Food authentication using molecular techniques is of great importance to fight food fraud.
Metabarcoding, based on the next‐generation sequencing (NGS) technologies, allowing …

In the past decade, environmental DNA (eDNA) assays have become an essential tool to
investigate species presence with samples from the environment instead of collected …

Insect populations are declining in many parts of the world, but a lack of long‐term
monitoring data is impeding our ability to understand and mitigate the causes of insect …

Forest soil and leaf litter support diverse arthropod mesofauna for which diversity dynamics
is challenging to study due to the high number of species and specimens, small body size …

Recent advances in the field of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding have produced
a promising platform for early detection and broad‐spectrum monitoring of plant pests and …

Rapid identification of organisms is essential for many biological and medical disciplines,
from understanding basic ecosystem processes, disease diagnosis, to the detection of …

Biomonitoring of agriculturally important insects is increasingly vital given our need to
understand:(a) the severity of impacts by pests and pathogens on crop yield and health and …

DNA metabarcoding has developed into a commonly used tool for biodiversity assessment
and monitoring. How results from DNA metabarcoding are compared with studies based on …

Insects intended for human consumption are considered Novel Foods according to EU
legislation. marketed in form of powders, bars, snacks are increasingly available on the EU …

While transect walks have long been the preferred monitoring method for many flying insect
taxa, malaise traps combined with DNA metabarcoding have gained growing prominence …