Thirteen species (insects, myriapods, slugs, earthworms, and an amphipod) spend winter in the frozen state and survive temperatures from–5 to–45°C. Cryoprotective dehydration is typical of slug eggs, earthworm cocoons, and certain click beetle larvae, which survive temperatures ranging from–20...
Within the Coleoptera Chrysomelidae family, the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, presents a formidable threat to the cultivated potato, Solanum tuberosum. Agricultural habitats are well-suited for members of this species due to their evolutionary adaptations to multiple insecticides and ...
Still, these relationships were weaker compared to the other native tree species, such as Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) [46] and common aspen (Populus tremula L.) [22], as suggested by the lower marginal R2 (Table 2). Apparently, beech might be more sensitive to microsite ...