Results 171 to 180 of about 1,828,731 (262)

Exploring the potential of using male‐killing endosymbionts to induce female‐biased insect populations for enhanced biomass production

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Overview of the mindset and long‐term goals with the approach suggested in this study. We provide a first proof of concept that male‐killing endosymbionts can be used to establish female biased populations with higher production efficiency than populations with a 50/50 sex ratio. This biological tool can have marked positive impact on future commercial
Stine F. Laursen, Perran A. Ross, Nadieh de Jonge, Ary A. Hoffmann, Torsten N. Kristensen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The deployment of semiochemical-based pest management tools for woody plants in managed residential and commercial landscapes: current status, challenges, and future directions. [PDF]

J Insect Sci
Rigsby CM, Riley CB, Slone JD, Marshall MC, Stiller AR, Ward JJ, Chase KD.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Stable flies preferentially oviposit on sites offering conspecific eggs with egg‐derived bacterial semiochemicals

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Stable flies preferentially oviposit on sites offering conspecific eggs with egg‐derived airborne semiochemicals. Egg‐borne bacterial symbionts, and Serratia marcescens in particular, produce odorants which attract gravid female flies and elicit oviposition.
Emmanuel Hung, Anya Gould, Stephanie Zaborniak, Caelen Watson, Regine Gries, Sukhmani Kaur, Kyra Stephens, Augustus Negraeff, Ryan Lam, Alpha Hui, Pantea Zamani, Aryan Monfared, Gerhard Gries   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biology, Ecology, and Management of the Invasive <i>Corythucha arcuata</i> in Eurasia: A Review. [PDF]

Biology (Basel)
Stancă-Moise C.
europepmc   +1 more source

Humble beginnings of the Australian giant wood moth (Endoxyla cinereus): A century‐old mystery solved

Insect Science, EarlyView.
The Australian giant wood moth (Endoxyla cinereus) feeds within the galls of scale insects (Apiomorpha) before transitioning into its wood‐boring eucalypt larval phase. This transitionary phase may be key to its multi‐year development, at the end of which it can produce over 100 000 eggs.
Jessa H. Thurman, Lyn G. Cook, James Hereward, Andrew J. Maynard, Geoff B. Monteith   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of seasonal and long-term population dynamics for modeling populations at low density: Experience with light traps. [PDF]

PLoS One
Soukhovolsky V, Dubatolov V, Kovalev A, Tarasova O, Martemyanov V.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Behavioral, Ecological, and Morphological Data Suggest a Close Relationship Between the Ant Colobopsis truncata and the Gall Wasp Aphelonyx cerricola

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Aphelonyx cerricola and the different stages that make this gall colonizable by ants. ABSTRACT Wasps of the family Cynipidae are known to induce galls of a species‐specific morphology, which during senescence provide a refuge for secondary insect fauna, especially ants.
Daniele Giannetti, Diego Gil‐Tapetado, Enrico Schifani, Elia Nalini, Donato A. Grasso, Carlo Polidori   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Host Plant Apparency and Push-Pull Strategies: A Unified Framework Linking Plant-Mediated Mechanisms for Sustainable Pest Management. [PDF]

Insects
Shao X, Zhang Q, Li L, Tan R, Xu K.
europepmc   +1 more source

Efficient Masked Autoencoder for Birdsong Representation with Applications on Wild Bird Species Classification

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Research on mosquito feeding preferences and the malaria parasites they transmit is essential for understanding the interactions between hosts, vectors, and parasites. In this study, vertebrate hosts were identified in 72 mosquitoes. Most blood meals (58.7%) came from birds, representing 25 species, while 40.0% came from mammals (13 species), and 1.3 ...
Qin Zhang, Shipeng Hu, Hengrui Wang, Jizheng Yi, Guoxiong Zhou, Xiangyu Shen, Weixiong Peng, Zhishu Xiao, Aibin Chen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Floral visitors and potential pollinators of <i>Calanthe discolor</i> and <i>C. striata</i> in South Korea. [PDF]

Biodivers Data J
Han GY, Euo SS, Son S, Lee HS, Choi K, Kim CJ.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source