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Beneficial insects are associated with botanically rich margins with trees on small farms

Scientific Reports, 2021
Beneficial insect communities on farms are influenced by site- and landscape-level factors, with pollinator and natural enemy populations often associated with semi-natural habitat remnants.
Sarah E. J. Arnold, Filemon Elisante, Prisila A. Mkenda, Yolice L. B. Tembo, Patrick A. Ndakidemi, Geoff M. Gurr, Iain A. Darbyshire, Steven R. Belmain, Philip C. Stevenson   +8 more
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Changing Minds in Times of War: An Intervention Tournament to Increase Public Support for Ending the Israel–Gaza War

European Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Public opinion plays a central role in shaping conflict dynamics and influencing wartime policy. In this work, we examined which psychological intergroup interventions could increase public opposition to war. Building on research showing that instrumental reasoning and social identification are central, though not exhaustive, predictors of war‐
Ilana Ushomirsky, Lee Aldar, Shira Roth, Eran Halperin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular identification of two thioredoxin genes and their function in antioxidant defense in Arma chinensis diapause

Frontiers in Physiology
Thioredoxin (Trx), an important part of thioredoxin systems, plays crucial role in maintaining the intracellular redox balance by scavenging reactive oxygen species (ROS).
Zhongjian Shen, Qiaozhi Luo, Qiaozhi Luo, Jianjun Mao, Yuyan Li, Mengqing Wang, Lisheng Zhang, Lisheng Zhang   +7 more
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Interaction Network and Niche Analysis of Natural Enemy Communities and their Host Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) in fragments of Cerrado and Atlantic Forest

Sociobiology, 2018
Natural enemies are important components of solitary bee communities that nest in preexisting cavities because they act as a relevant mortality factor and can regulate population growth.
Reinanda Lima, Diego Moure Oliveira, Carlos Alberto Garófalo   +2 more
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Geopolitics and global strategy: Making money under anarchy

Global Strategy Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Multinational firms conduct cross‐border trade and investment in a world of anarchy, where nation‐states must secure their survival in the absence of a world government. We develop a geopolitical‐economic order (GEO) framework to argue that the extent of geopolitical competition incentivizes states to create one of two types ...
Daniel J. Blake, Srividya Jandhyala, Quan Li   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Silencing the Circadian Clock Genes Cycle and Clock Disrupts Reproductive–Metabolic Homeostasis but Does Not Induce Reproductive Diapause in Arma chinensis

Insects
The circadian clock is a conserved timekeeping mechanism that enables organisms to anicipate and adapt to daily environmental cycles. While its role in photoperiodic diapause has been documented, its fundamental function in maintaining reproductive and ...
Junjie Chen, Qiaozhi Luo, Maosen Zhang, Zhuoling Lv, Meng Liu, Xiangchao Huang, Yuyan Li, Lisheng Zhang   +7 more
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Benefits of increased cover crop diversity for predators and biological pest control depend on the landscape context

Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 2021
Increasing plant diversity in agricultural systems is a promising way to balance food production and biodiversity conservation. Biological pest control, a crucial ecosystem service delivered by natural enemies, could particularly benefit from increased ...
Léa Beaumelle, Arthur Auriol, Marie Grasset, Alice Pavy, Denis Thiéry, Adrien Rusch   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Appendix E. Graphs showing variation in parasitism rates, parasitoid (natural enemy) species richness and host species richness, and parasitoid (natural enemy) and host abundance per plot through time for each habitat type.

, 2016
Graphs showing variation in parasitism rates, parasitoid (natural enemy) species richness and host species richness, and parasitoid (natural enemy) and host abundance per plot through time for each habitat ...
Jason M. Tylianakis (150323), Alexandra-Maria Klein (216563), Teja Tscharntke (127446)   +2 more
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Expression of lima bean terpene synthases in rice enhances recruitment of a beneficial enemy of a major rice pest [PDF]

, 2017
Volatile terpenoids play a key role in plant defence against herbivory by attracting parasitic wasps. We identified seven terpene synthase genes from lima bean, Phaseolus lunatus L. following treatment with either the elicitor alamethicin or spider mites,
Pickett, J. A., Li, W., Lin, Y-J., Kongming Wu, Birkett, Michael A., Li, Wei, Wang, G., Fengqi Li, Pickett, John, Zhou, J., Lin, Yong-Jun, Wu, K., Guirong Wang, Birkett, M. A., Li, Fengqi, Jing-Jiang Zhou, Li, F., Wu, Kongming, Wang, Guirong, Wei Li, Yong-Jun Lin, Zhou, Jing-Jiang, John A. Pickett, Michael A. Birkett   +23 more
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Microbiome‐mediated plant‐soil feedbacks as a tool for resilient agriculture

iMetaOmics, EarlyView.
Translating plant‐soil feedbacks (PSFs) into reliable agricultural management requires shifting from input‐dependent practices toward endogenous, process‐driven crop resilience. To bridge this gap, we propose a predictive framework centered on three strategic interventions: engineering the crop holobiont, diversifying the soil habitat, and deploying ...
Muhammad Asif, Hazrat Bilal, Min Xiao, Lei Dong, Wen‐Jun Li   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source