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Plant Growth and Arthropod Assemblage Metrics on Sapindus saponaria Fertilized With Dehydrated Municipal Sewage Sludge

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Under the conditions evaluated, dehydrated municipal sewage sludge increased branches per plant and ground cover in Sapindus saponaria and increased cumulative arthropod observations and species richness in selected groups. Exploratory multivariate patterns did not demonstrate direct causal plant–arthropod relationships.
David Lopes Teixeira, Germano Leão Demolin Leite, Regynaldo Arruda Sampaio, Wagner de Souza Tavares, Tarcísio Marcos Macedo Mota Filho, Islam Dad Buneri, Ronald Zanetti, Roberto da Silva Camargo, Carlos Frederico Wilcken, José Cola Zanuncio   +9 more
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Parasitic wasp‐associated polydnavirus and venom affect arthropod community assembly on wild cabbage via the caterpillar host

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Cotesia glomerata polydnavirus and venom, either alone or in combination, affect colonisation by members of the arthropod community in a natural field setting. Plants damaged by P. brassicae injected with both polydnavirus and venom were colonised more often by Mamestra brassicae caterpillars, Myzus persicae aphids and aphid parasitoids compared to ...
Sarah Naomi Kalisvaart, Gabriele Bolletta, Gabriel Joachim, Marcel Dicke, Maximilien A. C. Adam, Erik H. Poelman   +5 more
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Canopy position and tree size structure the distribution of honeydew‐producing scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) in a temperate hardwood forest

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Scale insect abundance peaked in the upper canopy of sugar maples. Parthenolecanium peaked on older internodes; Lepidosaphes on the current leader. Internodes longer than the previous carried more scales; wider ones fewer. Abstract Forest canopies are vertically stratified habitats in which microclimate and host tissue quality vary with height.
Susan M. Frye, Sandy M. Smith, Sean C. Thomas   +2 more
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Genetic-Based Susceptibility of a Foundation Tree to Herbivory Interacts With Climate to Influence Arthropod Community Composition, Diversity, and Resilience

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018
Understanding how genetic-based traits of plants interact with climate to affect associated communities will help improve predictions of climate change impacts on biodiversity. However, few community-level studies have addressed such interactions. Pinyon
Adrian C. Stone, Catherine A. Gehring, Catherine A. Gehring, Neil S. Cobb, Neil S. Cobb, Thomas G. Whitham, Thomas G. Whitham   +6 more
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Predator cues from jumping spiders modulate herbivore behaviour and reduce plant damage

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Jumping spider cues increase immobility and delay first reproduction in the aphid Myzus persicae. Spider cues reduce leaf consumption by chewing herbivores, indicating reduced herbivore pressure on plants. Jumping spider cues may mediate indirect effects across trophic levels by altering herbivore behaviour and plant–herbivore interactions.
Paloma Ceribelli, Carla Rodrigues Ribas, Thiago Gechel Kloss   +2 more
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Artificial light at night decreases leaf herbivory in typical urban areas

Frontiers in Plant Science
Artificial light at night (ALAN) is exerting growing pressure on natural ecosystems, but its impact on biological interactions remains unclear. This study aimed to assess how ALAN influences leaf functional traits and herbivory in two prevalent street ...
Yu Cao, Yu Cao, Shuang Zhang, Ke-Ming Ma
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Fire‐driven forest degradation enhances termite activity and accelerates litter decomposition in the Amazonia rainforest

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Forest degradation increased termite‐mediated litter decomposition, whereas no such effect was detected in undisturbed forests. Reduced ant predation and altered forest conditions were associated with higher termite abundance and faster litter decomposition.
Vanessa S. Ribeiro, José Henrique Schoereder, Tathiana G. Sobrinho, Paulo M. Brando, Filipe Viegas de Arruda, Ludmila Rattis, Og DeSouza, Márcia N. Macedo, Leonardo Maracahipes‐Santos, Lucas Navarro Paolucci   +9 more
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Induced Volatile Chemistry and Arthropod Predation Across a Tree Diversity Gradient

Plant, Cell &Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Plant volatile organic compounds (VOCs) play a key role in defence against herbivores and in mediating multitrophic interactions. Yet, how surrounding plant diversity modulates these responses in forest trees remains poorly understood. We examined the effects of tree species richness on induced VOC emissions and arthropod predation in Quercus ...
Gabriela A. S. Escaliante, Julia Imola Piko, Andreas Schuldt, Alexander Weinhold, Nicole M. van Dam   +4 more
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Glyphosate residues in soil alter herbivore‐induced plant volatiles and affect predatory insect behaviour

Plant Biology, EarlyView.
Herbicide residues in soil disrupt plant–insect signalling, reducing the effectiveness of biological pest control. Abstract Plants under herbivore attack emit distinct blends of herbivore‐induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) which serve as signalling cues for predatory insects.
B. Fuchs, J. D. Blande, V. Weijola
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Biological Flora of New Zealand 17: Kunzea ericoides (Myrtaceae), Kānuka

New Zealand Journal of Botany, Volume 64, Issue 4, December 2026.
This review summarises the taxonomic status, morphology, physiology, ecology, plant communities, mycological, invertebrate and vertebrate interactions and human use of the New Zealand endemic tree Kunzea ericoides (A. Rich.) Joy Thomps. (kānuka) (Myrtaceae).
P. J. Bellingham, M. S. McGlone, I. A. Dickie, N. Harcourt, P. B. Heenan, J. K. McCarthy, C. H. Watts, M. C. Smale, S. J. Richardson   +8 more
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