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New Plant Protection, EarlyView.Despite 17 years of development, the effectiveness of nanocarrier‐delivered RNAi pesticide (NDRP) for agricultural biological control remains limited. The successful development of effective NDRP development requires the coordinated optimization of target gene selection and nanocarrier properties, including RNA dosage, multi‐gene targeting, protection ...
Shi Dong Wang +4 more
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Prevalence of allergic sensitization to bee, mosquito and red ant in children with allergic disease
Revista Alergia México, 2015 Background: The allergic sensitization to insects of the Hymenoptera and Culicidae order in pediatric population is studied with low frequency. Objective: To determine the prevalence of sensitization to bees, mosquito and fire ants in children with ...
Leobardo Francisco Flores-Ruiz +2 more
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Interplanetary frontiers: terraforming from an invasion science perspective
Oikos, EarlyView.The pursuit of a multi‐planetary existence represents one of humanity's greatest frontiers. If applied justly, it offers an opportunity to extend its civilization's lifespan amid escalating sustainability crises on Earth. One approach increasingly gaining traction is terraforming, a hitherto theoretical ecological and evolutionary experiment revolving ...
Teun Everts +2 more
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Sociobiology, 2014 In this study, we investigated the effects of temperature of the ambient air, ground surface, and the soil at 5-cm deep on the foraging activity of the workers of red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, in South China with the method of bait ...
Yong yue Lu
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.A challenge for wild plant conservation is the rising incidence of plant pathogens that are difficult to interdict, contain and manage. Invasive, fast‐moving, broad‐spectrum pathogens impose societal costs through losses of intrinsically valuable wild biodiversity, ecosystem function, current and potential genetic and biological assets, culturally ...
Robert O. Makinson +7 more
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Pesticide‐free management of invasive ants impacting ground‐nesting wildlife populations
Wildlife Society BulletinNonnative, invasive ants, and especially the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, are a widespread threat to ground‐nesting wildlife. In this paper I describe a method of controlling fire ants using hot water.
Joshua R. King
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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 +2 more
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PLoS ONE, 2012 Although mutualism between ants and honeydew-producing hemipterans has been extensively recognized in ecosystem biology, however few attempts to test the hypothesis that mutualism between two alien species leads to the facilitation of the invasion ...
Aiming Zhou +4 more
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Effects of sea-level rise on physiological ecology of populations of a ground-dwelling ant.
PLoS ONE, 2020 INTRODUCTION:Sea-level rise is a consequence of climate change that can impact the ecological and physiological changes of coastal, ground-dwelling species.
L M Hooper-Bùi +6 more
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Impact of Environmental Microparticles on Insect Olfaction
Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Terrestrial insects underpin key ecosystem services, including pollination, herbivory regulation, decomposition, nutrient cycling, and disease control. These functions depend on chemical communication that guides insects to food, mates, hosts, shelters, and oviposition sites while helping them avoid threats.
Steve B. S. Baleba +9 more
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