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Competitive Interactions Between Generalist Predators and Their Effects on Shared and Non‐Shared Pests in a Greenhouse Crop

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 174, Issue 8, Page 831-841, August 2026.
Orius laevigatus engages in unidirectional intraguild predation on Transeius montdorensis. Despite this, both predators coexisted and suppressed the shared thrips prey. Aphids, a non‐shared prey, were effectively controlled by O. laevigatus even when its population was limited due to intraguild predation. T.
Angelos Mouratidis, Jesica Pérez‐Rodríguez, Hessel van der Heide, Gerben J. Messelink   +3 more
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Seasonal Trends in Honeydew-Foraging Strategies in the Red Wood Ant, Formica yessensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Sociobiology, 2014
The red wood ants Formica yessensis are known to support super colonies comprising thousands of nests, contain approximately 360 million workers, and over one million queens along the Ishikari coast, Hokkaido, northern Japan.
Izumi Yao
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Impact of Host and Food Availability on Life‐History Traits in Six Egg Parasitoid Species of the Genus Trichogramma

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 174, Issue 8, Page 887-895, August 2026.
In this study we measured the impact of access to sugar and hosts on the longevity and fecundity of six Trichogramma species: T. cacoeciae, T. chilonis, T. minutum, T. leptoparameron, T. pintoi and T. sibericum. The impact of food differed among species, but there was a general tendency of increased life expectancy and potential fecundity with sugar ...
Véronique Martel, Marlène Goubault, Guy Boivin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impacts of a Sweet Orange Essential Oil–Based Biopesticide on Exorista larvarum, a Parasitoid Tachinid Fly With a Dual Role

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 174, Issue 8, Page 933-941, August 2026.
Lethal (mortality) and sublethal (fecundity, fertility) effects of the biopesticide Prev‐Am Plus (containing ~6% sweet orange essential oil) were assessed on the tachinid fly Exorista larvarum. Mated females were exposed via contact and oral routes across five concentrations (0.25%–20%) using protocols adapted from Apis mellifera.
Santolo Francati, Fabio Sgolastra, Rafaela Tadei, Maria Luisa Dindo   +3 more
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First record of Serangium montazerii (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): A new exotic predator of Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Greece

EPPO Bulletin, Volume 56, Issue 2, Page 357-363, August 2026.
Abstract The biodiversity of Greek agroecosystems is constantly changing, with the influx of new species reshaping food webs. The present study contributes to the documentation of Greek fauna by reporting, for the first time, the occurrence of the Asian predatory ladybird Serangium montazerii Fürsch (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). The species was detected
Achilleas Kaltsidis, Ariadni Papafoti, Dimitrios N. Avtzis, Apostolos Kapranas   +3 more
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Honeydew: A Fluorescent Aptamer for Low‐Cost Azo Food Dyes

ChemBioChem, Volume 27, Issue 14, 29 July 2026.
Light‐up RNA aptamers that bind nonfluorescent dyes and conditionally activate their fluorescence are powerful tools for RNA imaging and biomolecular sensing. A barrier to widespread adoption of this technology is a reliance on bespoke dyes prepared by labor‐intensive or costly custom synthesis.
Joseph M. Heili, Paul H. Mroch, Tanner G. Hoog, Orion M. Venero, Grace M. Gustafson, Katarzyna P. Adamala, Aaron E. Engelhart   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Honeydew management to promote biological control

Current Opinion in Insect Science
Honeydew is the excretion of plant-feeding hemipterans and it is one of the most abundant source of carbohydrates for parasitoids and predators in agroecosystems. Being so abundant, honeydew mediates direct and indirect interactions that affect biological control. We describe these interactions and identify honeydew-management strategies to reduce pest
Fernández de Bobadilla, Maite, Ramírez, Natalia M., Calvo-Agudo, Miguel, Dicke, Marcel, Tena, Alejandro   +4 more
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Temporal-spatial segregation among hummingbirds foraging on honeydew in a temperate forest in Mexico

Current Zoology, 2011
Spatial and temporal variation in interactions between hummingbirds and plants have often been examined, and hummingbirds and insects are known to indirectly interact in networks of nectar plants.
Carlos LARA, Vanessa MARTÍNEZ-GARCÍA, Raúl ORTIZ-PULIDO, Jessica BRAVO-CADENA, Salvador LORANCA, Alex CÓRDOBA-AGUILAR
doaj  

Volatiles produced by bacteria in the honeydew of cotton aphids mediate prey location by Hippodamia variegata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

Biological Control
Honeydew produced by insects is not only recognized as a nutrient-rich substance for natural enemies, influencing their survival, development, and reproduction but also a source of volatiles that regulate the foraging behavior of natural enemies ...
Panjing Liu, Tao Zhang, Yu Gao, Xiaofang Zhang, Hongyi Wei, Yanhui Lu   +5 more
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UV Hyperspectral Imaging and Chemometrics for Honeydew Detection: Enhancing Cotton Fiber Quality

Chemosensors
Cotton, the most widely produced natural fiber, is integral to the textile industry and sustains the livelihoods of millions worldwide. However, its quality is frequently compromised by contamination, particularly from honeydew, a substance secreted by ...
Mohammad Al Ktash, Mona Knoblich, Frank Wackenhut, Marc Brecht   +3 more
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