Variation in life history traits and transcriptome associated with adaptation to diet shifts in the ladybird Cryptolaemus montrouzieri [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Despite the broad diet range of many predatory ladybirds, the mechanisms involved in their adaptation to diet shifts are not completely understood.
A Haselton +51 more
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Mitochondrial genome of Lemnia saucia Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) and phylogenetic analysis
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 We sequenced and annotated the nearly complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Lemnia saucia (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). This mitogenome was 14,106 bp long and encoded 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 19 transfer RNA genes, and two ribosomal RNA ...
Jing Zhou +4 more
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Mitogenome evolution in ladybirds: Potential association with dietary adaptation
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 10, Issue 2, Page 1042-1053, January 2020., 2020 We sequenced for the first time three coccinellid mitogenomes. Six mitochondrial PCGs displayed signs of positive selection. Adaptive evolution of coccinellid mitogenomes is potentially associated with both dietary shifts and other life history traits. Abstract Dietary shifts can alter the relative availability of different nutrients and are therefore ...
Ming‐Long Yuan +7 more
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Transgenic insecticidal crops and natural enemies: A detailed review of laboratory studies [PDF]
, 2009 This review uses a data-driven, quantitative method to summarize the published, peer-reviewed literature about the impact of genetically modified (GM) plants on arthropod natural enemies in laboratory experiments.
Andow D. A., Arpaia S., Lovei G. L.
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Harmonia axyridis: what will stop the invader? [PDF]
, 2012 Copyright © International Organization for Biological Control (IOBC) 2007.In recent years Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) has become a very popular insect among biological control practitioners and scientists, not only for ...
Borges, Isabel +4 more
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Genomic insight into diet adaptation in the biological control agent Cryptolaemus montrouzieri [PDF]
, 2021 Background: The ladybird beetle Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant, 1853 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) is used worldwide as a biological control agent. It is a predator of various mealybug pests, but it also feeds on alternative prey and can be reared on ...
Chen, Mei-Lan +7 more
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Nonparametric estimation of interspecific spatio-temporal niche separation between two lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Bt cotton fields [PDF]
, 2015 Predaceous lady beetles are important natural enemies of many insect pests in agro-ecosystem. The altered agricultural practices associated with widespread adoption of Bt cotton may have potential effects on the spatio-temporal patterns of predaceous ...
Ge, Feng +5 more
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Behavioral mechanism of transfer and dispersal of Propylaea japonica in cotton adjacent to sorghum fields [PDF]
, 2023 Increasing crop biodiversity, such as by adjacent managed crops, is recognized as an effective biological control measure. However, few studies have focused on the mechanisms involved in how adjacent managed crops increase natural enemy populations ...
Hongying Cui +6 more
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Recommendations for the design of laboratory studies on non-target arthropods for risk assessment of genetically engineered plants [PDF]
, 2010 This paper provides recommendations on experimental design for early-tier laboratory studies used in risk assessments to evaluate potential adverse impacts of arthropod-resistant genetically engineered (GE) plants on non-target arthropods (NTAs).
Jörg Romeis +11 more
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Insecticidal activity of bacillus thuringiensis proteins against coleopteran pests [PDF]
, 2020 Bacillus thuringiensis is the most successful microbial insecticide agent and its proteins have been studied for many years due to its toxicity against insects mainly belonging to the orders Lepidoptera, Diptera and Coleoptera, which are pests of agro ...
Ancín Azpilicueta, Carmen +4 more
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