A5084448775- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Plant and animal studies
- Diptera species taxonomy and behavior
- Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway
2018-2020
Abstract The intensification of farming practices, along with the loss and fragmentation semi‐natural habitats within agricultural areas, has contributed significantly to insect decline worldwide including flower‐visiting aculeate Hymenoptera. In this study Hymenoptera were collected using bi‐directional Malaise traps placed farmland linear across a range intensities. aim was further our understanding value group in particular Vespinae, an understudied subfamily. Overall, greater species...
Abstract While the value of linear farm habitats for protection and enhancement farmland biodiversity in general is known, less understood about their contribution to Diptera, especially those with different ecological requirements. In this study, we examined impact a range agricultural grassland on Syrphidae Sciomyzidae (Diptera) both which provide important ecosystem services. Species richness abundance each family were measured across five habitat types (dense open hedgerows with/without...
Marsh flies are a diverse family that provide valuable ecosystem services, including the biological control of mollusks agricultural pests and vectors animal human parasitic diseases. In addition, some species may serve as important ecological bioindicators. Despite extensive research on this family, most have centered larval diet behavior, is life stage primarily used for control; virtually nothing known about natural dietary components adult marsh flies. Our study aimed to close knowledge...