Insects and their pathogens in a changing climate

RJS Leger - Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 2021 - Elsevier
The complex nature of climate change-mediated multitrophic interaction is an underexplored
area, but has the potential to dramatically shift transmission and distribution of many insects …

Capturing wild animal welfare: a physiological perspective

M Beaulieu - Biological Reviews, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Affective states, such as emotions, are presumably widespread across the animal kingdom
because of the adaptive advantages they are supposed to confer. However, the study of the …

Acute ozone exposure impairs detection of floral odor, learning, and memory of honey bees, through olfactory generalization

F Démares, L Gibert, P Creusot, B Lapeyre… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Air pollution stemming from human activities affects the environment in which plant and
animal species live and interact. Similar to primary air pollutants which are emitted …

Different combinations of butchery and vegetable wastes on growth performance, chemical-nutritional characteristics and oxidative status of black soldier fly growing …

NF Addeo, S Vozzo, G Secci, V Mastellone, G Piccolo… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Due to the high sustainability of insect farming, the possibility to farm
insects as a food and feed source seems to be very promising. Reusing and enhancing food …

Assessment of coastal pollutants and health status of Pacific oysters (Magallana gigas) in the Bahía Blanca Estuary and adjacent beaches (Argentina)

SM Fiori, P Simonetti, NS La Colla, J Giménez… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study assessed the effects of pollutants on Magallana gigas along a coastal zone with
different levels of human activity: a highly impacted zone in the Bahía Blanca Estuary and a …

Triazine herbicide and NPK fertilizer exposure: accumulation of heavy metals and rare earth elements, effects on cuticle melanization, and immunocompetence in the …

A Naccarato, ML Vommaro, D Amico, F Sprovieri… - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The increasing use of agrochemicals, including fertilizers and herbicides, has led to
worrying metal contamination of soils and waters and raises serious questions about the …

Ironing out the details: exploring the role of iron and heme in blood-sucking arthropods

SR Whiten, H Eggleston, ZN Adelman - Frontiers in Physiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Heme and iron are essential molecules for many physiological processes and yet have the
ability to cause oxidative damage such as lipid peroxidation, protein degradation, and …

Peroxiredoxin alleviates the fitness costs of imidacloprid resistance in an insect pest of rice

R Pang, K Xing, L Yuan, Z Liang, M Chen, X Yue… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Chemical insecticides have been heavily employed as the most effective measure for control
of agricultural and medical pests, but evolution of resistance by pests threatens the …

[HTML][HTML] Differential sensitivity of hemocyte subpopulations (Mytilus edulis) to aged polyethylene terephthalate micro-and nanoplastic particles

J Hara, M Vercauteren, S Schoenaers… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bivalve hemocytes, particularly granulocytes and hyalinocytes, play a crucial role in cell-
mediated immunity. However, their interactions with aged plastic particles, exhibiting altered …

Histopathology of chironomids exposed to fly ash and microplastics as a new biomarker of ecotoxicological assessment

J Stojanović, D Savić-Zdravković, B Jovanović… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the last few decades, industrial pollution has gained extensive attention in terms of its
effect on the aquatic environment. This imposes the need to develop sensitive biomarkers …