Biodegradable hydrogels and microbial consortia as a treatment for soil dysbiosis DOI Creative Commons
Roger B. Davis, Korena K. Mafune, Mari K.H. Winkler

и другие.

Frontiers in Microbiology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 16

Опубликована: Май 1, 2025

Terrestrial microbial communities drive many soil processes and can be pushed into a state of dysbiosis upon disturbance. This dysregulation negatively impacts biogeochemical cycles, which threatens plant health. Effective treatment requires simultaneous restoration multiple system components, addressing both the physical structure its communities. Hydrogels with consortia simultaneously remedy hydrodynamics while promoting reestablishment. The purpose this review is to shed light on management practices through lens dysbiosis. important address not only for health crop productivity, but also mitigate climate change improved carbon sequestration reduced greenhouse gas emissions. positions hydrogels microbes as tools dysbiosis, contributing agricultural resilience.

Язык: Английский

Pesticides have negative effects on non-target organisms DOI Creative Commons
Nian‐Feng Wan, Liwan Fu, Matteo Dainese

и другие.

Nature Communications, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 16(1)

Опубликована: Фев. 13, 2025

Pesticides affect a diverse range of non-target species and may be linked to global biodiversity loss. The magnitude this hazard remains only partially understood. We present synthesis pesticide (insecticide, herbicide fungicide) impacts on multiple organisms across trophic levels based 20,212 effect sizes from 1,705 studies. For plants, animals (invertebrate vertebrates) microorganisms (bacteria fungi), we show negative responses the growth, reproduction, behaviour other physiological biomarkers within terrestrial aquatic systems. formulated for specific taxa negatively affected groups, e.g. insecticidal neonicotinoids affecting amphibians. Negative effects were more pronounced in temperate than tropical regions but consistent between environments, even after correcting field-realistic environmentally relevant exposure scenarios. Our results question sustainability current use support need enhanced risk assessments reduce risks ecosystems. Wan et al. found that insecticides, fungicides herbicides have

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Population genomics of Anopheles darlingi, the principal South American malaria vector mosquito DOI Creative Commons
Jacob A. Tennessen,

Raphael Brosula,

Estelle Chabanol

и другие.

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 15, 2025

ABSTRACT Malaria in South America remains a serious public health problem. Anopheles ( Nyssorhynchus ) darlingi is the most important malaria vector across tropical Latin America. Vector-targeted disease control efforts require thorough understanding of mosquito demographic and evolutionary patterns. We present analyze whole genomes 1094 A. (median depth 18x) from six American countries. observe deep geographic population structure, high genetic diversity including thirteen putative segregating inversions, no evidence for cryptic sympatric taxa despite interpopulation divergence. Strong signals selection are plausibly driven by insecticides, especially on cytochrome P450 genes, one which we validated experimentally. Our results will facilitate effective surveillance control, while highlighting ongoing challenges that diverse poses elimination western hemisphere.

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Neonicotinoid and EBI fungicide in combination hazard the population of red mason bees under field conditions DOI
Abdulrahim T. Alkassab,

Nadine Kunz,

Gabriela Bischoff

и другие.

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 104680 - 104680

Опубликована: Март 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Effects of Temperature and Bacillus velezensis on the Development, Longevity, and Reproduction of Culex quinquefasciatus DOI Creative Commons
Abdullah A. Alomar

Biology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 14(4), С. 357 - 357

Опубликована: Март 30, 2025

Temperature is a key environmental factor that influences mosquito phenotypic traits and the effectiveness of vector control strategies. Bacillus velezensis (Bv) has shown promise as microbial biocontrol agent due to its insecticidal properties; however, effects on mosquitoes under different conditions are still unexplored. This study investigated Bv (strain WHk23) exposure life history Culex quinquefasciatus at two temperature (20 °C 30 °C), focusing development, longevity, reproductive fitness. Results showed significantly affected development with faster shorter adult longevity observed compared 20 °C. Exposure further accelerated larval reduced emergence, being more pronounced than regardless temperature. In addition, Bv-exposed females had larger body sizes but lower fecundity fertility, suggesting may cause physiological stress disrupts processes. These findings highlight importance considering factors in programs while reinforcing efficacy sustainable variety conditions.

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Direct and Indirect Effects of Ivermectin on Phytophagous, Frugivorous and Parasitoid Insects DOI Creative Commons
L. Laber, Nico Blüthgen, Karsten Mody

и другие.

Insects, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 16(4), С. 366 - 366

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025

Ivermectin, an anthelmintic used in livestock, is excreted faeces and can therefore affect non-target organisms. While its effects on coprophagous insects have been well studied, recent research suggests that it be taken up by plants, raising the possibility may a much wider range of invertebrates than previously known. Our study investigated ivermectin from different feeding guilds. First, we tested larvae noctuid moths Spodoptera frugiperda Helicoverpa armigera (chewing herbivores) using artificial diet. Secondly, presence soil pea plants Pisum sativum pea-feeding aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum (phloem-feeding herbivore). Thirdly, diet for Drosophila melanogaster as host parasitoid Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae. results showed reduced pupal weight survival moth larvae, inhibited colony establishment emergence rates ivermectin-exposed pupae. These highlight potential to multiple trophic levels emphasise need sustainable veterinary practices use anthelmintics free-ranging livestock companion animals.

