Temperate, polar and alpine insects generally do not feed over winter and hence must
manage their energy stores to fuel their metabolism over winter and to meet the energetic …

Food security remains a pressing concern in the face of an increasing world population and
environmental challenges. As climate change, biodiversity loss, and water scarcity continue …

Insects are increasingly used as a dietary source for food and feed and it is therefore
important to understand how rearing conditions affect growth and development of these …

Intermittent food shortages are commonly encountered in the wild. During winter or
starvation stress, mammals often choose to hibernate while insects—in the form of eggs …

Larvae of the greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella) possess the remarkable ability to
consume and rapidly degrade low-density polyethylene. Previous studies have investigated …

Nitrogen and carbon stable isotopic compositions (δ 15N and δ 13C) of consumers have
been used for physiological and food web studies. Previous studies have shown δ 15N and …

The ability to allocate resources, even when limited, is essential for survival and fitness. We
examine how nutrients that occur in minute amounts are allocated among reproductive …

Ticks are obligatorily hematophagous but spend the majority of their lives off host in an
unfed state where they must resist starvation between bouts of blood feeding. Survival …

In recent years, studies on the potential use of essential oils (EOs) as pesticides have
enormously increased owing to their remarkable biological activities and health benefits …

The carbon isotope values in the exhaled breath of an animal mirror the carbon isotope
values of the metabolic fuels being oxidized. The measurement of stable carbon isotopes in …