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Busy Bees: Variation in Insect Flower-Visiting Rates across Multiple Plant Species
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2015 We quantified insect visitation rates by counting how many flowers/inflorescences were probed per unit time for five plant species (four native and one garden: California lilac, bramble, ragwort, wild marjoram, and ivy) growing in Sussex, United Kingdom,
Margaret J. Couvillon +5 more
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Trachymyrmex septentrionalis Ant Microbiome Assembly Is Unique to Individual Colonies and Castes
mSphere, 2022 Within social insect colonies, microbiomes often differ between castes due to their different functional roles and between colony locations. Trachymyrmex septentrionalis fungus-growing ants form colonies throughout the eastern United States and northern ...
Emily A. Green, Jonathan L. Klassen
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Acknowledgment to Reviewers of Insects in 2020
, 2021 Peer review is the driving force of journal development, and reviewers are gatekeepers who ensure that Insects maintains its standards for the high quality of its published papers [...
Insects Editorial Office Insects Editorial Office +2 more
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Applied Sciences, 2022 Social hierarchies are ubiquitous in social groups such as human societies and social insect colonies; however, the factors that maintain these hierarchies are less clear.
Carlos Bustamante-Orellana +5 more
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, 2022 Every day, there is an increase in environmental damage on the planet regarding human action. One of the causes is food production. Edible insects are presented as an option to mitigate the environmental damage generated by the production of conventional
Ordoñez-Araque, Roberto +5 more
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Valorisation Potential of Using Organic Side Streams as Feed for Tenebrio molitor, Acheta domesticus and Locusta migratoria [PDF]
, 2021 Due to increasing welfare and population, the demand for alternative protein sources, obtained with minimal use of natural resources, is rising in today’s society.
Van Miert, Sabine +15 more
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Hive Relocation Does Not Adversely Affect Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Foraging
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2013 Honey bees, Apis mellifera, face major challenges including diseases and reduced food availability due to agricultural intensification. Additionally, migratory beekeeping may subject colonies to a moving stress, both during the move itself and after the ...
Fiona C. Riddell Pearce +2 more
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Specialized Fungal Parasites and Opportunistic Fungi in Gardens of Attine Ants
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2012 Ants in the tribe Attini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) comprise about 230 described species that share the same characteristic: all coevolved in an ancient mutualism with basidiomycetous fungi cultivated for food. In this paper we focused on fungi other than
Fernando C. Pagnocca +2 more
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Obituary Professor Sue Nicolson 1950-2023: Sweet solutions: pollinators and their physiology
Journal of Pollination EcologyOn 27 April 2023 the scientific community lost an inspirational and influential biologist of rare quality following the death of Professor Sue Nicolson.
Christian Pirk +2 more
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Sociobiology, 2021 Some of termites have been introduced outside their native ranges, and it has been suggested that both wood-eating and wood-nesting lifestyles are critical for the transportation of propagules.
Tomonari Nozaki +3 more
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