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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, Aaron L. Iverson, Tegan E. Anderson, Sofie G. Carlson, Lucy W. Nash, John F. Tooker   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rediscovery and identity of Pumilomyia protrahenda De Stefani (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) in Sicily with redescription and reassessment of its taxonomic position

ZooKeys, 2016
A population of the gall midge Pumilomyia protrahenda De Stefani, 1919 causing galls on Artemisia arborescens (Asteraceae) was discovered near Palermo (Sicily) in 2008. This species had not been found since 1918.
Marcela Skuhravá, Bruno Massa, Giuliano Cerasa   +2 more
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Secretory RING finger proteins function as effectors in a grapevine galling insect. [PDF]

, 2019
BackgroundAll eukaryotes share a conserved network of processes regulated by the proteasome and fundamental to growth, development, or perception of the environment, leading to complex but often predictable responses to stress. As a specialized component
Nabity, Paul D, Rispe, Claude, Zhao, Chaoyang   +2 more
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Spatio‐Temporal Variation in Diet Among Age and Sex Cohorts of a Model Generalist Bird Species, the Great Tit Parus major: New Insights Revealed by DNA Metabarcoding

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 7, July 2025.
Identifying the sources of intraspecific dietary variation is central to understanding how populations adapt to environmental variation, and yet these sources are poorly understood in a key model species in avian ecology, the great tit. Here we use DNA metabarcoding to describe the diet of great tits at an unprecedented level of detail and reveal ...
J. R. Coomes, J. P. Cuff, M. S. Reichert, G. L. Davidson, W. O. C. Symondson, J. L. Quinn   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A new distribution record of the gall midge Octodiplosis bispina Sharma (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2019
Studies on the insect fauna especially gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) of Tamil Nadu are relatively less in comparison to the other Indian region. Only fourty eight species of Cecidomyiidae have been reported so far from this region.
Duraikannu Vasanthakumar, Radheshyam Murlidhar Sharma, Palanisamy Senthilkumar   +2 more
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Losses to Gall Midge

, 1983
This article 'Losses to Gall Midge' appeared in the International Rice Research Newsletter series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The primary objective of this publication was to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for rice and for rice based cropping systems.
Chand, P., Acharya, R. C.
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CONFIRMATION OF PRESENCE OF A PREDATORY GALL MIDGE, Feltiella acarisuga, (Vallot, 1827) AND STAPHYLINID PREDATOR Oligota oviformis Casey, 1893 OF A TWO SPOTTED SPIDER MITE (Tetranychus urticae, Koch, 1836) IN SLOVENIA

Acta Agriculturae Slovenica, 2018
The two spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae C. L. Koch, 1836 is one of the most important pests of greenhouse crops worldwide. Due to its polyphagic range of hosts and rapid development it forms great populations and as such represents a suitable ...
Katarina KOS, Franci Aco CELAR
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Variation in physiological host range in three strains of two species of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria [PDF]

, 2018
Knowledge of the host range of a biocontrol agent (BCA) is fundamental. Host range determines the BCA's economic potential, as well as the possible risk for non-target organisms. Entomopathogenic fungal strains belonging to the genus Beauveria are widely
Besse, Samantha, Costet, Laurent, Issa, Mze Hassani, Merle, Isabelle, Nibouche, Samuel, Robene, Isabelle, Rohrlich, Clara, Verger, Manon, Zuin, Michel   +8 more
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Incidental Ingestion of Plant‐Dwelling Arthropods by Sheep and Cattle in the Same Habitat

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 7, July 2025.
In this study, a DNA metabarcoding analysis of fecal samples reveals the frequent incidental ingestion of plant‐dwelling arthropods by sheep and cattle foraging in the same habitat. Sheep and cattle ingest different varieties of arthropods. The incidental ingestion of arthropods by these large herbivores reflects their distinct dietary preferences ...
Roi Forman, Maya Lalzar, Zhiwei Zhong, Deli Wang, Moshe Inbar, Tali S. Berman   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gall Midges of Economic Importance [PDF]

Nature, 1946
THE gall midges or Cecidomyidse are a family of rather primitive, structurally degenerate Diptera, of very small or minute size. They derive their name from the fact that the majority of species during their larval stages are plant-feeders which induce in their hosts the malformations termed galls or cecidia.
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