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Bartosz Baran
Laboratory of Insect Physiology and Ethology, Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland

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Journal article
Published: 03 June 2020 in Insects
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This study explores the influence of rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis (L.) essential oil (EO) on the biochemical (acetylcholinesterase, catalase, and glutathione S-transferase), physiological (oxygen consumption), and behavioral (open field test, repellency) parameters of an important stored product insect: cowpea weevil, Callosobruchus maculatus (F.). R. officinalis EO exhibited effective insecticidal action against C. maculatus even at relatively low concentrations. LC50 = 15.69 μL/L air, and was highly repellent at concentrations equal to or above LC25. Statistically significant inhibition in locomotor activity occurred only after the acute exposure to the EO at LC12.5 and LC25. The oxygen consumption test showed metabolism increase only at LC50. An increase in activity was observed in the case of all three enzymes examined. The presented data provides a potentially valuable resource in designing more environmentally friendly and safer insecticide agents.

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Michał Krzyżowski; Bartosz Baran; Bartosz Łozowski; Jacek Francikowski. The Effect of Rosmarinus officinalis Essential Oil Fumigation on Biochemical, Behavioral, and Physiological Parameters of Callosobruchus maculatus. Insects 2020, 11, 344 .

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Michał Krzyżowski, Bartosz Baran, Bartosz Łozowski, Jacek Francikowski. The Effect of Rosmarinus officinalis Essential Oil Fumigation on Biochemical, Behavioral, and Physiological Parameters of Callosobruchus maculatus. Insects. 2020; 11 (6):344.

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Michał Krzyżowski; Bartosz Baran; Bartosz Łozowski; Jacek Francikowski. 2020. "The Effect of Rosmarinus officinalis Essential Oil Fumigation on Biochemical, Behavioral, and Physiological Parameters of Callosobruchus maculatus." Insects 11, no. 6: 344.

Rapid communication
Published: 03 June 2020 in Journal of Pest Science
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Michał Krzyżowski; Bartosz Baran; Bartosz Łozowski; Jacek Francikowski. The role of dilution mediums in studies of fumigant insecticidal activity of essential oils. Journal of Pest Science 2020, 93, 1119 -1124.

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Michał Krzyżowski, Bartosz Baran, Bartosz Łozowski, Jacek Francikowski. The role of dilution mediums in studies of fumigant insecticidal activity of essential oils. Journal of Pest Science. 2020; 93 (4):1119-1124.

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Michał Krzyżowski; Bartosz Baran; Bartosz Łozowski; Jacek Francikowski. 2020. "The role of dilution mediums in studies of fumigant insecticidal activity of essential oils." Journal of Pest Science 93, no. 4: 1119-1124.

Journal article
Published: 31 January 2020 in Journal of Stored Products Research
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The cowpea weevil, Callosobruchus maculatus, is one of the most common pests of stored legumes. Its occurrence adversely affects the quality of stored beans, making them unfit for consumption, resulting in substantial financial losses. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential insecticidal properties of the volatile fatty acids (VFAs) (C1 – C5) and their influence on the insect’s physiology and behavior. All VFAs in concentrations equal to 4 μl and 8 μl showed fumigant toxicity significantly higher from the control. The strongest effect was observed in the case of propionic and valeric acid in volume of 4 μl and 8 μl, where mortality was close to 100%. Except for butyric acid, all acids showed a significant repellent effect. Additionally, all VFAs significantly decreased the number of infested beans and influenced the locomotor activity. Of all tested acids only the formic acid did not affect the oxygen consumption of the insects. As the studied VFAs have noteworthy properties against C. maculatus, they could be considered as promising agents in new strategies for stored products pest management.

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Michał Krzyżowski; Jacek Francikowski; Bartosz Baran; Agnieszka Babczyńska. The short-chain fatty acids as potential protective agents against Callosobruchus maculatus infestation. Journal of Stored Products Research 2020, 86, 101570 .

