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1. Radical pruning of distribution data may result in loss of knowledge (Response to Larsen & Shirey)

Author:
Faltýnek Fric, Zdeněk; Rindoš, Michal; Konvička, Martin
Source:
Ecology letters 2021 v.24 no.6 pp. 1290-1292
ISSN:
1461-023X
Subject:
insect ecology,   etc   ; Lepidoptera; butterflies; latitude; phenology; zoogeography;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Larsen & Shirey (2020) criticised our analysis of latitudinal changes in butterfly phenology on the grounds of improper data management. We admit some imprecisions, but show that stringent reanalyses did not change the overall results. We also show that unreasonable treatment of data may result in critical information loss. ...
DOI:
10.1111/ele.13739

2. Do amateurs and citizen science fill the gaps left by scientists?

Author:
Fontaine, Colin; Fontaine, Benoît; Prévot, Anne-Caroline
Source:
Current opinion in insect science 2021 v.46 pp. 83-87
ISSN:
2214-5745
Subject:
insect ecology,   etc   ; citizen science; insect taxonomy; insects; society;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... The diversity of insects is tremendous and so is the effort needed to assess it in order to better understand insect ecology as well as their role for the functioning of ecosystems. While the interest of academics and naturalists for these species has always existed, it is only recently that such interest started to reach society more generally. From insect taxonomy and distribution to the collect ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cois.2021.03.001

3. Note from the Editors – January 2020

Author:
Beukeboom, Leo W.; van der Peijl, Marianne J.; Bruin, Jan
Source:
Entomologia experimentalis et applicata 2020 v.168 no.1 pp. 1
ISSN:
0013-8703
Subject:
insect ecology,   etc   ; agroecosystems; entomology; insects; publications;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... In 2019 we published 100 manuscripts including 10 mini‐reviews and four special issues. We are actively communicating the journal via Twitter and are happy that its impact factor further increased to 1.623. We welcome a new associate editor and gratefully say goodbye to a departing AE. This first issue of the 2020 volume is focusing on Insects in Agroecosystems. ...
DOI:
10.1111/eea.12868

4. From Phenology and Habitat Preferences to Climate Change: Importance of Citizen Science in Studying Insect Ecology in the Continental Scale with American Red Flat Bark Beetle, Cucujus clavipes, as a Model Species

Author:
Jaskuła, Radomir; Kolanowska, Marta; Michalski, Marek; Schwerk, Axel
Source:
Insects 2021 v.12 no.4
ISSN:
2075-4450
Subject:
insect ecology,   etc   ; ; Coleoptera; bark beetles; citizen science; climate; color; databases; fauna; forests; habitat destruction; phenology; trees; North America;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... The American red flat bark beetle, Cucujus clavipes, is a wide distributed saproxylic species divided into two subspecies: ssp. clavipes restricted to eastern regions of North America and ssp. puniceus occurring only in western regions of this continent. Unique morphological features, including body shape and body coloration, make this species easy to recognize even for amateurs. Surprisingly, exc ...
DOI:
10.3390/insects12040369

5. Chemical diversity rather than cultivar diversity predicts natural enemy control of herbivore pests

Author:
Hauri, Kayleigh C.; Glassmire, Andrea E.; Wetzel, William C.
Source:
Ecological applications 2021 v.31 no.3 pp. e02289
ISSN:
1051-0761
Subject:
insect ecology,   etc   ; agroecosystems; chemistry; chemotypes; cultivars; field experimentation; forage; herbivores; natural enemies; odors; pest control; phytochemicals; terpenoids; tomatoes;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Cultivar mixtures have been studied for decades as a means for pest suppression. The literature, however, shows a large variability in outcomes, suggesting that we are unable to create mixtures that consistently suppress insect pests and attract natural enemies. A key gap in our understanding of how cultivar mixtures influence pest control is that few studies have examined the plant traits or mech ...
DOI:
10.1002/eap.2289

6. A global food plant dataset for wild silkmoths and hawkmoths and its use in documenting polyphagy of their caterpillars (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea: Saturniidae, Sphingidae)

