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Rainfall shapes the physiological condition, but not the body size, of an introduced dung beetle in Brazilian pastures

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Understanding rainfall‐driven physiological shifts in dung beetles is crucial to predict how climate change may affect the fitness and persistence of key insect species in tropical pastures. We compared body size, dry, lipid and muscle masses of Digitonthophagus gazella collected during dry and rainy seasons in Brazilian pastures to assess the effects ...
Cleilsom M. Cristaldo, Renato Portela Salomão, Pedro Lucas Moreira de Oliveira, Alfredo Raúl Abot, César Murilo de Albuquerque Correa   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Two Metschnikowia nectar yeast species have similar volatile profiles but elicit differential foraging in bee pollinators

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Yeasts that specialize in flower nectar play an important role in pollination ecology. Metschnikowia reukaufii and Metschnikowia koreensis were the most prevalent nectar yeasts found in our field sites. Bee pollinators exhibited different behavioural responses to nectar yeasts in field experiments. Bees visited more flowers with M.
M. Elizabeth Moore, Lindsey Wilson, Nathan Brandt, Ayako Wada‐Katsumata, Ahmed M. Saveer, Coby Schal, Robert R. Dunn, Rebecca E. Irwin, Caiti Smukowski Heil   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploitation of gene(s) involved in 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol biosynthesis to confer a new biocontrol capability to a Pseudomonas strain [PDF]

, 1992
Anne Fenton, P.M. Stephens, J.J. Crowley, Maureen O’Callaghan, Fergal O’Gara   +4 more
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Recent Advances in the Biocontrol of Nosemosis in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.) [PDF]

, 2022
Massimo Iorizzo, Francesco Letizia, Sonia Ganassi, Bruno Testa, Sonia Petrarca, Gianluca Albanese, Dalila Di Criscio, Antonio De Cristofaro   +7 more
openalex   +1 more source

Winter‐active spiders (Clubiona) have a hyperactive antifreeze protein with a unique beta‐solenoid fold

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Antifreeze proteins from winter‐active spiders were purified using their affinity for ice. After LC–MSMS characterization, corresponding transcripts were identified. The antifreeze protein folds as a β‐solenoid with a large flat ice‐binding site on one surface and can bind to ice crystals and prevent their growth at −4 °C.
Laurie A. Graham, Stano Pekár, Ina M. Hainer, Peter L. Davies   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards red listing understudied tropical insects: A case study of the dung beetles of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
We performed an IUCN Red List assessment for 159 dung beetle species from Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Due to the lack of population demographic data, only Criterion B (i.e. geographic range) could be applied. Our findings show that the IUCN Red List Criteria can be applied to insect species based solely on occurrence data but highlight the importance of ...
Xin Rui Ong, Marx W.‐H. Yim, Li Yuen Chiew, Arthur Y. C. Chung, Catherine Numa, Eleanor M. Slade   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bacterial biocontrol agents

, 2019
The basic interactions that can take place between any two species, be it plant–microbe ormicrobe–microbe, and the mode of action of bacterial biocontrol agents (BCA) is described.
openaire   +1 more source

Isolation and Characterization of Soil Microorganisms for Potential Biocontrol Activity [PDF]

, 2016
S. Dhiva, H. P. Jaishanker Pillai, Venkat M. Shinde   +2 more
openalex   +1 more source

Effects of Different Combinations of Sterile and Fertile Thaumatotibia leucotreta on Fruit Infestation and Population Growth Rate

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) is a key phytosanitary pest of citrus in South Africa. The pest damages fruit by burrowing and feeding on the pulp, thus causing yield losses and export rejections. There are several T. leucotreta management strategies, such as orchard sanitation, mating disruption, attract‐and‐kill,
Michael M. Githae, Candice A. Coombes, Reyard Mutamiswa, Sean D. Moore, Martin P. Hill   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Application of Pseudomonas Strains for Biocontrol of Commercial Crops Susceptible to Plant Pathogens: A Review [PDF]

, 2022
Ullas Prasanna Sadarahalli, Guruprasad Nadabhaga Manjunatha, Thammaiah Chekkera Kuttappa   +2 more
openalex   +1 more source