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Functional validation of a white pupae minimal gene construct in Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Insect Science, EarlyView.
An intronless version of the white pupae (wp) gene was engineered to restore the wild type brown puparium color in white pupae phenotype mutants of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata. Functionality of the minimal gene version (mini‐wp) was verified in vivo, as one copy of mini‐wp successfully restored the wild type phenotype in homozygous ...
Lucas Henrique Figueiredo Prates, Roswitha A. Aumann, Inga Sievers, Tanja Rehling, Marc F. Schetelig   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding biological control function and trophic interaction dynamics of an artificially released predatory bug by DNA metabarcoding

Insect Science, EarlyView.
This study investigated the dietary composition of Sycanus bifidus, a generalist predator of the assassin bug that is artificially released into citrus orchards, and uncovered its trophic structure across various pest species using metabarcoding‐based molecular gut content analysis.
Weidong Huang, Suyi Chen, Zihua Zhao, Chunyan Yang, Anxian Shi, Hu Li, Yuange Duan, Fan Song, Hailin Yang, Wanzhi Cai   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Death by a Thousand Ants: Predation on Grasshoppers by Invasive Ants in a Grassland. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Reihart RW, Prather CM.
europepmc   +1 more source

Arthropod Derived Venoms: Natural Source of Anti-HIV Drug Molecules: A Review

Ravi Kant Upadhyay
openalex   +1 more source

The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations

Insect Science, EarlyView.
This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean, Xim Cerdá, Jérôme Orivel, Frédéric Azémar, Alexander L. Wild, Bruno Corbara, Axel Touchard   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Food webs can deliver win-win strategies for tropical agroforestry and biodiversity conservation. [PDF]

Ecol Appl
Jarrett C, Powell LL, Claire TTR, Kowo C, Ferreira DF, Quiñones ALS, Welch AJ, Haydon DT, Matthiopoulos J.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A preventive strategy for the control of aphids in sweet pepper using lacewings and micrococcinelid beetles

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Aphids pose a serious risk to horticultural crops. Current biocontrol strategies often fail due to the poor establishment of natural enemies when aphids are scarce. We evaluated the potential of two aphidophagous predators, Micromus variegatus and Scymnus interruptus, to be used as preventive biocontrol agents, released before aphid infestation.
Jesica Pérez‐Rodríguez, Reinier T. Valstar, Ada Leman, Gerben J. Messelink   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Habitat heterogeneity and food availability in beaver-engineered streams foster bat richness, activity and feeding. [PDF]

J Anim Ecol
Moser V, Capitani L, Zehnder L, Hürbin A, Obrist MK, Ecker K, Boch S, Minnig S, Angst C, Pomati F, Risch AC.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Maltase 1 regulates DENV2 infection and life history in Aedes aegypti

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Our study employed CRISPR/Cas9 to generate a MAL1 knockout strain of Aedes aegypti, demonstrating that the absence of MAL1 significantly suppresses DENV2 replication in the midgut and impairs viral transmission. The mutation also altered life‐history (hatching/pupation/emerging rates and sex‐specific survival), identifying MAL1 as a novel target for ...
Man‐Jin Li, Jin Cheng, Ya‐Ming Zou, Quan‐Chao Liu, Ding Zhu, Ce‐Jie Lan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk factors for emerging, re-emerging, and newly recognized arboviruses and zoonotic viruses in Brazilian amazon. [PDF]

PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Martins LC, Chiang JO, Casseb LMN, de Sousa JR, Quaresma JAS, Lipkin WI, Vasconcelos PFC.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source