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Novel phoretic associations between mites and flies and faunistic composition of phoretic mites at composters in Poland

The European Zoological Journal
Mites living in transient and patchy environments frequently spread by phoresy, where many insects serve as carriers. This study aimed to investigate phoresy at compost piles in two orchards, Dąbrowice and Nowy Dwór-Parcela, and a fruit and vegetable ...
K. Michalska, M. A. Ibrahim, D. J. Gwiazdowicz, W. Magowski, R. Laniecki, M. W. Kozłowski, M. Martyka, A. Palaczyk, M. Studnicki, G. Soika, E. Mirzwa-Mróz   +10 more
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A new Paraleius species (Acari, Oribatida, Scheloribatidae) associated with bark beetles (Curculionidae, Scolytinae) in Canada

ZooKeys, 2017
Bark beetles (Scolytinae) are hosts to a broad diversity of mites (Acari), including several genera of Oribatida (Sarcoptiformes). Of these, Paraleius (Scheloribatidae) species are the most frequently collected oribatid mites associated with bark beetles.
Wayne Knee
doaj   +3 more sources

Pollen Feeding Reduces Predation of Northern Corn Rootworm Eggs (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Diabrotica barberi) by a Soil-Dwelling Mite (Acari: Laelapidae: Stratiolaelaps scimitus)

Insects, 2021
Landscape diversification with flowering plants can benefit pollinators and natural enemies, although insect pests can also use floral resources for nutrition and chemoprotection.
Deirdre A. Prischmann-Voldseth, Stephanie J. Swenson, Robert Brenner   +2 more
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Immediate and Delayed Mortality of Four Stored-Product Pests on Concrete Surfaces Treated with Chlorantraniliprole

Insects, 2021
Chlorantraniliprole is an effective pesticide against a plethora of pests, but its efficacy against stored-product pests is very poorly explored. In this study we treated concrete surfaces with four different doses of chlorantraniliprole (0.01, 0.05, 0.1,
Nickolas G. Kavallieratos, Maria C. Boukouvala, Erifili P. Nika, Nikoleta Eleftheriadou, Dimitrios N. Avtzis   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Invasive giant river prawns as opportunistic, generalist predators in the Amazon Delta: Insights from metabarcoding

Ecosphere, Volume 16, Issue 11, November 2025.
Abstract Invasive species alter habitats and biological communities. The giant river prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man 1879) was introduced to Brazil for aquaculture, and invasive populations have established in the Amazon Delta region where they are believed to pose a risk to the native aquatic fauna.
Aisha Carolina Cei, Dalila Costa Silva, Alan Erik Souza Rodrigues, Silvana Melo Sviggum, Fabricio dos Anjos Santa Rosa, Rasna Figueiredo Martins, João Bráullio de Luna Sales, Jarl Andreas Anmarkrud, Hugo de Boer, Guilherme Correa Oliveira, Quentin Mauvisseau, Jussara Moretto Martinelli‐Lemos, Jonathan Stuart Ready   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Harnessing Environmental DNA to Explore Frugivorous Interactions: A Case Study in Papaya (Carica papaya) and Pineapple (Ananas comosus)

Environmental DNA, Volume 7, Issue 5, September–October 2025.
Simplified workflow of environmental DNA metabarcoding from fruits of papaya (Carica papaya) and pineapple (Ananas comosus). ABSTRACT Plant–animal interactions (PAIs) are critical in natural and agricultural ecosystems, mediating energy flow with both positive and negative interactions.
Pritam Banerjee, Jyoti Prakash Maity, Nalonda Chatterjee, Sven Weber, Gobinda Dey, Raju Kumar Sharma, Chien‐Yen Chen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimizing eDNA Metabarcoding Techniques for Assessing Arthropod Communities in Tree‐Related Microhabitats

Environmental DNA, Volume 7, Issue 1, January–February 2025.
This study highlights the significance of using environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding to study forest arthropods associated with tree‐related microhabitats (TreMs) and deadwood. We find that our tree surface sampling effectively captured ecologically significant arthropods associated with TreMs, exhibiting overlap with other deadwood sediment samples ...
Mohammad Jamil Shuvo, Tasmina Tabassum, Gernot Segelbacher   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Two new mite parasites of Natal bats (Listrophoridae, Sarcoptiformes)

Parasitology, 1952
Three species of Listrophorid mites representing two genera, Alabidocarpus and Labidocarpus, are known from the European horse-shoe bat Rhinolophus ferroequinum, and one species of Alabidocarpus, A. nasicolus, has already been described (1938) from the closely related Natal horseshoe bat Rhinolophus geoffroyi zuluensis.
openaire   +2 more sources

Wolbachia in Antarctic terrestrial invertebrates: Absent or undiscovered?

Environmental Microbiology Reports, Volume 16, Issue 6, December 2024.
Endosymbiotic bacteria Wolbachia are recognized for their role in influencing host survival and stress resistance, particularly in cold environmental conditions across various species. However, our analysis of available data reveals a notable absence of Wolbachia in species abundant in the extreme cold conditions of Antarctica.
Svitlana Serga, Pavlo A. Kovalenko, Oleksandr M. Maistrenko, Gwenaëlle Deconninck, Oleksandra Shevchenko, Nataliia Iakovenko, Yurii Protsenko, Andrij Susulovsky, Łukasz Kaczmarek, Mariia Pavlovska, Peter Convey, Iryna Kozeretska   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

The genome‐wide response of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus to cystatin A, a peptidase inhibitor from human skin, sheds light on its digestive physiology and allergenicity

Insect Molecular Biology, Volume 33, Issue 6, Page 662-677, December 2024.
The genome of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus was screened for genes encoding peptidases (n = 320), glycosylases (n = 77), lipases and esterases (n = 320), peptidase inhibitors (n = 65) and allergen‐related proteins (n = 52). Ingestion of cystatin A caused the regulation of cysteine endopeptidases and glycosylases, genes acquired by horizontal gene ...
José Cristian Vidal‐Quist, Félix Ortego, Stephane Rombauts, Pedro Hernández‐Crespo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source