March 2024

Psocoptera, known as the booklice and barklice, is an order of hemimetabolous insects having approximately 6000 described species worldwide, often regarded as the most primitive “bugs” alive today. Despite being the closest relatives to the well-known bloodsucking true lice, barklice are not parasites, instead, they are free-living, generally herbivorous or detritivorous insects, feeding on organic […]