Species Climatic Suitability Explains Insect–Host Dynamics in the Southern Rocky Mountains, USA
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DOI: 10.1007/s10021-021-00643-7
Abstract: Recent extreme events of drought and heat have been associated with insect-driven tree mortality. However, there is substantial uncertainty about the impact of climate variability and extreme climatic episodes on insect–host dynamics, especially over species… read more here.
Keywords: southern rocky; suitability; climatic suitability; insect host ... See more keywords
Insect Host Choice: Don’t Put All the Eggs in One Basket
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.09.034
Abstract: Unlike mammals, most insects have no chance to personally take care of their offspring. Insect mothers, therefore, carefully weigh egg-laying options to select an optimal site, which guarantees better survival and fitness for their progeny.… read more here.
Keywords: eggs one; put eggs; choice put; one basket ... See more keywords
Retrotransposon-mediated evolutionary rewiring of a pathogen response orchestrates a resistance phenotype in an insect host.
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2300439120
Abstract: Ongoing host-pathogen interactions can trigger a coevolutionary arms race, while genetic diversity within the host can facilitate its adaptation to pathogens. Here, we used the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) and its pathogen Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)… read more here.
Keywords: retrotransposon; resistance phenotype; mechanism; host ... See more keywords
A new scale insect host family (Hemiptera: Asterolecaniidae) for Aphytis (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) in China
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DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1618509
Abstract: ABSTRACT Aphytis wasps are among the most important natural enemies of scale insects, and armoured scale insects (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) have generally been considered as the only hosts of the genus Aphytis. Host records from non-diaspidids… read more here.
Keywords: aphytis; scale insect; hemiptera; new scale ... See more keywords