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Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 174, Issue 1, Page 61-73, January 2026.Apple trees provisioned with five earwigs and a refuge made a small but not significant contribution to woolly apple aphid control. ABSTRACT Woolly apple aphid, Eriosoma lanigerum (Hausmann), is a damaging pest of apple (Malus domestica F.) found in most regions of the world where apples grow.
M. T. Fountain +3 more
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Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 149, Issue 10, Page 1502-1512, December 2025.ABSTRACT Although Diptera is one of the most diverse insect orders with a high potential for pollinating plants, it remains poorly studied and neglected. This is partly due to limited taxonomic efforts in species identification. For instance, despite being primary pollinators of trap flowers, species‐level identification in these systems remains scarce.
Carlos A. Matallana‐Puerto +12 more
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The magnitude of cryptic insect diversity in one tropical rainforest
Insect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 18, Issue 6, Page 1163-1174, November 2025.We detected 214 cryptic species out of a total of 2006 species (10.6%) examined from 22 focal insect taxa in 1500 ha tropical rainforest in Panama. The percentage of cryptic species varied greatly among assemblages (0%–19%), with half of the assemblages devoid of cryptic species and the highest proportions of cryptics in Pieridae and Formicidae ...
Yves Basset +8 more
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Plant, Cell &Environment, Volume 48, Issue 11, Page 8217-8231, November 2025.ABSTRACT Plant galls are abnormal growing tissues induced by various parasitic organisms, exhibiting diverse and complex morphologies. Typically, these galls differ significantly in appearance from their host plants. Here, we report that larvae of a parasitic fly generate unique, rosette galls on Aster scaber, a perennial herb. These galls develop from
Kyung‐Hwan Boo +23 more
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Ecology, Volume 106, Issue 10, October 2025.Abstract Galls play a significant role in the plant–insect interactions in various ecosystems worldwide. Consequently, research on gall‐inducing insects and their host plants has garnered considerable attention in recent years, with a wealth of uncompiled data.
Jean Carlos Santos +9 more
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Biodiversity in mountain soils above the treeline
Biological Reviews, Volume 100, Issue 5, Page 1877-1949, October 2025.ABSTRACT Biological diversity in mountain ecosystems has been increasingly studied over the last decade. This is also the case for mountain soils, but no study to date has provided an overall synthesis of the current state of knowledge. Here we fill this gap with a first global analysis of published research on cryptogams, microorganisms, and fauna in ...
Nadine Praeg +36 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 9, September 2025.This study demonstrates that sweet alyssum effectively attracts syrphid species, the majority of which are aphid predators, making it a promising tool for biological control in Quebec lettuce fields. With Toxomerus marginatus as the most abundant species, the research also underscores taxonomic challenges within the Sphaerophoria complex and provides a
Malek Kalboussi +4 more
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Using fecal DNA metabarcoding to investigate the animal diet of black rails, yellow rails, and soras
Wildlife Society Bulletin, Volume 49, Issue 3, September 2025.We used fecal DNA metabarcoding to investigate the diet of yellow rails, Eastern black rails, and sora during the non‐breeding season. Arthropods, particularly ants, were prevalent in their diets, suggesting possible interactions with invasive red imported fire ants.
Christopher J. Butler +4 more
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Does a shift to a novel host plant create a defence‐free space for a specialist herbivore species?
Functional Ecology, Volume 39, Issue 8, Page 2085-2095, August 2025.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract While host switches can promote speciation in herbivorous insects, the benefits of switching hosts have only been ascribed to escaping competition and natural enemies. Herbivores might also escape from the defences of their ancestral host if their new host species lacks
Eric C. Yip +5 more
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First Record of Flower Bud Galls in <i>Senega</i> (Fabales: Polygalaceae): The Case of <i>S. salasiana</i> and Their Effect on Plant Reproduction. [PDF]
Plants (Basel)Martinez A, Kuzmanich N, Farji-Brener A.
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