Light and Temperature Synchronizes Locomotor Activity in the Linden Bug, Pyrrhocoris apterus [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2020 Circadian clocks are synchronized with the external environment by light and temperature. The effect of these cues on behavior is well-characterized in Drosophila, however, little is known about synchronization in non-model insect species.
Magdalena Maria Kaniewska +5 more
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Influence of Asafoetida Extract on the Virulence of the Entomopathogenic Nematode Steinernema carpocapsae and Its Symbiotic Bacterium Xenorhabdus nematophila in the Host Pyrrhocoris apterus [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2023 Nematode–microbe symbiosis plays a key role in determining pathogenesis against pests. The modulation of symbiotic bacteria may affect the virulence of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) and the biological management of pests.
Haq Abdul Shaik, Archana Mishra
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Habitat Temperatures of the Red Firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus: The Value of Small-Scale Climate Data Measurement [PDF]
Insects, 2023 Ambient temperature is a main parameter that determines the thriving and propagation of ectothermic insects. It affects egg and larval development as well as adults’ survival and successful overwintering.
Helmut Käfer +2 more
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Climatic Variation of Supercooling Point in the Linden Bug Pyrrhocoris apterus (Heteroptera: Pyrrhocoridae) [PDF]
Insects, 2018 Cold tolerance is often one of the key components of insect fitness, but the association between climatic conditions and supercooling capacity is poorly understood.
Tomáš Ditrich +3 more
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Effect of Male Body Size on Female Reproduction in Pyrrhocoris apterus (L.) (Heteroptera, Pyrrhocoridae) [PDF]
Insects, 2022 Females and males of the abundant heteropteran species Pyrrhocoris apterus (L.) mate with the larger of the available partners. The male benefits from copulation with a large female, which is more productive than a small female.
Alois Honek, Zdenka Martinkova
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Individual behaviour in firebugs (Pyrrhocoris apterus). [PDF]
Proc Biol Sci, 2011 The concept of animal personalities has recently become of major interest as researchers began to wonder why animals within a given population show consistent behaviour across situations and contexts, what led to the evolution of such behavioural inflexibility and what mechanisms might underlie the phenomenon.
Gyuris E, Feró O, Tartally A, Barta Z.
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The 70 kDa heat shock protein assists during the repair of chilling injury in the insect, Pyrrhocoris apterus. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2009 BACKGROUND: The Pyrrhocoris apterus (Insecta: Heteroptera) adults attain high levels of cold tolerance during their overwintering diapause. Non-diapause reproducing adults, however, lack the capacity to express a whole array of cold-tolerance adaptations
Vladimír Kostál +1 more
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Mating activity of Pyrrhocoris apterus (Heteroptera: Pyrrhocoridae) in nature [PDF]
European Journal of Entomology, 2019 The mating behaviour of Pyrrhocoris apterus in the laboratory is well studied, but little is known about it under natural conditions. In natural populations in Central Europe, overwintered adults start copulating in March and continue until their death ...
Alois HONĚK +2 more
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CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing Introduction and Optimization in the Non-model Insect Pyrrhocoris apterus [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2019 The CRISPR/Cas9 technique is widely used in experimentation with human cell lines as well as with other model systems, such as mice Mus musculus, zebrafish Danio reiro, and the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster.
Joanna Kotwica-Rolinska +11 more
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Steroid receptor coactivator TAIMAN is a new modulator of insect circadian clock. [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2023 TAIMAN (TAI), the only insect ortholog of mammalian Steroid Receptor Coactivators (SRCs), is a critical modulator of ecdysone and juvenile hormone (JH) signaling pathways, which govern insect development and reproduction.
Vlastimil Smykal +10 more
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