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Population dynamics and prey community of the invasive paper wasp Polistes chinensis (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in a protected coastal habitat in New Zealand

open access: yesAustral Entomology, Volume 63, Issue 2, Page 306-318, May 2024.
Abstract The Asian paper wasp (Polistes chinensis) is an invasive species in New Zealand and a voracious arthropod predator, incorporating a wide range of prey into its diet. We examined the colony survival and prey community composition of these wasps in a protected coastal habitat in New Zealand.
Aiden Reason   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cordyceps cicadae ameliorates inflammatory responses, oxidative stress, and fibrosis by targeting the PI3K/mTOR‐mediated autophagy pathway in the renal of MRL/lpr mice

open access: yesImmunity, Inflammation and Disease, Volume 12, Issue 1, January 2024.
The purpose of this study was to explore the possibility of using Cordyceps cicadae as a potential therapeutic target for treating renal fibrosis damage in lupus nephritis. The current study's findings show that C. cicadae can alleviate renal fibrosis damage in lupus mice by targeting the phosphatidylinositol 3‐kinase (PI3K)/mammalian target of ...
Feng Yang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bibliographic Guide to the Terrestrial Arthropods of Michigan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Papers dealing with distribution, faunal extensions, and identification of Michigan insects and other terrestrial arthropods are listed by order, and cover the period of 1878 through ...
O\u27Brien, Mark F
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Sperm morphology in four species of African platypleurine cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadomorpha: Cicadidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Mature spermatozoa from four species of platypleurine cicadas (Albanycada albigera, Azanicada zuluensis, Platypleura capensis and P. hirtipennis) were examined by light and electron microscopy.
Chawanji, A S   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Global Cicada Sound Collection I: Recordings from South Africa and Malawi by B. W. Price & M. H. Villet and harvesting of BioAcoustica data by GBIF [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The file attached is the published version of the article. © Baker E et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and ...
Baker, E   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

A historical overview of the classification of the Neotropical tribe Zammarini (Hemiptera, Cicadidae) with a key to genera

open access: yesZooKeys, 2010
An overview is given of the past century’s confusions concerning some key characters within this Neotropical cicada tribe. The limits of the genera Zammara and Orellana have been redefined and a comprehensive checklist is included for the tribe. An
Geert Goemans
doaj   +1 more source

New information on the distribution of cicads (Insecta, Homoptera, Cicadinea) in the Amur river basin (Khabarovskii krai) in specially protected areas [PDF]

open access: yesИзвестия Саратовского университета. Новая серия: Серия Химия. Биология. Экология
The distribution of cicadas in the Khabarovskii Krai has been studied very poorly, in contrast to the Amurskaya Oblast’ and Primorskii Krai. Ledra auditura (Ledridae) (also recorded from the eastern part of Zabaikal’skii Krai, the Argun River
Dubatolov, Vladimir V.
doaj   +1 more source

Mechanisms generating biological diversity in the genus Platypleura Amyot & Serville, 1843 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) in southern Africa: implications of a preliminary molecular phylogeny [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Truly understanding biological diversity requires a move from descriptive studies to mechanistic interpretations based on comparative biology and a thorough recognition of the natural history of the focal organisms.
Barker, Nigel P   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Insecta, Hemiptera, Cicadidae, Quesada gigas (Olivier, 1790), Fidicina mannifera (Fabricius, 1803), Dorisiana viridis (Olivier, 1790) and Dorisiana drewseni (Stål, 1854): First records for the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

open access: yesCheck List, 2010
No information is given for the distribution of Cicadidae in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, central Brazil.Thus, the present note reports the species Quesada gigas, Fidicina mannifera, Dorisiana viridis and D. drewseni for the firsttime in this state.
Aoki, C., Lopes, F. S., Souza, F. L.
doaj  

Avaliação de inseticida para controle da cigarra Quesada gigas em plantios de paricá

open access: yesPesquisa Florestal Brasileira, 2014
Este trabalho objetivou determinar a dosagem mais eficiente e economicamente viável de inseticida químico para o controle de ninfas de Quesada gigas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) em plantios de paricá. Foram testadas três dosagens de três produtos (carbofurano,
Odineila Martins Monteiro   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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