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The functional role of ants in no‐till cropping systems

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Ants provide valuable ecosystem services in tropical agriculture, but their roles in temperate row crops remain poorly understood. Conservation practices such as no‐till farming and cover cropping support ant communities that contribute to pest suppression, weed seed removal, and soil quality, which can increase crop productivity.
Adegboyega O. Fajemisin, Andrew V. Suarez, John F. Tooker   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relationship between chemical properties of the soil and the occurrence of Bacillus thuringiensis Relação entre as características químicas do solo e a ocorrência de Bacillus thuringiensis

Ciência Rural, 2009
The soil and other substrates such as mushroom compounds are the main sources of new Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) isolates for Integrated Pest Management programs. This study describes the relationship between chemical properties of the soil (pH, OM, P3+,
Ricardo Antonio Polanczyk, José Cola Zanúncio, Sérgio Batista Alves   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Behavioural responses of peach potato aphid, Myzus persicae Sulzer (Hemiptera: Aphididae), to entomopathogenic fungi infected conspecifics

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.
Myzus persicae showed no detectable behavioural response to Beauveria bassiana‐colonised agar alone. Aphids spent significantly more time in odour fields containing EPF‐infected conspecifics than healthy aphids, agar or blank air. EPF infection may alter host‐associated odours, suggesting pathogen‐mediated cues could influence aphid behaviour and ...
Ben J. Clunie, Thomas Bluck, Imogen Crowe, Devan Coyne, Aidan Smith, Tom W. Pope, Joe M. Roberts   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reduced entomopathogen abundance in Myrmica ant nests-testing a possible immunological benefit of myrmecophily using Galleria mellonella as a model [PDF]

, 2015
Social insects such as ants have evolved collective rather than individual immune defence strategies against diseases and parasites at the level of their societies (colonies), known as social immunity.
Meyling, Nicolai Vitt, Nash, David Richard, Schär, Sämi, Larsen, Louise L.M.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Characterization, distribution, and virulence of protistan entomopathogen, Mattesia dispora (Sporozoa, Gregarina) in the Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) populations in Turkey

, 2022
Background Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) is the dominant pest on the stored products throughout the world.
Erturk, Omer, Yaman, Mustafa, Saglam, Tugba   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Comparative Efficacy of a Fungal Entomopathogen with a Broad Host Range against Two Human-Associated Pests [PDF]

, 2022
The ability of a fungal entomopathogen to infect an insect depends on a variety of factors, including strain, host, and environmental conditions. Similarly, an insect’s ability to prevent fungal infection is dependent on its biology, environment ...
Aram Mikaelyan, Mikaelyan, Aram, Coby Schal, Ashbrook, Aaron R., Aaron R. Ashbrook, Schal, Coby   +5 more
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Resolving Relations Among Troublesome Species Within the Insect Pathogenic Genus Eryniopsis (Zoopagomycota: Entomophthorales)

Diversity
The genus Eryniopsis (Division Zoopagomycota, Order Entomophthorales, Family Entomophoraceae) includes four obligate insect pathogenic species with similarities in morphology and biology but also distinct differences.
Andrii P. Gryganskyi, Tonya D. Bittner, Donald C. Steinkraus, Ann E. Hajek   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fungal infection affects sexual signalling and mate choice in the sugarcane borer

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Fungus‐infected Diatraea saccharalis females exhibit enhanced attractiveness to males in wind tunnel assays. Fungal infection alters the pheromone profile of females, increasing the relative abundance of Z9‐16: Ald, a minor but behaviourally active component of the species' sex pheromone blend.
Amanda C. Tuler, Arodi P. Favaris, Flávia P. Franco, José Mauricio S. Bento   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Control of plant sap-sucking insects using entomopathogenic fungi Isaria fumosorosea strain (Ifu13a)

Plant Protection Science, 2018
The virulence of the Isaria fumosorosea strain (Ifu13a) against different plant sap-sucking insects such as Jacobiasca formosana Paoli (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), Aphis gossypii Glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae), Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (Hemiptera ...
Ghulam Ali Bugti, Cao Na, Wang Bin, Lin Hua Feng   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microbiome‐mediated immunity: Limited support from the gazelle dung beetle

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Digitonthophagus gazella rely on a maternally inherited microbiome passed across generations via a maternal faecal pellet called the pedestal. We experimentally manipulated the presence of the pedestal, providing it to some individuals while withholding it from others to determine how pedestal microbiota may affect beetle immune potential.
Joshua A. Jones, Irene L. G. Newton, Armin P. Moczek   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source