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Predation Risk Effects of Lady Beetle Menochilus sexmaculatus (Fabricius) on the Melon Aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover

Xingming Lin,
Xiangxin Cui,
Jihong Tang,
Jiawei Zhu and
Jinhua Li

Insects2024, 15(1), 13;https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15010013

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27 December 2023

Predation risk posed by natural enemies can alter pest performance. In our previous study, we found Menochilus sexmaculatus provides risk cues to melon aphids, resulting in increased numbers of winged aphids. However, the effects of predation risk on...

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Larval and/or Adult Exposure to Intraguild Predator Harmonia axyridis Alters Reproductive Allocation Decisions and Offspring Growth in Menochilus sexmaculatus

Xinglin Yu,
Rui Tang,
Tongxian Liu and
Baoli Qiu

Insects2023, 14(6), 496;https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14060496

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25 May 2023

Maternal effects can reduce offspring susceptibility to predators by altering resource allocation to young and reproducing larger offspring. While the perception of predation risk can vary according to a prey’s life stage, it is unclear whether...

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Enhancing Coccinella Beetle Biological Pest Control via a Floral Approach in Cucumber Greenhouse

Moazam Hyder,
Yuyan Li,
Muhammad Fahad Raza,
Maosen Zhang,
Junjie Chen,
Jianjun Mao,
Aslam Bukero and
Lisheng Zhang

Life2023, 13(10), 2080;https://doi.org/10.3390/life13102080

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19 October 2023

Flower-rich habitats are crucial for promoting biodiversity and ecosystem services within agricultural ecosystems, such as pollination and pest control. The present study investigates the efficacy of employing floral structures as a criterion for the...

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