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Oviposition Site Selection in Relation to Hatchling Feeding Performance in Two Sympatric Papilio Butterflies

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
We investigated oviposition site selection and hatchling feeding performance in two sympatric swallowtail butterflies, Papilio xuthus and Papilio memnon (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae), that utilize Citrus trees as host plants. Our study suggests that each species has unique relationships between maternal oviposition preferences and hatchling feeding ...
Gakuto Nihei, Suzuki Noriyuki
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Screwworm reemergence, illegal cattle movements, and emerging risks to wildlife and protected areas in Mesoamerica

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Lucy Keatts, Luis Guerra, Jeremy Radachowsky, Jorge Rojas‐Jiménez, Rony Garcia‐Anleu, Jonathan Pérez‐Flores, Chris Walzer, Diego Montecino‐Latorre   +7 more
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Tachinidae (Diptera) as Floral Visitors and Pollinators in Natural and Managed Systems

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
We review the roles of bristle flies (Tachinidae) as pollinators in natural and managed systems. We find that most tachinid genera visit flowers and that floral‐adapted mouthparts have evolved repeatedly many times in the family. We review patterns of floral specificity and assess the efficacy of tachinids as pollinators with case studies.
John O. Stireman III, Pierfilippo Cerretti   +1 more
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An AI‐Driven Biomass Estimation Tool Enabling Population‐ and Specimen‐Level Variation Analyses: A Case Study on Parasitoid Flies

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
We present the first ecological application of InsectMorphoAI, a tool estimating curvilinear body length and body volume from two‐dimensional fly images. Applying this approach to tachinid flies from a Mediterranean forest near Rome, Italy, we quantified species composition, abundance, body size, body proportions, and biomass proxies in assemblages ...
Ascenzi Aleida, Shirali Hossein, Di Lorenzo Noemi, Nania Dario, Wührl Lorenz, Pylatiuk Christian, Meier Rudolf, Cerretti Pierfilippo   +7 more
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Biology of the Gall Midge Spanolepis selloanae (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae), a Candidate Biological Control Agent of the Invasive Grass Cortaderia selloana

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Spanolepis selloanae (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) infests Cortaderia selloana (pampas grass). It lays eggs in the spikelets, where larvae feed on female parts. The high prevalence of the midge and its combined impact in seed production, condition and viability strongly reduces the reproductive output of C. selloana.
María J. Servia, Anxo Balado, Natalia Calvo‐Rendal, Carla García‐Bértoa, Sara García‐Méndez, Andrea Grau, Jaime Fagúndez   +6 more
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Life Table and Reproductive Traits of Eumerus obliquus (Diptera: Syrphidae) Reared in Captivity

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Age‐stage specific survival rate (above) and daily averages of oviposition and hatching (below) of Eumerus obliquus under captive conditions. The curve illustrates the probability that a newly laid egg will survive to a specific age and stage. The results revealed a positive population growth trend, the larval stage being the most critical phase in the
Andrea Aracil, Adrián Bosquet, Santos Rojo, Celeste Pérez‐Bañón   +3 more
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Exploitation of host mating behaviour by a parasitoid fly. [PDF]

Biol Lett
Brodeur J, Doyon J, Rondoni G, Legault S.   +3 more
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Behavioral Responses of Doryctobracon areolatus and Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to Host Fruits Exploited by Heterospecific Competitors

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Female parasitoids can lower competitive costs by detecting rival‐species cues on shared host fruits (host habitats). We compared native Doryctobracon areolatus and introduced Diachasmimorpha longicaudata on guava fruits infested with Anastrepha fraterculus.
Rafael da Silva Gonçalves, Lorena Quintero‐Rodriguez, Sandro D. Nörnberg, Roberta Manica‐Berto, Ricardo Alexandre Valgas, Dori E. Nava   +5 more
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Management of the devastating pest of potato Phthorimaea operculella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) through oviposition deterrent. [PDF]

Pest Manag Sci
Li J, Yan J, Khamis FM, Gao Y.
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A Smelly Conflict: The Role of Olfactory Information in the Interaction of Insect Herbivores and Their Natural Enemies

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Insect herbivores rely on olfactory cues to locate natural‐enemy‐free spaces for feeding or ovipositing; conversely, natural enemies detect herbivores by chemical cues from damaged plants or from the herbivores themselves. Based on the reviewed findings, we suggest that herbivores and natural enemies converge towards using specific olfactory cues. This
Qi Wang, Marcel Dicke, Alexander Haverkamp   +2 more
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