Acaricidal and insecticidal activities of entomopathogenic nematodes combined with rosemary essential oil and bacterium-synthesized silver nanoparticles against camel tick, Hyalomma dromedarii and wax moth, Galleria mellonella by Bander Albogami, Hadeer Darwish, Akram Alghamdi, Ahmed BahaaEldin Darwish, Wafa Mohammed Al-Otaibi, Mohamed A. Osman, Zamzam M. Al Dhafar, Abeer Mousa Alkhaibari, Abadi M. Mashlawi, Fadi Baakdah, Ahmed Noureldeen

“…The present investigation was carried out to determine for the first time the in vitro acaricidal and insecticidal efficacies of endogenous two entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs), Heterorhabditis indica and Steinernema sp. combined with either Proteus mirabilis-synthesized silver nanoparticles or Rosmarinus officinalis essential oil against the camel tick, Hyalomma dromedarii larvae and females, and greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella larvae as well. We also determined the potential effects of these treatments on the biological characteristics of H. dromedarii’s engorged females. …”
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The structure of egg batches, number of eggs and egg hatching rates of pine processionary moth Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) / Thaumetopoea wilkinsoni Tams, 1924 (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) by Cansu Keleş, Saliha Voyvot, Ertuğrul Bilgili

“…Pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Den. & Schiff.) / Thaumetopoea wilkinsoni (Tams)) is an oligofag defoliator in pine forests. …”
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Occurrence and Behavior Analysis of <i>Duponchelia fovealis</i> on Strawberry Plants: Insights for Integrated Pest Management by Rodrimar Barboza Gonçalves, Maria Aparecida Cassilha Zawadneak, Taciana Melissa de Azevedo Kuhn, Thales Fernando Moreno Gulinelli, Ida Chapaval Pimentel, Alex Sandro Poltronieri, Joatan Machado da Rosa, José Manuel Mirás-Avalos, Emily Silva Araujo

Subjects: “…European pepper moth…”
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Harnessing synergy of machine learning and nature-inspired optimization for enhanced compressive strength prediction in concrete by Abba Bashir, Esar Ahmad, Shashivendra Dulawat, Sani I. Abba

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David couldn&#039;t bring down Goliath: museum specimen reveals a failed predation attempt by fire ants (Solenopsis Westwood, 1840) upon a large hawk moth Eumorpha phorbas (Cramer, 1775) by Adrián Sánchez Albert, Alain Dejean, Mercedes París

“…In this work, we document a unique interaction, never recorded before, involving the remains of a Solenopsis Westwood, 1840 ant worker —probably S. saevissima (Smith, 1855)— whose head is firmly attached by its mandibles to an antenna of a female hawk moth Eumorpha phorbas (Cramer, 1775) (Sphingidae). …”
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Computational Modeling of Desiccation Properties (CW, LS, and VS) of Waste-Based Activated Ash-Treated Black Cotton Soil for Sustainable Subgrade Using Artificial Neural Network, Gray-Wolf, and Moth-Flame Optimization Techniques by Kennedy C. Onyelowe, Jamshid Shakeri, Hasel Amini-Khoshalan, Thompson F. Usungedo, Mohammadreza Alimoradi-Jazi

“…Artificial neural network (ANN), gray-wolf, and moth-flame optimization (GWO and MFO) techniques have been used in this research work to predict the effect of activated sawdust ash (ASDA) on the crack width (CW), linear shrinkage (LS), and volumetric shrinkage (VS) of a black cotton soil utilized as a subgrade material. …”
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Strong benefits of hedgerows to bats in three European winegrowing regions by Fernanda Chávez, Martin H. Entling, Rafael Alcalá Herrera, Emilio Benítez, Stefan Möth, Jo Marie Reiff, Silvia Winter, Verena Rösch

“…However, to date, the relationship between bats and the surrounding landscape within a viticultural matrix has received little attention, despite moths being major pests in viticulture. Here, we investigated how bats respond to different landscape elements in three European regions: Rhineland‐Palatinate (Germany), Burgenland (Austria), and Andalusia (Spain). …”
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Extensive vegetation management and semi-natural habitats increase plant alpha and gamma diversity in European vineyards by Silvia Winter, Ricarda Weitzl, Stefan Möth, Božana Petrović, Violette Aurelle, Pauline Tolle, Thomas Costes, Sylvie Richart-Cervera, Adrien Rusch

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Exploiting Sharing Join Opportunities in Big Data Multiquery Optimization with Flink by Xiao-Yan Gao, Radhya Sahal, Gui-Xiu Chen, Mohammed H. Khafagy, Fatma A. Omara

“…To bridge the gap of not considering the optimization of Big Data platforms, an end-to-end multiway join over Flink, which is called Join-MOTH system (J-MOTH), is proposed to exploit sharing data granularity, sharing join granularity, and sharing implicit sorts within multiple join queries. …”
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Laser-based 3D printing and optical characterization of optical micro-nanostructures inspired by nocturnal insects compound eyes by Bogdan Stefanita Calin, Roxana Cristina Popescu, Eugenia Tanasa, Irina Alexandra Paun

“…The optical properties of the moth eyes-inspired microlens arrays were investigated in the infrared (IR) range, between 1000 and 1700 nm. …”
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Citrus peelminer Marmara gulosa Guillèn and Davis (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) by Lukasz L. Stelinski

“…The citrus peelminer is a dark-gray moth with mottled white and brown markings and about 4 mm in length. …”
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Citrus peelminer Marmara gulosa Guillèn and Davis (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) by Lukasz L. Stelinski

“…The citrus peelminer is a dark-gray moth with mottled white and brown markings and about 4 mm in length. …”
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Freezing Treatments for Ectomyelois ceratoniae Mortality and Maintenance of Deglet Noor Palm Date Quality by Rihab Ben-Amor, María Dolores de Miguel-Gómez, Dhouibi Mohamed Habib, Hermi Nouha, Encarna Aguayo

“…Insect infestation caused by Ectomyelois ceratoniae or carob moth is one of the main postharvest problems that can lead to a decrease of the marketable quality of dates. …”
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Effects of Pyriproxyfen on Life Table Indices of Plutella xylostella in Multigenerations by Mohammad Mahmoudvand, Saeid Moharramipour, Mehrdad Iranshahi

“…The diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), is a major pest of Brassicaceae family in Iran. …”
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Defensive Nymphs of the Woolly Aphid Thoracaphis kashifolia (Hemiptera) on the Oak Quercus glauca by Utako Kurosu, Shigeyuki Aoki, Keigo Uematsu, Mayako Kutsukake, Takema Fukatsu

“…It was shown that they grasped an introduced moth larva with their legs and some inserted their stylets deep into the body. …”
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A chromosome-level genome assembly of wild silkmoth, Bombyx mandarina by Jung Lee, Takashi Kiuchi, Katsushi Yamaguchi, Shuji Shigenobu, Atsushi Toyoda, Toru Shimada

“…Abstract The wild silk moth, Bombyx mandarina, is the closest relative of the domesticated silk moth, Bombyx mori. …”
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The Facts about Mothballs by Fred Fishel

“… Mothballs, moth flakes, crystals, and bars are insecticides that are formulated as solids. …”
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The Facts about Mothballs by Fred Fishel

“… Mothballs, moth flakes, crystals, and bars are insecticides that are formulated as solids. …”
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Tomato Pinworm, Keiferia lycopersicella (Walshingham) by Sidney L. Poe

“… The tomato pinworm is a small, microlepidopteran moth that is often confused with closely related species which have similar habits. …”
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Azalea Leafminer, Caloptilia azaleella (Brants) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) by G. W. Dekle

“…It provides information about this larva of a tiny purple- and yellow-marked moth which is a pest of container- and field-grown azalea nursery stock. …”
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