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Michał Krzyżowski, Jacek Francikowski, Bartosz Baran, Agnieszka Babczyńska. The short-chain fatty acids as potential protective agents against Callosobruchus maculatus infestation. Journal of Stored Products Research. 2020; 86 ():101570.

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Michał Krzyżowski; Jacek Francikowski; Bartosz Baran; Agnieszka Babczyńska. 2020. "The short-chain fatty acids as potential protective agents against Callosobruchus maculatus infestation." Journal of Stored Products Research 86, no. : 101570.

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Published: 28 December 2019
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There is heavy debate about the mechanisms of spatial navigation by insects. Researchers tend to focus mainly on vision-based models, neglecting non-visual modalities. The capacity to navigate by layout symmetry has been reported in vertebrates. Nevertheless, there has been no direct evidence for such an ability in insects, especially regarding center finding. To provide novel insight into the ongoing debate, we developed a non-visual paradigm for testing navigation by layout geometry. We tested the house crickets to find a cool spot positioned centrally in heated arenas of different shapes. We found that the symmetry of the arena significantly facilitates how crickets learn to find the center of the arena, both in terms of time spent on the cool spot and the latency of locating it. Because there were no visual cues, this observation challenges visiocentric models. As alternatives, we discuss the possibility of non-visual space representation, or non-spatial search strategy.

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Bartosz Baran; Michal Krzyzowski; Zoltan Radai; Jacek Francikowski; Mateusz Hohol. Layout symmetry facilitates spatial learning in the house cricket, Acheta domesticus, in the absence of visual cues. 2019, 1 .

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Bartosz Baran, Michal Krzyzowski, Zoltan Radai, Jacek Francikowski, Mateusz Hohol. Layout symmetry facilitates spatial learning in the house cricket, Acheta domesticus, in the absence of visual cues. . 2019; ():1.

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Bartosz Baran; Michal Krzyzowski; Zoltan Radai; Jacek Francikowski; Mateusz Hohol. 2019. "Layout symmetry facilitates spatial learning in the house cricket, Acheta domesticus, in the absence of visual cues." , no. : 1.

Brief report
Published: 01 April 2019 in Insects
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The main aim of the presented paper is to assess the potential repellent effect of selected essential oils (EOs) against the lesser mealworm (Alphitobius diaperinus), which can cause economic losses in storage and in the poultry industry. Due to the development of pesticide resistance in A. diaperinus populations, as well as an attempt to limit extensive use of potentially harmful pesticides in food-related industries, there is a strong need for the development of alternative methods of dealing with A. diaperinus infestations. Because of their cost-effectiveness, availability and low vertebrate toxicity, EOs are promising agents in pest management. In the presented paper four off-the-shelf EOs: mint, vanilla, lemon and citronella (and mixtures of them) were tested as potential repellents. Moreover, a novel preference assay, providing an extended analysis of the preference and the locomotor response, was used. The most effective EOs were: citronella and lemon. EOs mixtures were generally more repellent than individual EOs, with the lemon and vanilla 1:1 mixture acting as the strongest repellent. A few of the tested EOs caused significant alterations to the locomotor activity, although no direct relation was observed. In conclusion, EOs can be potentially used as repellent agents in A. diaperinus management. Additionally, data on the locomotor activity may lead to designing better push-pull strategies in pest management.

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Jacek Francikowski; Bartosz Baran; Mikołaj Cup; Jakub Janiec; Michał Krzyżowski. Commercially Available Essential Oil Formulas as Repellents Against the Stored-Product Pest Alphitobius diaperinus. Insects 2019, 10, 96 .

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Jacek Francikowski, Bartosz Baran, Mikołaj Cup, Jakub Janiec, Michał Krzyżowski. Commercially Available Essential Oil Formulas as Repellents Against the Stored-Product Pest Alphitobius diaperinus. Insects. 2019; 10 (4):96.

