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Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in the boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [PDF]
Molecular Ecology Notes, 2004 The boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis Boheman) is a major insect pest of cotton in North America. Dispersal activity poses a threat to ongoing eradication efforts in the US, but little is known about the frequency of long-distance migration.
Kim, Kyung +2 more
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Interaction of insecticidal proteins from Pseudomonas spp. and Bacillus thuringiensis for boll weevil management. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 Cotton crop yields are largely affected by infestations of Anthonomus grandis, which is its main pest. Although Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) derived proteins can limit insect pest infestations, the diverse use of control methods becomes a viable ...
Jardel Diego Barbosa Rodrigues +3 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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Controle químico do bicudo do algodoeiro (Anthonomus grandis Boh., 1843)
Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 1995 O trabalho foi realizado com o objetivo de se avaliar a eficiência de inseticidas no controle de A. grandis em algodoeiro. Foram conduzidos dois experimentos em condições de campo.
Maurício Ursi Ventura +1 more
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Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina, 2007 This study discusses the dispersal of Anthonomus grandis Boheman, the cotton boll weevil, in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia, exploring the ecological and physiological factors that have made the dispersal and establishment of this insect in ...
Teodoro Stadler, Micaela Buteler
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Seleção de isolados de Beauveria bassiana patogênicos ao bicudo-do-algodoeiro [PDF]
Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2001 Objetivou-se selecionar isolados de Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vüillemin provenientes de diferentes hospedeiros e regiões geográficas, patogênicos ao Anthonomus grandis, o bicudo-do-algodoeiro.
Carlos Alberto Domingues da Silva
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Agriculture, 2022 The boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is an invasive alien species that can damage cotton plants and cause huge economic losses in the cotton industry. Currently, A.
Zhenan Jin +7 more
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Mortality of the cotton boll weevil in drip and sprinkler irrigated cotton crops
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2021 The cotton boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis grandis Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is a key cotton crop pest in Brazil. Adverse climatic factors, such as high temperatures and low soil moisture, dehydrate oviposited cotton squares (bud flowers) on ...
R.F. Faustino +4 more
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Selection of entomopathogenic fungi to control stink bugs and cotton boll weevil
Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical, 2023 Entomopathogenic fungi stand out in the biological control of several agriculturally important insects. Six isolates of Metarhizium anisopliae, Cordyceps javanica, Beauveria sp. and B.
Larissa Moreira de Sousa +5 more
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Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical, 2007 <!-- @page { margin: 2cm } --> <p class="western" align="justify">This work studied the indexes of parasitism of <em>A. grandis</em> in floral buttons of the cotton plants, collected in the soil and in the plants, in an area not ...
Paulo Marçal Fernandes +1 more
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