Predator community structure is an important selective element shaping the evolution of prey
defence traits and strategies. Carabid beetles are one of the most diverse families of …

Ground beetles (Carabidae) are recognized for their diverse, chemically-mediated defensive
behaviors. Produced using a pair of pygidial glands, over 250 chemical constituents have …

The unpredictable invasion of the Mupli beetle, Luprops tristis Fabricius (Coleoptera:
Tenebrionidae), makes areas uninhabitable to humans. These beetles produce a strong …

Ulomoides dermestoides are used as a broad-spectrum medical insect in the alternative
treatment of various diseases. Preliminary volatilome studies carried out to date have …

Over the past decades, large amounts of data about carabids have been collected in the
Netherlands, initially for the purpose of creating distribution maps for the country. In addition …

During critical periods of food shortage or variable climatic conditions, the choice of an
appropriate host can increase the survival and reproductive performance of parasites. In …

Bat guano is an important source of microbial diversity in caves and can be a source of
potential pathogens. Laemostenus (Pristonychus) punctatus is a guanophilic ground beetle …

The pygidial glands of carabids produce strong-smelling vapours. In this study, we
examined the chemical composition of the gland secretions and the structure of the glands …

The antimicrobial properties of the pygidial gland secretions released by the adults of the
three ground beetle species, Carabus ullrichii, C. coriaceus, and Abax parallelepipedus …

Recently, various insect secretions have been tested as possible antimicrobial agents. In
beetles, these secretions are essentially products of various exocrine glands, of which …