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Quantifying leaf herbivory: A guide to methodological trade-offs and best practices. [PDF]

Ecology
Abstract Leaf herbivory is a ubiquitous ecological interaction that varies significantly in intensity across species, habitats, and biogeographic regions. Although quantification of leaf damage is crucial for understanding many ecological processes, the accuracy and precision of various damage estimation methods used by researchers, including visual ...
Cornelissen T, Mendes GM, Silveira FAO, Dáttilo W, Guevara R, Aguilar R, Boaventura MG, Campos R, Del Val E, Demetrio GR, Fagundes M, de Paiva Farias R, Fernandes GW, Fernandes T, Gomes I, Kloss T, Kuchenbecker J, Maracahipes L, Neves F, Paolucci L, Pereira CC, Queiroz E, Ramos L, Ribeiro SP, Romero GQ, Oliveira C, Silva JO, Sobrinho T, Solar R, Vasconcelos H, Zorzal G, Wetzel WC.   +31 more
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Effect of biofertilizers and neem oil on the entomopathogenic fungi beauveria bassiana (Bals.) vuill. and metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.) sorok. [PDF]

, 2001
The in vitro fungitoxic effect of three biofertilizers, E.M.-4, Multibion Ô and Supermagro used in organic agriculture and the neem oil (Azadirachta indica A.
Hirose, Edson, Jr., Alcides Moino, Martins, Luís H., Neves, Pedro M. O. J., Peralta, Cristiane H., Zequi, João A. C.   +5 more
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Natural Incidence of Egg Parasitoids of Edessa meditabunda (F.) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) on Crotalaria spectabilis in Campo Novo do Parecis, MT, Brazil [PDF]

, 2011
Egg parasitoids of the stink bug Edessa meditabunda (F) were studied on rattlepod Crotalaria spectabilis used in soybean crop rotation in Campo Novo do Parecis, Mato Grosso state, central western Brazil.
Aquino, Daniel Alejandro, Golin, Vanessa, Loiacono, Marta Susana, Margaría, Cecilia B.   +3 more
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Vibration of the plant substrate generated by workers' stridulation during fungus garden cultivation in Atta laevigata (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

EntomoBrasilis, 2018
. The communication between leaf-cutting ants occurs through chemical interactions and sound, which are important processes in the complex social system of these organisms.
Amanda Aparecida Carlos, Eduardo Arrivabene Diniz, Sandra Verza da Silva, Odair Correa Bueno   +3 more
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Levantamento preliminar das borboletas (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea) do Parque Nacional de Brasília e da Estação Ecológica de Águas Emendadas, Distrito Federal, Brasil

Heringeriana, 2022
Neste estudo nós apresentamos uma listagem com 154 espécies de borboletas (Papilionoidea) registradas no Parque Nacional de Brasília e 165 espécies na Estação Ecológica de Águas Emendadas, correspondentes a inventários iniciados respectivamente nas ...
Carlos Eduardo Guimarães Pinheiro, Millena Castro Ribeiro   +1 more
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Insetos e sua diversidade

, 2021
A maior parte das espécies que conhecemos atualmente são insetos. Com mais de 1 milhão de espécies descritas, o estudo da classificação e relações evolutivas dos insetos é praticamente a única maneira tangível de atingir uma compreensão razoável da grande diversidade biológica representada por este grupo.
Saguiah, Pâmella Machado, Dal Molin, Anamaria   +1 more
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Hoverfly (Diptera: Syrphidae) diversity in Tapada da Ajuda, Lisbon - a preliminary study [PDF]

, 2018
Hoverflies are holometabolic insects, whose adults are pollinators feeding on nectar and pollen. Frequently, they are confused with wasps, bees and bumblebees.
Espírito Santo, Gonçalo, Figueiredo, Elisabete, Silva, Elsa Borges da   +2 more
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Seleção de linhagens experimentais de soja para características agronômicas e tolerância a insetos. [PDF]

, 2019
Esta pesquisa visou avaliar linhagens experimentais de soja, com a finalidade de identificar genótipos que reúnam características de alta produtividade e tolerância a insetos.
ASSIS, G. M. L. de, DIAS, C. T. dos S., FONSECA JUNIOR, N. S. da, LAVORANTE, O. J., MAIA, M. C. C., PINHEIRO, J. B., ROCHA, M. de M., VELLO, N. A.   +7 more
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Insetos na escola: desvendando o mundo dos insetos para as crianças

Revista Ciência em Extensão, 2013
Despite the great ecological, economic, and social importance of insects, they are mainly known either for causing damage or for their benefits to human society, creating a dualistic concept of insects that is largely pejorative. To reduce the perpetuation of this trend and develop a better understanding of these organisms, the "Insects in School ...
Priscila Paixão Lopes, Ilana lopes Franco, Leonardo Ribeiro de Mattos Oliveira, Vanessa Garcia Santana-Reis   +3 more
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Humoral responses in Rhodnius prolixus: bacterial feeding induces differential patterns of antibacterial activity and enhances mRNA levels of antimicrobial peptides in the midgut

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
Background The triatomine, Rhodnius prolixus, is a major vector of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease in Latin America. It has a strictly blood-sucking habit in all life stages, ingesting large amounts of blood from vertebrate hosts
Cecilia Stahl Vieira, Peter J Waniek, Débora P Mattos, Daniele P Castro, Cícero B Mello, Norman A Ratcliffe, Eloi S Garcia, Patrícia Azambuja   +7 more
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