Author:
Ballesteros Mejia, Liliana; Arnal, Pierre; Hallwachs, Winnie; Haxaire, Jean; Janzen, Daniel; Kitching, Ian J.; Rougerie, Rodolphe
Source:
Biodiversity data journal 2020 v.8 pp. e60027
ISSN:
1314-2828
Subject:
insect ecology,   etc   ; Saturniidae; Sphingidae; biodiversity; data collection; food plants; invasive species; phylogeny; statistics;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Herbivorous insects represent a major fraction of global biodiversity and the relationships they have established with their food plants range from strict specialists to broad generalists. Our knowledge of these relationships is of primary importance to basic (e.g. the study of insect ecology and evolution) and applied biology (e.g. monitoring of pest or invasive species) and yet remains very frag ...
DOI:
10.3897/BDJ.8.e60027

7. Assigning occurrence data to cryptic taxa improves climatic niche assessments: Biodecrypt, a new tool tested on European butterflies

Author:
Platania, Leonardo; Menchetti, Mattia; Dincă, Vlad; Corbella, Cecília; Kay‐Lavelle, Isaac; Vila, Roger; Wiemers, Martin; Schweiger, Oliver; Dapporto, Leonardo
Source:
Global ecology and biogeography 2020 v.29 no.10 pp. 1852-1865
ISSN:
1466-822X
Subject:
insect ecology,   etc   ; butterflies; citizen science; climate change; cryptic species; databases; niches; species diversity; sympatry; temperature; Europe;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... AIM: Occurrence data are fundamental to macroecology, but accuracy is often compromised when multiple units are lumped together (e.g., in recently separated cryptic species or in citizen science records). Using amalgamated data leads to inaccuracy in species mapping, to biased beta‐diversity assessments and to potentially erroneously predicted responses to climate change. We provide a set of R fun ...
DOI:
10.1111/geb.13154

8. Epigenetic Molecular Mechanisms in Insects

Author:
Villagra, C; Frías-Lasserre, D
Source:
Neotropical entomology 2020 v.49 no.5 pp. 615-642
ISSN:
1519-566X
Subject:
insect ecology,   etc   ; Insecta; Neotropics; animals; biomass; entomology; epigenetics; gene expression; insects; models; ontogeny; phenotype; polyphenism;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Insects are the largest animal group on Earth both in biomass and diversity. Their outstanding success has inspired genetics and developmental research, allowing the discovery of dynamic process explaining extreme phenotypic plasticity and canalization. Epigenetic molecular mechanisms (EMMs) are vital for several housekeeping functions in multicellular organisms, regulating developmental, ontogene ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13744-020-00777-8

9. Variations in the Bacterial Communities in Anastrepha obliqua (Diptera: Tephritidae) According to the Insect Life Stage and Host Plant

Author:
Gallo-Franco, Jenny J.; Toro-Perea, Nelson
Source:
Current microbiology 2020 v.77 no.7 pp. 1283-1291
ISSN:
0343-8651
Subject:
insect ecology,   etc   ; Acetobacter; Anastrepha obliqua; Enterobacter; Neotropics; Wolbachia; evolution; fruits; host plants; mangoes; pests; plums; Colombia;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Insects have established close relationships with a wide variety of microorganisms, which play a key role in insect ecology and evolution. Fruit flies in the Tephritidae family have economic importance at the global level, including species such as Anastrepha obliqua, which is an important pest in the neotropical region. Although several studies have been performed on the microbiota associated wit ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00284-020-01939-y

10. Developing a vocabulary and ontology for modeling insect natural history data: example data, use cases, and competency questions

Author:
Stucky, Brian J.; Balhoff, James P.; Barve, Narayani; Barve, Vijay; Brenskelle, Laura; Brush, Matthew H.; Dahlem, Gregory A; Gilbert, James D. J.; Kawahara, Akito Y.; Keller, Oliver; Lucky, Andrea; Mayhew, Peter J.; Plotkin, David; Seltmann, Katja C.; Talamas, Elijah; Vaidya, Gaurav; Walls, Ramona; Yoder, Matt; Zhang, Guanyang; Guralnick, Rob
Source:
Biodiversity data journal 2019 v.7 pp. e33303
ISSN:
1314-2828
Subject:
insect ecology,   etc   ; biodiversity; databases; evolution; insects; natural history;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Insects are possibly the most taxonomically and ecologically diverse class of multicellular organisms on Earth. Consequently, they provide nearly unlimited opportunities to develop and test ecological and evolutionary hypotheses. Currently, however, large-scale studies of insect ecology, behavior, and trait evolution are impeded by the difficulty in obtaining and analyzing data derived from natura ...
DOI:
10.3897/BDJ.7.e33303

