Search Results - "Current research in insect science"

Mounting evidence that managed and introduced bees have negative impacts on wild bees: an updated review by Iwasaki, Jay M., Hogendoorn, Katja

“…•Worldwide there is increasing reliance and concern for pollinators, primarily bees•Wild bees may be threatened by habitat loss, pathogens, and perhaps managed…”
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Regional and seasonal activity predictions for fall armyworm in Australia by Maino, James L., Schouten, Rafael, Overton, Kathy, Day, Roger, Ekesi, Sunday, Bett, Bosibori, Barton, Madeleine, Gregg, Peter C., Umina, Paul A., Reynolds, Olivia L.

“…•We develop a spatial model of population growth and dispersal for the fall armyworm.•The model accurately predicts the native and invasive ranges across the…”
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Half a century of thermal tolerance studies in springtails (Collembola): A review of metrics, spatial and temporal trends by Escribano-Álvarez, Pablo, Pertierra, Luis R., Martínez, Brezo, Chown, Steven L., Olalla-Tárraga, Miguel Á.

“…•Metrics used in thermal tolerance studies in Collembola have diversified over time•Cold tolerance has been assessed more often than heat tolerance•Fewer data…”
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An enigmatic Cretaceous beetle with possible affinity to Erotylidae (Coleoptera: Cucujiformia) by Li, Yan-Da, Liu, Zhen-Hua, Huang, Di-Ying, Cai, Chen-Yang

“…•We describe and illustrate a puzzling cucujiform beetle, Isocryptophilus exilipunctus, from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber.•Isocryptophilus has a combination of…”
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Neglecting non-bee pollinators may lead to substantial underestimation of competition risk among pollinators by Requier, Fabrice, Abdelli, Myriam, Baude, Mathilde, Genoud, David, Gens, Hadrien, Geslin, Benoît, Henry, Mickaël, Ropars, Lise

“…•Introducing honey bees into protected areas can have detrimental effects on wild pollinators.•This competition risk is mainly explored between honey bees and…”
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Still standing: The heat protection delivered by a facultative symbiont to its aphid host is resilient to repeated thermal stress by Tougeron, Kévin, Iltis, Corentin, Rampnoux, Eliott, Goerlinger, Alexandre, Dhondt, Linda, Hance, Thierry

“…•The bacterium Serratia symbiotica modulates aphid heat tolerance upon infection.•Symbiotic infection yields fitness costs under conducive temperatures.•It…”
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Bet-hedging in parasitoids: when optimization is not the best strategy to cope with climatic extremes by van Baaren, Joan, Boivin, Guy, Visser, Bertanne, Le Lann, Cécile

“…•Extreme events are increasing as a consequence of climate change•Extreme events lead to more unreliable environments for insects•Studies on parasitoid life…”
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Acclimation temperature influences the thermal sensitivity of injury accumulation in Folsomia candida at extreme low and high temperatures by Wehrli, Micha, Slotsbo, Stine, Ge, Jian, Holmstrup, Martin

“…•The high and low temperature TDT landscape of Folsomia candida was defined.•Acclimation temperature had substantial effects on cold and heat tolerance.•The…”
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A conserved pheromone receptor in the American and the Asian palm weevils is also activated by host plant volatiles by Brajon, Ludvine, Comte, Arthur, Capoduro, Rémi, Meslin, Camille, Antony, Binu, Al-Saleh, Mohammed Ali, Pain, Arnab, Jacquin-Joly, Emmanuelle, Montagné, Nicolas

“…•An odorant receptor from the American palm weevil detects aggregation pheromones of other species.•The response spectrum of this odorant receptor is highly…”
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The nutritional dimension of facultative bacterial symbiosis in aphids: Current status and methodological considerations for future research by Renoz, François

“…•Aphids can host a variety of facultative heritable symbionts in their cells and tissues.•These bacterial associates have been shown to influence aphid…”
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Dehydration and tomato spotted wilt virus infection combine to alter feeding and survival parameters for the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis by Bailey, Samuel T., Kondragunta, Alekhya, Choi, Hyojin A., Han, Jinlong, McInnes, Holly, Rotenberg, Dorith, Ullman, Diane E., Benoit, Joshua B.

“…•Water balance parameters of thrips are minimally impacted by TSWV infection.•Dehydration and TSWV infection combined to increase thrips feeding and…”
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Cognitive abilities related to foraging behavior in Vespula vulgaris (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) by Manattini, Maria Celeste, Buteler, Micaela, Lozada, Mariana

“…•The wasps learned to associate a feeding site with food.•Wasps returned to the feeding site even if food had been removed or displaced.•Relocation duration…”
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Reproductive biology of Hawaiian lava crickets by Thadi, Aarcha, Heinen-Kay, Justa, Rotenberry, John T., Zuk, Marlene

“…•Hawaiian lava cricket males lack a specialized tibial spur for nuptial gift giving.•Lava crickets have reduced reproductive output compared to other ground…”
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Differentially expressed microRNAs in brains of adult females may regulate the maternal block of diapause in Sarcophaga bullata by Reynolds, Julie A., Waight, Emma M.

“…•A network that includes clock-related genes and miRNAs is involved in the maternal regulation of diapause in Sarcophaga Bullata.•Experiencing diapause leads…”
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Stronger interspecific sexual differences may be favored when females search for mates in the presence of congeners by Hippee, Alaine C., Beer, Marc A., Norrbom, Allen L., Forbes, Andrew A.

“…•Male Strauzia flies that share host plants with other Strauzia species tend to have unique wing patterns compared to species that do not share hosts.•Male…”
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Diet specialization mediates drivers of Cucurbita herbivory in a semi-arid agroecosystem by Gray, Hannah L., Ivers, Nicholas A., Lopez, Elizabeth, Peter, Brad G., Longing, Scott D., López-Uribe, Margarita M., Jha, Shalene

“…•Examed ecological drivers of herbivory in Southern High Plains pumpkins fields.•Herbivory increased over the growing season but was not related to herbivore…”
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Consistent differences in tissue oxygen levels across 15 insect species reflect a balance between oxygen supply and demand and highlight a hitherto unknown adaptation for extracting sufficient oxygen from water by Birrell, Jackson H., Verberk, Wilco C.E.P., Woods, H. Arthur

“…•We measured tissue PO2 in juvenile and adult insects from 15 species and nine orders.•PO2 varied in juveniles and adults by habitat, activity level, and stage…”
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A Rhodnius prolixus catalytically inactive Calpain protease patterns the insect embryonic dorsal-ventral axis by Julio, Alison, Guedes-Silva, Tainan C., Berni, Mateus, Bisch, Paulo Mascarello, Araujo, Helena

“…•The hemiptera Rhodnius prolixus dispalys an expanded set of Calpain-encoding loci.•Catalytically inactive Calpains arose several times in insect…”
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Diapause survival requires a temperature-sensitive preparatory period by Roe, Amanda D., Wardlaw, Ashlyn A., Butterson, Skye, Marshall, Katie E.

“…•Diapausing insects are often exposed to warm conditions prior to the onset of winter•Extended fall conditions caused energetic drain and reduced overwintering…”
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The humoral immune response of the lepidopteran model insect, silkworm Bombyx mori L., to microbial pathogens by Muhammad, Abrar, Sun, Chao, Shao, Yongqi

“…•Immunity and infection studies revealed a detailed understanding of the silkworm innate immunity.•The immune system is comprised of conserved components:…”
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