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Pesticide use in integrated pest and pollinator management framework to protect pollinator health

Pest Management Science, Volume 81, Issue 4, Page 1691-1696, April 2025.
Integrated pest management (IPM) emphasizes non‐chemical methods, with pesticides as a last resort, while integrated pest and pollinator management (IPPM) integrates pollinator health into pest control strategies. Abstract Agricultural pesticides have historically been a critical tool in controlling pests and diseases, preventing widespread suffering ...
Ngoc T Phan, David J Biddinger, Edwin G Rajotte, Guy Smagghe, Gadi VP Reddy, Zong‐Xin Ren, Neelendra K Joshi   +6 more
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Impact of Environmental Microparticles on Insect Olfaction

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Terrestrial insects underpin key ecosystem services, including pollination, herbivory regulation, decomposition, nutrient cycling, and disease control. These functions depend on chemical communication that guides insects to food, mates, hosts, shelters, and oviposition sites while helping them avoid threats.
Steve B. S. Baleba, Danube K. N. Wandji, Yves H. Tchiechoua, Komi Mensah Agboka, Iman B. Hassaballa, Victor O. Omondi, Beatrice T. Nganso, Saliou Niassy, Souleymane Diallo, Merid N. Getahun   +9 more
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The role of within-plant variation in nectar production: an experimental approach. [PDF]

Ann Bot, 2023
Maldonado M, Fornoni J, Boege K, Pérez Ishiwara R, Santos-Gally R, Domínguez CA.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Route‐Dependent Toxicity and Ecological Selectivity of Melaleuca alternifolia Essential Oil in Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The intensification of agricultural practices has led to an increase in the use of insecticides, raising concerns about the exposure of non‐target organisms, particularly pollinators. In this context, plant‐derived essential oils have been proposed as environmentally friendlier alternatives due to their low persistence; however, their ...
Silvane Zancanaro de Oliveira, Elizabete Artus Berte, Juliana Marceli Hofma Lopes, Cristiane Lurdes Paloschi, Edgar de Souza Vismara, Vitória Alves Pereira, Fernanda Raulino Domanski, Natália Ramos Mertz, Fabiana Martins Costa, Everton Ricardi da Silva Lozano, Jhenneffer Tainara Zancanaro Ghizzi, Michele Potrich   +11 more
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Floral resource wastage: Most nectar produced by the mass‐flowering crop oilseed rape (Brassica napus) is uncollected by flower‐visiting insects

Ecology and Evolution
Cultivation of the mass‐flowering crop oilseed rape (OSR), Brassica napus, can provide insects with super‐abundant nectar and pollen while in bloom. Several authors have suggested breeding cultivars to produce more abundant nectar and pollen to help ...
Ciaran Harris, Nicholas J. Balfour, Francis L. W. Ratnieks   +2 more
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Nectar Sugar Modulation and Cell Wall Invertases in the Nectaries of Day- and Night- Flowering Nicotiana

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018
Nectar composition varies between species, depending on flowering time and pollinator type, among others. Various models of the biochemical and molecular mechanisms underlying nectar production and secretion have been proposed.
Kira Tiedge, Gertrud Lohaus
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Concrete jungle to urban oasis: evaluating scale, vegetation cover, and aggregation of urban greenspaces on wildlife

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Urban greenspaces are a haven for wildlife in densely populated cities. Wildlife use greenspaces for resource acquisition, shelter, and travel across urbanized landscapes. Greenspace metrics such as herbaceous or woody landcover, size, patchiness, and human land use influence species richness.
Adrianna J. Elihu, Janel L. Ortiz
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Dietary and Ranging Behavior of Semi‐Free Ranging Lemur catta and Varecia rubra at Myakka City Lemur Reserve, Florida, USA

Zoo Biology, EarlyView.
Betsiboka, a female red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra) eating Carolina redroot in the Tower forest. ABSTRACT Lemurs are severely threatened due to anthropogenic habitat loss and climate change. Therefore, understanding how lemurs adapt their diets to novel habitats is critically important for maintaining healthy wild populations and effectively managing ...
Ethan Gulledge, Hannah L. Lyles, Lydia E. O. Light, Taylor Fisher, Elizabeth Gandy, Bruce Holst, Timothy D. Bransford, Erik R. Patel   +7 more
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Bird extinctions shift bill–flower trait matching in Hawaiian lobelioids

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Species extinctions can reorganize ecological interactions by altering the distribution of functional traits within communities. These traits structure how species interact, influencing whether encounters result in mutualistic or antagonistic outcomes.
Samuel B. Case, Molly E. Hagemann, Donald R. Drake, Katherine Postelli, Richard J. Pender, Pryce W. Millikin, Alejandro Rico‐Guevara   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Global meta‐analysis reveals urban‐associated behavioural differences among wild populations

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Urbanization drives rapid phenotypic change, yet broad patterns of behavioural responses remain unclear. Using a global phylogenetic meta‐analysis, we show urban populations exhibit increased boldness, aggression, exploration and activity—especially in birds—highlighting consistent behavioural shifts and revealing major taxonomic gaps that limit our ...
Tracy T. Burkhard, Ned A. Dochtermann, Anne Charmantier   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source