Pest categorisation of Anthonomus grandis [PDF]
EFSA Journal, 2017 The European Commission requested EFSA to conduct a pest categorisation of Anthonomus grandis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), an oligophagous pest weevil feeding on Malvaceae, including Gossypium spp., Hampea spp., Cienfuegosia spp.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +23 more
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Nucleases as a barrier to gene silencing in the cotton boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 RNA interference (RNAi) approaches have been applied as a biotechnological tool for controlling plant insect pests via selective gene down regulation. However, the inefficiency of RNAi mechanism in insects is associated with several barriers, including ...
Rayssa Almeida Garcia +8 more
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Insight into weevil biology from a reference quality genome of the boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis grandis Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [PDF]
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2022 The boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis ...
Zachary P Cohen +7 more
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Improving Cry8Ka toxin activity towards the cotton boll weevil (
BMC Biotechnology, 2011 Background The cotton boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis) is a serious insect-pest in the Americas, particularly in Brazil. The use of chemical or biological insect control is not effective against the cotton boll weevil because of its endophytic life style.
Gomes José E +12 more
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A New qPCR Assay for the Rapid Diagnosis of Anthonomus grandis Subspecies. [PDF]
Insects, 2023 Rapid and accurate identification of Anthonomus grandis subspecies is crucial for effective management and eradication. Current diagnostic methods have limitations in terms of time to diagnosis (up to seven days) and can yield ambiguous results.
Raszick TJ +8 more
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Mpp23Aa/Xpp37Aa Insecticidal Proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bacillales: Bacillaceae) Are Highly Toxic to Anthonomus grandis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Larvae [PDF]
Toxins, 2023 The beetle Anthonomus grandis Boheman, 1843, is the main cotton pest, causing enormous losses in cotton. The breeding of genetically modified plants with A. grandis resistance is seen as an important control strategy.
Jéssica A. de Oliveira +4 more
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Morphology and Morphometry of the Reproductive Tract of the Cotton Boll Weevil after Prolonged Feeding on Alternative Diets [PDF]
Insects, 2023 Anthonomus grandis Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) survives on alternative diets; however, this induces reproductive diapause. The objective was to evaluate the morphology and morphometry of the reproductive tract of this weevil after feeding on ...
Thiele da Silva Carvalho +5 more
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RNAi-Mediated Suppression of Laccase2 Impairs Cuticle Tanning and Molting in the Cotton Boll Weevil (Anthonomus grandis) [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2020 The cotton boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis, is the most economically important pest of cotton in Brazil. Pest management programs focused on A. grandis are based mostly on the use of chemical insecticides, which may cause serious ecological impacts ...
Alexandre Augusto Pereira Firmino +24 more
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Transcriptomic survey of the midgut of Anthonomus grandis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). [PDF]
J Insect Sci, 2014 Anthonomus grandis Boheman is a key pest in cotton crops in the New World. Its larval stage develops within the flower bud using it as food and as protection against its predators. This behavior limits the effectiveness of its control using conventional insecticide applications and biocontrol techniques.
Salvador R +6 more
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The Identification of Boll Weevil, Anthonomus grandis grandis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Genes Involved in Pheromone Production and Pheromone Biosynthesis [PDF]
Insects, 2021 Eradication programs for the boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis grandis Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), rely almost exclusively on pheromone traps to indicate the need for insecticide applications.
Lindsey C. Perkin +2 more
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