It has been known for centuries that floral and extra-floral nectar secreted by plants attracts
and rewards animals. Extra-floral nectar is involved in so-called indirect defense by …

For a very long time, mosquitoes have been known or suspected to consume plant liquids.
Recently eclosed mosquitoes cannot survive long without consuming sugary plant liquids …

Priority effects, where arrival order and initial relative abundance modulate local species
interactions, can exert taxonomic, functional, and evolutionary influences on ecological …

Floral nectar is ubiquitously colonized by a variety of microorganisms among which yeasts
and bacteria are the most common. Microorganisms inhabiting floral nectar can alter several …

In recent years, our understanding of the complex chemistry of floral nectar and its
ecological implications for plant-pollinator relationships has certainly increased. Nectar is no …

Many organisms consume pollen, yet mechanisms of its digestion remain a fundamental
enigma in pollination biology, 1–3 as pollen is protected by a recalcitrant outer shell. 4–8 …

Yeast volatiles attract insects, which apparently is of mutual benefit, for both yeasts and
insects. However, it is unknown whether biosynthesis of metabolites that attract insects is a …

Bees are exposed to various stressors, including pesticides and lack of flowering resources.
Despite potential interactions between these stressors, the impacts of pesticides on bees are …

Beyond its role as a reward for pollinators, floral nectar also provides a habitat for
specialized and opportunistic yeasts and bacteria. These microbes modify nectar chemistry …

Purpose Yeasts are widely used for the production of bioethanol from biomasses rich in
sugar. The present study was aimed at isolating, screening, and characterizing fermentative …