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Insights on the nutritional ecology of a nocturnal pollinating insect

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Nutritional ecology examines the environmental effects on nutritional needs, food intake and foraging behaviors, and the use of nutrients ingested by animals. Among insects, Lepidoptera are often considered opportunistic foragers that visit a wide variety of available flowers, although with some preferences.
Evan Force, Caroline Suray, Charlotte Girardin, Michel B.C. Sokolowski, Matthieu Dacher   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative quantification of Leishmania infantum in experimental phlebotomine sand fly infections using kDNA and single-copy Meta-1 gene qPCR assays. [PDF]

Parasit Vectors
Porcelli S, Prudhomme J, Sádlová J, Bečvářová B, Volf P, Depaquit J, Robert-Gangneux F.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Offspring performance does not explain oviposition preference in the leafminer Stigmella sorbi (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae): a tri‐trophic perspective

Insect Science, EarlyView.
We studied oviposition site selection in a leaf‐mining moth (Stigmella sorbi) on rowan trees (Sorbus aucuparia) in northwestern Russia, assessing larval performance across different shoot types, leaf positions, and leaflets. Larval survival was highest on long vegetative shoots, yet females showed no preference for these optimal sites.
Mikhail V. Kozlov, Vitali Zverev
wiley   +1 more source

Susceptibility of diverse sand fly species to Toscana virus. [PDF]

PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Jancarova M, Polanska N, Thiesson A, Arnaud F, Stejskalova M, Rehbergerova M, Kohl A, Viginier B, Volf P, Ratinier M.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Synthetic biology approaches to generate temperature‐sensitive alleles for the Sterile Insect Technique

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Abstract The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) is an environmentally friendly, sustainable pest control approach, which uses large‐scale releases of sterile insects to suppress or eradicate target populations through infertile matings. The efficiency of SIT is enhanced by male‐only releases requiring genetic sexing strains (GSSs) that are classically ...
Chun Yin Leung, Ernst A. Wimmer, Hassan M. M. Ahmed   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) species composition in an area with a recent American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis outbreak in Minas Gerais, Brazil. [PDF]

J Med Entomol
Dias ES, Michalsky ÉM, Rocha MFD, Pereira NCL, Saraiva L, Lara-Silva FO, Silva RAE, Fortes-Dias CL.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Faculty Opinions recommendation of Cutting Edge: Brazilian pemphigus foliaceus anti-desmoglein 1 autoantibodies cross-react with sand fly salivary LJM11 antigen.

, 2012
Cassian Sitaru
openalex   +2 more sources

Chinese Pangolin Changes Local Vertebrate Assemblages and Contributes to Their Interspecific Interactions by Burrowing and Revisitation

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
In this study, we systematically analyzed the utilization patterns of Chinese pangolin burrows by sympatric species in Guangdong Province, China, including differences in species composition using burrow mounds and burrow tunnels. We found that repeated visits to burrows by Chinese pangolin promoted the use of burrows by sympatric species, suggesting ...
Song Sun, Ruirui Mao, Hongliang Dou, Haiyang Gao, Ying Wang, Yaqian Zhang, Fei Wu, Yuanwen Kuang, Zhishu Xiao, Yan Hua   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phlebotomine sand fly vector distribution, seasonality, blood meal sources, and infection rates in cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic areas of Northeast Ethiopia. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Tesfaye M, Zeynudin A, Mekonnen Z, Gebresilassie A, Abamecha K, Yewhalaw D.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Host Exploitation by Cuckoos in China: A Review and Real‐Time Tracking Program for Parasitism Records

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
China is a global hotspot for cuckoo‐host diversity, with 17 cuckoo species, exploiting 142 host species. We reveal adaptive matching in body size and egg traits, along with niche partitioning among cuckoos, while identifying eight new host species.
Tao Liu, Canchao Yang
wiley   +1 more source