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Semi‐tilling maintains the arthropod food web structure but decreases biological pest control in olive groves

Annals of Applied Biology, EarlyView.
Semi‐tillage, a widely used agricultural method to improve water availability and minimise soil erosion in crops, may compromise pest control in olive groves. Stable isotopes (N15 and C13) analysis showed an effect of semi‐tillage in the composition of the basal resources of potential natural enemies in the three olive grove strata: These changes may ...
M. Morente, F. Ruano
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The establishment of Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Misiones, Northeastern Argentina [PDF]

, 2003
The establishment of Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead) on Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) in the northeastern province of Misiones, Argentina, is described.Fil: Schliserman, Pablo.
De Coll, Olga R., Ovruski Alderete, Sergio Marcelo, Schliserman, Pablo   +2 more
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Lords of the flies: dipteran migrants are diverse, abundant and ecologically important

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Insect migrants are hugely abundant, with recent studies identifying the megadiverse order Diptera as the major component of many migratory assemblages. Despite this, their migratory behaviour has been widely overlooked in favour of more ‘charismatic’ migrant insects such as butterflies, dragonflies, and moths.
Will L. Hawkes, Myles H.M. Menz, Karl R. Wotton   +2 more
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Tracking individual Bactrocera tryoni: Wind effects and natural movement

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Modeling insect movement relies on accurate characterizations of natural step distances, turning angles, and speed. Harmonic radar was used to observe male Queensland fruit fly (Qfly), Bactrocera tryoni (Diptera: Tephritidae), movements (natural and disturbance‐induced) in papaya (Carica papaya, Caricaceae).
Ethan R. Moses, Meredith G. M. Lehman, Adesola J. Johnson, Allysen M. Welty Peachey, James M. Yoder, Stefano G. De Faveri, Jodie Cheesman, Nicholas C. Manoukis, Matthew S. Siderhurst   +8 more
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Phenological Attributes and Phylogenetic Relationships of \u3ci\u3eRhagoletis Juniperina\u3c/i\u3e Marcovitch (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the Great Lakes Region [PDF]

, 2018
Rhagoletis juniperina Marcovitch (Diptera: Tephritidae) infests Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana L.) and other North American junipers. While several Rhagoletis species are of interest as orchard crop pests (apple maggot, blueberry maggot, cherry ...
Frayer, Megan, Hulbert, Daniel, Satar, Serdar, Smith, James J   +3 more
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Multiple mating is not driven by size and sperm management in black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens)

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
We investigated mating in black soldier fly (BSF), Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), an important source of animal feed. The number of spermatozoa stored in the spermathecae of females does not change after one, two and three matings of the male. BSF males and females mate multiple times under controlled conditions. The number of sperm in the
Frédéric Manas, Pascaline Venon, Lulin Yang, Carole Labrousse, Christophe Bressac   +4 more
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Assessing the effects of mowing intensity on the overwintering stem‐dwelling insect community of Solidago altissima L. (Asterales: Asteraceae)

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Overwintering stem‐dwelling insects exhibit a non‐random spatial structure within individual stems and within different subsections of an urban meadowscape. Low intensity mows lead to higher survival rates of overwintering stem‐dwelling insects than no mowing and high intensity mows.
Thomas C. K. Hall, Thomas M. Onuferko, J. Scott MacIvor   +2 more
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Environmental factors affecting RNAi efficacy: Temperature but not plant cultivar influences Colorado potato beetle's response to insecticidal dsRNA

Insect Molecular Biology, EarlyView.
Colorado potato beetle's RNA interference (RNAi) response was enhanced when insecticidal dsactin was consumed at high temperatures. The enhanced RNAi outcomes at high temperatures were not a function of dose or the expression of core RNAi genes. The potato cultivar consumed by Colorado potato beetle larvae did not affect RNAi outcomes, but larvae did ...
Mike Darrington, Jason Solocinski, Sophia K. Zhou, Melise C. Lecheta, Subba Reddy Palli, Yolanda H. Chen, Nicholas M. Teets   +6 more
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Genetic elimination of field-cage populations of Mediterranean fruit flies [PDF]

, 2014
The Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly, Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann) is a pest of over 300 fruits, vegetables and nuts. The sterile insect technique (SIT) is a control measure used to reduce the reproductive potential of populations through the mass ...
Alphey, Luke, Chapman, Tracey, Economopolous, Aris, Economopoulos, A., Gong, Hong-Fei, Koukidou, Martha, Leftwich, Philip T., Rempoulakis, Polychronis, Vontas, John, Zacharapolou, Antigoni, Zacharopoulou, A.   +10 more
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Characterising Hot Spots of Mediterranean Fruit Fly Infestation in Apple Orchards: Implications for Pest Monitoring and Management

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly, Ceratitis capitata [Wiedemann]) (Diptera: Tephritidae), is a significant pest causing sizeable economic burden and fruit damage to crops worldwide, especially in the Mediterranean area. In deciduous orchards, monitoring the population of Mediterranean flies is an intensive and expensive process.
A. J. Hill, Y. Cohen, S. Aidlin‐Harari, M. Silberstein, L. Blank, Z. Schmilovitch, O. Mendelsohn, G. Lidor, K. Ohaliav, V. Orlov, P. R. Kongala, M. Ibdah, L. Shaltiel‐Harpaz   +12 more
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