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Just Hang On: Australian Gall Midges Suspend Themselves on Spider Silk Without Becoming Entangled

Ethology, Volume 131, Issue 6, June 2025.
Silk is a versatile biological material for its producers yet also introduces novel resources into the environment that non‐silk producers can exploit. We provide observations of Australian gall midges (Cecidomyiidae) exploiting spider silk as roosting sites by intentionally suspending themselves on silk lines using their front pair of legs.
John Gould, Luke Reynolds
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Does the Addition of Silicon‐Based Biostimulants Increase Production and Reduce Disease Incidence in Strawberry Crops?

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2025.
ABSTRACT Introduction The use of pesticides in agriculture is crucial for crop protection although it potentially poses risks to the environment and human health. This has led to European Union initiatives to reduce chemical pesticide inputs which has driven innovation for more environmentally sustainable solutions.
Daniela Costa, Anthony Gargan, Orla O'Halloran, Zoia A. Awan, Caroline Elliott‐Kingston, Michael T. Gaffney, Lael Walsh   +6 more
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The right banker plant for the right application: Comparison of three candidates for aphid biocontrol, barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), corn (Zea mays L.), and finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn)

Pest Management Science, Volume 80, Issue 7, Page 3293-3300, July 2024.
Finger millet, corn, and barley have different characteristics which predispose them to be used as banker plants in different specific biocontrol contexts. Abstract BACKGROUND In temperate regions, aphid biological control in greenhouses is mostly achieved by the regular release of biocontrol agents. Due to the rapid growth rate of the aphid population,
Arlette Fauteux, Marc Fournier, Antonio Onofre Soares, Eric Lucas   +3 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, Ahmad ASHOURI, Farhad FARHOUDI   +2 more
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Perennial flower margins reduce orchard fruit damage by rosy apple aphid, Dysaphis plantaginea (Homoptera: Aphididae)

Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 61, Issue 4, Page 821-835, April 2024.
To our knowledge, this study is the first to detect a reduction in fruit damage by pests at harvest in orchards with a flower margin. We highlight the potential for established perennial flower margins to deliver measurable, sustainable, D. plantaginea control benefits and provide insights into the optimal spatial arrangement of flower strips in ...
Charlotte Howard, Michelle T. Fountain, Claire Brittain, Paul J. Burgess, Michael P. D. Garratt   +4 more
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Larval development and voracity of Eupeodes americanus (Diptera: Syrphidae): comparison of the focal prey Aphis gossypii (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and the banker prey Rhopalosiphum padi (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

Insect Science, Volume 31, Issue 2, Page 575-586, April 2024.
The American hoverfly Eupeodes americanus (Wiedemann) could be a good a biocontrol agent to control the melon aphid (Aphis gossypii Glover), which induces a lot of damage in cucumber crops. Preimaginal development time, survival rate, and occurrence of deformation are similar on both the focal prey, A. gossypii, and the banker prey, the bird cherry‐oat
Arlette Fauteux, Antonio Onofre Soares, Eric Lucas   +2 more
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Hyperpredation by generalist predatory mites disrupts biological control of aphids by the aphidophagous gall midge Aphidoletes aphidimyza

, 2011
Biological control of different species of pest with various species of generalist predators can potentially disrupt the control of pests through predator-predator interactions. We evaluate the impact of three species of generalist predatory mites on the
Sabelis, M.W., Messelink, G.J., Juan A. Cortes, Jansen, A., Gerben J. Messelink, Arne Janssen, Janssen, A., Maurice W. Sabelis, Bloemhard, C.M.J., Chantal M.J. Bloemhard, Cortes, J.A.   +10 more
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Evaluating a new aphid biocontrol agent: The role of aphid density in modulating oviposition behaviour in the American hoverfly, Eupeodes americanus, and the aphid midge, Aphidoletes aphidimyza

Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 148, Issue 1, Page 5-12, February 2024.
Abstract Hoverfly larvae are voracious predators of aphids but have limited dispersal capacity, so their survival depends critically on female selection of oviposition sites. For aphid control purposes, the ability of females to find small aphid colonies is especially valuable.
Noémie Gonzalez, Marc Fournier, Rosemarije Buitenhuis, Eric Lucas   +3 more
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A Rearing Method for an Aphidophagous Gall Midge, Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Rondani) (Diptera : Cecidomyiidae) Using Aphis gossypii Glover (Homoptera : Aphididae) on Egg Plant Seedlings

, 2008
A predacious gall midge, Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Rondani) is one of the effective biological control agents against aphids. In Japan, A. aphidimyza has been recorded as a biological control agent since 1998, and has been used especially in greenhouses ...
ショウブ, メグミ, ABE, Junichiro, ABE, Jun-ichiro, 熊倉, 裕史, 安部, 順一朗, アベ, ジュンイチロウ, 矢野, 栄二, クマクラ, ヒロシ, 菖蒲, めぐみ, SHOUBU, Megumi, KUMAKURA, Hiroshi, YANO, Eizi, ヤノ, エイジ   +12 more
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Millora del control biològic de pugons mitjançant el depredador Aphidoletes aphidimyza

, 2022
[ES] El control biológico, por sí solo o como parte de la Gestión Integrada de Plagas (GIP), es un método de control de plagas eficiente y respetuoso ambientalmente. Especialmente en Europa, el control biológico está aumentando en importancia debido a la
Gonzalez-Dehennault, Charlotte
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