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Comparative transcriptomics of social insect queen pheromones. [PDF]

Nat Commun, 2019
Holman L, Helanterä H, Trontti K, Mikheyev AS.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Delaying the Inevitable? U.S. Screwworm Closures and Feeder Cattle Market Dynamics

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biosecurity trade restrictions are commonly framed as preventive measures, yet in many settings they function primarily as policies of delay: they impose immediate market costs while only postponing the arrival of biological risks. This paper evaluates that intertemporal tradeoff using the 2024–2025 US suspension of live cattle imports from ...
Shelby Sumner, Savannah Jones, Tania Islam, K. Aleks Schaefer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Offspring chemical control of adult reproductive transitions in a social insect. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Piqueret B, Weissflog J, Tretter S, Zetzsche T, Veit D, Bartram S, Halitschke R, Ulrich Y.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Research reports : 74th Annual Pacific Northwest Insect Management Conference

Proceedings of the 74th Annual Pacific Northwest Insect Management Conference, held January 12-13, 2015 at the Hilton Hotel in Portland ...
Pacific Northwest Insect Management Conference
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Regional Differences in U.S. Consumer Preferences for Native Woody Shrubs With Varying Aesthetic Characteristics

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn, Ariana P. Torres, Sue Barton, Bridget K. Behe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cestode infection is linked to transcriptional shifts in neuropeptide signalling and caste-specific ageing pathways in a social insect. [PDF]

BMC Genomics
Blasi G, Schwolow K, Darras H, Foitzik S.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Behavioral flexibility promotes collective consistency in a social insect. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2018
Garrison LK, Kleineidam CJ, Weidenmüller A.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Does Contract Farming Reduce Pesticide Use? Panel Data Evidence From Smallholder Farmers in China

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The inappropriate and excessive use of pesticides poses a major threat to human and ecosystem health in the agri‐food sector. While existing studies have examined the potential of contract farming to address this issue, most have focused on large‐scale farms and relied on small or transactional datasets, often leaving the role of crop‐specific
Zhihui Liang, Shan Jin, Matthew Gorton
wiley   +1 more source

Serial founder effects slow range expansion in an invasive social insect. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Hagan T, Ding G, Buchmann G, Oldroyd BP, Gloag R.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The queen's gut refines with age: longevity phenotypes in a social insect model. [PDF]

Microbiome, 2018
Anderson KE, Ricigliano VA, Mott BM, Copeland DC, Floyd AS, Maes P.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source