Ecosystem services provided by aculeate wasps

Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 96(4), С. 1645 - 1675

Опубликована: Апрель 29, 2021

ABSTRACT The aculeate wasps are one of the most diverse and speciose insect taxa; they omnipresent across ecosystems exhibit co‐evolutionary exploitative associations with other organisms. There is widespread conjecture that likely to perform essential ecological economic services importance health, well‐being nutritional needs our planet. However, scope nature ecosystem provide not well understood relative groups (e.g. bees, butterflies, beetles); an appreciation their value further tarnished by public reputation as pointless pests. Here, we conduct first comprehensive review how contribute four main areas services: regulatory, provisioning, supporting cultural services. Uniting data from a large but previously disconnected literature on solitary social wasps, synthesis these insects important parasites, predators, biological indicators, pollinators, decomposers seed dispersers; additional sustainable alternative meat for human consumption, medicinal potential sources research leads anti‐microbials cancer treatments. We highlight offer substantial, largely overlooked, benefits through roles in natural pest management control programs. Accordingly, data‐driven arguments reasons consider service par ‘useful’ bees). Finally, roadmap identifying key required capitalise better provided insects.

Язык: Английский

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Unlocking the Potential of Insect-Based Proteins: Sustainable Solutions for Global Food Security and Nutrition

Foods, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 13(12), С. 1846 - 1846

Опубликована: Июнь 12, 2024

The present review highlights the potential of insect-based proteins to address growing need for sustainable and secure food systems. key findings suggest that edible insects offer a viable environmentally friendly alternative traditional livestock, requiring significantly less land, water, feed while emitting lower levels greenhouse gases. Insect farming can also reduce waste recycle nutrients, supporting circular economy models. Nutritionally, provide high-quality protein, essential amino acids, beneficial fats, making them valuable human diets. Despite these benefits, this emphasizes comprehensive regulatory frameworks ensure safety, manage allergenicity, mitigate contamination risks from pathogens environmental toxins. Additionally, developing innovative processing technologies enhance palatability marketability products, promoting consumer acceptance. This concludes with appropriate support technological advancements, have contribute global security sustainability efforts.

Язык: Английский

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Genomic data provide insights into the classification of extant termites

Nature Communications, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 15(1)

Опубликована: Авг. 7, 2024

The higher classification of termites requires substantial revision as the Neoisoptera, most diverse termite lineage, comprise many paraphyletic and polyphyletic taxa. Here, we produce an updated using genomic-scale analyses. We reconstruct phylogenies under substitution models with ultraconserved elements analyzed concatenated matrices or within multi-species coalescence framework. Our is further supported by analyses controlling for rogue loci taxa, topological tests. show that Neoisoptera are composed seven family-level monophyletic lineages, including Heterotermitidae Froggatt, Psammotermitidae Holmgren, Termitogetonidae raised from subfamilial rank. species-rich Termitidae 18 subfamily-level new subfamilies Crepititermitinae, Cylindrotermitinae, Forficulitermitinae, Neocapritermitinae, Protohamitermitinae, Promirotermitinae; revived Amitermitinae Kemner, Microcerotermitinae Mirocapritermitinae Kemner. Building taxonomic on foundation unambiguously lineages makes it highly resilient to potential destabilization caused future availability novel phylogenetic markers methods. stability guaranteed modularity classification, designed accommodate as-yet undescribed species uncertain affinities herein delimited in form families subfamilies.

Язык: Английский

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How ants shape biodiversity

Current Biology, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 31(19), С. R1208 - R1214

Опубликована: Окт. 1, 2021

Язык: Английский

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Grand challenges in entomology: Priorities for action in the coming decades

Insect Conservation and Diversity, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 16(2), С. 173 - 189

