New insights into the microbiota of moth pests
V Mereghetti, B Chouaia, M Montagna - International Journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
In recent years, next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have helped to improve our
understanding of the bacterial communities associated with insects, shedding light on their …
understanding of the bacterial communities associated with insects, shedding light on their …
Processionary moths and associated urtication risk: global change–driven effects
A Battisti, S Larsson, A Roques - Annual Review of Entomology, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Processionary moths carry urticating setae, which cause health problems in humans and
other warm-blooded animals. The pine processionary moth Thaumetopoea pityocampa has …
other warm-blooded animals. The pine processionary moth Thaumetopoea pityocampa has …
[PDF][PDF] Preliminary host catalogue of Palaearctic Tachinidae (Diptera)
HP Tschorsnig - Availabe from: http://www. nadsdiptera. org/Tach …, 2017 - nadsdiptera.org
An annotated preliminary host catalogue is given for the Palaearctic Tachinidae. It
comprises 827 tachinid species reared from 2672 arthropod hosts belonging to eleven …
comprises 827 tachinid species reared from 2672 arthropod hosts belonging to eleven …
Quantifying pine processionary moth defoliation in a pine-oak mixed forest using unmanned aerial systems and multispectral imagery
Pine processionary moth (PPM) feeds on conifer foliage and periodically result in outbreaks
leading to large scale defoliation, causing decreased tree growth, vitality and tree …
leading to large scale defoliation, causing decreased tree growth, vitality and tree …
[HTML][HTML] Pine processionary moth outbreaks cause longer growth legacies than drought and are linked to the North Atlantic Oscillation
Climatic warming is assumed to expand the geographic range of insect pests whose
distribution is mainly constrained by low temperatures. This is the case of the pine …
distribution is mainly constrained by low temperatures. This is the case of the pine …
Diverse agricultural landscapes increase bat activity and diversity: Implications for biological pest control
Diverse landscapes consisting of mixed crops are expected to support higher biological
control, while also contributing to maintain farmland biodiversity. Although bats are known …
control, while also contributing to maintain farmland biodiversity. Although bats are known …
Social insects and beyond: The physics of soft, dense invertebrate aggregations
O Shishkov, O Peleg - Collective Intelligence, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Aggregation is a common behavior by which groups of organisms arrange into cohesive
groups. Whether suspended in the air (like honey bee clusters), built on the ground (such as …
groups. Whether suspended in the air (like honey bee clusters), built on the ground (such as …
Current and future distribution of the invasive oak processionary moth
M Godefroid, N Meurisse, F Groenen, C Kerdelhue… - Biological …, 2020 - Springer
Predicting shifts in the distribution and abundance of pest organisms relies on an accurate
forecasting of their response to climate change. The oak processionary moth (OPM) …
forecasting of their response to climate change. The oak processionary moth (OPM) …
Periodicity and synchrony of pine processionary moth outbreaks in France
Although many forest Lepidoptera are known to exhibit cyclic outbreaks in temperate forests,
this has never been formally demonstrated for the pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea …
this has never been formally demonstrated for the pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea …
Bats from different foraging guilds prey upon the pine processionary moth
I Garin, J Aihartza, U Goiti, A Arrizabalaga-Escudero… - PeerJ, 2019 - peerj.com
Outbreaks of the processionary moth Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Denis & Schiffermüller,
1775), a forest pest from the Palearctic, are thought to induce a behavioral response of bats …
1775), a forest pest from the Palearctic, are thought to induce a behavioral response of bats …