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Comparing species accumulation within taxonomically well‐ and poorly resolved insect groups over 37 years

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Here, we used a unique 37‐year (1969–2006) freshwater macroinvertebrate time‐series, collected over seven sites in central Germany, to study biodiversity patterns and species accumulation over time. Accumulation curves of Diptera diversity have not reached a plateau in 37 years of sampling.
Nathan Jay Baker, Jonas Jourdan, Francesca Pilotto, Rüdiger Wagner, Jessica Awad, Valerio Caruso, Caroline Chimeno, Amelie Höcherl, Marija Ivković, Marina Moser, Viktor Baranov   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fragmented grasslands in different landscape structures provide different opportunities for cavity‐nesting Hymenoptera

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Grassland fragmentation effects on cavity‐nesting Hymenoptera are habitat‐specific. Isolated sand steppe fragments are associated with higher brood‐cell abundance. In loess steppes, higher flower frequency increases bee brood‐cell production and parasitoid activity. Abstract The global decline in insects threatens ecosystem functioning, but the drivers
Edina Török, Róbert Gallé, Dávid Korányi, Zsolt Józan, Tamás Lakatos, Katalin Szitár, Péter Batáry   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Host-Dependent Competitive Dynamics Between Two <i>Trichogramma</i> Parasitoids in Host Eggs. [PDF]

Insects
Wang Y, Li ZD, Sun JY, Idrees A, Zhang C.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The influence of aphid polyphenism on life histories and oviposition decisions of (hyper)parasitoids

, 2018
Aphids are attacked by a broad range of natural enemies, notably parasitoids. These insects lay their egg inside aphids and the larva feed on aphid haemolymph and tissues.
Pirotte, Jennifer
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Moth traps shine a light on nocturnal parasitoid wasps: Snapshot assessment of UK diversity and distributions

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Biological datasets are biased towards well‐known, charismatic taxa, meaning that our understanding of biodiversity is incomplete. Parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera) are an ecologically important, yet often overlooked group of insects. We show that 5 months of sampling for parasitoid ‘bycatch’ at moth light traps operated by citizen scientists provides ...
Iona Cunningham‐Eurich, Lucas Aucock, Baxter Walters‐Hutton, Seirian Sumner, Gavin R. Broad   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plant biomass and macro- and micronutrients jointly drive top-heavy arthropod trophic pyramids in grassland monocultures. [PDF]

Ecology
Lu X, Zhao X, Tachibana T, Welti EAR, Uchida K, Sasaki T, Bai Y.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Conifer host identity shapes wood‐boring beetle communities more than climate across a latitudinal forest gradient in Quebec (Canada)

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Host tree identity and latitude shaped wood‐boring beetle assemblages, with species richness declining northward but community composition varying among regions and hosts. Host tree species influenced beetle communities more strongly than climate; black spruce supported the most species, while eastern hemlock hosted very few.
Nicolas Perrault, Emilie Champagne, Mathieu Bouchard   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Resident Parasitoids and Biotic Resistance to Invasive Species in Hawai'i, and Implications for Biological Control Programs. [PDF]

Neotrop Entomol
Wright MG, Au MG.
europepmc   +1 more source

From biology to biotechnology: Host‐regulation factors from parasitoid wasps are a source of bioactive molecules with translational potential

Insect Molecular Biology, EarlyView.
Parasitoid wasps deploy maternal and embryonic factors to reprogramme host physiology. Venom, calyx fluid, polydnaviruses, teratocytes and larval secretions act in a coordinated, compartmentalised manner. Host‐regulation factors are promising sources of insecticidal, antimicrobial and bioinspired translational molecules.
Ciro Pedro G. Pinto, Andrew A. Walker, Glenn F. King   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plant-Insect Interactions in Biological Invasions: From Classical Hypotheses to Multitrophic Networks and Biological Control. [PDF]

Insects
Li Q, Xu F, Cheng W, Qi C, Liu X.
europepmc   +1 more source