Pathogens spread by high-flying wind-borne mosquitoes.
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2513739122
Abstract: Significance Mosquito-borne diseases threaten public health and food security. Long-range spread of these pathogens has been regarded as reflecting human or animal movement. By screening approximately one thousand mosquitoes captured on nets suspended from helium… read more here.
Keywords: flying wind; pathogens spread; high flying; borne ... See more keywords
Adaptive strategies of high-flying migratory hoverflies in response to wind currents
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2020.0406
Abstract: Large migrating insects, flying at high altitude, often exhibit complex behaviour. They frequently elect to fly on winds with directions quite different from the prevailing direction, and they show a degree of common orientation, both… read more here.
Keywords: insects; direction; adaptive strategies; orientation ... See more keywords
Regional stability and pest increase in high-flying insect migrants over nine decades.
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DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.70193
Abstract: Reports of serious and widespread insect declines have been a source of concern for years, but long-term changes in migratory insect communities-which are important components of large-scale ecosystem functioning-are still little understood. Most migratory insects… read more here.
Keywords: regional stability; increase high; migratory insects; high flying ... See more keywords