Phytophagous insects employ various sensory cues in the host plant location such as visual,
olfactory, gustatory, and tactile stimuli, which are perceived by sensory systems and …

Colour vision allows animals to use the information contained in the spectrum of light to
control important behavioural decisions such as selection of habitats, food or mates. Among …

Thrips are minute, paraneopteran insects with diverse ecological histories and plant
associations, encompassing herbivory, fungivory, pollination and predation. They are …

Simple Summary This study developed a real-time thrips detection application to classify the
Scirtothrips dorsalis from other thrips species, and was optimized for working on embedded …

Color vision is widely used by herbivorous insects to make host location. We have
previously demonstrated that the long-wavelength-sensitive (LWS) opsin gene Rhodopsin 6 …

Megalurothrips usitatus and Liriomyza trifolii are the main pests on cowpea crops.
Develo** green technology to control these pests is urgently needed, because they have …

Accurately monitoring insect pest populations is essential for optimizing crop production in
greenhouses. This study tested whether modification of yellow sticky traps with either (1) a …

Aggressive bark beetle species such as the Eurasian spruce bark beetle Ips typographus
play a fundamental role in forest ecosystems but can also lead to extensive forest mortality …

Protected crops, such as greenhouses and indoor farming environments, using light-emitting
diodes (LEDs) enable the modulation of the light spectrum, intensity, and photoperiod for …

Abstract Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is an insect of Asian origin and
is currently distributed in several countries around the world. It has highly polyphagous …