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Dinotefuran toxicity on predators and egg parasitoids of Piezodorus guildinii and Dichelops furcatus (Hemipetra: Pentatomidae) under field conditions

Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical
Piezodorus guildinii and Dichelops furcatus stink bug populations are naturally regulated by predators and egg parasitoids. However, these natural enemies can be affected by the application of non-selective insecticides commonly employed for stink ...
Carolina Sgarbi, Cecilia Beatriz Margaría, Elisabet Mónica Ricci   +2 more
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Carrion ecology: concepts, interdisciplinary synthesis, and perspectives

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Carrion is a ubiquitous resource in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, yet it has long been overlooked in ecological research. Over the past two decades, studies on carrion and the many organisms that exploit it have flourished, revealing not only wide‐ranging ecological functions but also significance far beyond ecology.
Marcos Moleón, José A. Sánchez‐Zapata, Travis L. DeVault, Wayne M. Getz, Zebensui Morales‐Reyes, Daniel Redondo‐Gómez, Lara Naves‐Alegre, Solange A. Batista‐Nunes, Esther Sebastián‐González, Juan M. Pérez‐García, Kelly A. Waters, Thijs van Overveld, Craig Smith, Nuria Selva, Thomas A. Schlacher, Graeme Ruxton, Jesús Rodríguez, Martina‐M. Quaggiotto, Paula L. Perrig, Norman Owen‐Smith, Thomas M. Newsome, Isabel Navas, Yoshihiro Nakashima, Ana Mateos, Carlos Martínez‐Carrasco, Daniel Martín‐Vega, Berta Martín‐López, Antoni Margalida, Sergio A. Lambertucci, Adam Kane, Kevin Healy, Akane Hashizume, Antonio J. García‐Fernández, José A. Donázar, M. Eric Benbow, James C. Beasley, Philip S. Barton, Kathleen A. Alexander, Eneko Arrondo   +38 more
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The shared benefits of fallen fruits: A novel mechanism stabilizing a nursery pollination mutualism between Sambucus and kateretid beetles

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Understanding how cooperative interactions remain stable matters for biodiversity because many plants rely on specialist insects that can also impose reproductive costs. We studied the interaction between Sambucus sieboldiana and seed‐consuming Heterhelus beetles through detailed field observations and pollination experiments.
Suzu Kawashima, Hidehito Okada, Sadatomo Hisamatsu, Kenji Suetsugu   +3 more
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Host Sex Discrimination by an Egg Parasitoid on Brassica Leaves

Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2011
Egg parasitoids are able to find their hosts by exploiting their chemical footprints as host location cues. In nature, the apolar epicuticular wax layer of plants that consists of several classes of hydrocarbons serves as the substrate that retains these contact kairomones. However, experiments on chemical footprints generally have used filter paper as
Lo Giudice, Daniela, Riedel, Michael, Rostás, Michael, Peri, Ezio, Colazza, Stefano   +4 more
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SYN‐A, a naturally derived synergist, restores pyrethroid efficacy against cabbage stem flea beetle but negatively impacts its parasitoid Microctonus brassicae

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
SYN‐A, a naturally derived synergist, inhibited key metabolic pathways associated with pyrethroid insecticide resistance in cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) and its parasitoid Microctonus brassicae. SYN‐A restored pyrethroid efficacy against resistant CSFB allowing up to 80% reduction in application rates.
Patricia A. Ortega‐Ramos, Graham D. Moores, Samantha M. Cook   +2 more
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Drought stress modulates indirect defense via bottom‐up effects in tomato and wheat

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Different water regimes can have a significant impact on plant morphology and defense pathways in tomato and wheat, triggering multiple olfactory choices in biocontrol agents of key insect pests. These findings could be used to implement biocontrol strategies within the IPM context under a changing climate scenario.
Mariangela Milordo, Eya Ben Hmad, Maria Flavia Pitruzzello, Carmelo Cavallaro, Giuseppe Massimino Cocuzza, Lucia Zappalà, Peng Han, Antonio Biondi, Michele Ricupero   +8 more
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Optimal control and multitrophic physiologically‐based models: The binomial for successful decision support systems in insect pest management

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Decision‐making in integrated pest management (IPM) corresponds to an optimisation problem where the plant–pest dynamics and the control actions are constraints and where the objective function accounts for the costs of the treatments and the total income at the harvest time.
Luca Rossini, Ouassim Benhamouche, Emanuele Garone   +2 more
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Host plant‐specific volatiles of Beauveria bassiana‐colonized plants initiate trophic plant–aphid–predator cascades

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Endophytic colonization of melon plants by B. bassiana modifies the crop volatile profiles in a genotype‐dependent manner. A predator choice is biased toward endophytically colonized plants infested with aphids revealing a guardian within effect of the fungus of great potential in integrated pest management.
María Cuenca‐Medina, Raquel Rodríguez‐Solana, José Manuel Moreno‐Rojas, Rafael Alcalá‐Herrera, Enrique Quesada‐Moraga, Natalia González‐Mas   +5 more
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Microbiome‐mediated chemical communication in insects: Implications for pest management

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Microbiome–semiochemical interactions involve the following processes: direct microbial synthesis, host gene regulation, precursor biotransformation, microbiome modulation and indirect ecological signaling. Abstract Insects rely on semiochemicals to regulate aggregation, mating, foraging, and host selection. This review synthesizes evidence that insect‐
Ioannis Eleftherianos, Wei Zhang, Amr Mohamed, Rasha K. Al‐Akeel, Abeer M. Alkhaibari, Nemat Keyhani, Guy Smagghe   +6 more
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Intercropping with legumes can reduce insect pest pressure but does not increase yield in winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.)

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Intercropping winter oilseed rape with spring faba bean reduced cabbage stem flea beetle and pollen beetle damage but also reduced crop yield. Sowing the intercrop simultaneously with winter oilseed rape was essential to maximize crop protection against cabbage stem flea beetles. Abstract BACKGROUND Winter oilseed rape (WOSR, Brassica napus) is a major
Chloé Aline Raderschall, Ola Lundin, Iman Raj Chongtham, Ann‐Charlotte Wallenhammar, Peter Anderson, Georg Carlsson, Mattias Christoffer Larsson   +6 more
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