Soil abiotic factors influence plant defensive traits by shaping the costs of defence production and these bottom-up effects on plants can in turn affect insect herbivory. However, few studies have disentangled direct indirect soil defences To address this gap, we tested seed predation via changes for sea fennel (Crithmum maritimum), a common coastal southern Spain whose seeds are consumed spec...

Cantharidin, a toxic monoterpene secreted by blister beetles, has long been used in traditional Chinese and modern medicine for its unique properties. However, despite widespread use, effects on fish have not studied. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential therapeutic applications cantharidin examining antioxidant, hemagglutinating, hemolytic, cytotoxic activities at different conc...

The endangered medicinal plant Eryngium maritimum L. faces significant natural and anthropogenic threats. Therefore, in vitro propagation is recommended for both conservation commercial purposes. aim of the study was to develop a series protocols seed disinfection, multiplication rooting, ex field adaptation. For explant length temperature three consecutive disinfectants were investigated. Macr...

There is much evidence to support that Mocis latipes larvae (Guenèe, 1852) are the most dangerous pasture pest and usually cause large environmental losses. However, no studies have been carried out to identify the instars during which this moth causes the most damage to the environment. Here we calculate M. latipes larval energy budget to assess its consumption across all instars and estimate ...

M. N. Kolygas, BSc, MSc,E. Gourzioti, BVM, MSc,F. Athanassopoulou, BVM, MSc, PhD, Laboratory of Ichthyology and Ichthyopathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Thessaly, Karditsa, 43100, Greece I. N. Vatsos, BVM, MSc, PhD, Laboratory of Ichthyology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece E-mail for correspondence: [email protected] P...

This study aimed to reveal the diversity of aphid species and aphid-plant interactions adjacent Çardak Lagoon, which is close agricultural areas in Çanakkale Province Turkey. Twenty-seven belonging 17 genera three subfamilies from Aphididae (Hemiptera) were identified. Of these, Staticobium latifoliae (Bozhko, 1950) new record genus Mordvilko, 1914 Aphis symphyti Schrank, 1801 are records for f...