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Contrasting Temporal Responses of Saproxylic Beetles and Their Natural Enemies to a Catastrophic Hurricane Disturbance. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Novais S, Crístobal-Pérez EJ, Hanson P, Arriaga-Varela E, Fernandes GW, Quesada M.   +5 more
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Tree cover and geographic origin of tree species drive bird functional groups in urban environments

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Urban trees provide habitat and resources for wild species in cities and support biodiversity provision of ecosystem services, among which insect control is particularly relevant. Predators of insects are promoted by the presence of trees and, in turn, may enhance biosecurity of the trees.
Marco Basile, Benno A. Augustinus, Eckehard G. Brockerhoff   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Selective Breeding and Trait Improvement of Insect Natural Enemies for Ecologically Robust Biological Control. [PDF]

Insects
Chen X, Wang J, Chen YM, Zang LS, Wang S.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

With a Great Story Comes Great Responsibility: Role of Narrative in Leadership Development

New Directions for Student Leadership, Volume 2025, Issue 185, Page 81-87, Spring 2025.
ABSTRACT Comic books reside uniquely within American culture. Historians have contended comics are more than just sequential artwork mixed with engaging stories, but rather, a framework by which the generations make sense of who they are. These stories are a reflection of cultural conscience; a lens through which we can view the world and a mirror ...
Sean Connable
wiley   +1 more source

Indirect niche construction: A coffee pest facilitates its own ant natural enemies. [PDF]

Ecology
Morris JR.
europepmc   +1 more source

Beyond observed diversity: Community completeness negatively affects ecosystem invasibility across scales

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Charles Elton proposed that species‐rich communities are more resistant to invasion, yet a well‐known paradox persists: native diversity suppresses invasion at small scales while correlating positively with non‐native species diversity at broad scales.
Yanjie Liu
wiley   +1 more source

Gibberellin-Induced Early Flowering of <i>Cnidium monnieri</i> Advances the Arrival of Natural Enemies and Increases Their Abundance in Wheat Fields. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Jiang X, Wang Y, Han G, Gong G, Ge F, Zhang X.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Native natural enemies of plant pests in Slovenia with an emphasis on species suitable for mass rearing. [PDF]

J Insect Sci, 2023
Trdan S, Laznik Ž, Bohinc T.
europepmc   +1 more source

Leveraging floral resources and natural enemies in organic greenhouse tomatoes to manage the tomato pinworm Tuta absoluta. [PDF]

Pest Manag Sci
Hyder M, Ullah F, Mustapha T, Haq IU, Basit A, Xiang-Yun C, Guedes RNC, Tariq K, Hou Y.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Benefits and Risks of Native and Exotic Biological Control Agents Used in Latin America and the Caribbean: Performance of 1099 Arthropod Natural Enemies. [PDF]

Neotrop Entomol
van Lenteren JC, Bueno VHP.
europepmc   +1 more source