Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Agata Kokocinska, Martyna Woszczylo, Silvestre Sampino, Michal Dzieciol, Mikolaj Zybala, Anna Szczuka, Julita Korczynska, Iwona Rozempolska-Rucinska
Summary: This study aims to verify dogs' reactions to selected scents that may also be preferred by humans, finding that dogs were more likely to interact with the scents of blueberries, blackberries, mint, rose, lavender, and linalol.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Morgan R. Ellis, Zach S. R. Clark, Eric A. Treml, Morgan S. Brown, Ty G. Matthews, Jacqueline B. Pocklington, Richard E. Stafford-Bell, Nathan J. Bott, Yi Heng Nai, Adam D. Miller, Craig D. H. Sherman
Summary: The spread of marine pests is increasing due to globalization and trade. This study evaluates the invasive ranges of two marine pests using environmental DNA (eDNA) assays and examines the spatial and temporal detection limits of eDNA in different oceanographic conditions. The findings suggest that eDNA signals are likely to be highly localized even in complex marine environments, highlighting the importance of eDNA methods for marine pest surveillance.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Review
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Aiden E. Juge, Margaret F. Foster, Courtney L. Daigle
Summary: Capitalizing on canine olfactory capacity is a promising strategy for detecting and diagnosing human, animal, and plant diseases. This review assessed the current research in canine disease detection and identified factors impacting detection success.
APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Nicholas J. Rutter, Arthur A. Stukas, Tiffani J. Howell, Jack H. Pascoe, Pauleen C. Bennett
Summary: This study explores the motivations and satisfaction of volunteers in a volunteer-based model of conservation detection dog training. The research found that volunteers were initially motivated by a desire to engage in meaningful activities with their dogs, and their focus shifted towards environmental and conservation-related goals as the program developed. Suitable volunteers and their pet dogs can be trained as skilled CDD-handler teams.
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Shifeng Dong, Rujing Wang, Kang Liu, Lin Jiao, Rui Li, Jianming Du, Yue Teng, Fenmei Wang
Summary: This study introduces a new method for agricultural pest recognition, CRA-Net, which enhances the accuracy and localization for small pests by incorporating CRFPN and AA modules. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method achieves a high average precision.
COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE
(2021)
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Margaret A. Crawford, Catherina L. Chang, Sandra Hopping, Clare M. Browne, Timothy L. Edwards
Summary: Evaluations of using breath samples to train dogs as lung cancer detectors have yielded promising results, but the impact of sample re-use on training performance is still unknown.
JOURNAL OF BREATH RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Jiawei Lv, Wenyong Li, Mingyuan Fan, Tengfei Zheng, Zhankui Yang, Yaocong Chen, Guohuang He, Xinting Yang, Shuangyin Liu, Chuanheng Sun
Summary: This study proposes an improved YOLOv3 model combined with image enhancement to better detect crop pests in real agricultural environments. By constructing a dataset and optimizing anchors, as well as adding units in the network structure, this method outperforms other methods in terms of pest detection performance.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Federica Pirrone, Patrizia Piotti, Massimo Galli, Roberto Gasparri, Aldo La Spina, Lorenzo Spaggiari, Mariangela Albertini
Summary: This study validated the ability of trained dogs to detect SARS-CoV-2 in human armpit sweat, achieving high sensitivity and specificity. The findings suggest that biodetection dogs could be effective in reducing the spread of the virus in high-risk environments such as airports, schools, and public transport.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Nicholas J. Rutter, Tiffani J. Howell, Arthur A. Stukas, Jack H. Pascoe, Pauleen C. Bennett
Summary: Volunteer-trained companion dogs can successfully locate target odors in controlled conditions in 12 weeks and retain this skill for at least several months, showing promise for addressing financial limitations and welfare implications associated with professional CDDs.
JOURNAL OF VETERINARY BEHAVIOR-CLINICAL APPLICATIONS AND RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Forestry
Angelos Tsikas, Paraskevi Karanikola
Summary: Saproxylic beetles play a beneficial role in decomposition and nutrient recycling in forests, but are often considered pests in traditional forestry practices due to their impact on timber value. In Europe, almost 18% of saproxylic beetle species are threatened, primarily due to habitat reduction, fragmentation, and loss of connectivity caused by forest management. A simplified decision-making flowchart is proposed to guide control measures against severe infestations and pest outbreaks, based on current European legislation and conservation lists. However, sustainable habitat management is the most effective strategy to prevent population decline and maintain stable populations.
Article
Agronomy
Wendy A. Ruscoe, Peter R. Brown, Steve Henry, Nikki van de Weyer, Freya Robinson, Lyn A. Hinds, Richard P. Duncan
Summary: The shift to environmentally sensitive agricultural practices has led to changes in farmland landscapes worldwide. However, this change has also resulted in an increase in rodent pests, indicating a conflict with conservation agriculture. Research on the effects of crop management practices on rodent population dynamics is needed to develop effective pest management strategies.
PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Zoology
Caleb M. Bryce
Summary: Dogs, as the first domesticated species, have a global population of around 1 billion individuals. Research on the abundance, activity, and health trends of dogs is an interdisciplinary scientific endeavor, involving the study of the relationship between pet and free-roaming dogs, the role of dogs as bridges for infectious disease transmission, and their adverse effects on wildlife populations.
INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Jie Zhang, Shijun You, Dongsheng Niu, Karla Giovana Gavilanez Guaman, Ao Wang, Hafz Sohaib Ahmed Saqib, Weiyi He, Yuan Yu, Guang Yang, Gabor Pozsgai, Minsheng You
Summary: This study expresses gratitude to farmers for allowing sampling and to Tao Li, Lingfei Peng, and Jun Li for their assistance in identifying samples. The research was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China and the State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Brent R. Campos, Chris J. Smith, Matthew D. Johnson
Summary: Through a study on the home range utilization of 47 Black-throated Blue Warblers in two coffee farms in Jamaica, it was found that birds selected areas with high coffee shrub cover and high canopy cover. However, when the canopy cover of the coffee farm reached a certain high level, the use of the coffee layer itself decreased, reducing their ability to consume the coffee berry borer.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2023)
Review
Agronomy
Davide Bellone, Antoine Gardarin, Muriel Valantin-Morison, Alan Kergunteuil, Foteini G. Pashalidou
Summary: The heavy use of synthetic pesticides in agriculture has negative impacts on human and environmental health, calling for the development of sustainable pest management strategies. This paper reviews the use of three agricultural techniques in annual cash crops, namely crop spatial diversification, crop temporal diversification, and soil management, to control crop pests through the integration of bioprotection agents. The findings show that each technique targets specific pests and supports different categories of bioprotection agents. The adoption of semiochemicals and natural substances for pest control remains largely unexplored. The integration of bioprotection with agricultural techniques can reduce synthetic pesticide inputs and promote the transition towards sustainable agroecosystems.
AGRONOMY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)