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The impact of uniform and mixed species blood meals on the fitness of the mosquito vector Anopheles gambiae s.s: does a specialist pay for diversifying its host species diet? [PDF]

, 2012
We investigated the fitness consequences of specialization in an organism whose host choice has an immense impact on human health: the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae s.s.
Ferguson, H.M., Keegan, S.P., Lyimo, I.N., Ranford-Cartwright, L.C.   +3 more
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Beyond species diversity: Functional responses of cave arthropods to microclimatic stability and structural complexity

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Species richness declined along cave microclimatic gradient, while diversity increased with habitat heterogeneity, highlighting distinct roles of abiotic conditions and structural complexity in shaping arthropod communities. Functional traits shifted along the microclimatic gradient, with larger‐bodied and more eye‐regressed arthropods dominating under
Raluca Ioana Bǎncilǎ, Augustin Nae, Ioana Nae, Eugen Nitzu, Andrei Giurginca, Ionuţ Popa, Stefan Cǎtǎlin Baba, Rodica Plǎiaşu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Species Composition of Phytophagous and Entomophagous Insects and Mites on Soybeans in Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories, Russia

Agronomy
Soybeans are a valuable crop in many countries of the world. To obtain stable yields, it is necessary to consider the activities of arthropods, both beneficial and destructive. The results of this study indicate high biodiversity.
Irina Sergeevna Agasyeva, Vladimir Yakovlevich Ismailov, Maria Vladimirovna Petrishcheva, Anton Sergeevich Nastasiy, Viktor Sergeevich Petrishchev   +4 more
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Host plant range of a fruit fly community (Diptera: Tephritidae): Does fruit composition influence larval performance? [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Phytophagous insects differ in their degree of specialisation on host plants, and range from strictly monophagous species that can develop on only one host plant to extremely polyphagous species that can develop on hundreds of plant species ...
A Joern, A Mithöfer, AA Augustinos, Abir Hafsi, AR Clarke, Benoit Facon, Brahim Chermiti, C Wiklund, CJ Braak Ter, CS Awmack, D Krainacker, D Krainacker, D Raubenheimer, DJ Futuyma, DJ Futuyma, DP Papachristos, DP Papachristos, E Bernays, E Frago, F Díaz-Fleischer, Frédéric Chiroleu, FS Zucoloto, GA Howe, GP Fitt, HV Cornell, IM White, J Cunningham, J Jaenike, J Scriber, JAA Renwick, JF Vayssières, JF Vayssières, JG Ali, JL Feder, JM Scriber, JN Thompson, JV Richerson, KA Roeder, KP Lee, L Fahrig, L Schoonhoven, L Vaníčková, LM Schoonhoven, M Aluja, M Bateman, M Friberg, M Kuussaari, M Ritchie, M Smirle, MJ West-Eberhard, MS Keeler, N Erbout, P Finglas, P Greany, PA Abrams, PF Duyck, PF Duyck, PF Duyck, PF Duyck, PG Fernandes Da Silva, Pierre-François Duyck, PJ Mayhew, PW Price, R Chapman, R Chapman, R Development Core Team, R Kaspi, R Vargas, RI Vargas, RY Rubinstein, S Balagawi, S Balagawi, S Dray, S Ekesi, S Ekesi, S Gripenberg, S Quilici, SC Stearns, SE Koerner, Serge Quilici, SM Murphy, SS Wasserman, ST Behmer, T Brévault, T Brévault, T Jermy, T Tsuchida, TP Craig, V Ravigné, Virginie Ravigné, WJ Nash   +90 more
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Hairy Roadblock: Stem Trichomes Impede Herbivore Movement in a Species and Instar‐Dependent Manner

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Plants have evolved to deploy a vast set of defence mechanisms against insect herbivores, including physical barriers like leaf trichomes with pre and post ingestive effects. Yet, the role of stem trichomes in plant‐herbivore interactions, particularly mobility dynamics, is poorly understood.
Manish Gautam, Rupesh Kariyat
wiley   +1 more source

Occurrence of Hemiberlesia lataniae (Signoret, 1869) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in Central Brazil: first report on Bauhinia x blakeana (Fabaceae) and in Goiás State

Entomological Communications
The armored scale insect Hemiberlesia lataniae (Signoret, 1869) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) is reported for the first time in Central Brazil infesting Bauhinia x blakeana (Fabaceae) trees.
Marcelo T. Castro, Sandro C. L. Montalvão, Vera R. S. Wolff   +2 more
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Detection of refuge from enemies through phenological mismatching in multitrophic interactions requires season-wide estimation of host abundance [PDF]

The concept of ‘‘enemy-free space’’ (EFS) refers to ways of living that reduce or eliminate the vulnerability of a species to natural enemies. It has been invoked to explain host shifts of phytophagous insects.
Jong, P.W., de, Kerstes, N.A.G.
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A comprehensive guide to the Argentinian case-bearer beetle fauna (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Camptosomata) [PDF]

, 2017
Knowledge of Argentinian Camptosomata has largely remained static for the last 60 years since the last publication by Francisco de Asis Monrós in the 1950’s.
Agrain, Federico Alejandro, Cabrera, Nora Clara, Chamorro, María Lourdes, Roig, Sergio Alberto, Sassi, Davide   +4 more
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Insectary Plant Species Preferences of Predators and Parasitoid Families in a Mediterranean Horticultural Agroecosystem

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The use of insectary plants to provide alternative food and shelter resources for enhancing natural enemy activity has been established as a common practice in IPM. Candidate flowering plant species have been screened and evaluated for their contribution to enhance life parameters of beneficial insects.
Francesc Gómez Marco, Carmen Denis, Rosa Gabarra, Valmir A. Costa, Paula Molina, Jordi Riudavets, Judit Arnó   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Water stress and harmful insects in agri-forest ecosystems

Italian Journal of Agronomy, 2010
Present knowledge on ecological services supplied by insects to natural terrestrial ecosystems, allow us to identify many homeostatic mechanisms regulating biological balance as well as life perpetuation of the said ecosystems; at the same time, that ...
Mario Solinas
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