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Assessing the Efficacy of Steinernema carpocapsae for Biological Control of Megaselia halterata on Mushroom Farms

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Steinernema carpocapsae applications averaged 40%–60% mortality of mushroom phorid larvae in laboratory experiments. Survival experiments showed that nematode populations drop 50% approximately 5 days post application in mushroom compost. ABSTRACT Mushroom phorid flies (Megaselia halterata; MPF) are a major pest of commercial mushroom production, where
Malachi Brought, Michael Wolfin
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Biological parameters of Rhipicephalus linnaei determined using rabbits as experimental hosts under laboratory conditions. [PDF]

Exp Appl Acarol
Santos J, Garcia MV, Duarte PO, Oshiro LM, de Higa L, Aragão Á, de Rocha JD, Barros JC, Andreotti R.   +8 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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Mosquito heat and humidity detection in host seeking and oviposition behavior. [PDF]

Curr Opin Neurobiol
Keane GT, Garrity PA.
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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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A Data-Driven Threshold Standard for Olfactory Behavior: A Case Study with <i>Trichogramma japonicum</i>. [PDF]

Insects
Yang AN, Feng YX, Li K, Li H, Wang S, Li YX.   +5 more
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Do aphid endosymbiotic bacteria influence parasitoid searching behaviour through changes in aphid honeydew production?

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Hamiltonella defensa infection increases honeydew production in certain aphid genotypes, potentially modifying aphid feeding behaviour. Parasitoid wasps, Aphidius ervi, are more attracted to honeydew from H. defensa‐infected aphids; though larger honeydew amounts may slightly deter searching.
Desiré Macheda, Alexandre Foito, Katharine F. Preedy, Colin J. Alexander, Ankush Prashar, Alison J. Karley   +5 more
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Acaricidal Activity of Liquid Culture Filtrates from Nematophagous Fungi Against <i>Rhipicephalus microplus</i> Ticks. [PDF]

Pathogens
Barrón-Bravo OG, Mendoza-de Gives P, Ángel-Sahagún CA, Avilés-Ruiz R, Garza-Cedillo RD, Arispe-Vázquez JL, Patishtan-Pérez J, Pérez-Anzúrez G.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Effects of non‐host traces on behavioural responses of an egg parasitoid to substrate‐borne semiochemicals in a multi‐herbivore scenario

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
In open arena assays, the response of the egg parasitoid Trissolcus basalis to substrate‐borne semiochemicals left by the host Nezara viridula was affected by the non‐host Spodoptera littoralis. Non‐host larval traces reduced T. basalis residence time spent on walking traces from gravid N. viridula females but did not affect responses to walking traces
Tuğcan Alınç, Derya Deveci, Simona Conti, Ezio Peri, Stefano Colazza, Antonino Cusumano   +5 more
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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