Is #sentinel prey useful for estimation of biological #pests in arable fields? Gardarin et al. observed with cameras that classic #aphid cards were consumed by completely different predators than unattached bruchid beetle larvae. Read more here: @gfoe https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2023.07.002
And on a nearby leaf I also found an mummified #aphid with a big hole in it. That's where the wasp exited.
#nature #naturephotography #entomology
#aphid #nature #naturephotography #entomology
And yesterday I found this little mummified #aphid.
Here it are little wasps that parasite on aphids. They lay there eggs inside livind aphids and their young eat the aphid from the inside.....
#entomology #nature #naturephotography
#aphid #entomology #nature #naturephotography
#Cotton blue #disease, caused by the polerovirus cotton leafroll dwarf #virus is found in cotton growing areas of Africa, South America, Asia and since 2018 also in North America. It is efficiently transmitted by the cotton #aphid (Aphis gossypii) and can cause significant yield losses - review in Molecular Plant Pathology (2023, vol. 24, issue 6, pp. 513-526) by Surendra R. Edula and others - https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.13335
#cotton #disease #Virus #aphid
Pink #aphids. What ever will they think of next…
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #invertebrate #insect #insects #InsectPhotography #macro #macrophotography #aphid #CountyDown #NorthernIreland
#aphids #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #invertebrate #insect #insects #insectphotography #macro #macrophotography #aphid #countydown #northernireland
A 10 mm long red-legged #robberfly (#Dioctria rufipes) having lunch. This species of robber fly can be found throughout most of Europe.
Once again, there is an #aphid #photobombing my shot.
#photography #photo #nature #naturephotography #mft #microfourthirds #darktable #macrophotography #macro #nature #naturephotography #animals #wildlife #insects #flies #diptera #dioctriarufipes #raubfliegen #höckerhabichtsfliege
#robberfly #dioctria #aphid #photobombing #photography #photo #nature #naturephotography #mft #microfourthirds #darktable #macrophotography #macro #animals #wildlife #insects #flies #diptera #dioctriarufipes #Raubfliegen #hockerhabichtsfliege
Life and death on the underside of a nettle leaf: foreground left an #aphid gives birth to a live nymph. Behind her is a #fly recently killed by an #entomopathogenic #fungus, probably #Entomophthora muscae. The posture of the fly is typical for one killed by this fungus: on the underside of the leaf, abdomen stuck out, wings forwards. This is all #BehaviouralModification by the fungus to enhance the spread of the sticky infectious spores that are being released from the abdomen.
#aphid #fly #entomopathogenic #fungus #entomophthora #behaviouralmodification
Referenced link: https://phys.org/news/2023-04-aphid-salivary-protein-virus-infection.html
Discuss on https://discu.eu/q/https://phys.org/news/2023-04-aphid-salivary-protein-virus-infection.html
Originally posted by Phys.org / @physorg_com: http://nitter.platypush.tech/physorg_com/status/1642880430897614849#m
#Aphid salivary protein found to promote #virus infection in plants @PNASNews https://pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2222040120 https://phys.org/news/2023-04-aphid-salivary-protein-virus-infection.html
RT @RoliRoberts
Fascinating whistle-stop tour of #Buchnera and its #aphid host by Nancy Moran #EESSymbiosis - their tiny genome, their specific evolutionary dialogue with the host #bacteriocytes (+ve selection on Buchnera OMPs, bacteriocyte-specific genes, strong within-host selection...)
#bacteriocytes #eessymbiosis #aphid #buchnera
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 90.
Whilst bees hog the pollinator limelight the role #hoverflies play in this area should not be overlooked.
Hoverflies don’t ‘carry’ as much pollen as bees but visit more plants. They also help to control #aphid numbers.
#bee #bees #beesofmastodon
#beesanctuaryireland #beesanctuary
#bumblebees #solitarybees #gardening
#nature #organic #vegan #savingbees
#pollinators #fun #flowers #photo #photography
#theBeeAt3 #hoverflies #aphid #bee #bees #beesofmastodon #beesanctuaryireland #beesanctuary #bumblebees #solitarybees #gardening #nature #organic #vegan #savingbees #pollinators #fun #flowers #photo #photography
Late here…
But could be early there!
