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Changes in the behavior of Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in response to predators after transinfection with Rickettsiella (Legionellales: Coxiellaceae) endosymbionts Abstract. Infection with endosymbionts can cause changes in the phenotype of their insect hosts, particularly for life-history traits such as fecundity and

New paper led by @phiddlesticks.bsky.social shows how endosymbionts can affect aphid responses to predators

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Fieldwork in Australia means unexpected encounters.... it looks soft and the voices in my head go: pet it!

Populations of the Australian saltmarsh mosquito Aedes vigilax vary between panmixia and temporally stable local genetic structure Pest management programs can operate more effectively when movement patterns of target species are known. As individual insects are difficult to track, genomic data can instead be used to infer moveme...

NEW PREPRINT on Aedes vigilax - the Australian saltmarsh mosquito.

This mosquito can fly great distances, but there's more to this than initially meets the eye

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Farmers trial sunn hemp to save cotton crops in Queensland After years planting cotton, a growing region has built up a soil pest that sucks the life out of crops — but there may be a solution on the horizon.

Sunn hemp trialled in cotton fields to combat reniform nematodes
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‘One of the most important species for science’: how the humble fruit fly transformed 4 fields of research Fruit flies have contributed to some of the most important scientific discoveries over the last century. They should be celebrated – not sprayed.

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Making an image with generative AI uses as much energy as charging your phone This is the first time the carbon emissions caused by using an AI model for different tasks have been calculated.

This and the accompanying academic paper are helpful www.technologyreview.com/2023/12/01/1...

Energetic shifts predict the mortality of Anopheles gambiae Life history theory predicts that resource allocation adapts to ecological and evolutionary pressures. We investigated resource and energy dynamics in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae after exposu...

Ever wondered how life history impacts an organism energy reserves?

Well check our latest preprint below
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Turns out, the presence of certain energetic shifts is a stronger predictor of survival!

#EvoSky #MicroSky

Happy birthday #Wolbachia! Still so many mysteries to uncover! #symbiosky

A complete DNA repair system assembled by two endosymbionts restores heat tolerance of the insect host from Ling et al.

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#SymbioSky

We are now keenly seeking LBAM (lightbrown apple moth) from around Melbourne. If you have an apple tree, or a grapevine, please take a look and see if you can see moth damage and webbing. We are after live larvae.
Some good reference images here - www.wineaustralia.com/growing-maki...

Wolbachia strain wMelM disrupts egg retention by Aedes aegypti females prevented from ovipositing | Applied and Environmental Microbiology Wolbachia mosquito releases are expanding around the world with substantial impacts on dengue transmission. Releases have succeeded in many locations, but the establishment of Wolbachia has been chall...

Our latest work on Wolbachia mosquitoes is now published!

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Exposure to Pseudomonas spp. increases Anopheles gambiae insecticide resistance in a host-dependent manner Scientific Reports - Exposure to Pseudomonas spp. increases Anopheles gambiae insecticide resistance in a host-dependent manner

Did you know that the presence of #Pseudomonas spp. in the water bodies where #Anopheles mosquitoes grow can increase their resistance to #insecticide? 🦟 🦠 Curious? Check our paper below! :)

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#MicroSky #SymbioSky #EvoSky

So interesting, well done guys! Any vertical transmission of the bacterial strains to the offspring?

Exciting news: our lab has just received funding to undertake more research into new approaches for controlling agricultural pest insects

blogs.unimelb.edu.au/pearg/2024/1...

The Pest and Environmental Adaptation Research Group (PEARG) led by Ary Hoffmann is now on Bluesky @pearg.bsky.social!