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Identification and Characterization of Olfactory Genes in the Cochineal Scale Insect, <i>Porphyrophora sophorae</i> (Hemiptera: Margarodidae). [PDF]

Biology (Basel)
Wang Y, Liu XL, Dewer Y, Jiang CG, Song S, Chen HH.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Synergies in Agricultural Biodiversity Conservation: Decomposing the Interaction Between Nature Parks and Agri‐Environment Schemes

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding how policy instruments with overlapping goals interact is crucial for leveraging their synergies. This study explores the mechanisms for regional nature parks (a form of protected areas that impose no restrictions on agriculture) to enhance the adoption of biodiversity‐conserving agri‐environment schemes (AES) in Switzerland ...
Yanbing Wang, Christian Ritzel, Antonia Kaiser, Gabriele Mack   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ecological Significance of a Novel Nitrogen Fixation Mechanism in the Wax Scale Insect <i>Ericerus pela</i>. [PDF]

Insects
Qi Q, Li B, Zhang X, Chen X, Chen H, King-Jones K.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Are asymmetric inheritance systems an evolutionary trap? Transitions in the mechanism of genome loss in the scale insect family Eriococcidae

, 2022
Hodson CN, Toon A, Cook L, Ross L.
europepmc   +1 more source

Consumer Valuation of Meat Alternatives and Labeling Policies: A Comparative Perspective

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates and compares US consumer perceptions and the impact of environmental, human health, and animal welfare information related to conventional meat on preferences for meat alternatives and labeling policies. Using the best–worst scaling method across 10 different burger alternatives, our results show that the meat burger is
Daniele Asioli, Wei Yang, Jia Han, Quoc Cuong Nguyen, Massimiliano Petracci, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr.   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

New data on the scale insect (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha) fauna of Iceland, with description of a new species. [PDF]

Zookeys
Gerő K, Alfreðsson M, Szita É.
europepmc   +1 more source

Are all meats substitutes? A basket‐and‐expenditure‐based approach

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the relationship among animal‐based meat and plant‐based meat alternatives (PBMAs) using a basket‐and‐expenditure‐based choice experiment. In particular, we examine whether animal‐based meat products are substitutes or complements with PBMAs.
Clinton L. Neill, Logan L. Britton
wiley   +1 more source

"The Last of Them": Entomopathogenic Effect of Akanthomyces muscarius on the Scale Insect Pest Toumeyella parvicornis Under Laboratory Conditions, a Potential Biological Control Candidate. [PDF]

Physiol Plant
Di Sora N, Turco S, Brugneti F, Isoli F, Mazzaglia A, Contarini M, Speranza S, Rossini L.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Effects of Environmental and Health Information on Willingness to Pay for Local and Organic Foods in Taiwan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment, we investigate how providing information about food miles and pesticide residue influences willingness to pay (WTP) for potatoes among 407 shoppers in Taiwan, split between a supermarket and a farmers market.
Chiu‐Lin Huang, Edward C. Jaenicke, Martina Vecchi, Sheng‐Jang Sheu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Changes in the Microbiota of the Scale Insect (<i>Diaspis echinocacti</i>, Bouché, 1833) in <i>Opuntia stricta</i> Cladodes: Taxonomic and Metagenomic Analysis as a Function of Infestation Levels. [PDF]

Biology (Basel)
da Silva MB, Medeiros AB, Dos Anjos AIM, Ferreira Cavalcante JV, Santiago BCF, Monteiro SS, Vital AC, Dalmolin RJS, Lisboa HM, Pasquali MAB.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source