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Do aphid endosymbiotic bacteria influence parasitoid searching behaviour through changes in aphid honeydew production?

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Hamiltonella defensa infection increases honeydew production in certain aphid genotypes, potentially modifying aphid feeding behaviour. Parasitoid wasps, Aphidius ervi, are more attracted to honeydew from H. defensa‐infected aphids; though larger honeydew amounts may slightly deter searching.
Desiré Macheda, Alexandre Foito, Katharine F. Preedy, Colin J. Alexander, Ankush Prashar, Alison J. Karley   +5 more
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The Extraordinary Diversity of Merodon avidus Complex (Diptera: Syrphidae)—Adding New Areas, New Species and a New Molecular Marker

Insects
In this paper, the Merodon avidus (Diptera, Syrphidae) species complex was revised, whereupon we discovered and described four new species for science: Merodon atroavidus Vujić, Radenković et Likov sp. nov., M.
Ante Vujić, Nataša Kočiš Tubić, Snežana Radenković, Jelena Ačanski, Laura Likov, Maja Arok, Iva Gorše, Mihajla Djan   +7 more
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Urban peatlands can harbour diverse insect communities but depend on appropriate habitat management

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Urban peatlands can support high insect diversity, including endangered species and peat bog specialists. Flower diversity boosts endangered species, while succession cover reduces overall insect richness—but bog condition and urbanization showed no major effects.
Nadja Pernat, Anika Kristin Gathof, Hilke Hollens‐Kuhr, Sascha Buchholz   +3 more
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Non‐crop habitats and cover crops as potential ecological corridors and stepping stones for autumnal migrating hoverflies

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Mass migration of hoverflies was observed near Prague city in a highly agricultural landscape, representing only the second record of hoverfly migration in the Czech Republic. This rare observation was likely driven by the need to rest, shelter and replenish energy, although most flowers had already finished blooming.
Antonín Hlaváček, Martin Štrobl, Michal Knapp, Jiří Hadrava   +3 more
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Review of the Iranian species of the genus Pipizella Rondani, 1856 (Diptera, Syrphidae), with description of a new species from Iran and Azerbaijan [PDF]

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics
The species of the genus Pipizella Rondani, 1856, from Iran are reviewed. In this review, new records of three species are presented: Pipizella baybaurtica Claussen & Hayat, 1997, P. ochreobasalis van Steenis & Lucas 2011, and P. orientalis van Steenis &
Jeroen van Steenis, Ebrahim Gilasian, Saeed Mohamadzade Namin, Jonas Mortelmans   +3 more
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Review of the Eumerus tricolor species group (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Iran, with description of six new species

European Journal of Taxonomy, 2020
The species of the Eumerus tricolor species group in Iran are reviewed. Six species new to science are described from Iran, i.e., Eumerus atricolorus Gilasian & van Steenis sp. nov., E. brevipilosus Gilasian & van Steenis sp. nov., E. chekabicus Gilasian
Ebrahim Gilasian, Jeroen van Steenis, Mehrdad Parchami-Araghi   +2 more
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Enhanced flight performance in hoverfly migrants. [PDF]

iScience
Many animals undergo seasonal migrations in which they travel long distances aided by variations in morphology, physiology, and behavior. Here, we compare the flight characteristics, measured in a tethered flight mill, of autumn migratory and summer non-migratory morphs of the marmalade hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus (Diptera: Syrphidae), an ...
Massy R, Hawkes W, Weston S, Doyle T, Wotton KR.   +4 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Field Attraction of Natural Enemies to Methyl Salicylate Differs Between Annual and Perennial Cropping Systems

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Methyl salicylate (MeSA) is an herbivore‐induced plant volatile (HIPV) known to attract natural enemies of herbivores; however, its effectiveness as a semiochemical across diverse cropping systems and broad geographic regions remains unclear. In this 2‐year field study, we sampled natural enemies using MeSA‐baited and unbaited (control) yellow
Yahel Ben‐Zvi, Patricia Prade, Jack Collins, Carlos Andres Antolínez, Rekha Bhandari, Kaitlin Butler, Anna DiPaola, Danilo F. B. dos Santos, Sara Hermann, Juan Pablo Jordán, Mônica F. Kersch‐Becker, André Kessler, Gregory Loeb, Nathan T. Mak, Katja Poveda, Monique J. Rivera, Bijay Subedi, Jennifer S. Thaler, Susan R. Whitehead, Moshe Zaguri, Cesar Rodriguez‐Saona   +20 more
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Species-specific flight styles of flies are reflected in the response dynamics of a homologue motion sensitive neuron

Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 2012
Hoverflies and blowflies have distinctly different flight styles. Yet, both species have been shown to structure their flight behaviour in a way that facilitates extraction of 3D information from the image flow on the retina (optic flow).
Bart eGeurten, Roland eKern, Roland eKern, Martin eEgelhaaf, Martin eEgelhaaf   +4 more
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Evaluating Syrphid Fly Predation on Aphids Under Controlled and Field Conditions in High Tunnels: A Comparative Study With Lacewings

Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 150, Issue 6, Page 693-705, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Biological control in high tunnel systems can be optimised by matching predator species to seasonal environmental conditions. We evaluated the predatory efficacy of syrphid flies (Toxomerus marginatus (Say), Eupeodes americanus (Fabricius)) and lacewings (Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens), Chrysoperla rufilabris (Burmeister)) across laboratory ...
Allison Zablah, Marlo Gunnar McCarter, Christian H. Krupke, Laura L. Ingwell   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source