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Eversible tentacle organs in caterpillar–ant communication: do they signal partner quality in polyommatinae lycaenid butterflies?
In mutualistic associations, lycaenid butterfly caterpillars trade nectar secretions against protective services by ants. Eversions of paired...
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Insights on long-term ecosystem changes from stable isotopes in historical squid beaks
BackgroundAssessing the historical dynamics of key food web components is crucial to understand how climate change impacts the structure of Arctic...
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Resistant cultivar associated with a disease alert system: a viable way to reduce the number of sprays in controlling downy mildew of onion
Downy mildew is a production limiting factor for Brazil’s main onion producing region. In the present study we tested two management strategies,...
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Prostaglandin A3 regulates the colony development of Odontotermes formosanus by reducing worker proportion
Subterranean termites cause significant economic losses worldwide due to their destruction of agricultural and forest plants. In the past, soil...
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Age-related task progression in two Australian Tetragonula stingless bees
Stingless bees are a widespread group of highly social bees found in tropical regions throughout much of the world. Despite an impressive diversity,...
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Tigliane metabolites in Hyles frass after feeding experiments with TPA and Euphorbia cyparissias
Within the genus Hyles, Euphorbia feeding appears to have evolved twice independently, in H. euphorbiae but also in H. nicaea , a species which had...
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Intestinal microbiota imbalance resulted by anti-Toxoplasma gondii immune responses aggravate gut and brain injury
BackgroundToxoplasma gondii infection affects a significant portion of the global population, leading to severe toxoplasmosis and, in...
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New patterns of polymorphism in the karyotypic analysis of the genus Plebeia (Hymenoptera, Apidae)
Plebeia is a taxonomically complex genus of stingless bees characterized by remarkable interspecific morphological similarity. On the other hand,...
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Pesticides put our food security at risk by reducing bee survival almost five times
In the coming decades, the human population will grow and demand more food. Therefore, agricultural practices are expected to be intensified. Among...
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Proline and β-alanine influence bumblebee nectar consumption without affecting survival
Nectar composition is an important driver of insect attractiveness. Although bumblebees prefer sucrose-rich nectar, they were found to be the main...
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Overwintering West Nile virus in active Culex pipiens mosquito populations in Greece
The flavivirus West Nile Virus (WNV), which is transmitted by mosquitoes, poses a significant threat to both humans and animals, and its outbreaks...
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Slow recovery rates and spatial aggregation of Triatoma infestans populations in an area with high pyrethroid resistance in the Argentine Chaco
BackgroundThe emergence of pyrethroid resistance has threatened the elimination of Triatoma infestans from the Gran Chaco ecoregion. We investigated...
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First report of Pseudopestalotiopsis camelliae-sinensis causing leaf blight diseases on Schleichera oleosa (new global host record)
A new leaf blight disease in Schleichera oleosa seedlings was detected in a Kerala state forest nursery, India. Through morphological, cultural...
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Is Culex modestus a New Usutu virus vector?
Usutu virus is an emerging pathogen transmitted by mosquitoes. Culex modestus mosquitoes are widespread in Europe, but their role in disease...
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Colony size affects the induction of sterile soldier production in the eusocial aphid Ceratovacuna japonica (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
Eusocial aphids produce sterile defensive individuals (soldiers) for colony defense. Because soldier production leads to a trade-off between colony...
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Behavioral Diversity Among Odonata Larvae Increases in Water with Greater Turbidity Under Captivity Conditions
Various factors, including environmental variables, influence the behavior of aquatic insects. However, our understanding of insect behavior and...
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Exploring Phylogenetic Relationships of the Mecocephala Group (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Using Continuous and Discrete Characters, with Notes on Taxonomy
The Mecocephala group comprises about 50 species, restricted to the Neotropics and with the highest species richness in Neotropical South America....
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Mitochondrial genome of the fluke pond snail, Austropeplea cf. brazieri (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae)
BackgroundLymnaeid snails of the genus Austropeplea are an important vector of the liver fluke ( Fasciola hepatica ), contributing to livestock...
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Application of remote sensing to understand the role of Galician feral horses in the biomass reduction of a shrub-grassland-dominated landscape
Galician forests in northwestern Spain are subject to frequent wildfires with high environmental and economic costs. In addition, due to the...
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Host preference and mortality caused by the parasitoid Sclerodermus guani on different cerambycid species
Parasitoids of wood borers and bark beetles rarely encounter different host species simultaneously in nature, so whether they exhibit any preferences...
