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A Novel Acute Toxicity Bioassay and Field Trial to Evaluate Compounds for Small Hive Beetle Control

Applied Sciences, 2022
Beekeepers need new registered products to control the small hive beetle (SHB), Aethina tumida, a significant pest of western honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies.
Kaylin Kleckner, Alessandra De Carolis, Cameron Jack, Charles Stuhl, Giovanni Formato, James D. Ellis   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Some Insects Are More Equal Than Others: A Comparison of Popular Large Language Model Chatbots' Treatment of Different Insect Groups 昆虫间的不平等——主流大语言模型 (LLM) 对不同昆虫评价的比较研究

Integrative Conservation, EarlyView.
Our research demonstrates that in mirroring prevailing human biases towards different insect groups, LLM chatbots oversimplify insect diversity by predominantly restricting “bees” to honeybees and “wasps” to yellowjackets, neglecting the majority of biodiversity that includes wild bees and parasitoid wasps, while also favouring Nearctic species in ...
Marina Moser, Lars Krogmann, Dominic Wanke   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Embryogenesis in Myrmicine Ants Combines Features of Short Germ‐Band Development With a Progressive Mode of Segmentation

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, EarlyView.
Different insect species exhibit remarkable diversity in the developmental trajectories from fertilized eggs to hatching larvae. For three myrmicine ant species, we observe a novel combination of a developmental features: small embryonic primordia, a mode of embryogenesis termed short/intermediate germ‐band development, and progressive establishment of
Chi‐Chun Fang, Arjuna Rajakumar, Andrew Kenny, Ulrich G. Mueller, Ehab Abouheif, David Stein   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Treading carefully through tomatoes: Embodying a gentle methodological approach

Area, EarlyView., 2020
This paper foregrounds moments that are quiet, slow, and tender in participatory research. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork with gardeners who save seeds in the UK, it asks what a gentle methodological approach might look and feel like. It builds on feminist scholarship on bodies, slowness, and reciprocity, and argues a gentle approach is particularly
Laura Pottinger
wiley   +1 more source

Multiomics Reveal Associations Between CpG Methylation, Histone Modifications and Transcription in a Species That has Lost DNMT3, the Colorado Potato Beetle

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, EarlyView.
Despite lacking DNMT3, EM‐seq revealed CpG methylation in the Colorado potato beetle. CUT&Tag analysis showed an association of H3K36me3 and H3K27ac with transcription, with H3K36me3 mirroring CpG methylation, demonstrating epigenetic flexibility.
Zoe M. Länger, Elisa Israel, Jan Engelhardt, Agata I. Kalita, Claudia I. Keller Valsecchi, Joachim Kurtz, Sonja J. Prohaska   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

ATAC‐seq in Emerging Model Organisms: Challenges and Strategies

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, EarlyView.
Principle of ATAC‐seq (left), overview of arthropod species with published ATAC‐seq data (middle), summary of experimental design (right). ABSTRACT The Assay for Transposase‐Accessible Chromatin with sequencing (ATAC‐seq) is a versatile and widely utilized method for identifying potential regulatory regions, such as promoters and enhancers, within a ...
Duğçar Ebrar Erdoğan, Shadi Karimifard, Mozhgan Khodadadi, Liucong Ling, Luisa Linke, Ana Catalán, Vincent Doublet, Amanda Glaser‐Schmitt, Oliver Niehuis, Katja Nowick, Antonella Soro, Natascha Turetzek, Barbara Feldmeyer, Nico Posnien   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gramicidin and chlorhexidine encapsulated in bicontinuous microemulsions: Antimicrobial activity performance and their impact on self‐assembly

Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, EarlyView.
Interaction of gramicidin D (gD) and chlorhexidine (CH) with the surfactant monolayers of bicontinuous microemulsions. Abstract The utility of bicontinuous microemulsions (BMEs) as carriers of the antimicrobial peptide (AMP) gramicidin D and antiseptic chlorhexidine was investigated for possible topical delivery to chronic wounds.
Douglas G. Hayes, Riley Arp, Doris H. D'Souza, Manjula Senanayake, Wellington C. Leite, Sai Venkatesh Pingali, Volker S. Urban   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Honey Bee Viromes From Varroa destructor-Resistant and Susceptible Colonies. [PDF]

Environ Microbiol Rep
Our study reveals seasonal variations in honey bee virome composition among colonies independent of their Varroa destructor susceptibility. We report the first detection of AmFV and LSV in Uruguay, obtaining complete or partial genomes of multiple viruses.
Arredondo D, Grecco S, Panzera Y, Zunino P, Antúnez K.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Contribution of pollinators to delivering fruit quality in commercial sweet cherry orchards

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Pollinators provide an essential ecosystem service to many crops, including sweet cherry (Prunus avium), which can be quantified in terms of fruit number and/or quality. Most studies in sweet cherry have explored the extent to which fruit set relies on pollinators but have neglected pollinators' contribution to fruit quality.
Zeus Mateos‐Fierro, Michael P. D. Garratt, Michelle T. Fountain, Kate Ashbrook, Duncan B. Westbury   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anti‐Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Bacteriophage Loaded Electrospun Fibers for Antibacterial Wound Dressings

Macromolecular Rapid Communications, EarlyView.
Multidrug resistant Pseudomonas (P.) aeruginosa is detected in many infected wounds and is challenging to treat with antibiotics. As an alternative, this work incorporates anti‐P. aeruginosa Neko phages into electrospun fibres to explore their potential for treating infected wounds.
Tian Ju, Jixuan Li, Andrew Weston, Giovanni Satta, Sara Bolognini, Mariagrazia Di Luca, Simon Gaisford, Gareth R. Williams   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source