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Pest‐preservation paradox among insects

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
The pest‐preservation paradox is a non‐binary perspective that insects range from those that are harmful and requiring management on the one side, to those requiring conservation intervention on the opposite end of the spectrum. Importantly, the vast majority of insects occur somewhere in the center of the two extremes, and their position along the ...
Michael J. Samways, Charl Deacon, René Gaigher, James S. Pryke   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wild bees occupy temporally stable pollen nutritional niches. [PDF]

Oecologia
Vaudo AD, Luthy JA, Lin E, Glasser SK, Leonard AS.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Metabarcoding of Pollen Carried by Syrphids Reveals Novel Plant–Pollinator Interactions in a Protected Natural Area and Agricultural Sites

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Using DNA metabarcoding, this study investigates pollen transported by syrphids (Syrphidae) in the Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park and agricultural sites in Northern Italy. The analysis reveals a high diversity of visited plant taxa, including previously undocumented plant–pollinator interactions.
Serena Magagnoli, Daniele Sommaggio, Claudio Ratti, Riccardo Baroncelli, Andrea Menicucci, Enrico Vettorazzo, Giovanni Burgio   +6 more
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Countermanding saccades in children. [PDF]

Atten Percept Psychophys
Hodgson TL, Waddington J, Williams K, Guo K.   +3 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
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Variation in microbial and plant associations across wild bee families, functional groups, and urban environments. [PDF]

FEMS Microbiol Ecol
Chau KD, Sless TJL, Nguyen PN, Rehan SM.
europepmc   +1 more source

Forest edges buffer effects of agricultural management on bee–plant interaction networks

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Agricultural management effects: Organic and conventional crop margins host similar bee and plant species, but network structure differs: organic farms exhibit higher interaction diversity, conventional farms higher connectance. Role of forest edges: Native forest edges stabilize bee–plant networks by providing continuous floral resources and suitable ...
Samantha Marx de Castro, Cauê Nagatani, Vania Nobuko Yoshikawa, Franciny Yuko Urushima, Kelli dos Santos Ramos, Guaraci Duran Cordeiro, Maria Santina de Castro Morini   +6 more
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Seasonal Survey and Cox1-Based Molecular Characterization of Chewing Lice from Migratory Birds at the Shakpak Ornithological Station, Kazakhstan. [PDF]

Life (Basel)
Ukibayeva L, Gavrilov A, Suleimenov M, Ayan A, Zhanteliyeva L, Dauletbekova A, Aisin M, Kulpiisova A, Baitubayev T, Zhubantayeva A, Ibadullayeva G, Kassymbekova L, Imangaliyeva B, Altayeva G, Zhaksygalikyzy G, Kaliyeva A, Issimov A.   +16 more
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Influence of elevation, climate, snowmelt and floral abundance on body size of solitary bees

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
We measured body size in bee species from a 10‐year specimen collection from Colorado sub‐alpine meadows (2450–3450 m) and tested effects of elevation and annual snowmelt, climate and floral abundance. 2 out of 4 bee species collected across a broad elevation range showed a decline in body size with higher elevations; the other two showed no effect ...
Lachlan C. Jones, Melanie R. Kazenel, Kristin Conrad, Jane E. Ogilvie, Ian K. Breckheimer, Rebecca E. Irwin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source