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Commodity risk assessment of oak and walnut logs from the US

open access: yesEFSA Journal, Volume 24, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract The European Commission submitted to the EFSA Panel on Plant Health a Dossier from the United States proposing the use of a vacuum–steam–heat treatment as a stand‐alone phytosanitary measure to mitigate the risk of entry of Bretziella fagacearum, Geosmithia morbida and its vector Pityophthorus juglandis (thousand cankers disease complex) into ...
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH)   +30 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Thermoregulatory Behavior of Nectar Foraging Polistine Wasps (Polistes dominula and Polistes gallicus) in Different Climate Conditions

open access: yesInsects, 2019
Polistine wasps collect nectar for their energetic demand and for the provision of the brood. They are mainly ectothermic during different behavioral tasks.
Helmut Kovac   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Parasitic castration by Xenos vesparum depends on host gender [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Host castration represents a mechanism used by parasites to exploit energy resources from their hosts by interfering with their reproductive development or to extend host lifespan by removing risks associated with reproductive activity.
Beani, Laura   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Commodity risk assessment of Vitis spp. plants from Moldova

open access: yesEFSA Journal, Volume 24, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract The European Commission requests EFSA to provide scientific opinions in the field of plant health in accordance with Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002. Annex VI of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 lists plants, plant products and other objects whose introduction into the Union from certain third countries is prohibited.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH)   +37 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring local attitudes towards current and potential future invasive wasp management in Aotearoa New Zealand

open access: yesKōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, Volume 20, Issue 4, Page 639-656, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Social support for pest management programs is essential to their success. In this study, we explored stakeholder perceptions of current wasp management and what attempting eradication means for them. Local stakeholders involved in 7 conservation or pest management projects across Aotearoa New Zealand were interviewed.
Matthew W. F. Howse   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Respiratory Metabolism of Polistes biglumis, a Paper Wasp from Mountainous Regions

open access: yesInsects, 2020
European Polistine wasps inhabit mainly temperate and warm climate regions. However, the paper wasp Polistes biglumis represents an exception; it resides in mountainous areas, e.g., in the Alps and in the Apennines.
Helmut Kovac   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Alternative Nesting Strategies of Polistine Wasps in a Subtropical Locale

open access: yesInsects, 2022
Phylogenetic studies suggest that historically all paper wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) in North America have tropical origins, but some species have adapted to survive temperate conditions.
Scott Nacko   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Specialized visual learning of facial signals of quality in the paper wasp, P olistes dominula [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/109618/1/bij12394 ...
Sheehan, Michael J.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Genetic characterization of the peptidases of Polistes versicolor (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) [PDF]

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Biology, 2003
Starch gel electrophoresis with L-leucyl-beta-naphthylamide as substrate revealed five aminopeptidases in extracts of Polistes versicolor. These enzymes are presumably products of five structural gene loci.
M. A. Del Lama, K. M. Ferreira
doaj   +1 more source

Vespidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) of Puerto Rico, West Indies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The vespid fauna of Greater Puerto Rico is reviewed (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Three new species are described, Ancistrocerus isla Carpenter, Euodynerus jeitita Carpenter and Genaro, and Omicron aridum Carpenter and Genaro.
Carpenter, James M., Genaro, Julio A.
core   +1 more source

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