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Mating disruption with low density diffusers for the management of oriental fruit moths (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in apple orchards under subtropical climate in southern Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 2013
The oriental fruit moth, Grapholita molesta Busck, and fruit flies, Anastrepha fraterculus L., are the important apple pests under Subtropical climate in Southern Brazil, and control is normally accomplished with insecticides. An alternative strategy for
Lino Bittencourt Monteiro, Alexander Souza, Jeferson Argenton   +2 more
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Complex multitrophic species interactions and fitness costs: Intricate consequences of jasmonate and salicylate induced plant defences

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
This study reveals how long‐term activation of jasmonic and salicylic acid signalling reshapes arthropod communities and plant fitness across seasons. By showing that induced defences generate contrasting outcomes and cascading trade‐offs across trophic levels, it challenges the assumption that induced resistance is uniformly beneficial in natural ...
Mônica F. Kersch‐Becker, Guilherme P. Pinheiro, Thaís S. Schweller, Martin Pareja, Victoria M. Pocius, José R. Trigo, Gustavo Q. Romero   +6 more
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Floral richness shapes plant-pollinator networks in urban agroecosystems

Basic and Applied Ecology
Species richness, a fundamental driver of agroecosystem function, is shaped by habitat management and landscape surroundings. Yet, delivery of ecosystem services, like pollination, in agroecosystems is dependent on ecological interactions, not just ...
Stacy M. Philpott, Gabriella Pardee, Jenny Hsu, Andy J. Kulikowski, II, Peter Bichier, Heidi Liere, Brenda B. Lin, Shalene Jha   +7 more
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Dynamic properties of two control systems underlying visually guided turning in house-flies [PDF]

, 1987
Egelhaaf M. Dynamic properties of two control systems underlying visually guided turning in house-flies. Journal of Comparative Physiology, A: Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology.
Egelhaaf, M., Egelhaaf, Martin ; https://orcid.org/   +1 more
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Early‐life environment drives long‐term decrease in adult body mass in a wild bird population

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Using more than 90,000 body mass measures of adult and nestling great tits Parus major, we show that the 1 SD decline in adult mass between 1978 and 2024 is a consequence of changes in the environment (i.e. increase in population density) experienced at early life.
David López‐Idiáquez, Ella F. Cole, Devi Satarkar, Samuel J. Crofts, Keith McMahon, Ben C. Sheldon   +5 more
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Silencing of juvenile hormone‐related genes through RNA interference leads to molt failure and high mortality in the spongy moth

Insect Science, EarlyView.
The feasibility of using RNA interference to control the globally important quarantine pest, the spongy moth. Targeting genes related to JHs play an important role in the growth and development of insects. First, the open reading frames (ORFs) of Ldjhamt and Ldjheh were identified and characterized, and the target genes were cloned and double‐stranded ...
Wenzhuai Ji, Qing Xie, Xiaoxiao Chang, Juan Shi   +3 more
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Description of the pupal case of Systropus (Systropus) nitidus Wiedemann, 1830 (Diptera, Bombyliidae, Toxophorinae, Systropodini)

Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2009
The pupal case of Systropus (Systropus) nitidus Wiedemann reared from an unidentified tipical Limacodidae (Lepidoptera) cocoon is described and illustrated for the first time. Only species of Limacodidae are recorded as host of the immature stages of S. (
Paula Fernanda Motta Rodrigues, Carlos José Einicker Lamas   +1 more
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Offspring performance does not explain oviposition preference in the leafminer Stigmella sorbi (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae): a tri‐trophic perspective

Insect Science, EarlyView.
We studied oviposition site selection in a leaf‐mining moth (Stigmella sorbi) on rowan trees (Sorbus aucuparia) in northwestern Russia, assessing larval performance across different shoot types, leaf positions, and leaflets. Larval survival was highest on long vegetative shoots, yet females showed no preference for these optimal sites.
Mikhail V. Kozlov, Vitali Zverev
wiley   +1 more source

Two new species of moth flies (Diptera, Psychodidae) from the semi-arid region of Brazil

, 2013
Bravo, Freddy, Araújo, Maíra Xavier (2013): Two new species of moth flies (Diptera, Psychodidae) from the semi-arid region of Brazil. Zootaxa 3693 (1): 85-90, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3693.1.
Bravo, Freddy, Araújo, Maíra Xavier
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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, Hannah‐Isadora Huditz, Monique M. van Oers, Vera I.D. Ros   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source