Sphenophorus incurrens Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is an insect that feeds mainly on plants of the family Poaceae in the Neotropics. In Mexico, this weevil is an emergent pest of sugarcane.

The cerambycid beetle family, with over 35,000 species worldwide, exhibits a diverse array of chemically mediated behaviours that are central to mating, aggregation, and host plant localisation.

Predation is a driving force in the evolution of anti-predator strategies, and death feigning, characterized by immobility in response to threats, is a common defensive mechanism across various animal ...

Research into the chemical ecology of pheromones in weevil species has significantly enriched our understanding of insect communication and behaviour. Pheromones, the chemical signals used to mediate ...

Answer: I hadn’t heard this scary detail, so I reached out to Amanda Skidmore, NMSU Extension integrated pest management specialist for urban and small farms, for input: “Insects have many different ...

University of Alberta researchers are closing in on finding an effective bait to get ahead of the destructive spread of mountain pine beetle, which is now killing not only lodgepole pine forests, but ...

Since earlier this year, agriculture and food production in the developing world have been taking heavy damages from an unusual locust outbreak. It's believed that shifted climate patterns led to a ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "IPM Pheromones Market Analysis Report By Product (Sex Pheromones, Aggregation Pheromones, Oviposition-deterring Pheromones, Alarm Pheromones), By Region, And Segment ...