11. Impact of landfill garbage on insect ecology and human health

Author:
Qasim, Muhammad; Xiao, Huamei; He, Kang; Noman, Ali; Liu, Feiling; Chen, Meng-Yao; Hussain, Dilbar; Jamal, Zakia A.; Li, Fei
Source:
Acta tropica 2020 v.211 pp. 105630
ISSN:
0001-706X
Subject:
insect ecology,   etc   ; arthropods; habitats; human health; inorganic matter; landfills; municipal solid waste; organic matter; population dynamics; toxicity;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The landfill garbage includes organic and inorganic matter. The organic matter covers more than 50% of the total waste material. Due to improper management of landfill garbage, it causes serious risks to human health directly by the emission of toxic gasses. On the other hand, landfill sites are the natural habitat of several microbes and arthropods. The present discussion illustrates the impact o ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105630

12. Determination of suitable insect part for non‐lethal DNA sampling: case study of DNA quality and regeneration capability of dragonflies

Author:
Ožana, Stanislav; Pyszko, Petr; Dolný, Aleš
Source:
Insect conservation and diversity 2020 v.13 no.4 pp. 319-327
ISSN:
1752-458X
Subject:
insect ecology,   etc   ; Anax imperator; DNA; case studies; diet; endangered species; insect larvae; insects; integument; legs; models; protected species; wings;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Genetics has been widely used in insect ecology and conservation. To minimise the effect of DNA sampling on organisms as much as possible, it would be ideal to use non‐invasive or non‐lethal DNA sources. Therefore, it is also very important to determine the responses of organisms to DNA sampling. In this study, the quality and quantity of genomic DNA samples from three types of insect tissues (exu ...
DOI:
10.1111/icad.12400

13. Exploring the Ecology and Indicator Value of Some Larvae of Odonata Genera in Colombia

Author:
Garzón-Salamanca, Laura L.; Rivera-Rondón, Carlos A.; Aristizabal, Hernán; Forero, Dimitri
Source:
Environmental entomology 2020 v.49 no.4 pp. 829-837
ISSN:
0046-225X
Subject:
insect ecology,   etc   ; Argia; Gomphidae; Libellulidae; aquatic insects; freshwater ecosystems; indicator species; insect larvae; principal component analysis; water quality; Colombia;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Bioindication is a method to assess environmental conditions using indicator organisms. In Colombia, water quality evaluation is mostly performed following the Biological Monitoring Working Party/Colombia method (BMWP/ Col), which uses aquatic macroinvertebrates at the taxonomic family level. Studies on potential bioindicators are important to produce comprehensive information on the requirements ...
DOI:
10.1093/ee/nvaa059

14. Foliar herbivory by caterpillars and aphids differentially affects phytohormonal signalling in roots and plant defence to a root herbivore

Author:
Karssemeijer, Peter N.; Reichelt, Michael; Gershenzon, Jonathan; van Loon, Joop; Dicke, Marcel
Source:
Plant, cell and environment 2020 v.43 no.3 pp. 775-786
ISSN:
0140-7791
Subject:
insect ecology,   etc   ; Brassica oleracea; Brevicoryne brassicae; Delia radicum; Plutella xylostella; cabbage; gene expression; herbivores; insect larvae; jasmonic acid; leaves; mastication; messenger RNA; phloem; plant hormones; roots; secondary metabolites;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... Plant‐mediated interactions are an important force in insect ecology. Through such interactions, herbivores feeding on leaves can affect root feeders. However, the mechanisms regulating the effects of above‐ground herbivory on below‐ground herbivores are poorly understood. Here, we investigated the performance of cabbage root fly larvae (Delia radicum) on cabbage plants (Brassica oleracea) previou ...
DOI:
10.1111/pce.13707
PubMed:
31873957
PubMed Central:
PMC7065167

15. The microbiome of pest insects: it is not just bacteria

Author:
Gurung, Kiran; Wertheim, Bregje; Falcao Salles, Joana
Source:
Entomologia experimentalis et applicata 2019 v.167 no.3 pp. 156-170
ISSN:
0013-8703
Subject:
insect ecology,   etc   ; Archaea; Protozoa; bacteria; bacterial communities; fungi; insect pests; life history; microbiome; viruses;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Insects are associated with multiple microbes that have been reported to influence various aspects of their biology. Most studies in insects, including pest species, focus on the bacterial communities of the microbiome even though the microbiome consists of members of many more kingdoms, which can also have large influence on the life history of insects. In this review, we present some key example ...
DOI:
10.1111/eea.12768

