Gefrässiger Glücksbringer
Un petit article dans “20 Minuten” mentionnant mes recherches sur les analyses de contenus stomacaux de la coccinelle asiatique.
Le biologiste qui s’amuse a recycler en fabriquant des insectes
Un joli article sur mes insectes en récup’ de Patrick di Lenardo, dans le Courrier Neuchâtelois du 6 juin 2012 PDF
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Petits bijoux d’insectes
Un joli article sur un projet à la frontière entre science et art paru dans Terre et Nature …à lire ici PDF
Gute Reise, kleiner Käfer!
Un joli article sur les coccinelles suisses et la coccinelle asiatique Harmonia axyridis…PDF par S. Fasolin, paru dans Landliebe Juni/Juli 2012
Insetti alieni
My invasion biology project at Zurich airport on the Swiss Italian TV (here)
Insektenfallen am Flughafen Zürich
My research broadcasted on the Swiss radio DSR2
Predation of native coccinellids by the invasive alien Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): detection in Britain by PCR-based gut analysis
First field quantification of intraguild predation by the asiatic invasive ladybird Harmonia axyridis, at the species level, on native ladybird species (Adalia bipunctata and A. decempunctata). THOMAS A, TROTMAN J, WHEATLEY A, AEBI A, ZINDEL R and BROWN PMJ(2013) Predation of native coccinellids by the invasive alien Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): detection in Britain by PCR-based gut…
Torymus sinensis: a viable management option for the biological control of Dryocosmus kuriphilus in Europe?
The chestnut gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus is a global pest of chestnut (Castanea spp). Established as a pest in the mid-twentieth century in Japan, Korea and North America, this species was first reported in Europe in 2002. Following the successful release of a biological control agent Torymus sinensis in Japan, this parasitoid species has been…
Ecological genetics of invasive alien species
There is growing realisation that integrating genetics and ecology is critical in the context of biological invasions, since the two are explicitly linked. So far, the focus of ecological genetics of invasive alien species (IAS) has been on determining the sources and routes of invasions, and the genetic make-up of founding populations, which is critical…
A new hypothesis to understand Honeybee colony losses?
Honeybees, through their role as pollinators, provide a crucial ecosystem service to natural flora and agriculture worldwide. Parasites and pathogens represent an increasing threat to honeybees. Colony collapse disorder (CCD) in the USA and other types of colony losses in other parts of the world are characterized by unexplained decrease of adult population leading to…
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