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
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