Phytochemical-Mediated Tritrophic Interactions: Effects of Pepper and Eggplant Cultivars on the Green Peach Aphid Myzus persicae (Sulzer) and Its Predators [PDF]
InsectsThe diverse phytochemical profiles of host plants can significantly influence their interactions with herbivores and natural enemies. This study investigated the ‘bottom-up’ effects of several bell pepper and eggplant cultivars on the development ...
Zahra Golparvar +9 more
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Genome-wide identification and multi-level analysis of the HSP gene superfamily in Aphidoletes aphidimyza: sHSP gene family expansion and its role in diapause regulation [PDF]
BMC GenomicsBackground Insect diapause is a critical adaptive strategy for surviving unfavorable environmental conditions. The predatory insect Aphidoletes aphidimyza, widely used in biological pest control, relies on diapause for commercial storage and application.
Ziye Wang +7 more
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InsectSound1000 An insect sound dataset for deep learning based acoustic insect recognition [PDF]
Scientific DataInsectSound1000 is a dataset comprising more than 169000 labelled sound samples of 12 insects. The insect sound level spans from very loud (Bombus terrestris) to inaudible to human ears (Aphidoletes aphidimyza).
Jelto Branding +4 more
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Insecticidal Activity of Some Major Essential Oil Components against Metopolophium dirhodum and Its Predators [PDF]
PlantsEssential oils (EOs) are plant metabolites with important insecticidal effects. Nevertheless, information on the efficacy of the major substances on aphids and their natural enemies is still missing. The objective of this paper is, therefore, to identify
Roman Pavela, Matěj Novák
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European Journal of Entomology, 2000 Diapausing larvae of Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) had relatively low supercooling points (SCP) ranging from -19.0 to -26.4°C. None of the specimens that froze at this temperature survived.
Vladimir Košťál
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May furtive predation provide enemy free space in ant-tended aphid colonies? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 In furtive predation, a predator is able to exploit its prey without generating significant defensive behaviors from them. However, in aphidophagous guild, if furtive predator can benefit from dilution effects generated by the aphids, they also suffer ...
Benoit Guénard +4 more
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Does monogeny enable gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) to regulate their sex ratio?
European Journal of Entomology, 2012 Monogeny, the production of unisexual broods by individual females, is widely recorded in gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). Theoretical models propose that the adjustment of offspring sex ratio by females may pre-dispose the evolution of monogeny in ...
Seyed Mohammad TABADKANI +2 more
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Optimizing insect metabarcoding using replicated mock communities. [PDF]
Methods Ecol Evol, 2023 Abstract Metabarcoding (high‐throughput sequencing of marker gene amplicons) has emerged as a promising and cost‐effective method for characterizing insect community samples. Yet, the methodology varies greatly among studies and its performance has not been systematically evaluated to date.
Iwaszkiewicz-Eggebrecht E +10 more
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Using deep learning to assess the toxicological effects of sublethal exposure of a novel green pesticide in a stored-product beetle. [PDF]
Pest Manag SciThis study employs an AI‐driven multidisciplinary approach to increase our understanding of the toxicological effects of sublethal concentrations of carlina oxide on Prostephanus truncatus. Sublethal exposure to the carlina oxide induced changes in motor patterns and thigmotaxis, highlighting its potential role in integrated pest management strategies.
Casadei A +9 more
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021 The gall midge of Aphidoletes aphidimyza is ubiquitous, which larva is an effective predator of aphids and entomophagous arthropods used for aphids control. The complete mitogenome of A.
Shen Xiu Xian +5 more
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