Iflaviruses in arthropods: when small is mighty
Insect Science, EarlyView.Many arthropod species harbor iflaviruses, which often cause covert (asymptomatic) infections, but may still affect host fitness. We review the impact of iflaviruses on arthropod fitness, immunity, behaviour as well as the iflavirus’ host range, transmission, tissue tropism and the interactions with other microorganisms within arthropods.
Annamaria Mattia +3 more
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Massive envenomations by bees in French Guiana: A ten-year retrospective study (2014-2023). [PDF]
PLoS Negl Trop DisBlaud R +7 more
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, 2003 Based on the presented test methods in the past, to evaluate possible side-effects of plant protection products on the honey bee brood and the recent OEPP/EPPO No.170 guideline, the “Arbeitsgemeinschaft Bienenschutz” developed a new test method in the ...
Brasse, Dietrich +6 more
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Brood parasitism reduces but does not prevent Bombus terrestris reproductive success
Insect Science, EarlyView.Graphical depiction of the colony splitting process. Throughout figures in this paper, results pertaining to host success are represented in blue, and cuckoo success is represented in red. Abstract Cuckoo bumblebees are obligate brood parasites that must invade a colony of their host bumblebee species in order to reproduce.
Sofia Dartnell, Lynn V. Dicks
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Newspaper Article Entitled "Agriculture Board Rescinds Action on Japanese"
, 1944 Typed copy of a newspaper article from the Sacramento Bee entitled "Agriculture Board Rescinds Action on Japanese." The article reports that the state board of agriculture has reversed a decision made at its previous meeting to ban all Japanese ...
The Sacramento Bee
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Effect of the microbiome on pathogen susceptibility across four Drosophilidae species
Insect Science, EarlyView.Four Drosophilidae species were used to investigate how variation in the host microbiome influences susceptibility to infection. Microbial composition and abundance differed among species and treatments. The effects of microbiome manipulation on host survival were both species‐ and pathogen‐specific.
Hongbo Sun, Ben Longdon, Ben Raymond
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Genome Characterization of a Novel Bisegmented Positive-Sense RNA Virus Infecting the Bean Flower Thrips (<i>Megalurothrips usitatus</i>) Reveals an Active Antiviral RNAi Response. [PDF]
VirusesZhu X, Li H, Lin L, Chen JP, Li Y, Hu X.
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Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.Brain size may be influenced by the cognitive demands of sociality (social brain hypothesis). We used microCT to compare CNS and brain volumes in social versus solitary huntsman and crab spiders. Social huntsman spiders had larger arcuate and mushroom bodies, while social crab spiders had larger visual neuropils.
Vanessa Penna‐Gonçalves +6 more
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Effectiveness and safety of bee venom pharmacopuncture for rheumatoid arthritis-related pain and disease activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
Front Med (Lausanne)Hong J, Sung WS, Kim EJ, Seo BK, Kim JH.
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Transcriptomics Unveil Dsx1 as a Critical Regulator in Sexual Dimorphism of Crustaceans
Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.Sexually dimorphic traits are involved in reproductive competition and are shaped by sex‐biased gene expression. This study identifies Dsx1 as a key male‐biased gene in Morinoia aosen and demonstrates through RNA interference that its disruption feminizes male‐specific T3 leg structures.
Yan Tong +8 more
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