies—individuals reproduced on Crassula ovata (Mill.) Druce (Saxifragales: Crassulaceae), tomato, and cleome. Moreover, we evaluated the effect of temporary (24 h) plant experience on the preference of N. tenuis. The plant preference was assayed by a dual-choice test using potted plants. The results showed that individuals reproduced on C. ovata showed equal preference for tomato and cleome, suggesting that N. tenuis has no innate preference for either of these plants. In contrast, individuals reproduced on tomato or cleome had a strong preference for the plant species on which they were grown. Furthermore, individuals who were temporarily exposed to a plant were more likely to prefer that plant. Our findings demonstrate that the preference of N. tenuis between tomato and cleome changes reversibly through learning, indicating that plant preference may be artificially manipulated. This study can help develop effective release strategies for N. tenuis, leading to improved banker plant systems for biological control.</div>","PeriodicalId":8551,"journal":{"name":"Applied Entomology and Zoology","volume":"60 3","pages":"191 - 199"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145145549","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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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