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Acta Scientiarum Polonorum: Hortorum Cultus, 2014 Despite intensive chemical plant protection conducted in ornamental nurseries in Poland, spider mites are still one of problematic pests. In view of increasing resistance of spider mites on acaricides, searching for alternative methods of nursery plants
Ewa K. Puchalska
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AgronomySpider mites are globally distributed pests that cause significant damage to a wide range of crops. The use of predators for the control of pest mites is an effective and environmentally sustainable strategy.
Haoyu Wang +6 more
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Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2012 We investigated mother-offspring relations in a lady beetle Stethorus punctillum Weise that utilizes spider mites as prey. Our objectives were to determine if (1) prey quality affects egg size, (2) maternal size correlates with egg size, and (3) egg size
Eric W. Riddick, Zhixin Wu
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Insect Science, EarlyView.A bacterial‐derived AvPBL gene encoding a pantothenate‐β‐alanine ligase was identified in Amphitetranychus viennensis. RNAi silencing of AvPBL reduced pantothenic acid production, impairing reproduction and diapause induction, while pantothenic acid supplementation rescued these phenotypes.
Meibin Liu +8 more
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Extreme Silk Toughness in Caerostris Spiders Is Limited to Adult Females
Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.We ask whether species with exceptionally tough silk, like Caerostris bark spiders, show different developmental patterns in silk toughness between ontogenetic stages and sexes. We found that only large females produce exceptionally tough silk with higher initial stiffness, while juvenile females as well as adult and juvenile males produce inferior ...
Matjaž Gregorič +4 more
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Children &Society, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article details curricular and research methods that privilege young children's voices, movements, and creative choices within performing arts workshops as they devise their own beliefs and understandings of puberty and menstruation. Participants included girl‐identifying children aged 5–12 years, residing in a central Pennsylvania suburb
Julie Snyder
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BIOLOGY, HOST RANGE AND NATURAL ENEMIES OF THE COCONUT SPIDER MITE, Oligonychus velascoi RIMANDO
Annals of Tropical Research, 1987 The total developmental period of the coconut spider mite, Oligonychus velascoi Rimando was 6.3 and 6.9 days for those reared on detached and undetached leaflets, respectively.
Tita L. Cayme, Dely P. Gapasin
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A new place for stories in conservation
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Michael Soule writes in his foundational article “What is Conservation Biology?” that “in crisis disciplines, one must act before knowing all the facts; crisis disciplines are thus a mixture of science and art, and their pursuit requires intuition as well as information.” Since this article was published three decades ago, conservation biology
Alex McInturff
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EDIS, 2004 The predatory gall midge, Feltiella acarisuga (Vallot), is one of the most effective and widespread natural enemies of spider mites (Tetranychidae) (Gagne 1995).
Ryan S. Osborne +2 more
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Island invertebrate responses to single‐ and multi‐species invasive rodent eradications
Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.Eradications of rodents on islands are a powerful tool for conservation, but rarely are the responses of invertebrates quantified post‐eradication, despite being the preferred prey of mice. Here we analyzed pre‐ and post‐eradication invertebrate survey results for two sub‐Antarctic islands where mice had recently been eradicated; Antipodes Island where
Mélissa J. Houghton +7 more
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