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A first worldwide multispecies survey of invasive Mediterranean pine bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae)
(Springer, 2020-02)Several European and Mediterranean species of pine bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) have become established in North America and the southern hemisphere, posing a novel threat to planted and naturally-occurring ... -
A Key Interaction Behind the Scenes: Dung Beetles in Livestock Production from Arid and Semi-Arid Rangelands
(Springer, 2024-02)Pastoralism is a dominant agricultural activity in arid and semi-arid ecosystems. The interaction between coprophagous insects and livestock is a key but an undervalued topic in rangeland management decisions. The objective ... -
A newly detected exotic ambrosia beetle in Argentina: Euwallacea interjectus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)
(Florida Entomological Society, 2019-03)An exotic species of ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) of Asian origin has been detected recently in Argentina. Euwallacea interjectus (Blandford) has been collected infesting cultivated poplars in ... -
Above-ground arthropod community structure and influence of structural-retention management in southern Patagonian scrublands, Argentina
(Springer, 2016-12)Southern Patagonia’s landscape hosts several semi-natural habitats, traditionally used for sheep production, such as Mulguraea tridens and Lepidophyllum cupressiforme scrublands. Mulguraea scrublands are managed via ... -
Assessing the specificity of a herbivore on a plant of uncertain phylogenetic placing: Listronotus elongatus a herbivore of Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
(2017)Hydrocotyle ranunculoides (Araliaceae) is an aquatic plant native to the Americas and invasive in Europe. This work reports laboratory and garden studies on the host range of its main natural enemy, the weevil Listronotus ... -
Can early thinning and pruning lessen the impact of pine plantations on beetle and ant diversity in the Patagonian steppe?
(2012)Pine plantations are thought to negatively impact species diversity and to irreversibly modify arid zones. However, some studies have suggested that through the application of appropriate management practices, the negative ... -
Contribución al estudio de la ecología y biología de Epicauta atomaria (Coleoptera: Meloidae), insecto asociado a cultivos agrícolas en América del Sur
(Ediciones INTA, 2021-12)Epicauta atomaria (Meloinae: Epicautini) es un meloideo que pertenece al grupo de especies Epicauta maculata. Es nativo de América del Sur con un rango de distribución muy amplio que va desde los 15° N, en el centro de ... -
Control biológico de Carduus nutans auct. non L. (syn Carduus thoermeri Weinm) con Rhinocyllus conicus
(Departamento de Agronomía, Universidad Nacional del Sur, 2016-12)Carduus nutans es una planta anual, nace a fines de marzo y forma la roseta durante el invierno, desarrolla el tallo florífero a principios de primavera y florece a mediados y fines de la misma. -
Current status of the small hive beetle Aethina tumida in Latin America
(Springer Nature, 2023-03)The small hive beetle (SHB), Aethina tumida, is a parasitic pest and scavenger of social bees native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is a generalist species which can also reproduce in association with nests of stingless bees, ... -
Dependence of egg hatching on Wolbachia density in a parthenogenetic weevil revealed by antibiotic treatment
(Wiley, 2021-04)Naupactini is a tribe of Neotropical broad‐nosed weevils highly diverse in South America. This group includes several parthenogenetic species, some of them harmful for agriculture and invasive around the world. Although ... -
Discrimination of infested cotton squares by females of Anthonomus grandis
(2017)The avoidance of infested squares of Gossypium hirsutum as oviposition substrate by females of Anthonomus grandis was studied following two approaches. First, the preference for oviposition in infested versus non-infested ... -
Distribution, Invasion History, and Ecology of Non-native Pine Bark Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in Southern South America
(Springer, 2024-01)The growth of international trade, coupled with an expansion of large-scale pine plantations in South America during the second half of the twentieth century, has significantly increased the opportunities for the invasion ... -
Diversidad de herbáceas y coleópteros en sistemas silvopastoriles de Tierra del Fuego
(Ediciones INTA, 2012-05-09)Los bosques de Nothofagus antarctica (ñire) en Patagonia Sur conforman un paisaje donde coexisten con bosques de otros Nothofagus y pastizales naturales, siendo utilizados bajo esquemas de uso silvopastoril extensivo. Sin ... -
Escarabajos de ambrosía en ensayos silvopastoriles de álamo en el bajo delta bonaerense del río Paraná
(2014-03-18)Los escarabajos de ambrosía son plagas forestales muy importantes en el mundo y la principal peste de los álamos de Argentina. Megaplatypus mutatus (Chapuis, 1865) (Coleoptera, Platypodidae) es un coleóptero pequeño y ... -
Factores de virulencia de Bacilus thuringiensis y su utilización para el control de coleópteros de alto impacto en el sector agropecuario
(Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 2017-03)La necesidad de contar con herramientas seguras y efectivas para el manejo de plagas, alternativas o complementarias a los insecticidas químicos, estimula el interés en usar entomopatógenos como agentes de biocontrol. ... -
Factors driving historic intercontinental invasions of European pine bark beetles
(Springer, 2022-06)Largely assisted by global trade, alien insect species are being introduced into new territories at unprecedented rates. Among forest insects, pine bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) are a large and diverse ... -
Firefly genomes illuminate parallel origins of bioluminescence in beetles
(eLife Sciences Publications, 2018-10-16)Fireflies and their luminous courtships have inspired centuries of scientific study. Today firefly luciferase is widely used in biotechnology, but the evolutionary origin of bioluminescence within beetles remains unclear. ... -
First record of the exotic pest Sitona discoideus Gyllenhal 1834 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Argentina
(2019)The alfalfa root weevil Sitona discoideus Gyllenhal 1834 (Curculionidae: Entiminae) is herein reported for the first time for Argentina. This weevil is native to southern Europe and northern Africa and was accidentally ... -
Ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) inhabiting anthropogenic habitats in the lower delta of the Paraná river, Argentina: geographic distribution and ecological characteristics
(2017)The primary aims of this paper were to provide the first inventory of carabid beetles collected in five different anthropogenic habitat types of the Lower Delta of the Paraná River, to describe their main ecological ... -
Ground Beetles in a Changing World: Communities in a Modified Wetland Landscape
(Springer, 2019-05)Wetlands are being increasingly affected by anthropogenic activities worldwide. The Lower Delta of the Paraná River, one of the most important wetlands in Argentina, has been profoundly altered because most of the natural ...