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Jacek Francikowski; Bartosz Baran; Mikołaj Cup; Jakub Janiec; Michał Krzyżowski. 2019. "Commercially Available Essential Oil Formulas as Repellents Against the Stored-Product Pest Alphitobius diaperinus." Insects 10, no. 4: 96.

Brief report
Published: 16 March 2018 in Insects
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Volatile fatty acids (VFAs) are a group of common metabolites and semiochemicals mediating information transfer between higher organisms and bacteria, either from microbiome or external environment. VFAs commonly occur among various insect orders. There are numerous studies exploring their influence on the behavior of different insect species. In relation to the papers published by J. E. McFarlane in 1985, we assessed the effects of formic, acetic, propionic, butyric and valeric acids on the spatial preference of the lesser mealworm (Alphitobius diaperinus), a common pest of stored food grain products and the poultry industry. The main aim of the presented study was to provide new angles in VFA research, recreating the classical study both with new methods and on economically significant pest species. This paper presents a novel method of continuous, simultaneous assessment of site preference and the travelled distance in a constant-flow olfactometer. All the tested VFAs, except valeric acid, had a significant repellent effect, with formic acid being effective even at the lowest used concentration. Additionally, the VFAs significantly altered the distance travelled by the insects. The obtained results indicate a potential role for VFAs in the olfactory guided behavior of A. diaperinus. It is suspected that the reaction to the presence of VFAs may deviate from the specificity of species’ original habitat.

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Bartosz Baran; Michał Krzyżowski; Mikołaj Cup; Jakub Janiec; Mateusz Grabowski; Jacek Francikowski. Repellent Effect of Volatile Fatty Acids on Lesser Mealworm (Alphitobius diaperinus). Insects 2018, 9, 35 .

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Bartosz Baran, Michał Krzyżowski, Mikołaj Cup, Jakub Janiec, Mateusz Grabowski, Jacek Francikowski. Repellent Effect of Volatile Fatty Acids on Lesser Mealworm (Alphitobius diaperinus). Insects. 2018; 9 (1):35.

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Bartosz Baran; Michał Krzyżowski; Mikołaj Cup; Jakub Janiec; Mateusz Grabowski; Jacek Francikowski. 2018. "Repellent Effect of Volatile Fatty Acids on Lesser Mealworm (Alphitobius diaperinus)." Insects 9, no. 1: 35.

Preprint
Published: 30 January 2018
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Volatile fatty acids (VFAs) are a group of common metabolites with a potential of universal infochemicals dedicated to transferring of information between higher organisms and bacteria either from microbiome or external environment. VFAs are common substances among various insect orders, there are numerous studies exploring their influence on the behavior of different insect species. In relation to papers published by J. E. McFarlane, we assess the effects of formic, acetic, propionic, butyric, valeric acids on spatial preference of common stored food grain products, and poultry industry pest – lesser mealworm (Alphitobius diaperinus). We present novel method of continuous, simultaneous assessment of site preference as well as travelled distance in constant-flow olfactometer. All tested VFAs except valeric had a significant repellent effect with formic acid being effective in the lowest concentration. Additionally, VFAs significantly altered distance travelled by insects. Obtained results indicate a potential role of VFAs in the olfactory guided behavior of A. diaperinus, we speculate that reaction to the presence if VFAs may deviate form specificity of species’ original habitat.

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Bartosz Baran; Michał Krzyżowski; Mikołaj Cup; Jakub Janiec; Mateusz Grabowski; Jacek Francikowski. Repellent Effect of Volatile Fatty Acids on Lesser Mealworm (Alphitobius diaperinus). 2018, 1 .

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Bartosz Baran, Michał Krzyżowski, Mikołaj Cup, Jakub Janiec, Mateusz Grabowski, Jacek Francikowski. Repellent Effect of Volatile Fatty Acids on Lesser Mealworm (Alphitobius diaperinus). . 2018; ():1.

