Bioluminescent insects have been the subject of scientific interest and popular wonder for
millennia. But in the 21st century, the fireflies, click beetles, and cave glow-worms that …

Pteroptyx fireflies represent an important economic insect for ecotourism. Two methods,
visual counting and sweep net collection, were used to survey Pteroptyx species at 23 study …

Riverbanks in Thailand are home to two fireflies, Pteroptyx malaccae and Pteroptyx valida,
which form massive mixed-species mating congregations. In conservation, both represent …

Firefly is a unique beetle that produces light beneath its body. The synchronous light of firefly
has a positive impact on the socio-economy of local community and acts as a tourism icon in …

Diversity of firefly species have been surveyed in 83 study sites of the highland areas of
Northern Thailand. A total of 19 species in 9 genera and 1 of unknown genus and species …

Insect hormones: ecdysteroids and juvenile hormones have crucial functions during the
regulation of different developmental pathways in insects. Insect metamorphosis is one of …

Sexual differentiation, dimorphism, and courtship behavior are the downstream
developmental programs of the sex determination cascade. The sex determination cascade …

Pteroptyx malaccae is a synchronous firefly that is important in firefly tourism in Thailand.
Without well-managed tourism, the fireflies have faced to the problems of shooting camera …

This article presents findings from the study on “Guidelines to the Management of Firefly
Watching Tour in Thailand”. The study utilized the Delphi technique and 18 experts in 6 …

Abstract Artificial Light at Night (ALAN), particularly the blue lights with short wavelength
(450 nm) sourced from LED contributing about 72% of the total ALAN has emerged as a …