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Neuromuscular Anatomy and Motor Patterns at the Base of Calling Behaviour in the Female Spongy Moth Lymantria dispar [PDF]

Insects
“Calling behaviour” is a stereotyped rhythmic motor pattern displayed by female moths, by which they emit the sex pheromone to attract of conspecific males.
Paolo Solari, Giorgia Sollai, Roberto Crnjar   +2 more
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Tracking global invasion pathways of the spongy moth (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) to the United States using stable isotopes as endogenous biomarkers [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution, 2022
The spread of invasive insect species causes enormous ecological damage and economic losses worldwide. A reliable method that tracks back an invaded insect's origin would be of great use to entomologists, phytopathologists, and pest managers.
Nadine‐Cyra Freistetter, Gregory S. Simmons, Yunke Wu, David C. Finger, Rebecca Hood‐Nowotny   +4 more
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The Genetic Diversity of the Asian Spongy Moth, Lymantria dispar asiatica Vnukovskii (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), in Korea Based on Mitochondrial COI Analysis [PDF]

Insects
In this study, we assessed the genetic diversity of the Asian spongy moth, Lymantria dispar asiatica Vnukovskii (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), in Korea. We obtained 123 sequences of the species, including those from 26 regions in Korea. We analyzed the genetic
Jongmin Bae, Hye-Min Byun, Subin Choi, Geunho Jang, Minjoon Kang, Eunji Kim, Jaekook Park, Heung-Sik Lee, Sunghoon Jung   +8 more
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Infestation Patterns and Climate-Based Projections for European Spongy Moth (Lymantria dispar) in Whirlpool Forest, Ontario, Canada [PDF]

Biology
This study investigates spongy moth (Lymantria dispar) infestation patterns in Whirlpool Forest, Ontario, offering a region-specific perspective while largely corroborating existing findings.
Xiaolong Guo, Qianqian Wang
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Biochemical Responses in Populus tremula: Defending against Sucking and Leaf-Chewing Insect Herbivores [PDF]

Plants
The main biochemical traits were estimated in poplar leaves under biotic attack (aphids and spongy moth infestation). Changes in the abundance of bioactive compounds in genetically uniform individuals of European aspen (Populus tremula), such as proline,
Filip Pastierovič, Alina Kalyniukova, Jaromír Hradecký, Ondřej Dvořák, Jan Vítámvás, Kanakachari Mogilicherla, Ivana Tomášková   +6 more
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Forest defoliation by an invasive outbreak insect: Catastrophic consequences for a charismatic mega moth [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Earth is now experiencing declines in insect abundance and diversity unparalleled in human history. The drivers underlying those declines are many, complex, and incompletely known.
Richard L. Lindroth, Mark R. Zierden, Clay J. Morrow, Patricia C. Fernandez   +3 more
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Rising temperatures may increase fungal epizootics in northern populations of the invasive spongy moth in North America [PDF]

NeoBiota
Insect pest species are generally expected to become more destructive with climate change because of factors such as weakened host tree defences during droughts and increased voltinism under rising temperatures; however, responses will vary by species ...
Clare A. Rodenberg, Ann E. Hajek, Hannah Nadel, Artur Stefanski, Peter B. Reich, Kyle J. Haynes   +5 more
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Identification of differentially expressed genes and proteins related to diapause in Lymantria dispar: Insights for the mechanism of diapause from transcriptome and proteome analyses. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
Spongy moth (Lymantria dispar Linnaeus) is a globally recognized quarantine leaf-eating pest. Spongy moths typically enter diapause after completing embryonic development and overwinter in the egg stage.
Qing Xie, Xiaofan Ma, Yafei Li, Wenzhuai Ji, Fengrui Dou, Xiue Zhu, Juan Shi, Yixia Cao   +7 more
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New Insights into the Phenology and Overwintering Biology of Glyptapanteles porthetriae, a Parasitoid of Lymantria dispar [PDF]

Insects
Glyptapanteles porthetriae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a solitary larval endoparasitoid of the spongy moth, Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera: Erebidae). Previous studies suggested that only the spring generation of the wasp parasitizes early instars of L ...
Thomas Zankl, Christa Schafellner
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Assessment of spongy moth infestation impacts on forest productivity and carbon loss using the Sentinel-2 satellite remote sensing and eddy covariance flux data [PDF]

Ecological Processes
Background Deciduous forests in eastern North America experienced a widespread and intense spongy moth (Lymantria dispar) infestation in 2021. This study quantified the impact of this spongy moth infestation on carbon (C) cycle in forests across the ...
Nur Hussain, Alemu Gonsamo, Shusen Wang, M. Altaf Arain   +3 more
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