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Pathogen avoidance by insect predators [PDF]

, 2008
Insects can detect cues related to the risk of attack by their natural enemies. Pathogens are among the natural enemies of insects and entomopathogenic fungi attack a wide array of host species.
Meyling, Nicolai V., Ormond, Emma, Pell, Judith K., Roy, Helen E.   +3 more
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Assessing the ecological risk posed by a recently established invasive alien predator: Harmonia axyridis as a case study [PDF]

, 2016
Invasive alien predators are a serious threat to biodiversity worldwide. However, there is no generic method for assessing which local species are most at risk following the invasion of a new predator.
A Katsanis, A Thomas, AE Hajek, Angelos Katsanis, AO Soares, B D’hondt, C Bellard, C MacNeil, CA Bahlai, CL Raak-van den Berg, DA Holway, Dirk Babendreier, Dirk Maes, DL Wagner, Etienne Branquart, G Rondoni, G Rondoni, G Rondoni, GA Polis, Gilles San Martin, HE Roy, HE Roy, HE Roy, Helen E. Roy, I Hodek, J-P Jansen, JC Lenteren van, JK Pell, JL Long, Johan Van Vlaenderen, JP Harmon, JP Michaud, JR Beggs, L Hautier, Louis Hautier, M Colunga-Garcia, M Kenis, M Nóia, Marc Kenis, P Hulme, Peter M. J. Brown, PMJ Brown, PMJ Brown, R Eschen, Remy L. Poland, Renate Zindel, René Eschen, RF Comont, RL Koch, RL Koch, RL Ware, RL Ware, RL Ware, S Félix, S Kumschick, S Kumschick, S Sato, T Adriaens, T Adriaens, Tim Adriaens, WE Snyder   +60 more
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Bacillus thuringiensis Maize Expressing a Fusion Gene Cry1Ab/Cry1AcZM Does Not Harm Valued Pollen Feeders

Toxins, 2018
The ladybird Propylea japonica, adults of the green lacewing Chrysoperla nipponensis and the honey bee Apis mellifera are common pollen feeders in many crop systems.
Xiaowei Xie, Zhifu Cui, Yanan Wang, Yuanyuan Wang, Fengqin Cao, Jörg Romeis, Yufa Peng, Yunhe Li   +7 more
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Behavioral and Immunological Features Promoting the Invasive Performance of the Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2017
The harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis is now established as a model to test hypotheses explaining why some species become successfully invasive, while others, even closely related ones, do not.
François J. Verheggen, Heiko Vogel, Andreas Vilcinskas, Andreas Vilcinskas   +3 more
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Variation in life history traits and transcriptome associated with adaptation to diet shifts in the ladybird Cryptolaemus montrouzieri [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Despite the broad diet range of many predatory ladybirds, the mechanisms involved in their adaptation to diet shifts are not completely understood.
A Haselton, Adam Ślipiński, AP Michel, C Linn, C Trapnell, Chang Pan, CK Ghalambor, CM Smadja, D Curtis, D Heckel, D Zou, DC Weber, E Crispo, G Govind, GJ Ragland, GR Al-Atia, H Vogel, H Zhou, Hao-Sen Li, Hong Pang, HR Dambroski, HS Li, I Hodek, JA Giorgi, K Hoang, K Wang, KJ Livak, KS Brown, LD Tang, LM Matzkin, LM Matzkin, LM Matzkin, LM Matzkin, LM Matzkin, M Alon, M Puri, M Sasabe, MC Caillaud, MG Grabherr, ML Allen, MP Celorio-Mancera, MP Celorio-Mancera, MTK Kairo, N Janz, N Wybouw, O Specty, Patrick De Clercq, S Gotz, S Grenier, S Maes, V Soria-Carrasco, Y Zhang   +51 more
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The influence of surface energy on the self-cleaning of insect adhesive devices [PDF]

, 2012
The ability of insects to adhere to surfaces is facilitated by the use of adhesive organs found on the terminal leg segments. These adhesive pads are inherently 'tacky' and are expected to be subject to contamination by particulates, leading to loss of ...
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The effect of pre-exposure on family resemblance categorization for stimuli of varying levels of perceptual difficulty [PDF]

, 2014
This study investigated the effect that pre-exposure to a set of stimuli has on the prevalence of family resemblance categorization. 64 participants were tested to examine the effect that pre-exposure type (same-stimuli vs unrelated-stimuli) and the ...
Copestake, E, Milton, F, Satherley, D, Stevens, T, Wills, AJ   +4 more
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Consumption of Bt Maize Pollen Containing Cry1Ie Does Not Negatively Affect Propylea japonica (Thunberg) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

Toxins, 2017
Propylea japonica (Thunberg) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) are prevalent predators and pollen feeders in East Asian maize fields. They are therefore indirectly (via prey) and directly (via pollen) exposed to Cry proteins within Bt-transgenic maize fields ...
Yonghui Li, Yanmin Liu, Xinming Yin, Jörg Romeis, Xinyuan Song, Xiuping Chen, Lili Geng, Yufa Peng, Yunhe Li   +8 more
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Enhancing Our Understanding of Ladybirds in Ireland – A Case Study of the Use of Citizen Science

Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2022
Citizen science is increasingly recognised as a useful approach to contribute to biodiversity awareness while generating data and creating meaningful interactions among citizens and professional scientists. In a number of countries, academic institutions
Gill Weyman, Gill Weyman, Fidelma Butler, Sean McKeown   +3 more
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Plants for predators - a participatory experiment [PDF]

, 2006
Encouraging natural enemies by growing attractant plants is a highly effective method of pest control in organic systems. However, it is important to establish which plants are most effective at attracting benefi cial insects.
Rosenfeld, A, Sievwright, H C, Sutton, G L   +2 more
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