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Response of the Coccinellidae Community within Sustainable Vineyards to the Surrounding Landscape

open access: yesAgronomy, 2022
The family Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) includes important predatory natural enemies in agricultural crops. To survive, this group uses different occurring resources across the landscape; therefore, the landscape can influence the Coccinellidae community ...
Luísa Taranto   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The transfer and fate of Pb from sewage sludge amended soil in a multi-trophic food chain: a comparison with the labile elements Cd and Zn [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The contamination of agroecosystems due to the presence of trace elements in commonly used agricultural materials is a serious issue. The most contaminated material is usually sewage sludge, and the sustainable use of this material within agriculture is ...
A Kabata-Pendias   +44 more
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A Preliminary Report on the Use of Bench-Top X-Ray Micro-Computerised Tomography to Study the Malpighian Tubules of the Overwintering Seven Spotted Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata L. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

open access: yesPsyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2012
The application of micro-CT scanning techniques on a small sample of “Seven-spot ladybirds” Coccinella septempunctata, collected in December 2009, identified an accumulation of material with a very high, relative X-ray attenuation value in the malpighian
Duncan Bell   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Process of Aphid Egg-Laying and the Little Known Role of the Coccinellidae in Aphid Egg Destruction in Poland – Preliminary Results

open access: yesJournal of Plant Protection Research, 2014
No detailed studies have been conducted in Poland with regard to aphid eggs or egg survival in particular. So far, no studies have been conducted concerning the role of ladybird beetles in reducing the number of aphid eggs in spring, before the ...
Lubiarz Magdalena, Cichocka Elżbieta
doaj   +1 more source

At Which Spatial Scale Does Crop Diversity Enhance Natural Enemy Populations and Pest Control? An Experiment in a Mosaic Cropping System

open access: yesAgronomy, 2022
The importance of plant richness to enhance the presence, biodiversity and efficiency of natural enemies in agricultural systems has largely been studied and demonstrated these last decades.
Coline C. Jaworski   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reproduction in risky environments: the role of invasive egg predators in ladybird laying strategies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This is the final version of the article. Available from PLOS via the DOI in this record.We have made the data for this publication freely available from the University of Exeter Repository: URL http://hdl.handle.net/10871/18252.Reproductive environments
Blount, JD, Paul, SC, Pell, JK
core   +1 more source

Draft genome sequence of the globally distributed cockroach-infecting fungus herpomyces periplanetae strain D. Haelew. 1187d [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Herpomyces periplanetae is an obligate biotroph of Periplaneta americana, the American cockroach. Its nearly cosmopolitan distribution is shaped by its globally invasive host and the international pet trade. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of H.
Gorczak, Michał   +3 more
core   +1 more source

The role of nectariferous plants in the attraction of coccinellids (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

open access: yesКарантин і захист рослин, 2020
Goal. To evaluate the role of nectarines in attracting coccinellid in the agrocenosis of spring wheat. Methods. Field experience on the effect of nectarines to attract coccinellid; accounting ladybirds on the plot of nectarines and sowing of spring ...
Ya. Medvid
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating Promotional Approaches for Citizen Science Biological Recording: Bumblebees as a Group Versus Harmonia axyridis as a Flagship for Ladybirds [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Over the past decade, the number of biological records submitted by members of the public have increased dramatically. However, this may result in reduced record quality, depending on how species are promoted in the media.
A Ricciardi   +43 more
core   +1 more source

Effects of Artemisia dracunculus L. Water Extracts on Selected Pests and Aphid Predator Coccinella septempunctata L.

open access: yesAgronomy, 2022
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of water extracts of tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus L.) on the feeding intensity, mortality, and weight gain of selected pests, i.e., adult pea leaf weevils (Sitona lineatus L.), nymphs, wingless ...
Janina Gospodarek   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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