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Enhanced toxicity of diallyl disulfide and carvone nanoemulsions against a stored bean pest and their nontarget effects on its parasitoid and seed viability

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Botanical essential oils and their volatile constituents are increasingly recognized as environmentally safer alternatives to synthetic insecticides for managing stored-product pests.
Urvashi Sahu, Eman Ahmed Mohamed Helmy, Midori Tuda   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Revision of the genus Lepidopria Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Diapriidae, Diapriinae) of the world fauna [PDF]

Journal of Hymenoptera Research
All known species of the diapriid genus Lepidopria Kieffer, 1911 are revised, keyed and illustrated. A new species, L. bicarinata Chemyreva & Ku, sp. nov. is described from South Korea.
Vasilisa G. Chemyreva, Seonwoo Yoon, Deok-Seo Ku   +2 more
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Evidence for adaptive explanations of semelparity in animals

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Semelparity, the reproductive strategy of reproducing once, is widespread but uncommon in animals. Classes of models to explain the evolution of semelparity are based either on age structure and mortality schedules – demographic models in which high post‐reproductive mortality risk favours high reproductive effort and semelparity results from ...
Diana O. Fisher, Roberto Salguero‐Gómez   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ecolabels as Instruments for Biodiversity Governance in Agri‐Food Systems: A Comparative Assessment of EU Certification Schemes

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biodiversity underpins ecosystem functioning and the provision of ecosystem services, yet it continues to decline due to intensive agriculture, pollution, habitat loss and climate change. Although ecolabels are increasingly used to communicate sustainability attributes and influence consumer choices, their role in addressing biodiversity ...
Marzieh Aminravan, Parthena Chatzinikolaou, Sina Ahmadikaliji, Luca Camanzi, Luca Mulazzani   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Silica and Selenium Nanoparticles Attract or Repel Scale Insects by Altering Physicochemical Leaf Traits

Plants
Although nanoparticles have gained attention as efficient alternatives to conventional agricultural chemicals, there is limited knowledge regarding their effects on herbivorous insect behavior and plant physicochemistry. Here, we investigated the effects
Siyi Gao, Midori Tuda
doaj   +1 more source

Towards a Biodiversity Positive Business Strategy: The MCRV (Monitoring, Conserving, Restoring, Valorizing) Framework

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite mounting regulatory pressure and growing scientific consensus on biodiversity loss, most corporate action remains reactive, fragmented, and strategically peripheral. Existing frameworks address what firms should report rather than how they can build the organizational capabilities required to act strategically.
Jacopo Cricchio, Valentina Cucino, Alberto Di Minin, Gianmaria Ontano, Andrea Piccaluga   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synergistic control of maize stalk rot using Allomyrina dichotoma gut-derived biocontrol bacteria with reduced fungicide application

Biological Control
Maize stalk rot caused by Fusarium spp. significantly reduces maize yield and quality. Although chemical fungicides are widely used for disease control, their overuse raises concerns regarding environmental contamination, risks to human and animal health,
Baozhu Dou, Kexin Li, Xiaoshan Tan, Zhe Han, Yuxing Huang, Xiao Wang, Junjie Zhang, Zhao Peng, Ying Hu   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nanofiber PVA‐Based Membranes Incorporating Functionalized Spanish Broom Derivatives for Sustainable Water Purification

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
This study investigates Spanish broom (Spartium junceum) as a renewable source for electrospun composite membranes in sustainable water purification. MCC and biochar were functionalized with eco‐friendly precursors and nanomaterials (i.e., HNT, β‐CDs) to develop hybrid PVA nanofiber composites.
Giulia Rando, Silvia Sfameni, Jozefien Geltmeyer, Alessandra Palella, Lorenzo Spadaro, Alberto Riminucci, Karen De Clerck, Maria Rosaria Plutino   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beneficial effects of a multifunctional strain of Purpureocillium lilacinum in strawberry plants

Studies in Fungi
The extensive use of agrochemicals poses significant risks to both environmental and human health. The fungus Purpureocillium lilacinum (Ascomycetes: Ophiocordycipitaceae), through its application, represents a promising biotechnological tool to reduce ...
Patricia J. Folgarait, Daniela Goffré, Henry S. Rocano Domínguez   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

New faunistic data on the family Braconidae (Hymenoptera) from Korea

Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 2014
Twenty-one species of the four genera in the family Braconidae (Hymenoptera) are reported for the first time in Korea. These species belong to the subfamily Euphorinae (Braconidae). Faunistic and distribution data are included.
Tae-Ho An, Sergey A. Belokobylskij, Hyojoong Kim, Ki-Gyoung Kim, Hong-Yul Seo, Deok-Seo Ku   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source