Landscape connectivity and climatic drivers shaping Noctuidae communities in a Brazilian seasonally dryland fruit-producing region. [PDF]
Neotrop EntomolCosta-Lima TC +4 more
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Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.We describe methods for collecting and rearing the tachinid parasitoid Istocheta aldrichi from parasitized Japanese beetle adults. Hosts can be collected by hand and reared in the laboratory, or by using modified trap containers with added plant material and substrate to provide suitable conditions for I.
Simon Legault +3 more
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Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.An integrated framework combining geometric morphometrics and ecological niche modeling was applied to Cydalima perspectalis to assess intergenerational morphological variation, test sexual dimorphism, and predict future distribution under climate scenarios. Wing shape effectively discriminated between generations but not between sexes.
Nurver Altun +2 more
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Local Infrastructure Induces Edge Effect in Nocturnal Insects-A Case Study in the Donau-Auen National Park (Austria). [PDF]
InsectsTsinoglou M, Fiedler K, Degen J.
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Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.This study provides the first laboratory assessment of the physiological host range of Istocheta aldrichi, a candidate biological control agent for Popillia japonica in Europe. In sequential no‐choice tests with 14 European scarab beetles, the parasitoid oviposited on six species but successfully developed only in the two Rutelinae Anomala vitis and ...
Riccardo Valenti +4 more
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1,3-Brook Rearrangement of α-Silyl Allylic Alcohols: Copper-Catalyzed Enantiospecific Formation of Allenes and Copper-Mediated ipso-Substitution Reactions Affording Trisubstituted Alkenes. [PDF]
Angew Chem Int Ed EnglSutro JL +3 more
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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 +2 more
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The Scent of Deception: Does the Hornet Clearwing Sesia apiformis Chemically Mimic Vespa crabro? [PDF]
J Chem EcolSkowron Volponi M +3 more
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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 +1 more
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Investigating the phylogenetic placement of ectoparasitic families Cyclotornidae and Epipyropidae: Multigene insights into Zygaenoidea systematics (Lepidoptera). [PDF]
ZookeysCai Y, Yin A.
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