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Bottom–up and top–down diversification: asymmetric processes over space and time

Oikos, Volume 2026, Issue 1, January 2026.
Coevolution in trophic interactions is often considered as a major factor underlying diversification in interacting species. Most focus hitherto has however been on bottom–up processes where host‐associated differentiation drives diversification, and less on top–down processes through enemy‐associated differentiation.
Peter A. Hambäck, Niklas Janz
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Exotic herbivores indirectly decelerate litter decomposition via increased resistance to herbivory in exotic plants

Functional Ecology, Volume 40, Issue 1, Page 203-215, January 2026.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract The chemical components of exotic plants can change after invasion as they adapt to local conditions. Studying these changes is important because they can have a marked effect on ecosystem processes and dynamics.
Noboru Katayama, Koya Hashimoto, Shunsuke Utsumi, Yoshino Ando, Makoto Tokuda, Shuhei Adachi‐Fukunaga, Kevin Dixon, Timothy Craig, Takayuki Ohgushi   +8 more
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Molecular Surveillance of Honey Bee Hives Using eDNA Metabarcoding During Pollination Season

Environmental DNA, Volume 7, Issue 6, November–December 2025.
Healthy honey bees are critical in safeguarding our food supply, but monitoring their health may present a significant challenge. Here, we used environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding on bee hive debris and detected species of arthropods, bacteria and fungi contributing to form the bee hive environment, including hive pests and pathogens as well as hive
Jessica Henneken, Francesco Martoni, Alexander Piper, Reannon Smith, Brendan Rodoni   +4 more
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Evaluating semiochemical‐based strategies for managing ambrosia beetles in apple orchards

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, Volume 27, Issue 4, Page 697-706, November 2025.
Abstract Ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) have emerged as problematic pests in Michigan apple orchards, where their cryptic lifestyle complicates effective management. This study evaluated the efficacy of semiochemical‐based repellents in mitigating beetle infestations, focusing on two key invasive species: Xylosandrus germanus ...
Heather Leach, Juan Huang, Julianna K. Wilson   +2 more
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Investigating bark, ambrosia and nitidulid beetle (Coleoptera: Scolytinae and Nitidulidae) communities and their potential role in the movement of Ceratocystis manginecans in commercial forestry plantations in Riau, Indonesia

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, Volume 27, Issue 4, Page 707-722, November 2025.
Beetles and beetle frass can harbour Ceratocystis propagules. The viability of the propagules and the ability of the beetles and/or beetle frass to spread C. manginecans requires further investigation. An interaction exists between infected trees and wood‐dwelling beetles, and this interaction differs between Acacia and Eucalyptus.
Kira M. T. Lynn, Michael J. Wingfield, Marthin Tarigan, Alvaro Durán, Samuel A. Santos, Wilma J. Nel, Irene Barnes   +6 more
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Spatial Interpolation in Applied Insect Ecology: A Review, Including Guidelines and Datasets for Practical Use

Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 149, Issue 9, Page 1319-1334, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Spatial interpolation represents a fundamental approach in applied insect ecology, offering insight into species distributions and supporting biodiversity analysis, pest management and disease vector mapping. Insects—including important pollinators—face escalating threats due to habitat loss, climate change and anthropogenic pressures. As data‐
Janne Heusler, Jonas Funk, Andreas Wagner   +2 more
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Biogeography and Social Family Structure Contribute to Cryptic Genomic Divergence in the Only Obligate Eusocial Beetle Species, Austroplatypus incompertus (Curculionidae: Platypodinae)

Molecular Ecology, Volume 34, Issue 22, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Eusociality in insects has arisen multiple times independently in Hymenoptera (bees, wasps and ants), Blattodea (termites) and Coleoptera (beetles). In Hymenoptera and Blattodea, the evolution of eusociality led to species proliferation. In the hyperdiverse Coleoptera, obligate eusociality evolved only once, in the ancient Australian ambrosia ...
James R. M. Bickerstaff, Bjarte H. Jordal, Markus Riegler   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pest categorisation of non‐EU Scolytinae of coniferous hosts

EFSA Journal, 2020
The Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of non‐EU Scolytinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) of coniferous hosts (hereafter NESC). NESC occur worldwide, and some species are important forest pests.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Claude Bragard, Katharina Dehnen‐Schmutz, Francesco Di Serio, Paolo Gonthier, Marie‐Agnès Jacques, Josep Anton Jaques Miret, Annemarie Fejer Justesen, Alan MacLeod, Christer Sven Magnusson, Juan A Navas‐Cortes, Stephen Parnell, Roel Potting, Philippe Lucien Reignault, Hans‐Hermann Thulke, Wopke Van der Werf, Antonio Vicent Civera, Jonathan Yuen, Lucia Zappalà, Jean‐Claude Grégoire, Virág Kertész, Franz Streissl, Panagiotis Milonas   +22 more
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The Redbay Ambrosia Beetle and Laurel Wilt

EDIS
The redbay ambrosia beetle, harmless in its native Asia, has become a formidable pest since its introduction to the United States in 2002. The beetle spreads the fungus Harringtonia lauricola, a lethal pathogen of North American Lauraceae trees, including avocados.
Yiyi Dong, Jiri Hulcr, Daniel Carrillo, Xavier Martini   +3 more
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Ambrosia Beetle Update

EDIS, 2018
In October 2018, a potential “new pest” was found in large numbers in one grove in Hernando County, Florida. The damage to trees was dramatic, with dark staining throughout the trunk of the tree and beetle damage evident. It was something that would put any grower, Extension agent or researcher on alert. Fortunately, by working with Jiri Hulcr’s forest
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