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Ozone‐driven degradation of sex pheromone in Plutella xylostella: Implications for reproductive communication and mating success

Insect Science, EarlyView.
In this study, we examined whether realistic ozone concentrations can interfere with sexual communication in the insect pest Plutella xylostella, the diamondback moth. Ozone exposure caused a degradation of pheromone components, leading to significant changes in blend composition and component ratios.
Francesco Sorrentino, Delia M. Pinto‐Zevallos, Oksana Skaldina, James D. Blande   +3 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

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

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

Males are worse mothers: Comparing care patterns in a facultatively caring beetle

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Why should biparental care exist if offspring fare just as well when only one parent is present? In the facultatively dependent burying beetle, Nicrophorus vespilloides, manipulating environmental quality reveals that biparental care benefits offspring in form of lower personal immune requirement and parents in term of weight gain.
Leon Müller, Patrick Limburg, Maximilian Körner   +2 more
wiley   +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

Larvicidal, oviposition inhibition, electrophysiological, histological, and docking activity of <i>Eugenia uniflora L. oil against Aedes aegypti</i>. [PDF]

Front Pharmacol
Aguiar JVC, de Aguiar JCROF, de Lima EB, da Silva AC, Santos EF, Pereira Júnior PG, Santos GKN, da Rocha SKL, de Andrade JJA, da Silva PS, Vieira GJDSG, Teixeira VW, Cruz GDS, Coelho Teixeira ÁA, de Moraes MM, da Câmara CAG, Milet-Pinheiro P, Marques AM, Figueiredo MR, Navarro DMAF.   +19 more
europepmc   +1 more source