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Fire affects galling insect communities through vegetation changes in a subtropical seasonally semiarid forest
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2021-12)
Fire is one of the main factors shaping vegetation characteristics around the world, with deep and complex effects on higher levels of the food web and ecosystem functioning. Specialist insects tend to be more vulnerable ...
Effects of single-tree selection harvesting on hymenopteran and saproxylic insect assemblages in the canopy and understory of northern temperate forests
(Springer Tokyo, 2012-06)
Insects respond to changes in microhabitat caused by canopy disturbance, and thus can be used to examine the ecological impacts of harvesting. Single-tree selection harvesting is the most common silvicultural system used ...
Morphology and physiology of the olfactory system of blood-feeding insects
(Elsevier, 2014-04)
Several blood-feeding (hematophagous) insects are vectors of a number of diseases including dengue, Chagas disease and leishmaniasis which persistently affect public health throughout Latin America. The vectors of those ...
Environmental and genetic control of insect abundance and herbivory along a forest elevational gradient
(Springer, 2011-04)
Environmental conditions and plant genotype may influence insect herbivory along elevational gradients. Plant damage would decrease with elevation as temperature declines to suboptimal levels for insects. However, host ...
Variation in insect assemblage and functional groups along a grazing gradient in an arid environment
(OMICS, 2016-06-10)
Exotic livestock may affect plant and pollinator composition as well as their interactions. Changes in pollinatorassemblage (e.g. composition) may alter pollination process and, therefore, plant reproduction. This study ...
Silica nanoparticles for insect pest control
(Bentham Science Publishers, 2019-10)
To date, control strategies used against insect pest species are based on synthetic insecticide applications. In addition, the efficacy of these treatments could be decreased due to insecticide resistance in insect ...
Neuroethology of olfactory-guided behavior and its potential application in the control of harmful insects
(Frontiers Research Foundation, 2016-06)
Harmful insects include pests of crops and storage goods, and vectors of human and animal diseases. Throughout their history, humans have been fighting them using diverse methods. The fairly recent development of synthetic ...
Patterns of insect-mediated damage in a Permian Glossopteris flora from Patagonia (Argentina)
(Elsevier Science, 2018-10-15)
A total of 2523 fossil plant specimens from the La Golondrina Formation (Permian, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina) were examined in order to assess the diversity, frequency and representation of insect damage. Although no ...
The role of N-β-alanyldopamine synthase in the innate immune response of two insects
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2007-11)
Insects trigger a multifaceted innate immune response to fight microbial infections. We show that in the yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor, septic injuries induce the synthesis of N-b-alanyldopamine (NBAD), which is known ...
A look into the invisible: Ultraviolet-B sensitivity in an insect (Caliothrips phaseoli) revealed through a behavioural action spectrum
(The Royal Society, 2010-02-21)
Caliothrips phaseoli, a phytophagous insect, detects and responds to solar ultraviolet-B radiation (UV-B; λ ≤ 315 nm) under field conditions. A highly specific mechanism must be present in the thrips visual system in order ...