Diversity, distribution and pest status of soft scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) in Fergana Valley agroecosystems, Uzbekistan: implications for phytosanitary monitoring and integrated pest management

Hidden Diversity in an Urban Agroecosystem: A Faunal Inventory of Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae) from Attur Farm, Bengaluru, India

Dacini fruit flies are taxonomically diverse and include several species of horticultural and quarantine significance. To document their diversity in a peri-urban agricultural landscape, we compiled a voucher-based inventory of specimens collected from Attur Farm, northern Bengaluru, between 2012 and 2023 using paraphe...

First confirmed record of the giant date palm scale insect Pseudaspidoproctus hyphaeniacus (Hemiptera: Monophlebidae) infesting Phoenix dactylifera and Cynodon dactylon in Qena, Governorate, Egypt

Pseudaspidoproctus hyphaeniacus (Hall,1925) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccoidea: Monophlebidae) is a giant scale insect belonging to the family Monophlebidae. The species was originally described in Egypt from the doum palm Hyphaene thebaica. The present study documents, for the first time, the occurrence of this specie...

Management of cucurbit fruit fly Dacus ciliates (Diptera: Tephritidae) and cotton whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) by botanical extracts and bioactive compounds as safe alternatives to squash

The increasing infestation caused by cucurbit fruit fly Dacus ciliatus Loew (Diptera: Tephritidae) and the cotton whiteflyBemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), highlights the need for effective and environmentally compatible pest management alternatives in squash production. This study evaluated a divers...

Annotated checklist of phytophagous Hemiptera associated with gymnosperms in the Fergana Valley, Uzbekistan

Gymnosperm plants (conifers and ephedroid plants) support a specialised insect fauna that includes numerous phytophagous species of ecological and economic importance. Despite this, the insect herbivores associated with gymnosperms have remained poorly documented in the Fergana Valley of Uzbekistan. Here, we present th...

Guarani stingless-bee ethnospecies, traditional management, and perceived threats: a systematic scoping review from the Atlantic Forest

Stingless bees (Meliponini) are important Neotropical pollinators but remain underrepresented in Brazilian conservation policy. We conducted a PRISMA-ScR-guided systematic scoping review of published and grey literature on Guarani Mbya and Kaiowá stingless-bee ethnospecies, perceived threats, and traditional management...

Apiaceae crops as reservoirs of wild pollinators and beneficial insects in Tunisian agroecosystems: implications for functional biodiversity and sustainable agriculture