Marc Rhainds

TL;DR: Empirical and experimental studies reporting the probability that some females remain unmated in field populations of insects (defined herein as mating failures) are reviewed in more than 100 species, suggesting a higher mating success in butterflies than moths.

TL;DR: There exists a clear need for detailed case studies that link mechanisms to spatial dynamics and boundaries because such mechanisms allow to predict whether climate change is likely to change a species' geographic range and, if so, how abundance in marginal populations compares to the core.

TL;DR: Cultural practices enhancing the conservation biological control of Coccinellidae may help to preserve the periodicity of aphid infestation and restrict the pest status of A. glycines.

TL;DR: Overall, it is found that moderate protandry reduces female mating failure across a variety of scenarios, which may mitigate female matelessness for many populations.

TL;DR: The spatial distribution of adult western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), released at the centres of greenhouses stocked with either cucumber or chrysanthemum plants was characterized, with females exhibiting a lower level of aggregation around the release site than their nymphal progeny.