DNA variation analysis has become indispensable in many aspects of modern biomedicine,
most prominently in the comparison of normal and tumor samples. Thousands of samples …

Aphidius gifuensis is a parasitoid wasp and primary endoparasitoid enemy of the peach
potato aphid, Myzus persicae. Artificially reared, captive wasps of this species have been …

Insect pollination is fundamental for natural ecosystems and agricultural crops. The
bumblebee species Bombus terrestris has become a popular choice for commercial crop …

Resource competition between wild pollinators and managed honeybees (Apis mellifera)
has the potential to detrimentally impact insect biodiversity as well as wild plant and crop …

BACKGROUND Intentionally impairing the fecundity of mass‐reared insects has important
utility in controlling pest species. Typically, sterilized individuals are competed against wild …

Introducing any species in a large number into an ecosystem is never a zero-sum game. In
this paper, we assessed what are the main advances on the known impacts of Massively …

All organisms require an immune system to recognize, differentiate, and defend against
pathogens. From an evolutionary perspective, immune systems evolve under strong …

This paper investigates the biodiversity of adult arthropods in two grapevine plantations
influenced by two adjacent groves over a three-year period (2020–2022) in the viticultural …

Bees, including bumblebees, are highly valued for the pollination services they provide to
natural ecosystems and agricultural crops. However, many bee species are facing declines …

My thesis discusses the potential of road verges as a tool for bumblebee conservation,
focusing on Bombus terrestris and roadsides within the UK. Chapter 1 is an extensive …