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Effects of non-crop habitats on ground-dwelling arthropod diversity in a desert-oasis region of northwest China DOI
Yongzhen Wang,

Jialong Ren,

Wenzhi Zhao

и другие.

Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 388, С. 109674 - 109674

Опубликована: Апрель 4, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Unraveling the Intricacies of Powdery Mildew: Insights into Colonization, Plant Defense Mechanisms, and Future Strategies DOI Open Access

Chunmei Gan,

Ting Tang, Ziyu Zhang

и другие.

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 26(8), С. 3513 - 3513

Опубликована: Апрель 9, 2025

Powdery mildew, a debilitating phytopathogen caused by biotrophic fungi within the order Erysiphales, endangers crop yields and global food security. Although traditional approaches have largely emphasized resistant cultivar development chemical control, novel strategies are necessary to counter advent of challenges, such as pathogen adaptation climate change. This review fully discusses three principal areas effector functions, e.g., reactive oxygen species (ROS)-suppressive activity CSEP087, host susceptibility factors, like vesicle trafficking regulated Mildew Locus O (MLO). It also briefly mentions transcriptional regulation resistance genes mediated WRKY75 NAC transcription post-transcriptional via alternative splicing (As). In addition, this discussion intricate interactions among powdery plants, symbiotic microbiomes thereof, highlighting mechanism through which mildew infections disrupt foliar microbiota balance. Lastly, we present new biocontrol approach that entails synergistic microbial consortia, combinations Bacillus Trichoderma, induce plant immunity while minimizing fungicide dependency. Through study combining knowledge molecular pathogenesis with ecological resilience, research offers useful insights towards climate-smart sustainable disease-management in context microbiome engineering.

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The Genus Clonostachys (Bionectria) as a Potential Tool Against Agricultural Pest and Other Biotechnological Applications: A Review DOI Creative Commons
Manuela Reyes-Estébanez, Pedro Mendoza de Gives

Microbiology Research, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 16(4), С. 86 - 86

Опубликована: Апрель 19, 2025

The Clonostachys genus is a saprophytic soil microfungus (Ascomycota). It exhibits significant ecological adaptability and plays crucial role in maintaining the balance of microorganisms. Species within this are natural antagonists insects nematodes, they also combat phytopathogenic fungi through mycoparasitism. This process involves producing lytic enzymes competing for space nutrients. species effective biocontrol agents agriculture have been utilized to manage pests affecting many high-value commercial crops, acting as biopesticide. They inhabit plant tissues, boosting defenses activating genes water nutrient uptake, enhancing performance. Additionally, produce bioactive metabolites with antimicrobial, antifungal, nematocidal, anticancer, antioxidant properties. can degrade plastic waste remove hydrocarbons from crude oil-contaminated sites when functioning endophytes, positioning promising candidate reducing environmental pollution. There still challenges limitations, such continuous surveillance safety on plants, establishment applications, formulation viability, variability due field conditions. These issues will be addressed. review provides an overview ecology, morphology, classification, biotechnological emphasizing its significance various fields.

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Pesticide Risk Assessment in a Changing World DOI
Mathilde L. Tissier, René S. Shahmohamadloo, Laura Melissa Guzman

и другие.

Global Change Biology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 31(4)

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025

ABSTRACT Pesticide risk assessments currently rely on surrogate species and focus primarily acute lethality metrics, failing to capture the broader impacts non‐target organisms thus biodiversity. Under directives of regulatory agencies worldwide, this traditional approach overlooks complex interactions between multiple stressors, including climate change, land‐use shifts, pesticide transformation products. must therefore undergo a paradigm shift account for these interactions, which disproportionately affect insect pollinators, other species, biodiversity at large. While prior work has highlighted need move beyond single‐species models, emerging evidence nonlinear stressor ecological consequences products highlight critical gaps in current frameworks. Here, we synthesize insights from recent research propose holistic environmental that integrates evolutionary complexities context global change.

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Biological control potential of Trichogramma chilonis (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) to Phthorimaea operculella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) based on age‐stage two‐sex life table, functional response and mutual interference DOI
Ganlin Sun, Guanli Xiao, Hong Cai

и другие.

Pest Management Science, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Апрель 29, 2025

Abstract BACKGROUND The potato tuber moth (PTM), Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller) is a significant pest affecting crops globally, Trichogramma chilonis (Ishii) an efficient egg parasitoid with potential for biological control against various lepidopteran pests. We found and identified the from parasitized eggs of PTM in field, but parasitism on unclear. to was evaluated based linking age‐stage two‐sex life table, functional response intraspecific mutual interference effects. RESULTS performed well eggs, females laying 53.98 lifetime, total pre‐oviposition period 9.24 days, oviposition days 3.22 high offspring survival rate (0.92), more (2.93 females/male). intrinsic increase, finite net reproductive rate, mean generation time, population doubling time were 0.328 d −1 , 1.388 36.883 offspring/individual, 10.998 2.113 respectively. Moreover, showed type II increase number eggs. inversely proportional density, upper limit daily attack estimated be 38.8, foraging interfering each other at higher densities. CONCLUSION inclusion programme feasible has promising application. © 2025 Society Chemical Industry.

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