A new state record is documented for the flat-backed xystodesmid milliped, Howellaria infesta (Chamberlin) collected from Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The species is known from five states (Connecticut, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and now Massachusetts); the current record represents the northernmost locality in the USA for H. infesta.

The known records of the European dung beetles Aphodius (Melinopterus) prodromus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) and its North American relatives, A. (M.) femoralis and A. (Flaviellus) consentaneus, formerly also in Melinopterus, from North and South Dakota are compiled and discussed. Aphodius prodromus is reported from North Dakota for the first time.

This study was conducted in the provinces Antalya, Afyonkarahisar, Burdur, Isparta, and Konya, located in the Lakes Region of Turkey. Adults of Syrphidae were collected in the period between April and October 2014–2016, at least twice a season. In total 113 species belonging to three subfamilies and 39 genera were identified using morphological methods. Among them, four species are new to science and awaiting description, and 11 species recorded for the first time for the Turkish fauna. Identification keys with illustrations for the genera and species are provided.

The larvae of Hermetia illucens L., the black soldier fly (BSF), feed on organic waste, minimizing environmental pollution and transforming waste into insect biomass that is rich in protein and fat. The studies on nutritional spectra in different growth stages of black soldier flies were analyzed. Chemical analyses were performed to assess the amount of crude protein, fat, ash and mineral content in the BSF fed on vegetable and fruit waste. The composition of crude protein, fat, dry matter, fiber and ash content of BSF. The most prevalent macro minerals in the larvae were calcium, phosphorus and potassium; however, their concentrations varied considerably among the feed. These findings add vital evidence in favor of the use of BSF larval meal as affordable and nutrient-rich substitute for the expensive and scarce protein animal feed sources such as fish meal and soybean meal.