Microbial symbionts enable many phytophagous insects to specialize on plant-based diets through a range of metabolic services. Pollen comprises one-plant tissue consumed by such herbivores. While rich in lipids and proteins, its nutrient content is often imbalanced and difficult-to-access due to a digestibly recalcitrant cell wall. Pollen quality can be further degraded by harmful allelochemicals. To identify microbes that may aid in palynivory, we performed cDNA-based 16S rRNA metabarcoding on three related pollen beetles (Nitidulidae: Meligethinae) exhibiting different dietary breadths: Brassicogethes aeneus, B. matronalis, and Meligethes atratus. Nine bacterial symbionts (i.e., 97% OTUs) exhibited high metabolic activity during act...
As pollen and nectar foragers, bees have long been considered strictly herbivorous. Their pollen pro...
The Cryptocephalus marginellus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) complex is composed by six species that a...
As pollen- and nectar-foragers, bees have long been considered strictly herbivorous. Their pollen-pr...
Microbial symbionts enable many phytophagous insects to specialize on plant-based diets through a ra...
The ladybird beetle Micraspis discolor is a potential biological control agent in the rice ecosystem...
Chrysomelidae is a family of phytophagous insects with a highly variable degree of trophic specializ...
5noChrysomelidae is a family of phytophagous insects with a highly variable degree of trophic specia...
Chrysomelidae is a family of phytophagous insects with a highly variable degree of trophic specializ...
Chrysomelidae is a family of phytophagous insects with a highly variable degree of trophic specializ...
Several insect taxa are associated with intracellular symbionts that provision limiting nutrients to...
Bibliography: leaves 95-104.Beetles pollinate over 80% of all flowering plants and feed on the two m...
Several insect taxa are associated with intracellular symbionts that provision limiting nutrients to...
Abstract Cereal leaf beetle (CLB, Oulema melanopus, Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) is a serious agricult...
The Cryptocephalus marginellus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) complex is composed by six species that a...
The Cryptocephalus marginellus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) complex is composed by six species that a...
As pollen and nectar foragers, bees have long been considered strictly herbivorous. Their pollen pro...
The Cryptocephalus marginellus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) complex is composed by six species that a...
As pollen- and nectar-foragers, bees have long been considered strictly herbivorous. Their pollen-pr...
Microbial symbionts enable many phytophagous insects to specialize on plant-based diets through a ra...
The ladybird beetle Micraspis discolor is a potential biological control agent in the rice ecosystem...
Chrysomelidae is a family of phytophagous insects with a highly variable degree of trophic specializ...
5noChrysomelidae is a family of phytophagous insects with a highly variable degree of trophic specia...
Chrysomelidae is a family of phytophagous insects with a highly variable degree of trophic specializ...
Chrysomelidae is a family of phytophagous insects with a highly variable degree of trophic specializ...
Several insect taxa are associated with intracellular symbionts that provision limiting nutrients to...
Bibliography: leaves 95-104.Beetles pollinate over 80% of all flowering plants and feed on the two m...
Several insect taxa are associated with intracellular symbionts that provision limiting nutrients to...
Abstract Cereal leaf beetle (CLB, Oulema melanopus, Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) is a serious agricult...
The Cryptocephalus marginellus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) complex is composed by six species that a...
The Cryptocephalus marginellus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) complex is composed by six species that a...
As pollen and nectar foragers, bees have long been considered strictly herbivorous. Their pollen pro...
The Cryptocephalus marginellus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) complex is composed by six species that a...
As pollen- and nectar-foragers, bees have long been considered strictly herbivorous. Their pollen-pr...