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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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Enzymatic activity of a recombinant β-1,4-endoglucanase from the Cotton Boll Weevil (Anthonomus grandis) aiming second generation ethanol production. [PDF]
In the last years, the production of ethanol fuel has started to change with the introduction of second-generation ethanol (2 G Ethanol) in the energy sector.
Ibarra LN +7 more
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Exploring Plant α-Amylase Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Potential Application for Insect Pest Control. [PDF]
Graphical Abstract and Lay Summary In this study, we address the importance of α‐amylases in insect pests, the possible biochemical role of α‐amylase inhibitors in plant resistance to insect pests, the molecular relationships between plant α‐amylase inhibitors and insect α‐amylases, and the biotechnological potential of proteinaceous α‐amylase ...
Basso MF +5 more
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The cotton boll weevil (CBW; Anthonomus grandis ; Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is considered the major insect pest of cotton, causing considerable losses in yield and fiber quality.
Leonardo A. da Silva +2 more
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Morphology, Diet, and Temperature-Dependent Host-Free Survival of the Boll Weevil, Anthonomus grandis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). [PDF]
The boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis grandis Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is an important pest of cotton (Gossypium spp. (Malvales: Malvaceae)) in South America, Mexico, and southernmost Texas in the United States.
Spurgeon DW, