Host Plants for the Lanternfly Kato, 1929 (Hemiptera, Fulgoridae) Endemic to Taiwan, and Parasitism of Its Eggs by Wasps.

Since Kato, 1929 was first reported as a new species in Taiwan; there have been few published reports on its ecology, and fundamental knowledge of this species is still lacking. The objectives of this study are to (1) determine the preferred plants of adults, egg-laying, and nymphs, (2) analyze the change in host plants with time and development, and (3) explore the relationship between the survival of eggs and parasitism by their wasps. We detected the adults of this species between May and September 2023, and again in April 2024, mainly on F.

Shift of Host Range for the Immature Stages of the Lanternfly, (Matsumura) (Hemiptera, Fulgoridae) Native to Taiwan.

Although is a species native to Taiwan, many fundamental aspects of the species are still poorly documented. Populations of the lanternfly in locations of northern Taiwan were found in abundance and were suitable for the conduction of an investigation from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022. We established the shift in the main host plants with different developmental stages.

The complete mitochondrial genome of Bates, 1866 (Coleoptera: Vesperidae) and its phylogenetic implications.

We sequenced and assembled the complete mitochondrial genome of from Madou, Tainan County, Taiwan. The complete mitogenome of is 15,750 bp long, and contains 13 protein-coding, 22 tRNA and two rDNA genes. Nucleotide compositions of the mitogenome of are A: 38.

Host Plants of the Immature Stages of the Invasive Longan Lanternfly, (L.) (Hemiptera, Fulgoridae) in Taiwan.

The longan lanternfly, (L.), has been invading mainland Taiwan since 2018, but the distribution of the species has been confined to northern Taiwan until now. The manual removal of the adult insects from the longan is still the main control strategy because of the uncertainty around other key host plants, especially for eggs and nymphs.

The complete mitochondrial genome of Oguma, 1913 (Odonata: Calopterygidae) and its phylogenetic implications.

We sequenced and assembled the complete mitochondrial genome of from Darshi, Taoyuan County, Taiwan. The complete mitogenome of is 15,131 bp long, and contains 13 protein-coding, 22 tRNA, and two rDNA genes. Nucleotide compositions of the mitogenome of the are A: 40.

Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of (Eichhoff, 1868) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) and its phylogenetic implications.

In the present report, we described the complete mitochondrial genome of from Sindien, New Taipei City, Taiwan. The length of the complete mitogenome of is 15,743 bp and the mitogenome contains 13 protein-coding, 22 tRNA and two rDNA genes. Nucleotide compositions of the whole mitogenome are 39.

Distribution of cat fleas (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) on the cat.

A total of 3,382 cat fleas, Ctenocephalidesfelis (Bouche), was taken from 164 of the 200 stray cats examined. It was observed that cat fleas preferred specific areas on the cat. A significantly higher mean number of fleas was found on the area of head plus neck than on the ventral part of the body.