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Selective leaf surface defenses: trichomes trap herbivorous leafminers but spare parasitoid wasps

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Hooked trichomes on kidney bean leaves selectively entrap leafminer flies but rarely affect parasitoid wasps. This morphological barrier enables pest suppression with minimal impact on beneficial insects, offering insights for breeding pest‐resistant cultivars compatible with biological control. Abstract BACKGROUND Leafminers [e.g., Liriomyza trifolii (
Yuta Ohata, Yuhko Sawada, Yuki Ishihara, Yohsuke Tagami   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Previously introduced braconid parasitoids target recent olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae) invaders in Hawai’i

Scientific Reports, 2023
The olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae) was detected on Maui and Hawai’i Islands in 2019, affecting yields and quality of the state’s emerging olive oil industry.
Dara G. Stockton, Charlotte Aldebron, Rosemary Gutierrez-Coarite, Nicholas C. Manoukis   +3 more
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Using deep learning to assess the toxicological effects of sublethal exposure of a novel green pesticide in a stored‐product beetle

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
This study employs an AI‐driven multidisciplinary approach to increase our understanding of the toxicological effects of sublethal concentrations of carlina oxide on Prostephanus truncatus. Sublethal exposure to the carlina oxide induced changes in motor patterns and thigmotaxis, highlighting its potential role in integrated pest management strategies.
Anita Casadei, Maria C. Boukouvala, Gianluca Manduca, Nickolas G. Kavallieratos, Filippo Maggi, Marta Ferrati, Eleonora Spinozzi, Cesare Stefanini, Antonio DeSimone, Donato Romano   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The abundance and diversity of fruit flies and their parasitoids change with elevation in guava orchards in a tropical Andean forest of Peru, independent of seasonality.

PLoS ONE, 2021
Lower elevations are generally thought to contain a greater abundance and diversity of insect communities and their natural enemies than higher elevations. It is less clear, however, how changes in seasons influence this pattern.
Paolo Salazar-Mendoza, Ivan Peralta-Aragón, Ladislao Romero-Rivas, Jordano Salamanca, Cesar Rodriguez-Saona   +4 more
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Why is there no impact of the host species on the cold tolerance of a generalist parasitoid? [PDF]

, 2017
For generalist parasitoids such as those belonging to the Genus Aphidius, the choice of host species can have profound implications for the emerging parasitoid. Host species is known to affect a variety of life history traits.
Alford, Lucy, Burel, Françoise, Kishani Farahani, Hossein, Pierre, Jean-Sébastien, van Baaren, Joan   +4 more
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Gene‐specific double‐stranded RNAs induce mortality in the South African mealybug Delottococcus aberiae

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Gene‐specific double‐stranded RNAs effectively silence essential genes in the invasive citrus pest Delottococcus aberiae, leading to significant mortality through both microinjection and oral delivery. These results provide proof of concept for RNA interference‐based biopesticides as selective and sustainable tools for citrus integrated pest management.
Carolina Gallego‐Giraldo, Alberto Urbaneja, Omar Ruíz‐Rivero, Verónica Aragonés, Marie Guijarro‐Guijarro, José‐Antonio Daròs, Meritxell Perez‐Hedo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experimental Parasitism of Synanthropic Flies (Musca domestica, Lucilia sericata, and Sarcophaga heamorrhoidalis) by Parasitoid Wasps (Nasonia vitripennis, Spalangia nigroaenea, and Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae)

Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2019
Background and purpose: One of the most popular methods to control the synanthropic flies is using parasitoid wasps. The aim of this study was to estimate the experimental parasitism rates of pupae of Musca domestica, Lucilia sericata, and Sarcophaga ...
Mehdi Khoobdel, Omid Dehghan, Abedin Saghafipour, Ehsan Radi, Javad Rafinejad, Kamran Akbarzadeh, Ahmad Ali Enayati, Hosseinali Lotfalizadeh, Mohammad Moradi, Hossein Sobati   +9 more
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Assessing risks and benefits of floral supplements in conservation biological control [PDF]

, 2010
The use of flowering field margins is often proposed as a method to support biological control in agro-ecosystems. In addition to beneficial insects, many herbivores depend on floral food as well.
Lenteren, J.C., van, Termorshuizen, A.J., Wackers, F.L., Winkler, K.   +3 more
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The European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus) as an ally for the control of the invasive yellow‐legged hornet (Vespa velutina nigrithorax)

Pest Management Science, Volume 81, Issue 4, Page 2237-2247, April 2025.
The predatory effect of the honey‐buzzard affects the reproductive performance of Asian‐hornet colonies, decreasing the density of workers over distance and time. The foraging distances of the honey‐buzzard concentrates within the first 2000 m from nest, which supports the results observed.
Jorge Ángel Martín‐Ávila, Luisa María Díaz‐Aranda, José Manuel Fernández‐Pereira, Salvador Rebollo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A novel mechanism for directional hearing in a parasitoid fly [PDF]

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 1994
Sound localization is a basic behavioral task of the auditory system. Incident sound waves arrive at the ears and generate interaural differences in time of arrival and in amplitude that are key cues for the computation of sound direction. In small animals, both cues can become vanishingly small, posing a challenge for directional hearing.
D. Robert, R. R. Hoy, R. N. Miles
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