| Host | Parasite | Study details | Reference |
| Periplaneta fuliginosa (Smoky-brown cockroach, Blatteria: Blattellidae) |
Cockroach densovirus | Imaging of infected hosts | Takahashi et al., 1989 |
| Ploidia interpunctella (Indian meal moth, Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) | Venturia canescens (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) | Imaging of parasitoid development and behaviourImaging of host tissue degradation | Chudek et al., 1996 |
| Coccinella septempunctata (7-spot ladybird, Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) | Dinocampus coccinellae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) | Imaging of parasitoid larvaeIdentification of parasitoid in hostImaging of host tissue degradation | Chudek et al., 1998Geoghegan et al., 2000 |
| Organism | Study details | Reference |
| Schistocerca gregaria (African migratory locust, Orthoptera: Acrididae) |
Embyogenesis by imaging of eggs from just after fertilisation to a few days before hatching |
Gassner & Lohman, 1987 Lohman & Gassner, 1987 |
| Manduca sexta (Tobacco hornworm, Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) | Imaging of the developing caterpillar to a resolution of 100µm Detection of motion using MRM | Conner et al., 1988 |
| Pieris brassicae (Cabbage butterfly, Lepidoptera: Pieridae) | Imaging of pupal developmentSeparate determination of waster and lipid distribution by chemical shift selective imaging | Goodman et al., 1995 |
| Graphiphora augur (Double dart, Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) | Imaging of pupal developmentImaging of organ systemsSeparate determination of water and lipid distribution by chemical shift selective imaging | Goodman et al., 1995 |
| Spodoptera litura (Tropical armyworm, Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) | Imaging of larvae for technological development purposes | Skibbe et al, 1995b |
| Bombyx mori (Silkworm, Lepidoptera, Bombicidae) | Imaging of larvae and pupae during postembyonal metamorphosisImaging and characterisation of silk glands during metamorphosis | Mapelli et al., 1997 |
| Sarcophaga peregrina (Flesh fly, Diptera: Sarcophagidae) | Imaging of pre-pupal and pupal developmentDevelopment of imaginal tissues | Price et al., 1999 |
| Organism | Study details | Reference |
| Spodoptera litura (tropical armyworm, Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) | Chemical shift imaging of pH metabolism in the midgut | Skibbe et al., 1995a |
| Organism | Study details | Reference |
| Solenopsis invicta (fire ant, Hymenoptera, Formicidae) | Imaging of ferromagnetic substances in the heads of workers, queens and males, possibly used in orientation behaviour. | Slowik et al., 1997 |
| Organism | Study details | Reference |
| Apis mellifera (honey bee, Hymenoptera, Apidae) | Imaging of internal structures of queens and drones. Ovary, crop, midgut, spermatheca, median oviduct, sting cavity, rectum and air sacs of the queen could be identified. | Tomanek et al., 1996 |
| Dinoponera quadriceps (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) | Imaging of the internal structures of an ant. The digestive tract is clearly visible. | Fresneau et al., 1991 |
| Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly, Diptera, Drosophilidae) | Imaging, but images are poorly resolved. | Fresneau et al., 1991 |
| Pachycondyla apicalis, Dinoponera australis and D. quadriceps (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) | Imaging of ants kept in cooling chamber, but organs poorly resolved because of organ movements and muscle contractions. In vitro imaging yields better resolution; e.g. the ovaries are clearly visible. | Struyf, 1997 |
| Sarcophaga bullata (blowfly, Diptera, Sarcophagidae) | Imaging of the brains of wax-immobilized blowflies. Excellent resolution but increased post-imaging mortality. | Jasanoff & Sun, 2002 |
| Dytiscus marginalis (diving beetle, Coleoptera, Dytiscidae) | In vitro imaging to attain a spatial resolution of 30µm in less than 1 hour | Wecker et al., 2002 |