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Ecosystem services provided by spiders

Biological Reviews, Volume 100, Issue 6, Page 2217-2236, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Spiders, ubiquitous and abundant predators in terrestrial ecosystems, often are the subjects of an unjust negative perception. However, these remarkable creatures stand as unsung heroes within our ecosystems, contributing a multitude of ecosystem services critical to human well‐being.
Pedro Cardoso, Stano Pekár, Klaus Birkhofer, Angela Chuang, Caroline Sayuri Fukushima, Eileen A. Hebets, Yann Henaut, Thomas Hesselberg, Jagoba Malumbres‐Olarte, Ondřej Michálek, Radek Michalko, Catherine Scott, Jonas Wolff, Stefano Mammola   +13 more
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Toxicity of spiromesifen and natural acaricides to Tetranychus urticae koch and compatibility with Phytoseiulus macropilis (Banks)

Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2013
The two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae), is one important pest of cotton crop due to reductions in cotton yield and fiber quality.
José Vargas de Oliveira , Jorge Braz Torres, Cláudia Helena Cysneiros Matos   +2 more
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Plasticity in climate change responses

Biological Reviews, Volume 100, Issue 6, Page 2508-2527, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Recent research has shown that climate change can both induce and modulate the expression of plastic traits but our understanding of the role of phenotypic plasticity as an adaptive response to climate change is limited. In this review, we dissect the mechanisms and impact of phenotypic plasticity as a response to accumulating climatic ...
Angelika Stollewerk, Pavel Kratina, Arnaud Sentis, Catalina Chaparro‐Pedraza, Ellen Decaestecker, Luc De Meester, Ozge Eyice, Lynn Govaert, John Iwan Jones, Christian Laforsch, Carolina Madeira, Anita Narwani, Vicencio Oostra, Joost A. M. Raeymaekers, Axel G. Rossberg, Matthias Schott, Robby Stoks, Ellen van Velzen, David Boukal   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Methyl Jasmonate on the Performance of Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard, 1960 (Acari: Tetranychidae) and Phytoseiulus longipes Evans, 1968 (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on Tomato Plants

Entomological Communications
Inducible anti-herbivore defenses in plants are predominantly regulated by jasmonic acid (JA). The red spider mite Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard, 1960 (Acari: Tetranychidae) is an invasive pest known for its detrimental impact on tomato plants ...
Pauliana A. Silva, Carla C. M. Arce, Angelo Pallini, Livia M. S. Ataide   +3 more
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Animal medical systems from Apis to apes: history, recent advances and future perspectives

Biological Reviews, Volume 100, Issue 6, Page 2608-2624, December 2025.
ABSTRACTAnimal medical systems encompass a wide range of behaviours aimed at maintaining or improving health. It has become clear that these behaviours are not limited to animals treating themselves (self‐medication) but also include the treatment of group members, resulting in the adoption of the more inclusive term “animal medication”. Behaviour with
Michelina Pusceddu, Michael A. Huffman, Stephane Knoll, Ana Helena Dias Francesconi, Ignazio Floris, Alberto Satta   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Zebra stripes: the questions raised by the answers

Biological Reviews, Volume 100, Issue 6, Page 2660-2680, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Multiple hypotheses have been suggested to explain why the three zebra species (Equus quagga, E. grevyi and E. zebra) are striped. We review how well these theories explain the nature (rather than simply the existence) of the stripes. Specifically, we explore how well different theories explain (i) the form of zebra stripes (especially on ...
Hamish M. Ireland, Graeme D. Ruxton
wiley   +1 more source

Dietary and olfactory effects of fermenting apple juice on reproductive diapause in Drosophila moriwakii (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

Entomological Science, Volume 28, Issue 4, December 2025.
Females of Drosophila moriwakii enter reproductive diapause (characterized by undeveloped ovaries) under longdaylengths when reared with the standard medium in large cages in which theycan fly freely. Our experiments demonstrated that the proportion of females in diapause decreased drastically even under these conditions, when females were reared with ...
Nobuaki ICHIJÔ, Hiroaki SATO
wiley   +1 more source

A lectin gene is involved in the defense of Pleurotus ostreatus against the mite predator Tyrophagus putrescentiae [PDF]

, 2023
Junjie Liu, Huiping Li, Xin Luo, Lin Ma, Cuixin Li, Shaoxuan Qu   +5 more
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Entomopathogenic Nematodes Induce Metabolic Reallocation in Maize Roots Without Altering the Performance of Two Root Herbivores, Diabrotica virgifera and Diabrotica balteata

Plant, Cell &Environment, Volume 48, Issue 12, Page 8561-8572, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are key biological control agents in agriculture, but their direct effects on plant metabolism and resistance to herbivory remain underexplored. By combining transcriptomic, metabolomic, and herbivore assays, this study aimed at providing a holistic description of maize root responses to EPNs and to assess ...
Arletys M. Verdecia‐Mogena, Paul A. Himmighofen, Pierre Mateo, Keerthi Divakaran, Mirco Hecht, Rimjhim R. Choudhury, Christian Parisod, Christelle A. M. Robert   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The side effects of lime sulphur on predaceous arthropods, i.e. Typhlodromus pyri, and other leaf occupying arthropods [PDF]

, 2001
Conclusions and further studies The significant reduction of T. pyri and of larvae of predaceous gall midges, the complete loss of mite-diversity and the possible enhancement of P. ulmi and other harmful mites (i.e. C.
Daniel, Claudia, Häseli, Andreas, Weibel, Franco   +2 more
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