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6. Investigation of sex-based differences in responses to artificial light of the greater waxmoth (Galleria mellonella)
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för företagande, innovation och hållbarhetAbstract : Artificial light at night (ALAN) is becoming a greater threat to nocturnal species. Aside from the overall increase in light output, replacing outdated monochromatic street lighting with light-emitting diode (LED) lights with a broad emission spectrum could raise this issue more. READ MORE
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7. Impact of different light sources on the responses of moth
University essay from Högskolan i HalmstadAbstract : In recent decades, the negative effects of artificial light at night on natural ecosystems have attracted the attention of ecologists. Studies have shown that artificial light at night leads to a considerable reduction in insects and has a worrying impact on terrestrial ecosystems, including nocturnal insects (e.g. Lepidoptera) such as moths. READ MORE
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8. Testing migratory Bogong moth (Agrotis infusa) in orientation experiments using an artificial representation of the Milky Way
University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i molekylärbiologiAbstract : The Bogong Moth, Agrotis Infusa, is a migratory moth native to South-Eastern Australia. These nocturnal insects migrate over more than 1000 km from their breeding grounds to caves in the Australian alps. To find their way during this migration, individuals of the species use several compass cues, both magnetic and celestial. READ MORE
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9. Nocturnal moths use of novel habitats : a case study on a power line in a forest-mire mosaic in boreal Sweden
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Biodiversity and pollinators are declining all over the world, and a factor thought to cause this decline is destruction of natural habitats. One new way that has been discussed in an effort to try to mitigate the effects of declining habitats is to understand and use novel habitats, which are habitats created when, for example, building roads, railways, and power lines. READ MORE
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10. The role of agroforestry tree species in biocontrol of the cabbage pest Plutella xylostella : a field study in Kenya
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EcologyAbstract : Pest control in agriculture is a necessity and the use of chemicals is the method by choice for most farmers. But the use of chemicals comes with a price; the pests develops resistance and the chemicals pollutes the environment. It is therefore of urgent importance to shift pest control from chemicals to other methods. READ MORE
