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Effects of large herbivores on grassland arthropod diversity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Both arthropods and large grazing herbivores are important components and drivers of biodiversity in grassland ecosystems, but a synthesis of how arthropod diversity is affected by large herbivores has been largely missing. To fill this gap, we conducted
Olff, H   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Attraction of cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala) to host plant odors

open access: yesPest Management Science, EarlyView.
Oilseed rape (Brassica napus, OSR) cultivation in Europe is threatened by the cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala, CSFB). Limited management options due to resistance and environmental concerns necessitate innovative control strategies. This study explores CSFB responses to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by host and non‐host ...
Daniel Rüde   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is it me or is it you? Physiological effects of the honey bee microbiota may instead be due to host maturation

open access: yesmBio
Microbiota-mediated impacts on host physiology and behavior have been widely reported in honey bees (Apis mellifera). However, most of these studies are conducted in artificial lab settings and fail to take into account, or make incorrect assumptions ...
Waldan K. Kwong, Kasie Raymann
doaj   +1 more source

Souvenirs entomologiques de Jean-Henri Fabre : des « ailes de l’imagination » aux « sandales des faits observés »

open access: yesStudia Romanica Posnaniensia, 2017
Jean-Henri Fabre made numerous discoveries observing meticulously the lifestyle and behaviour of insects which lived around his traditional house in Provence.
Yohann Ringuedé
doaj   +1 more source

Deconstructing the eradication of new world screwworm in North America: retrospective analysis and climate warming effects. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Before its eradication from North America, the subtropical-tropical new world screwworm fly Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel) invaded southwestern temperate areas of the U.S.A., where it caused myiasis in wildlife and livestock.
Arias, P, Gutierrez, Andrew, Ponti, L
core  

Silicon fertilization in maize increases attractiveness of nocturnal herbivore‐induced plant volatiles to Spodoptera frugiperda natural enemies

open access: yesPest Management Science, EarlyView.
Silicon (Si) fertilization enhances the attractiveness of plant volatiles emitted by fall armyworm‐infested maize plant to the predatory earwig Doru luteipes by triggering the emission of the terpene neryl acetate. Abstract BACKGROUND Silicon (Si) fertilization has been well‐documented to enhance plant resistance against insect pests by increasing the ...
Patrícia Pereira   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pilcher named interim coordinator of pest management programs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The new interim director of Iowa State University\u27s Pest Management and the Environment (PME) program and coordinator of the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program is no stranger to agriculture.
Arrowsmith, Keven
core   +2 more sources

Metabolite‐based resistance in wheat varieties to aphid virus vectors: progress and future opportunities

open access: yesPest Management Science, EarlyView.
Sitobion avenae and Rhopalosiphum padi are major pests on wheat. Natural product‐based aphid resistance holds promise for the sustainable control of these pests. The current literature is discussed, highlighting knowledge gaps and challenges that need addressing. Abstract Cereal aphids, Sitobion avenae and Rhopalosiphum padi, cause severe yield loss in
Alexander N Borg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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