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Sown wildflowers between vines increase beneficial insect abundance and richness in a British vineyard

open access: yesAgricultural and Forest Entomology, Volume 25, Issue 1, Page 139-151, February 2023., 2023
Abstract Traditional vineyards are generally intensive monocultures with high pesticide usage. Viticulture is one of the fastest‐growing sectors of English agriculture, although there is currently limited research on habitat management practices. In a vineyard in East Sussex, England, we tested five inter‐row ground cover treatments on their potential ...
Janine Griffiths‐Lee   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A curated DNA barcode reference library for parasitoids of northern European cyclically outbreaking geometrid moths

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 12, Issue 11, November 2022., 2022
We present a curated DNA barcode database for all parasitoid species associated with two geometrid species (Epirrita autumnata and Operophtera brumata) undergoing cyclic population outbreaks in the subarctic mountain birch forests that form the treeline in northern Europe.
Tommi Nyman   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Taxonomic history and review of the Förster genera of Platygastridae (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea)

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Taxonomy, 2023
Platygastridae is a ʻdark taxonʼ, with many genera and species in dire need of professional attention. The taxonomic impediment is especially severe in the Palearctic Platygastrinae due to the abundance of names with vague concepts.
Jessica Awad   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Arthropod Fauna Associated with Wild and Cultivated Cranberries in Wisconsin [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton) is an evergreen, trailing shrub native to North American peatlands. It is cultivated commercially in the US and Canada, with major production centers in Wisconsin, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, Québec,
Chasen, Elissa M   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

Rainforest conversion to cash crops reduces abundance, biomass and species richness of parasitoid wasps in Sumatra, Indonesia

open access: yesAgricultural and Forest Entomology, Volume 24, Issue 4, Page 506-515, November 2022., 2022
Abstract Parasitoid wasps affect herbivory in natural and agricultural ecosystems, including cash crops. The impacts of rainforest transformation to rubber and oil palm on parasitoid wasp communities are poorly understood. We collected canopy arthropods, once each in dry season and rainy season, via canopy fogging in four land‐use systems in Jambi ...
Azru Azhar   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Checklist of British and Irish Hymenoptera - Platygastroidea [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Broad, G, Buhl, PN, Notton, DG
core   +1 more source

Pest categorisation of Neomaskellia andropogonis

open access: yesEFSA Journal, Volume 20, Issue 11, November 2022., 2022
Abstract The EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of Neomaskellia andropogonis (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), the sugarcane whitefly, for the EU territory. N. andropogonis is a tropical and subtropical species that originates in south central Asia and has recently established in Iran and Iraq. N.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH)   +24 more
wiley   +1 more source

First report of the parasitoid wasp Piestopleura Förster (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Platygastridae) from India

open access: yesJournal of Threatened Taxa, 2017
The genus Piestopleura is reported for the first time from India.
Kamalanathan Veenakumari   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Systematics of Old World Odontacolus Kieffer s.l. (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae s.l.): Parasitoids of spider eggs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The genera Odontacolus Kieffer and Cyphacolus Priesner are among the most distinctive platygastroid wasps because of their laterally compressed metasomal horn; however, their generic status has remained unclear.
Austin, A.   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

Releasing number of Telenomus remus (Nixon) (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) against Spodoptera frugiperda Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in corn, cotton and soybean. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
: Telenomus remus releasing numbers may vary depending on the crop, plant architecture and/or the plant phenological stage. Thus, we examined the number of parasitoids needed for effective pest control of Spodoptera frugiperda on corn, cotton and soybean.
BUENO, A. de F.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

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