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Bartosz Baran; Michał Krzyżowski; Mikołaj Cup; Jakub Janiec; Mateusz Grabowski; Jacek Francikowski. 2018. "Repellent Effect of Volatile Fatty Acids on Lesser Mealworm (Alphitobius diaperinus)." , no. : 1.

Opinion article
Published: 18 August 2017 in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Does Spatial Navigation Have a Blind-Spot? Visiocentrism Is Not Enough to Explain the Navigational Behavior Comprehensively

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Mateusz Hohol; Bartosz Baran; Michał Krzyżowski; Jacek Francikowski. Does Spatial Navigation Have a Blind-Spot? Visiocentrism Is Not Enough to Explain the Navigational Behavior Comprehensively. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 2017, 11, 154 -154.

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Mateusz Hohol, Bartosz Baran, Michał Krzyżowski, Jacek Francikowski. Does Spatial Navigation Have a Blind-Spot? Visiocentrism Is Not Enough to Explain the Navigational Behavior Comprehensively. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 2017; 11 ():154-154.

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Mateusz Hohol; Bartosz Baran; Michał Krzyżowski; Jacek Francikowski. 2017. "Does Spatial Navigation Have a Blind-Spot? Visiocentrism Is Not Enough to Explain the Navigational Behavior Comprehensively." Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 11, no. : 154-154.

Original article
Published: 09 May 2016 in Zoomorphology
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Existing literature data report the lack of stomach and crenated intestine in the aphid species Geoicasetulosa (Passerini, 1860), a representative of subfamily Eriosomatinae. This odd anatomical feature seemed remarkable, due to the presence of fully developed intestine in closely related genera and mutualistic relationship with ants of this genus. The study aimed at repeated anatomical research of Geoicautricularia (Passerini 1856), in order to confirm what seemed to be a generic feature. Standard histological methods were applied, with addition of oblique light microscopy, fluorescence microscopy and confocal laser scanning microscopy. The results indicated the existence of a fully developed intestine, with broad sac-shaped stomach and loops of the crenated intestine. The general anatomy of the alimentary tract of G. utricularia resembles that of other representatives of the tribe Fordini. Also well-developed rectal gland is present, most probably playing a role in modifying the carbohydrate composition of excreted honeydew.

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E. Mróz; D. Kertowska; Agnieszka Nowińska; B. Baran; P. Węgierek; Ł. Depa. Morphological description of the alimentary tract of Geoicautricularia (Passerini, 1856) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Eriosomatinae). Zoomorphology 2016, 135, 305 -312.

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E. Mróz, D. Kertowska, Agnieszka Nowińska, B. Baran, P. Węgierek, Ł. Depa. Morphological description of the alimentary tract of Geoicautricularia (Passerini, 1856) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Eriosomatinae). Zoomorphology. 2016; 135 (3):305-312.

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E. Mróz; D. Kertowska; Agnieszka Nowińska; B. Baran; P. Węgierek; Ł. Depa. 2016. "Morphological description of the alimentary tract of Geoicautricularia (Passerini, 1856) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Eriosomatinae)." Zoomorphology 135, no. 3: 305-312.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2016 in Open Life Sciences
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In this study, we aimed to evaluate whether exposure to caffeine in the early stages of development affect AdoR mRNA expression levels in the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) and how this will relate to the developmental success of flies. Adenosine receptors are seen as the most important biochemical targets of caffeine. Simultaneously adenosine signaling orchestrates the development and growth of insects. We demonstrate that AdoR mRNA expression in D. melanogaster is persistent from early stages till imago. Strong alterations in AdoR expression were observed in larvae that had been treated with caffeine. However, after the imaginal molt, the differences in AdoR expression between the insects from all of the test groups evened out despite a wide range of developmental success in the groups. Taken together, these results suggest that caffeine affects the expression of its cellular targets even from the early stages of fruit fly development and thus there is a significantly lower larvae-to-adult survival rate. Moreover, we also proved that the expression of AdoR undergoes a peculiar reset during the maturation of D. melanogaster despite the conditions in which larvae developed.