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 90.
Whilst bees hog the pollinator limelight the role #hoverflies play in this area should not be overlooked.
Hoverflies don’t ‘carry’ as much pollen as bees but visit more plants. They also help to control #aphid numbers.
#bee #bees #beesofmastodon
#beesanctuaryireland #beesanctuary
#bumblebees #solitarybees #gardening
#nature #organic #vegan #savingbees
#pollinators #fun #flowers
#theBeeAt3 #hoverflies #aphid #bee #bees #beesofmastodon #beesanctuaryireland #beesanctuary #bumblebees #solitarybees #gardening #nature #organic #vegan #savingbees #pollinators #fun #flowers
An unusual observation of a fruit expert brought to the attention of an #entomologist, lead to a scientific paper and outreach a call for more information from #Gardeners #RoyalHorticulturalSociety #entomology #aphid #communityscience #citizenscience https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/12/track-willow-aphid-gardeners-royal-horticultural-society-scientists
#entomologist #gardeners #royalhorticulturalsociety #entomology #aphid #communityscience #citizenscience
Finally (drumroll) the most abundant species in the processed samples.
Things I would never have recorded myself:
Cortinicara gibbosa (#beetle), Dumbletoniella callistemoni and Trialeurodes vaporiarorum (#WhiteFlies), Psychoda albipennis (#MothFly), Lycoriella sativae (#FungusGnat), Aphis spiraecola (#Aphid)
Three #moths. Two (Hoplostega ochroma and Phelotis cognata) are very familiar. I recognise Bedellia somnulentella, but I would never have been confident on the species otherwise.
5/5
#moths #aphid #fungusgnat #mothfly #whiteflies #beetle
Aphids are an annoying pestilence, but they are also cute.
#aphid #desertrose (niche hashtags there)
Colored pencil sketch of Hippodamia convergens eating an aphid. A gift for a friend who studies insect predators.
#entomology #aphid #beetles #insects
1/2 A new #preprint #OpenScience #PeerReview by #PCI_Infections: Chesnais Q et al. Transcriptome responses of the #aphid vector #Myzuspersicae are shaped by identities of the host plant and the virus. #bioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.07.18.500449
#preprint #OpenScience #PeerReview #pci_infections #aphid #myzuspersicae #biorxiv
Aphids (Aphididae)
#Aphids #Aphid #Hemiptera #Insects
#ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #CreativeCommons #CCBYSA
#Nature #NaturePhotography #Photography
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aphids_(Aphididae)_-_Guelph,_Ontario_02.jpg
#aphids #aphid #Hemiptera #insects #artwithopensource #darktable #creativecommons #ccbysa #nature #naturephotography #photography
A aphid of some sort. The waxy structures are wild. In the ramble earlier this month.
#aphid #insects #bugs #nature #wildlife #truebugs #macro #ultramacro #venusoptics #ramble #centralpark #nycparks #canonphotography #luminarneo
#aphid #insects #bugs #nature #wildlife #TrueBugs #macro #ultramacro #venusoptics #ramble #centralpark #nycparks #canonphotography #LuminarNeo
An aphid on a yellow flower in Carl Schurz Park.
#aphid #yellowflower #carlschurzpark #nycparks #insects #bugs #entomology #luminarneo #canonr5 #venusoptics
#aphid #yellowflower #carlschurzpark #nycparks #insects #bugs #entomology #LuminarNeo #canonr5 #venusoptics
An aphid in Carl Schurz Park.
#aphid #bugs #Insects #entomology #macro #ultramacro #carlschurzpark #nycparks #luminarneo #venusoptics #canonr5
#aphid #bugs #insects #entomology #macro #ultramacro #carlschurzpark #nycparks #LuminarNeo #venusoptics #canonr5