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1177. Streptocarpus aylae T.J.Edwards

Curtis's Botanical Magazine, EarlyView.
Summary Streptocarpus aylae T.J.Edwards, a spectacular, rosette forming herbaceous perennial from cliffs of the Msikaba River in Pondoland, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa is illustrated and discussed. The species is known from only two sites and is highly localised, growing in humus rich cracks and crevices on sandstone cliffs.
Paul Rees, Adam Harrower, Ernst J. Van Jaarsveld, Thomas E.M. Pickering, Carel J. Fourie, Dirk U. Bellstedt, Christabel King   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sodium-enriched floral nectar increases pollinator visitation rate and diversity. [PDF]

Biol Lett, 2022
Finkelstein CJ, CaraDonna PJ, Gruver A, Welti EAR, Kaspari M, Sanders NJ.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

1173. Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G. Mey

Curtis's Botanical Magazine, EarlyView.
Summary Ipomoea pandurata is a Morning Glory from North America which develops a large storage root. There is much uncertainty about its discovery before its formal description in the middle of the 18th century. Originally described as a Convolvulus, almost a hundred years passed before its recognition as a species of Ipomoea.
John R.I. Wood, Christabel King, John Grimshaw   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Floral Nectar Chemistry in Orchids: A Short Review and Meta-Analysis. [PDF]

Plants (Basel), 2021
Brzosko E, Mirski P.
europepmc   +1 more source

Metabarcoding of Pollen Carried by Syrphids Reveals Novel Plant–Pollinator Interactions in a Protected Natural Area and Agricultural Sites

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Using DNA metabarcoding, this study investigates pollen transported by syrphids (Syrphidae) in the Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park and agricultural sites in Northern Italy. The analysis reveals a high diversity of visited plant taxa, including previously undocumented plant–pollinator interactions.
Serena Magagnoli, Daniele Sommaggio, Claudio Ratti, Riccardo Baroncelli, Andrea Menicucci, Enrico Vettorazzo, Giovanni Burgio   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sugar Concentration, Nitrogen Availability, and Phylogenetic Factors Determine the Ability of Acinetobacter spp. and Rosenbergiella spp. to Grow in Floral Nectar. [PDF]

Microb Ecol, 2023
Morales-Poole JR, de Vega C, Tsuji K, Jacquemyn H, Junker RR, Herrera CM, Michiels C, Lievens B, Álvarez-Pérez S.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Natural Parasitism of Nezara viridula (Linnaeus) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) by Trichopoda pictipennis Bigot (Diptera: Tachinidae) in an Organic Strawberry Field in Germany

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Natural parasitism of the invasive southern green stinkbug was recorded in an organic strawberry cropping system in southwestern Germany. The tachinid fly Trichopoda pictipennis shows successful establishment and field activity, indicating ongoing range expansion.
Sophie Wenz, Olaf Zimmermann, Annette Reineke   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Floral nectar microbial communities exhibit seasonal shifts associated with extreme heat: Potential implications for climate change and plant-pollinator interactions. [PDF]

Front Microbiol, 2022
Russell KA, McFrederick QS.
europepmc   +1 more source

Two Metschnikowia nectar yeast species have similar volatile profiles but elicit differential foraging in bee pollinators

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Yeasts that specialize in flower nectar play an important role in pollination ecology. Metschnikowia reukaufii and Metschnikowia koreensis were the most prevalent nectar yeasts found in our field sites. Bee pollinators exhibited different behavioural responses to nectar yeasts in field experiments. Bees visited more flowers with M.
M. Elizabeth Moore, Lindsey Wilson, Nathan Brandt, Ayako Wada‐Katsumata, Ahmed M. Saveer, Coby Schal, Robert R. Dunn, Rebecca E. Irwin, Caiti Smukowski Heil   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do aphid endosymbiotic bacteria influence parasitoid searching behaviour through changes in aphid honeydew production?

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Hamiltonella defensa infection increases honeydew production in certain aphid genotypes, potentially modifying aphid feeding behaviour. Parasitoid wasps, Aphidius ervi, are more attracted to honeydew from H. defensa‐infected aphids; though larger honeydew amounts may slightly deter searching.
Desiré Macheda, Alexandre Foito, Katharine F. Preedy, Colin J. Alexander, Ankush Prashar, Alison J. Karley   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source