Honeybee survival and flight capacity are compromised by insecticides used for controlling melon pests in Brazil.
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DOI: 10.1007/s10646-019-02145-8
Abstract: The extensive use of insecticides can cause adverse side effects on pollinators, which negatively impact crop productivity. The pollination carried out by the honeybee Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) is crucial in increasing the productivity… read more here.
Keywords: melon pests; honeybee survival; flight; flight ability ... See more keywords
Relationships among flight traits, genetic differentiation and habitats in two closely related species of the genus Synuchus (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
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DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/blae121
Abstract: The degeneration of flight ability has contributed to the diversification of beetles, which are among the most diverse groups in the world. Over the course of flight ability degeneration, intraspecific polymorphisms in flight traits occur.… read more here.
Keywords: two closely; flight; genetic differentiation; flight traits ... See more keywords
A rapid quality control test to foster the development of the sterile insect technique against Anopheles arabiensis
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DOI: 10.1186/s12936-020-3125-z
Abstract: With the fight against malaria reportedly stalling there is an urgent demand for alternative and sustainable control measures. As the sterile insect technique (SIT) edges closer to becoming a viable complementary tool in mosquito control,… read more here.
Keywords: quality; control; flight; flight ability ... See more keywords
Wide-Scale Gene Flow, Even in Insects that have Lost their Flight Ability: Presence of Dispersion Due to a Unique Parasitic Ecological Strategy of Piggybacking Hosts
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DOI: 10.2108/zs200088
Abstract: We focused on Meloe beetles that have lost all flight ability, and conducted molecular phylogeographic analyses based on their mitochondrial DNA COI and nuclear DNA EF1- α regions. Meloe beetles infiltrate bumblebee nests by attaching… read more here.
Keywords: lost flight; insects; meloe; flight ability ... See more keywords