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The shared benefits of fallen fruits: A novel mechanism stabilizing a nursery pollination mutualism between Sambucus and kateretid beetles

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Understanding how cooperative interactions remain stable matters for biodiversity because many plants rely on specialist insects that can also impose reproductive costs. We studied the interaction between Sambucus sieboldiana and seed‐consuming Heterhelus beetles through detailed field observations and pollination experiments.
Suzu Kawashima, Hidehito Okada, Sadatomo Hisamatsu, Kenji Suetsugu   +3 more
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Validation of the Names of Three Weevil Species Described by Borovec et al., The Enigmatic Weevil Genus Philetaerobius from Southern Africa: Definition, Affinities and Description of Three New Species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae); Diversity, 2018, 10, 30

Diversity, 2018
Three new species of the small entimine genus Philetaerobius Marshall, 1923 from southern Africa are described, P. endroedyi sp. n., P. garibebi sp. n. and P. louwi sp.
Roman Borovec, Rolf G. Oberprieler, Massimo Meregalli   +2 more
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Breeding for multi‐stress resilience in crops: Myth or possibility?

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Climate change threatens millions of farmers worldwide by exposing crops to multiple concurrent or sequential environmental stresses such as drought, heat, waterlogging, and diseases. Although crops have long been selected under naturally occurring multi‐stress conditions, breeding pipelines largely focus on optimal or single‐stress environments ...
Hamid Khazaei, Ian C. Dodd, Rodomiro Ortiz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sweetpotato Weevil, Cylas formicarius (Fabricius) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Brentidae)

EDIS, 2014
This document provides an in-depth profile of the sweetpotato weevil, Cylas formicarius, highlighting its significance as a major pest of sweet potatoes globally.
J.L. Capinera
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SYN‐A, a naturally derived synergist, restores pyrethroid efficacy against cabbage stem flea beetle but negatively impacts its parasitoid Microctonus brassicae

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
SYN‐A, a naturally derived synergist, inhibited key metabolic pathways associated with pyrethroid insecticide resistance in cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) and its parasitoid Microctonus brassicae. SYN‐A restored pyrethroid efficacy against resistant CSFB allowing up to 80% reduction in application rates.
Patricia A. Ortega‐Ramos, Graham D. Moores, Samantha M. Cook   +2 more
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Repellency of insecticides and the effect of thiacloprid on bumble bee colony development in red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) seed crops

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant Science, 2019
The study intended to compare repellency of three insecticides on bumble bees and honey bees in Norwegian red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) seed crops, and to examine effects of thiacloprid on bumble bee colony development in the field.
Lars T. Havstad, John I. Øverland, Silja Valand, Trygve S. Aamlid   +3 more
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Community composition, abundance and activity‐density of carabids and staphylinids depend on prey abundance and adjacent habitat even in diverse agricultural landscapes

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Carabid and staphylinid communities are shaped by adjacent habitat type, prey availability and landscape context, influencing natural pest control across agricultural landscapes. Abstract BACKGROUND The functioning of agroecosystems depends on key ecosystem processes that deliver ecosystem services, yet agricultural management has increasingly shifted ...
Riina Kaasik, Silva Vilumets, Kaia Treier, Uno Roosileht, John M Holland, Eve Veromann   +5 more
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Five New Species of Orthosinus Motschulsky, 1863 from China—Molecular Evidence for Two Species (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Dryophthorinae)

Insects
Five new species of Orthosinus Motschulsky, 1863 from China are described: O. borisi sp. nov. (♂♀) and O. urceolatus sp. nov. (♂♀) from Xizang Autonomous Region, O. diaoluoshanensis sp. nov. (♂) from Hainan Province, O. sulcatus sp. nov.
Heyu Lü, Runzhi Zhang
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Larval antibiosis to cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala) is absent within oilseed rape (Brassica napus)

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
We screened a panel of 98 Brassicaceae genotypes (97 Brassica napus and 1 Sinapis alba) for cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala) larval antibiosis. We found limited evidence for antibiosis across B. napus but consistent antibiosis in S. alba. Brassicaceae relatives may therefore better inform resistance traits for breeding.
Ryan E Brock, Clara Courtney, Steven Penfield, Rachel Wells   +3 more
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Morphological and Molecular Perspectives on the Phylogeny, Evolution, and Classification of Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea): Proceedings from the 2016 International Weevil Meeting

Diversity, 2018
The 2016 International Weevil Meeting was held immediately after the International Congress of Entomology (ICE). It built on the topics and content of the 2016 ICE weevil symposium Phylogeny and Evolution of Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea): A ...
Duane D. McKenna, Dave J. Clarke, Robert Anderson, Jonas J. Astrin, Samuel Brown, Lourdes Chamorro, Steven R. Davis, Bruno de Medeiros, M. Guadalupe del Rio, Julien Haran, Guillermo Kuschel, Nico Franz, Bjarte Jordal, Analia Lanteri, Richard A. B. Leschen, Harald Letsch, Chris Lyal, Adriana Marvaldi, Jose Ricardo Mermudes, Rolf G. Oberprieler, André Schütte, Andrea Sequeira, Seunggwan Shin, Matthew H. Van Dam, Guanyang Zhang   +24 more
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