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The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations

Insect Science, EarlyView.
This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean, Xim Cerdá, Jérôme Orivel, Frédéric Azémar, Alexander L. Wild, Bruno Corbara, Axel Touchard   +6 more
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Aspects of use and features of the predatorymite Neoseiulus longispinosus (Evans, 1952) (Mesostigmata: family Phytoseiidae, subfamily. Amblyseiinae) in comparison to N. californicus [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
The predatory mite Neoseiulus longispinosus (Evans, 1952) isused as a specialized acariphage on vegetable, flower and berry crops inAsia. In protected ground of European agriculture, N.
Meshkov Yury I., Glinushkin Alexey P., Stepanova Eugenia V., Zakharov Dmitry A., Sidorov Ilya I., Semenova Natalia A., Akimova Svetlana V., Yanykin Denis V., Paskhin Mark O.   +8 more
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A preventive strategy for the control of aphids in sweet pepper using lacewings and micrococcinelid beetles

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Aphids pose a serious risk to horticultural crops. Current biocontrol strategies often fail due to the poor establishment of natural enemies when aphids are scarce. We evaluated the potential of two aphidophagous predators, Micromus variegatus and Scymnus interruptus, to be used as preventive biocontrol agents, released before aphid infestation.
Jesica Pérez‐Rodríguez, Reinier T. Valstar, Ada Leman, Gerben J. Messelink   +3 more
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The role of volatiles in aggregation and host-seeking of the haematophagous poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae (Acari: Dermanyssidae) [PDF]

, 2010
Infestations with ectoparasitic poultry red mites (Dermanyssus gallinae) pose an increasing threat to poultry health and welfare. Because of resistance to acaricides and higher scrutiny of poultry products, alternative and environmentally safe management
Dicke, M., Koenraadt, C.J.M.
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Spatial, Temporal, and Host‐Specificity Patterns of Three Genera of Blood Coccidian Parasites in Two Syntopic Mediterranean Lizards

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Our results indicated that the three genera of blood parasites found in the two species of lizards studied can exhibit distinct epidemiological patterns across microgeographic and temporal scales. ABSTRACT We investigated the phenological variation of three genera of blood parasites of lizards (Schellackia, Karyolysus, and Lankesterella) using samples ...
Claudia Mediavilla, Guillermo Fandos, Sara Blázquez‐Castro, Senda Reguera, Rafael Barrientos, Rodrigo Megía‐Palma   +5 more
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Parental exposure to heat waves improves offspring reproductive investment in Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae), but not in its predator, Phytoseiulus persimilis (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Ecology and Evolution, 2023
The more frequent and intense occurrence of heat waves is a challenge for arthropods because their unpredictable incidence requires fast adaptations by the exposed individuals.
Thomas Tscholl, Gösta Nachman, Bernhard Spangl, Ida Scalmani, Andreas Walzer   +4 more
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The association of Mediterranean plant species with herbivorous arthropods and its effect on pest abundance in organic vineyards

Annals of Applied Biology, EarlyView.
We determined the associations of native Mediterranean plant species located around organic vineyards with species of Auchenorrhyncha and phytophagous tetranychid and tenuipalpid mites, including important vineyard pests: Jacobiasca lybica and Tetranychus urticae.
Renata Santos, Pedro Naves, Rita Morais, Leonor R. Rodrigues, Sílvia Pina, Márcia Santos, Maria Teresa Rebelo, Patrícia Garcia Pereira, Sara Magalhães, Elisabete Figueiredo   +9 more
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Predators of the two paropsine leaf beetles Paropsisterna cloelia and Paropsis charybdis in eucalypt plantations in Marlborough, New Zealand Prädatoren der zwei Blattkäfer Paropsisterna cloelia and Paropsis charybdis in Eukalyptusplantagen in Marlborough, Neuseeland

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.
Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Miridae (Hemiptera), Hemerobiidae (Neuroptera), Pentatomidae (Hemiptera), Anystidae (Acari), Erythraeidae (Acari) and spiders (Araneidae, Oxyopidae and Salticidae) fed on the invasive paropsine leaf beetles in Marlborough, New Zealand.
Carolin Weser, Manpreet K. Dhami, Elena Moltchanova, Ana Podolyan, Toni M. Withers, Stephen M. Pawson   +5 more
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A long-term study on crustacean plankton of a shallow tropical lake: the role of invertebrate predation

Journal of Limnology, 2015
The primary factor that governs the size and species composition of zooplankton is still a controversial issue and temperature is considered the main factor responsible for latitudinal differences.
Marlene S. Arcifa, Tânia C. dos Santos Ferreira, Claudia Fileto, Maria S. Maioli Castilho-Noll, Taís C. Bunioto, Walter J. Minto   +5 more
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Examining Atopic Dermatitis Through the One Health Concept Lens

Allergy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the application of the One Health framework to atopic dermatitis (AD), a complex, chronic skin disease, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to prevention and management. One Health integrates human, animal, environmental, and plant health, addressing challenges such as antimicrobial resistance, infectious diseases, and
Dijana Minić‐Pantić, Bernadette Abela, Jenni Lehtimäki, Alexander Zink, Erika Jensen‐Jarolim, Antonia Fettelschoss‐Gabriel, Claudia Traidl‐Hoffmann, Johannes Ring, Peter Schmid‐Grendelmeir, Pascal Prélaud, Alain Taïeb   +10 more
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