Larvae of an invasive scarab increase greenhouse gas emissions from soils and recruit gut mycobiota involved in C and N transformations

H Avila-Arias, RF Turco, ME Scharf, RL Groves… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Soil-derived prokaryotic gut communities of the Japanese beetle Popillia
japonica Newman (JB) larval gut include heterotrophic, ammonia-oxidizing, and …

Invasive Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica Newman) larvae alter structure and carbon distribution in infested surface soil

GR MacLeod, DS Richmond, TR Filley - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Invasive macrofauna influence the biophysical state and function of soil, helping to drive
ecological changes over time. Many soil-dwelling invertebrates affect soil stability by …

Exploring Gut Microbiome Variations between Popillia japonica Populations of Azores

J Frias, A Garriga, Á Peñalver, M Teixeira, R Beltrí… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), is an emerging invasive pest in Europe and
America. In the Azores, this pest was first found on Terceira Island during the sixties and …

Gene silencing in adult Popillia japonica through feeding of double‐stranded RNA (dsRNA) complexed with branched amphiphilic peptide capsules (BAPCs)

E Carroll, N Kunte, E McGraw, S Gautam… - Frontiers in Insect …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Gene silencing by feeding double-stranded (dsRNA) holds promise as a novel pest
management strategy. Nonetheless, degradation of dsRNA in the environment and within …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of Biochar on Soil Insect Dynamics and Infestation

TK Bhoi, I Samal, DK Mahanta, J Komal, MA Khan… - 2024 - intechopen.com
Biochar, a carbonaceous material produced through pyrolysis of organic matter, has
garnered attention for its potential to enhance soil fertility, structure, and overall health …

The gut microflora of insects plays important roles throughout their lives. Different foods and geographic locations change gut bacterial communities. The invasive …

K Kubota, H Kajimura, TA Bozorov… - Diversity of beetles and …, 2023 - books.google.com
Insects have diverse bacterial associations including relationships ranging from parasitism
to mutualism (Douglas, 2015). There are a number of studies on the gut microbiota of …

Bacterial Communities and Resistance Mechanisms in Listronotus maculicollis Kirby

G Price - 2024 - etda.libraries.psu.edu
This thesis focuses on investigating various facets of the biology, ecology, and management
of the annual bluegrass weevil (Listronotus maculicollis Kirby) in turfgrass ecosystems …