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Jacek Francikowski; Bartosz Baran; Anna Płachetka-Bożek; Michał Krzyżowski; Maria Augustyniak. Caffeine effects on AdoR mRNA expression in Drosophila melanogaster. Open Life Sciences 2016, 11, 244 -249.

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Jacek Francikowski, Bartosz Baran, Anna Płachetka-Bożek, Michał Krzyżowski, Maria Augustyniak. Caffeine effects on AdoR mRNA expression in Drosophila melanogaster. Open Life Sciences. 2016; 11 (1):244-249.

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Jacek Francikowski; Bartosz Baran; Anna Płachetka-Bożek; Michał Krzyżowski; Maria Augustyniak. 2016. "Caffeine effects on AdoR mRNA expression in Drosophila melanogaster." Open Life Sciences 11, no. 1: 244-249.

Journal article
Published: 02 April 2015 in European Journal of Entomology
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In insects, the crustacean cardioactive peptide (CCAP) is involved mainly in the regulation of ecdysis and is both a hormone secreted into the haemolymph and a neuromodulator or neurotransmitter in the nervous system. However, this peptide has only been recorded in the brains of a few species of insects. The present study examined the distribution of CCAP in the cephalic ganglia of the cockroach, Periplaneta americana, using two kinds of specific antibodies. The antibody directed against synthetic CCAP detected a large number of CCAP-immunoreactive neurons in the protocerebrum, deutocerebrum, tritocerebrum, suboesophageal ganglion, optic lobes, frontal ganglion and neurohemal organs, while the antibody directed against CCAP precursor (pre-propeptide) stained only a few neurons within the central brain and frontal ganglion. The latter antibody also revealed similar sets of neurons in another species of cockroach, Gromphadorhina portentosa, and identified the CCAP precursor of approximately 15 kDa in size in Western blot analyses.

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Marcin Gladysz; Joanna Guzik; Hana Sehadová; Bartosz Baran; Jadwiga Bembenek; Bogdan Dolezych. Immunochemical detection of the crustacean cardioactive peptide in the cephalic ganglia of cockroaches (Blattodea: Blattidae). European Journal of Entomology 2015, 112, 235 -244.

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Marcin Gladysz, Joanna Guzik, Hana Sehadová, Bartosz Baran, Jadwiga Bembenek, Bogdan Dolezych. Immunochemical detection of the crustacean cardioactive peptide in the cephalic ganglia of cockroaches (Blattodea: Blattidae). European Journal of Entomology. 2015; 112 (2):235-244.

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Marcin Gladysz; Joanna Guzik; Hana Sehadová; Bartosz Baran; Jadwiga Bembenek; Bogdan Dolezych. 2015. "Immunochemical detection of the crustacean cardioactive peptide in the cephalic ganglia of cockroaches (Blattodea: Blattidae)." European Journal of Entomology 112, no. 2: 235-244.

Conference paper
Published: 31 August 2021
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Bartosz Baran; Cup Mikołaj; Agata Bednarek; Marta Sawadro-Wieczorek; Marta Dziewięcka; Jacek Francikowski. An efficient method of digital analysis of spatial behaviour modified by olfactory stimuli in A. diaperinus Introduction. 2021, 1 .

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Bartosz Baran, Cup Mikołaj, Agata Bednarek, Marta Sawadro-Wieczorek, Marta Dziewięcka, Jacek Francikowski. An efficient method of digital analysis of spatial behaviour modified by olfactory stimuli in A. diaperinus Introduction. . 2021; ():1.

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Bartosz Baran; Cup Mikołaj; Agata Bednarek; Marta Sawadro-Wieczorek; Marta Dziewięcka; Jacek Francikowski. 2021. "An efficient method of digital analysis of spatial behaviour modified by olfactory stimuli in A. diaperinus Introduction." , no. : 1.