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Route‐Dependent Toxicity and Ecological Selectivity of Melaleuca alternifolia Essential Oil in Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The intensification of agricultural practices has led to an increase in the use of insecticides, raising concerns about the exposure of non‐target organisms, particularly pollinators. In this context, plant‐derived essential oils have been proposed as environmentally friendlier alternatives due to their low persistence; however, their ...
Silvane Zancanaro de Oliveira, Elizabete Artus Berte, Juliana Marceli Hofma Lopes, Cristiane Lurdes Paloschi, Edgar de Souza Vismara, Vitória Alves Pereira, Fernanda Raulino Domanski, Natália Ramos Mertz, Fabiana Martins Costa, Everton Ricardi da Silva Lozano, Jhenneffer Tainara Zancanaro Ghizzi, Michele Potrich   +11 more
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Commercial Product Based on Metarhizium Anisopliae Affects Survival, Midgut Morphology, and Behavior in the Stingless Bee Scaptotrigona depilis (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Brazilian social stingless bees are important pollinators and producers of honey, wax, royal jelly, propolis, and other products. These species are experiencing a population decline, attributed to different factors, such as the excessive use of pesticides.
Andressa Santoro, Daiani Rodrigues Moreira, Talita Aparecida Tódora Santana, Wingly Santos Beltrame, Nathalia Rodrigues da Silva de Carvalho, Breno Gabriel da Silva, Gustavo Henrique de Souza, Livia Bracht, Adriana Aparecida Sinópolis Gigliolli, Maria Claudia Colla Ruvolo Takasusuki   +9 more
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Interactions between prairie dogs and arthropods in grassland ecosystems: a review and research gaps

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Prairie dogs (Cynomys spp.) are an important component of grassland ecosystems of North America where they can alter vegetation composition/structure and physical attributes of grassland habitats through their feeding and burrowing behavior. Impacts of prairie dog presence on many wildlife and plant taxa have been widely studied but research on prairie
Joshua W. Campbell, Alexandra Tsalickis, Ellen A. R. Welti, Itai Namir   +3 more
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Morphological Comparisons of Adult Worker Bees Developed in Chinese and Italian Honey Bee Combs

Insects
The size of comb cells is a key factor influencing the body size of honey bee workers. Comb cells and the body size of Chinese honey bee workers are smaller than those of Italian honey bee workers.
Shunhua Yang, Hui Li, Pingqing Wu, Dan Yue, Yulong Guo, Wenzheng Zhao, Kun Dong   +6 more
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Screening of Brazilian Isolated Yeasts Reveals Multiple Potential Chassis for Industrial Biotechnology

Yeast, EarlyView.
Harnessing Brazilian microbial diversity, comprehensive phenotypic screening of 79 yeast isolates identified non‐conventional strains with superior multi‐stress tolerance and metabolic versatility compared to S. cerevisiae under industrially relevant conditions.
Giovanna R. Maklouf, Lara I. S. Sousa, Juliana Pimentel Galhardo, Cecilia Trivellin, João Pedro R. Prado, Tássia Cristina da Silva, Ana C. S. R. de Carvalho, Juliana José, Gonçalo A. G. Pereira, Marcelo F. Carazzolle, Fellipe S. B. de Mello   +10 more
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Melittin promotes dexamethasone in the treatment of adjuvant rheumatoid arthritis in rats

Frontiers in Pharmacology
Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an erosive-destructive inflammation of the joints, and the chronic, long-term stiffness and deformation induced by RA are some of the symptoms of arthritis that are difficult to treat.
Linfu Yang, Xiying He, Dandan Zhi, Yunfei Xue, Xueyang Gong, Kun Dong, Yakai Tian   +6 more
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Uneven Culturable Yeast Communities Harbored by Two Sympatric Stingless Bee Species: Scaptotrigona depilis and Tetragona clavipes

Yeast, EarlyView.
To explore the yeast diversity associated with Brazilian stingless bees, we collected samples from bees and their provisions. Sympatric bee species harbor distinct yeast communities, providing insights into bees' foraging choices. Moreover, these communities are dominated by specific taxa with similar metabolic profiles.
Rodolfo Bizarria Jr., Ana Ligia Leandrini de Oliveira, Bárbara Gimenes de Castro, Mônica Tallarico Pupo   +3 more
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Antagonistic effects of endophytic fungi from Camellia reticulata pedicels on yeasts: implications for antimicrobial mechanism of nectar

Frontiers in Plant Science
Endophytic fungi are extensive in plant tissues and involved in the defense against stress from harmful microbes. The interaction between pedicel endophytic fungi and nectar yeasts is critical for maintaining nectar homeostasis.
Rong Huang, Qingxin Meng, Lijie Xun, Lijie Xun, Xiaoman Wu, Dan Yue, Wenzheng Zhao, Xia Dong, Xueyang Gong, Kun Dong   +9 more
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Larvae of the Solitary Bee Epicharis bicolor Are a Rich Source of Yeasts, Including Four Novel Species of the Genera Starmerella, Wickerhamiella and Zygoascus

Yeast, EarlyView.
Four novel yeast species are described associated with larvae of the ground‐nesting solitary bee Epicharis bicolor in Brazil. These yeasts are described based on sequencing of the ITS‐5.8S region and D1/D2 domains of the large subunit of the rRNA gene and phylogenomic analyses.
Ana Raquel O. Santos, Ana Pontes, Katharina O. Barros, Daniela de Laet Souza, Glória R. Franco, Reisla Oliveira, Clemens Schlindwein, Paula Gonçalves, Carla Gonçalves, Marizeth Groenewald, José Paulo Sampaio, Marc‐André Lachance, Carlos A. Rosa   +12 more
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Oligosaccharides Reduce the Survival of Apis cerana and Disrupt the Gut Symbiont Gilliamella

Insects
Honeybees are vital pollinators that contribute substantially to global ecosystem stability and agricultural productivity. Camellia reticulata, a cross-pollinated crop species, depends on honeybees for successful reproduction.
Yulong Guo, Haoyuan Zhang, Wenzheng Zhao, Yakai Tian, Dan Yue, Xueyang Gong, Kun Dong   +6 more
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