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Exploring the potential of using male‐killing endosymbionts to induce female‐biased insect populations for enhanced biomass production

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Overview of the mindset and long‐term goals with the approach suggested in this study. We provide a first proof of concept that male‐killing endosymbionts can be used to establish female biased populations with higher production efficiency than populations with a 50/50 sex ratio. This biological tool can have marked positive impact on future commercial
Stine F. Laursen, Perran A. Ross, Nadieh de Jonge, Ary A. Hoffmann, Torsten N. Kristensen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lysine Triggers Acute Oviposition by Activating the 20E-ETH-JH Signaling Cascade in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>. [PDF]

Int J Mol Sci
Yu S, Zhou G, Wang X, Zhang L, Li P.
europepmc   +1 more source

Stable flies preferentially oviposit on sites offering conspecific eggs with egg‐derived bacterial semiochemicals

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Stable flies preferentially oviposit on sites offering conspecific eggs with egg‐derived airborne semiochemicals. Egg‐borne bacterial symbionts, and Serratia marcescens in particular, produce odorants which attract gravid female flies and elicit oviposition.
Emmanuel Hung, Anya Gould, Stephanie Zaborniak, Caelen Watson, Regine Gries, Sukhmani Kaur, Kyra Stephens, Augustus Negraeff, Ryan Lam, Alpha Hui, Pantea Zamani, Aryan Monfared, Gerhard Gries   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oviposition Deterrent and Larvicidal Activity of <i>Salvia munzii</i> Essential Oil Against Susceptible and Insecticide-Resistant <i>Aedes aegypti</i>. [PDF]

Trop Med Infect Dis
Gutierrez-Rodriguez SM, Cordova-Guerreo I, Diaz-Rubio L, Davila-Barboza JA, Rodriguez-Sanchez IP, Lopez-Monroy B, Galindo-Rodriguez SA, Flores AE.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Evolution of Male Weapons Is Associated with the Type of Breeding Site in a Clade of Neotropical Frogs

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Male weaponry evolution is often linked to male–male competition, but its relationship with breeding site type remains unclear. Using Leptodactylinae frogs, we found a macroevolutionary correlation between breeding site type and weapon evolution. Also, gains and losses of weapons occurred more frequently in exposed‐breeding sites, an unexpected finding.
Erika M. Santana, Daniel S. Caetano, Alexandre V. Palaoro, Glauco Machado   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Circadian control of a sex-specific behavior in <i>Drosophila</i>. [PDF]

Elife
Riva S, Ceriani MF, Risau-Gusman S, Franco DL.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Unravelling Evolutionary Dynamics of Female Sexual Cannibalism and Male Reproductive Strategies in Spiders

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Sexual cannibalism (SC), where one mating partner consumes the other in the context of mating, is especially prevalent among spiders. However, the evolution of SC in spiders is still not fully understood. We review key hypotheses for SC and explore how female‐initiated SC has driven the evolution of various male counter‐adaptations to mitigate its ...
Simona Kralj‐Fišer, Franco Cargnelutti, Daiqin Li, Matjaž Kuntner   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Repellent and Deterrent Oviposition Activity of Essential Oils from the Native Chilean Plant <i>Drimys winteri</i> Against <i>Drosophila suzukii</i> (Diptera: Drosophilidae). [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Tampe J, Sandoval D, Espinoza J, Ruiz C, Quiroz A, Rubilar M.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Multi‐Omics Analysis Reveals Coordinated Adaptations in Genes, Metabolism, and Gut Microbiota Underpinning Herbivory in Lordiphosa Flies

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Multi‐omics analysis reveals that herbivorous adaptation in Lordiphosa flies arises from coordinated interactions across the genome, transcriptome, and gut microbiota: genomic expansions of detoxification (e.g., cytochrome P450s) and carbohydrate metabolism gene families, transcriptomic upregulation of energy pathways like lipid oxidation and ...
Run Guo, Jianjun Gao, Caixian Zhang, Zhiheng Chang, Yanbo Sun   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimizing Sex Ratio and Colony Size to Enhance Reproduction and Mass-Rearing in <i>Spodoptera litura</i> Under Controlled Laboratory Conditions. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Xue C, Li H, Xu B, Mao J, Xu X, Li Y, Mao J, Wang M, Wu H, Wang H, Li Y, Zhang L.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source