Haplodiploidy and the reproductive ecology of Arthropods.
Approximately 15% of all arthropods reproduce through haplodiploidy. Yet it is unclear how this mode of reproduction affects other aspects of reproductive ecology.
A. G. de la Filia +2 more
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Evolution of ageing, costs of reproduction and the fecundity-longevity trade-off in eusocial insects. [PDF]
Eusocial insects provide special opportunities to elucidate the evolution of ageing as queens have apparently evaded costs of reproduction and reversed the fecundity-longevity trade-off generally observed in non-social organisms.
Blacher, P., Bourke, AFG, Huggins, T.J.
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FREQUENCY AND VIABILITY OF DIPLOID AND HAPLOID MALES OFFSPRINGS OF MATED FEMALES OF SOLITARY ENDOPARASITOID (DIADROMUS PULCHELLUS ) ( ICHNEUMONIDAE) . [PDF]
Sex determination in the order Hymenoptera is based on arrhenotoky, hymenopteran males are usually haploid and females diploid. Males of the Ichneumonidae Diadromus pulchellus , solitary endoparasitoid of A.
Kalmès, Robert, Rojas-Rousse, Danielle
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Komposisi Dan Konsentrasi Senyawa Dalam Minyak Atsiri Jeruk Manis Dan Jeruk Besar Terhadap Perkembangan Tungau Panonychus Citri McGregor [PDF]
Tungau Panonychus citri (Acarina: Tetranychidae) adalah salah satu hama penting yang menyerang tanaman jeruk di Indonesia. Salah satu kunci sukses untuk mengendalikan populasi P. citri adalah memahami interaksi hama ini dengan inangnya.
Istianto, M. (Mizu) +4 more
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Iron Necessity: The Secret of Wolbachia's Success? [PDF]
The bacterium Wolbachia (order Rickettsiales) is probably the world's most successful vertically-transmitted symbiont, distributed among a staggering 40% of terrestrial arthropod species. Wolbachia has great potential in vector control due to its ability
Darby, Alistair C +2 more
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Keefektifan Telenomus Remus (Nixon) (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) Dalam Mengendalikan Hama Tanaman Bawang Daun Spodoptera Exigua Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) [PDF]
The objective of this research is to study the effectiveness of T. remus as biocontrol agent for S. exigua. The study was conducted by releasing a set of T. remus females on potted onion plants that have been attacked by S. exigua.
Buchori, D. (Damayanti) +2 more
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Performance of Arrhenotokous and Thelytokous Thrips tabaci (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on Onion and Cabbage and Its Implications on Evolution and Pest Management [PDF]
Onion thrips, Thrips tabaci Lindeman (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), is an important pest on onion and cabbage. Two reproductive modes—arrhenotoky and thelytoky—are found in this species and co-occur in the field.
Fail, Jozsef +4 more
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The fig pollinating wasps (Hymenoptera: Agaonidae) have obligate arrhenotoky and a breeding structure that fits local mate competition (LMC). It has been traditionally assumed that LMC organisms adjust the sex ratio by laying a greater proportion of male
William Ramírez-Benavides +2 more
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Social parasitism by honeybee workers (Apis mellifera capensis Escholtz): host finding and resistance of hybrid host colonies [PDF]
We studied possible host finding and resistance mechanisms of host colonies in the context of social parasitism by Cape honeybee (Apis mellifera capensis) workers.
Hepburn, H R +4 more
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Cyrtomon luridus (Boh.), a native insect of wild Solanaceae, has adapted to the medicinal plant Duboisia sp., introduced from Australia, causing damages up to 100% mortality. Microctonus sp. is the most important natural enemy of C.
Paulo Tironi +2 more
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