The World of Moths. Michael Dickens and Eric Storey. Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., New York, 1974. 128 p., 103 plates. $6.95. [PDF]
, 2017 (excerpt) This little book will undoubtedly please the amateur collector and rearer of the exotically and exquisitely colored species such as found in the Saturniidae and Sphing- idae.
Nielsen, M. C
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No detectable impact of parasite-infected commercial bumblebees on wild bees in areas adjacent to greenhouses despite diet overlap [PDF]
, 2021 Unidad de excelencia María de Maeztu CEX2019-000940-MOver two million commercial bumblebee colonies are used on an annual basis to pollinate around 20 crop types worldwide.
Bartomeus, Ignasi +5 more
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Exploitation of Eggs of the Colorado Potato Beetle, \u3ci\u3eLeptinotarsa Decemlineata\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), by the Exotic Egg Parasitoid \u3ci\u3eEdovum Puttleri\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in Eggplant [PDF]
, 2017 Edovum puttleri is a newly discovered, exotic, egg parasitoid of the Colorado potato beetle, (CPB) Leptinotarsa decemlineata. The exploitation of CPB eggs by E. puttleri was examined in a New Jersey eggplant field. E.
Williams, Charles E
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Hold your breath beetle : mites! [PDF]
, 2015 Respiratory gas exchange in insects occurs via a branching tracheal system. The entrances to the air-filled tracheae are the spiracles, which are gate-like structures in the exoskeleton.
Bauchinger, Ulf +5 more
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Mite species inhabiting commercial bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) nests in Polish greenhouses [PDF]
, 2012 Nests of social insects are usually inhabited by various mite species that feed on pollen, other micro-arthropods or are parasitic. Well-known negative effects of worldwide economic importance are caused by mites parasitizing honeybee colonies.
Dawid Moroń +5 more
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Combined stress from parasites, pesticides and lack of flowers drives bee declines [PDF]
, 2015 Bees are subject to numerous pressures in the modern world. The abundance and diversity of flowers has declined, bees are chronically exposed to cocktails of agrochemicals, and they are simultaneously exposed to novel parasites accidentally spread by ...
Botias Talamantes, Cristina +3 more
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Trapline foraging by bumble bees: VI. Behavioral alterations under speed–accuracy trade-offs [PDF]
, 2013 Trapline foraging (repeated sequential visits to a series of feeding locations) has often been observed in animals collecting floral resources. Past experiments have shown that bumble bees cannot always develop accurate (i.e., repeatable) traplines to a ...
Ohashi Kazuharu +2 more
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Parasites and genetic diversity in an invasive bumblebee [PDF]
, 2014 1. Biological invasions are facilitated by the global transportation of species and climate change. Given that invasions may cause ecological and economic damage and pose a major threat to biodiversity, understanding the mechanisms behind invasion ...
Brown, Mark J F, Jones, Catherine M
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Prevalence of Nosema microsporidians in commercial bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) is not related to the intensity of their use at the landscape scale [PDF]
, 2019 The use of commercial bumblebees to aid crop pollination may result in overcrowding of agricultural landscapes by pollinators. Consequently, transmission of parasites between pollinators via shared flowers may be substantial. In SW Spain, we assessed the
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Assessment of user needs of primary biodiversity data: Analysis, concerns, and challenges [PDF]
, 2013 A Content Needs Assessment (CNA) survey has been conducted in order to determine what GBIF-mediated data users may be using, what they would be using if available, and what they need in terms of primary biodiversity data records.
Ariño, Arturo H. +2 more
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