Опубликована: Март 1, 2023

Entomology is key to understanding terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems at a time of unprecedented anthropogenic environmental change offers substantial untapped potential benefit humanity in variety ways, from improving agricultural practices managing vector-borne diseases inspiring technological advances.We identified high priority challenges for entomology using an inclusive, open, democratic four-stage prioritisation approach, conducted among the membership affiliates (hereafter 'members') UK-based Royal Entomological Society (RES).A list 710 was gathered 189 RES members. Thematic analysis used group suggestions, followed by online vote determine initial priorities, which were subsequently ranked during workshop involving 37 participants.The outcome set 61 within four groupings related themes: (i) 'Fundamental Research' (themes: Taxonomy, 'Blue Skies' [defined as research ideas without immediate practical application], Methods Techniques); (ii) 'Anthropogenic Impacts Conservation' Anthropogenic Impacts, Conservation Options); (iii) 'Uses, Ecosystem Services Disservices' Benefits, Technology Resources [use insects resource, or inspiration], Pests); (iv) 'Collaboration, Engagement Training' Knowledge Access, Training Collaboration, Societal Engagement).Priority encompass questions, funding objectives, new technologies, priorities outreach engagement. Examples include training taxonomists, establishing global network insect monitoring sites, extent declines, exploring roles cultivated food supply chains, connecting professional with amateur entomologists. Responses different could be led entomologists, all career stages.Overall, provide diverse array options inspire initiate entomological activities reveal contribute addressing human health well-being, change.

Язык: Английский

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Revisiting florivory: an integrative review and global patterns of a neglected interaction

New Phytologist, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 233(1), С. 132 - 144

Опубликована: Авг. 7, 2021

Florivory is an ancient interaction which has rarely been quantified due to a lack of standardized protocols, thus impairing biogeographical and phylogenetic comparisons. We created global, continuously updated, open-access database comprising 180 species 64 families compare floral damage between tropical temperate plants, examine the effects plant traits on damage, explore eco-evolutionary dynamics flower-florivore interactions. Flower widespread across angiosperms, but was two-fold higher in vs species, suggesting stronger fitness impacts tropics. Flowers were mostly damaged by chewers, neither flower color nor symmetry explained differences florivory. Herbivory florivory levels positively correlated within even though richness florivore community does not affect levels. show that via multiple pathways ignoring this makes it more difficult obtain broad understanding ecology evolution angiosperms. Finally, we propose protocol for measurements, identify key research avenues will help fill persistent knowledge gaps. expected be central topic epoch characterized decreases insect populations comprise both pollinators florivores.

Язык: Английский

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Critical thermal limits in ants and their implications under climate change

Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 97(4), С. 1287 - 1305

Опубликована: Фев. 17, 2022

ABSTRACT Critical thermal limits (CTLs) constrain the performance of organisms, shaping their abundance, current distributions, and future distributions. Consequently, CTLs may also determine quality ecosystem services as well organismal vulnerability to climate change. As some most ubiquitous animals in terrestrial ecosystems, ants are important members ecological communities. In recent years, an increasing body research has explored ant physiological limits. However, these CTL data tend centre on a few species biogeographical regions. To encourage expansion perspectives, we herein review factors that examine effects present distributions processes. Special emphasis is placed implications for safeguarding diversity ant‐mediated future. First, compile, quantify, categorise studies based study taxon, region, methodology, question. Second, use this comprehensive database analyse abiotic biotic CTLs. Our results highlight how affect distribution patterns ants. Additionally, identify greatest remaining gaps knowledge create roadmap promote rapid advances field study.

Язык: Английский

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Spatial dynamics of biophysical trade-offs and synergies among ecosystem services in the Himalayas

Ecosystem Services, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 59, С. 101503 - 101503

Опубликована: Дек. 19, 2022

Язык: Английский

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A robotic honeycomb for interaction with a honeybee colony

Science Robotics, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 8(76)

Опубликована: Март 22, 2023

Robotic technologies have shown the capability to interact with living organisms and even form integrated mixed societies composed of artificial agents. Biocompatible robots, incorporating sensing actuation capable generating responding relevant stimuli, can be a tool study collective behaviors previously unattainable traditional techniques. To investigate western honeybee ( Apis mellifera ), we designed robotic system observing modulating bee cluster using an array thermal sensors actuators. We initially into beehive populated about 4000 bees for several months. The was able observe colony by continuously collecting spatiotemporal profiles winter cluster. Furthermore, found that our device reliably modulated superorganism’s response dynamic stimulation, influencing its reorganization. In addition, after identifying collapse colony, used in “life-support” mode via Ultimately, demonstrated autonomous closed-loop interaction comprising thousands individual bees. Such biohybrid open door investigation necessitate interacting animals within complete social context, as well potential applications augmenting survivability these pollinators crucial ecosystems food supply.

Язык: Английский

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A beneficial arthropod dataset for agricultural landscapes in Western Canada, and adjacent mountain ecosystems

Scientific Data, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 12(1)

Опубликована: Май 13, 2025

Язык: Английский

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