16. New Distributional Records of Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) from Mexico

Author:
Noguera, Felipe A.; Gutiérrez, Nayeli
Source:
The Coleopterists' bulletin 2016 v.70 no.3 pp. 656-662
ISSN:
0010-065X
Subject:
insect ecology,   etc   ; Cerambycidae; new geographic records; Mexico;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... New distributional data are presented for 73 species of Cerambycidae currently known from Mexico. Adetus pictus Bates, 1880, Coleoxestia curoei Eya and Chemsak, 2005, Mallocera spinicollis Bates, 1872 and Xenambyx lansbergei (Thomson, 1865) are new country records for Mexico. Precise collecting localities are given for Amphelictus melas Bates, 1884, Atimia huachucae Champlain and Knull, 1922, Eude ...
DOI:
10.1649/0010-065X-70.3.656

17. First records of four species of the long-legged flies (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Azerbaijan, with addition to the national checklist

Author:
Negrobov, Oleg P.; Hrivniak, Ľuboš; Oboňa, Jozef
Source:
Acta Musei Silesiae, Scientiae Naturales 2017 v.66 no.2 pp. 188-192
ISSN:
2336-3207
Subject:
insect ecology,   etc   ; Medetera; insect taxonomy; new geographic records; Azerbaijan;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... First records of four species of the family Dolichopodidae are given. Argyra ilonae Gosseries, 1988 from subfamily Diaphorinae, Dolichopus agilis Meigen, 1824 from subfamily Dolichopodinae, Medetera glaucella Kowarz, 1877 from subfamily Mediterinae and Syntormon tarsatus (Fallén, 1823) from subfamily Sympycninae increase the current national species list to 86 species. The completed nation checkli ...
DOI:
10.1515/cszma-2017-0023

18. New records and range extensions of several species of native bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) from Mississippi

Author:
Parys, Katherine; Griswold, Terry; Ikerd, Harold W; Orr, Michael Christopher
Source:
Biodiversity data journal 2018 v.6 pp. e25230
ISSN:
1314-2828
Subject:
insect ecology,   etc   ; Andrena; Diadasia; Peponapis; Triepeolus; bees; indigenous species; insect identification; new geographic records; zoogeography; Mississippi;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... The native bee fauna of Mississippi, USA has been historically poorly sampled, but is of particular relevance to determine range limits for species that occur in the southern United States. Currently published literature includes 184 species of bees that occur within the state of Mississippi. Additions to the list of native bees known for Mississippi are reported with notes on range, ecology and r ...
Handle:
10113/6472259
DOI:
10.3897/BDJ.6.e25230
PubMed:
29853776
PubMed Central:
PMC5968078

19. Chironomidae of the Upper Saint Croix River, Wisconsin

Author:
Egan, Alexander T.; Ferrington, Leonard C.
Source:
Transactions of the American Entomological Society 2019 v.145 no.3 pp. 353-384
ISSN:
0002-8320
Subject:
insect ecology,   etc   ; Chironomidae; Nearctic region; aquatic communities; integument; landscapes; lotic systems; microhabitats; morphs; pupae; rivers; species richness; streams; Great Lakes region; Wisconsin;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... Chironomid communities of the upper St. Croix River, Wisconsin, were sampled for pupal exuviae at four locations monthly from April to October, 2007. Species richness was very high, with 252 species from 73 genera, dominated by the subfamilies Chironominae and Orthocladiinae. Most studies of lotic systems find fewer than 150 chironomid taxa, and often less than 100. The high richness may be due to ...
DOI:
10.3157/061.145.0307

20. Bionomics and management of Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on Camellia sinensis (L) O. Kuntze in tea plantations of north-eastern India

Author:
Varatharajan, Ramaiyer; Roy, Somnath; Prasad, Anjali Km; Mukhopadhyay, Ananda; Muraleedharan, Narayanannair
Source:
International journal of tropical insect science 2019 v.39 no.3 pp. 179-194
ISSN:
1742-7592
Subject:
insect ecology,   etc   ; Camellia sinensis; Scirtothrips dorsalis; climate change; deforestation; insecticide resistance; leaves; oviposition; parthenogenesis; pesticides; pests; plant growth; plantations; pupae; tea; tissues; India;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is a polyphagous and cosmopolitan pest. Its infestation on tea plant has increased considerably in the last few decades as a result of which it has now got established as one of the major sucking pests in the tea-growing areas of north-eastern (NE) India, and the rest of India at large. A number of factors, such as climate change, deforestation, ...
DOI:
10.1007/s42690-019-00028-3