Australian horticulture relies heavily on the introduced managed honey bee, Apis mellifera
Linnaeus 1758 (Hymenoptera: Apidae), to pollinate crops. Given the risks associated with …

Globally insects are declining, but some guilds of pollinators are finding refuge in urban
landscapes. The body of knowledge on urban pollinators is relatively mature, which means it …

Simple Summary There is an urgent pollinator decline crisis across the globe, with fewer
pollinators and yet increasing agricultural reliance on them to produce food and fiber crops …

Simple Summary Blowflies play a key role in the transmission of foodborne diseases and
cause myiasis. With their repellent and insecticidal properties, essential oils (EOs) from …

Simple Summary The prestomal teeth are structures on the mouthparts of some fly species
that rasp surfaces to expose liquids for ingestion. Here, we investigated the material …

Background Pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella) is a destructive insect pest of cotton
crops in China and globally, which is actively predated on by Orius strigicollis. Studies on …

Simple Summary Immature blow fly development information is critical for temporal
estimations in death investigations. While there are phenotypic markers of development …

Appetite or feeding motivation relies significantly on food odors. In the blowfly Phormia
regina, feeding motivation for sucrose is decreased by the odor of d-limonene but increased …