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Influence of elevation, climate, snowmelt and floral abundance on body size of solitary bees
Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.We measured body size in bee species from a 10‐year specimen collection from Colorado sub‐alpine meadows (2450–3450 m) and tested effects of elevation and annual snowmelt, climate and floral abundance. 2 out of 4 bee species collected across a broad elevation range showed a decline in body size with higher elevations; the other two showed no effect ...
Lachlan C. Jones +5 more
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Journal of Agriculture, Food and EnvironmentCricket frass, the excrement produced by crickets, is a natural waste of insect farming that offers a sustainable and cost-effective alternative to synthetic fertilizers for resource-limited farmers.This study investigated the ...
Irakiza R
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Ethology, EarlyView.In this study, we found moderate to strong repeatabilities in behavioural variables measuring the personality traits: activity, aggressiveness and exploration. Similarly, the probability of acting as a leader during tandem running in an emigration event was moderately (R = 0.469) repeatable.
Maria Eduarda Lima Vieira +4 more
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Food Chemistry: XThe formation of acrylamide was investigated in salty crackers enriched with cricket powder (Acheta domesticus) since its addition increases the free asparagine content.
Beverly Hradecka +7 more
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Pink Cricket Balls May Be Visually Challenging at Sunset
i-Perception, 2017 Cricket is one of the world’s most popular sports, followed by hundreds of millions of people. It can be dangerous, played with a hard ball flying at great velocities, and accidents have occasionally been fatal.
Joshua M. Adie, Derek H. Arnold
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Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.Local habitat type and hedgerow cover strongly shape bee and wasp richness, but only weakly their reproductive output, outweighing the landscape diversity effects at the 1‐km2 scale. Forests host more wasp but fewer bee species, whereas orchards support high richness of both; bee reproduction patterns are driven by one dominant species, while wasp ...
Sara Tassoni +5 more
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Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Gryllodes sigillatus is an increasingly important species in edible insect production, yet the optimal rearing density for this species under commercial conditions remains poorly defined. This study evaluated the effects of five rearing densities (1.5, 2, 2.5, 3 and 4 mL of newly hatched nymphs, corresponding to approximately 0.144–0.385 ...
Diego Cruz, Matilde Eizaguirre
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Use of House Cricket (Acheta domesticus) Powder in Yoghurt Products
FoodsThis study aims to implement and increase values regarding the use of cricket powder in food. This is due to the need to increase the range of products enriched with cricket powder in order to increase the market and acceptance of insects in the diet ...
Kinga Karwacka +5 more
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Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The house cricket Acheta domesticus has emerged as a promising alternative protein source for animal nutrition; however, limited information is available on how developmental stage influences its nutritional characteristics. This study compared subadults (30‐day‐old) and adults (40‐day‐old) crickets in terms of chemical composition, mineral ...
Mariarosaria Lanzieri +11 more
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Journal of Systematics and Evolution, EarlyView.Our ancestral state reconstruction in tree crickets reveals multiple independent and irreversible losses of sound‐producing and ‐receiving structures, supporting the convergent evolution of the silent phenotype. We demonstrate strong evolutionary integration between forewings and tympana, although the discovery of ‘silent listeners′ and ‘deaf singers ...
Lucas Denadai de Campos +3 more
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