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Gut microbiota is a potential factor in shaping phenotypic variation in larvae and adults of female bumble bees

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
Host symbionts are often considered an essential part of the host phenotype, influencing host growth and development. Bumble bee is an ideal model for investigating the relationship between microbiota and phenotypes.
Baodi Guo, Jiao Tang, Guiling Ding, Shibonage K. Mashilingi, Shibonage K. Mashilingi, Jiaxing Huang, Jiandong An   +6 more
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Microfabrication of Soft Millirobots Propelled by Low Voltage Electrohydraulic Actuators

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Manual layer‐by‐layer assembly is replaced by wafer‐level MEMS batch fabrication for compliant polymer‐based electrohydraulic actuators. The microfabricated devices integrate sacrificially defined microcavities, Parylene‐C‐sealed inlets, and multilayer polymer–metal films.
Shai Shmulevich, Florian Hartmann, Herbert Shea   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Honey bee immune response to trace concentrations of clothianidin goes beyond the macronutrients found in artificial diets

Scientific Reports
Honey bees (Apis mellifera) often encounter a variety of stressors in their environment, including poor nutrition and pesticides. These stressors interact and can be exacerbated in large-scale agroecosystems.
Pierre W. Lau, Giovanni Tundo, Joel Caren, Weiqiang Zhang, Yu Cheng Zhu   +4 more
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Testing the accuracy of a Rights-of-Way pollinator habitat scoring system

Ecological Indicators, 2023
Habitat loss is a major cause of pollinator declines, and there is increased interest by the public in creating pollinator-friendly lands. Electric and transportation rights-of-way (ROW) present an opportunity for large amounts of land to be managed to ...
Megan Garfinkel, Kapila Yakandawala, Sheryl Hosler, Michael Roberts, Christopher Whelan, Emily Minor   +5 more
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From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
wiley   +1 more source

RNAi targeting ABCB1-like efflux transporters improves miticide efficacy in resistant Varroa mites

Parasites & Vectors
Background The ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor is the gravest threat to managed honeybees, and its control relies on a limited number of chemical miticides.
Vincent A. Ricigliano, Julia D. Fine, Rebecca Mueller, Laura Rivera, Eliza M. Litsey, Michelle C. Lucadello, Frank D. Rinkevich, Brian G. Rector, Sascha C. T. Nicklisch   +8 more
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Pollination Efficiency and the Evolution of Specialized Deceptive Pollination Systems [PDF]

The American Naturalist, 2010
The ultimate causes of evolution of highly specialized pollination systems are little understood. We investigated the relationship between specialization and pollination efficiency, defined as the proportion of pollinated flowers relative to those that experienced pollen removal, using orchids with different pollination strategies as a model system ...
Scopece, Giovanni, Cozzolino, Salvatore, Johnson, Steven D, Schiestl, Florian P   +3 more
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The Spatiotemporal Genetic Architecture of Seed Vigor in Upland Cotton

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Leveraging the semi‐automated SeedRanger platform, we profiled the germination kinetics of 356 cotton accessions at a 30‐min interval. This high‐throughput phenomic approach delineated a temporal genetic network comprising 541 stage‐specific loci. Crucially, functional validation identified FLA2 as a pivotal, auxin‐modulated regulator that orchestrates
Luyao Wang, Jie Dai, Ting Zhao, Shengjun Zhao, Hongyu Wu, Jiaying Pan, Yupeng Hao, Ke Nie, Li Yu, Yumeng Zhu, Xiangyi Zhao, Kai Huang, Mengke Zhang, Yongyan Zhao, Yaping Jiang, Siyuan Wang, Yiling Pan, Yubing Chen, Yilai Lin, Wanghong Shi, Yayuan Deng, Jin Han, Jie Li, Xuan Long, Junbin Wang, Zhiyuan Zhang, Zegang Han, Zhanfeng Si, Lei Ju, Jun Li, Tianzhen Zhang, Ji Zhou, Xueying Guan   +32 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of an algae-derived polymer as a pollinator-friendly pesticide adjuvant

Scientific Reports
Chemical applications in croplands can be a major source of pesticide exposure to pollinators, including off-target drift. Adjuvants are added to pesticides to improve spray characteristics. The major goal of this study was to identify the possibility of
Narayanan Kannan, Yu-Cheng Zhu
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Socioecological Factors and Farmer Perceptions Impacting Pesticide Use and Pollinator Conservation on Cucurbit Farms

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021
While research suggests that pollinator decline is linked with agricultural practices, it is unclear whether farmers share this view and adapt management to promote pollinators based on their understanding of these threats.
Elias H. Bloom, Dana Marie Bauer, Abigail Kaminski, Ian Kaplan, Zsofia Szendrei   +4 more
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