Integrative approaches for species delimitation in Ascomycota

SSN Maharachchikumbura, Y Chen, HA Ariyawansa… - Fungal Diversity, 2021 - Springer
Biodiversity loss from disturbances caused by human activities means that species are
disappearing at an ever increasing rate. The high number of species that have yet to be …

Classical biological control of insect pests of trees: facts and figures

M Kenis, BP Hurley, AE Hajek, MJW Cock - Biological Invasions, 2017 - Springer
Classical biological control (CBC) is the introduction of a natural enemy of exotic origin to
control a pest, usually also exotic, aiming at permanent control of the pest. CBC has been …

Scientists' warning to humanity on insect extinctions

P Cardoso, PS Barton, K Birkhofer, F Chichorro… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Here we build on the manifesto 'World Scientists' Warning to Humanity, issued by the
Alliance of World Scientists. As a group of conservation biologists deeply concerned about …

Invasive insect species: Global challenges, strategies & opportunities

RC Venette, WD Hutchison - Frontiers in insect Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Alien arthropods threaten human health, jeopardize food supplies, endanger valued
species, risk economic losses, and disrupt ecosystem functions, at least some of the time …

Complex patterns of global spread in invasive insects: eco-evolutionary and management consequences

JR Garnas, MA Auger-Rozenberg, A Roques… - Biological …, 2016 - Springer
The advent of simple and affordable tools for molecular identification of novel insect
invaders and assessment of population diversity has changed the face of invasion biology in …

The role of community science in entomology

MM Gardiner, HE Roy - Annual review of entomology, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Community (or citizen) science, the involvement of volunteers in scientific endeavors, has a
long history. Over the past few centuries, the contributions of volunteers to our …

Exotic ladybirds for biological control of herbivorous insects–a review

G Rondoni, I Borges, J Collatz, E Conti… - Entomologia …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Since the late 19th century, exotic ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) have been used
extensively for suppressing herbivorous insects of economic importance. In recent decades …

Decreases in beetle body size linked to climate change and warming temperatures

M Tseng, KM Kaur, S Soleimani Pari… - Journal of Animal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Body size is a fundamental ecological trait and is correlated with population dynamics,
community structure and function, and ecosystem fluxes. Laboratory data from broad …

Using insect natural history collections to study global change impacts: challenges and opportunities

HM Kharouba, JMM Lewthwaite… - … of the Royal …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Over the past two decades, natural history collections (NHCs) have played an increasingly
prominent role in global change research, but they have still greater potential, especially for …

Thinking like a naturalist: Enhancing computer vision of citizen science images by harnessing contextual data

JCD Terry, HE Roy, TA August - Methods in Ecology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The accurate identification of species in images submitted by citizen scientists is currently a
bottleneck for many data uses. Machine learning tools offer the potential to provide rapid …