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Birch Leaves as a Minefield: Do Trichomes Mediate Neonate Caterpillar Site Selection?

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
We investigated whether neonate Drepana arcuata caterpillars select leaf sites based on trichome distribution. Specifically, we assessed where larvae establish on leaves, quantified trichome distribution on leaves, and tested whether neonates avoid leaf trichomes. Neonates preferentially established and fed on areas with fewer trichomes, especially the
Leonardo M. Turchen, Jacob Dyck, Jayne E. Yack   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oviposition Site Selection in Relation to Hatchling Feeding Performance in Two Sympatric Papilio Butterflies

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
We investigated oviposition site selection and hatchling feeding performance in two sympatric swallowtail butterflies, Papilio xuthus and Papilio memnon (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae), that utilize Citrus trees as host plants. Our study suggests that each species has unique relationships between maternal oviposition preferences and hatchling feeding ...
Gakuto Nihei, Suzuki Noriyuki
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Anthropogenic modification shifts pollinator phenology in the eastern USA. [PDF]

R Soc Open Sci
Marquis MK, Mason BM, Loiselle B, Francis JS, Lilkendey T, Mulling J, Callaghan CT.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Tachinidae (Diptera) as Floral Visitors and Pollinators in Natural and Managed Systems

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
We review the roles of bristle flies (Tachinidae) as pollinators in natural and managed systems. We find that most tachinid genera visit flowers and that floral‐adapted mouthparts have evolved repeatedly many times in the family. We review patterns of floral specificity and assess the efficacy of tachinids as pollinators with case studies.
John O. Stireman III, Pierfilippo Cerretti   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

An AI‐Driven Biomass Estimation Tool Enabling Population‐ and Specimen‐Level Variation Analyses: A Case Study on Parasitoid Flies

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
We present the first ecological application of InsectMorphoAI, a tool estimating curvilinear body length and body volume from two‐dimensional fly images. Applying this approach to tachinid flies from a Mediterranean forest near Rome, Italy, we quantified species composition, abundance, body size, body proportions, and biomass proxies in assemblages ...
Ascenzi Aleida, Shirali Hossein, Di Lorenzo Noemi, Nania Dario, Wührl Lorenz, Pylatiuk Christian, Meier Rudolf, Cerretti Pierfilippo   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wing Shape and Color Pattern Modifications in Giant Silk Moths Using Sulfated Polysaccharides: Understanding Morphogenic Signals in Pupal Wings of Lepidoptera. [PDF]

Evol Dev
Sourakov A.
europepmc   +1 more source

Does the munch affect the bunch? Using community science to explore insect herbivory and fruit production in an understory plant

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
We used iNaturalist records, a longitudinal field survey, and a simulated herbivory experiment to explore how insect herbivory factors are associated with Cornus canadensis fruit production. Naturally observed internal and external insect herbivory was mostly low intensity and did not have a strong relationship with fruit production.
Maria Duynisveld, Bennie Mildren, Rhydian Crawford, Paul Manning   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Taxonomic Reevaluation of <i>Blackwellomyces</i> Isolates Preserved in Korean Agricultural Culture Collection and Description of Two New Species. [PDF]

Mycobiology
Kang D, Lee JS, Thao LD, Lee D, Mageswari A, Kim JS, Shin TY, Hong SB.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Parasitic wasp‐associated polydnavirus and venom affect arthropod community assembly on wild cabbage via the caterpillar host

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Cotesia glomerata polydnavirus and venom, either alone or in combination, affect colonisation by members of the arthropod community in a natural field setting. Plants damaged by P. brassicae injected with both polydnavirus and venom were colonised more often by Mamestra brassicae caterpillars, Myzus persicae aphids and aphid parasitoids compared to ...
Sarah Naomi Kalisvaart, Gabriele Bolletta, Gabriel Joachim, Marcel Dicke, Maximilien A. C. Adam, Erik H. Poelman   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characterization of the Complete Mitochondrial Genome of <i>Cricula andrei</i> (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) and Comparison with Other Lepidoptera Species. [PDF]

Curr Issues Mol Biol
Meng X, Yang W, Liu Y, Zhang Y, Luo D, Wei S, Guo Y, Qian C.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source