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Reduced fertilization regimes could boost biocontrol service without reducing crop yield

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Fertilization level influences pest control effectiveness in tomato crops. High fertilization increases plant growth and aphid density but reduces the performance of the parasitoid Aphidius ervi. In contrast, the predator Adalia bipunctata maintains consistent aphid suppression regardless of fertilization regime.
Ruohan Ma, Maceo Valente, Roger Boll, Peng Han, Nicolas Desneux, Anne‐Violette Lavoir   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adaptation of the invasive pest Drosophila suzukii to a specialized nutritional niche

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Unlike most Drosophila larvae that feed on spoiled food, Drosophila suzukii larvae thrive on ripening fruits and consequently face a low‐protein, high‐carbohydrate nutritional challenge. Comparisons of growth among D. suzukii, D. biarmipes, and D. melanogaster larvae across diets with varying protein‐to‐carbohydrate ratios demonstrate that D.
Yan Hou, Ying Zhen
wiley   +1 more source

Intraspecific trait variation can weaken interspecific trait correlations when assessing the whole-plant economic spectrum. [PDF]

Ecol Evol, 2017
Laughlin DC, Lusk CH, Bellingham PJ, Burslem DFRP, Simpson AH, Kramer-Walter KR.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Mainland diversification and recent island lineages in the reduviid genus Tapirocoris: an integrative taxonomic framework with four new species

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Using an integrative taxonomic framework that combines COI DNA barcodes, geometric morphometrics and phylogeography, we revise the assassin bug genus Tapirocoris and recover seven well‐supported species, including four newly described cryptic species.
Ping Zhao, Qinpeng Liu, Minmin Ou, Huaiyu Liu, Yingqi Liu, Jianyun Wang, Miao Yang, Zhuo Chen, Wanzhi Cai   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the potential of using male‐killing endosymbionts to induce female‐biased insect populations for enhanced biomass production

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Overview of the mindset and long‐term goals with the approach suggested in this study. We provide a first proof of concept that male‐killing endosymbionts can be used to establish female biased populations with higher production efficiency than populations with a 50/50 sex ratio. This biological tool can have marked positive impact on future commercial
Stine F. Laursen, Perran A. Ross, Nadieh de Jonge, Ary A. Hoffmann, Torsten N. Kristensen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Correction to "The Role of Intraspecific Trait Variation in Driving Post-Metamorphic Survival: Implications for Recruitment in Open Populations". [PDF]

Ecol Evol
europepmc   +1 more source

Males are worse mothers: Comparing care patterns in a facultatively caring beetle

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Why should biparental care exist if offspring fare just as well when only one parent is present? In the facultatively dependent burying beetle, Nicrophorus vespilloides, manipulating environmental quality reveals that biparental care benefits offspring in form of lower personal immune requirement and parents in term of weight gain.
Leon Müller, Patrick Limburg, Maximilian Körner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geological Substrate Is Related to Tooth Senescence and Population Dynamic: The Case Study of Alpine Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra L.)

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
In Alpine chamois, the complete wear of the first molar coincides with the beginning of senescence and the progress of tooth wear on calcareous substrate is slower than the one on other substrates, increasing life expectancy. Thus, the first molar wear may actually be considered as an effective descriptor of senescence stage.
Roberta Chirichella, Marco Apollonio
wiley   +1 more source

The Climate Niche Pressure on the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau Predominates the Diversification of Advertisement Calls in Frogs (Leptobrachella)

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
The diversification of advertisement calls is largely driven by climatic niche differentiation. Our results provide acoustic evidence for studies on ecological speciation in anurans.
Tuo Shen, Shize Li, Jing Liu, Lang Mu, Guangmei Yang, Yixin Diao, Haijun Su, Bin Wang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intraspecific trait variation driven by plasticity and ontogeny in Hypochaeris radicata. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2014
Mitchell RM, Bakker JD.
europepmc   +1 more source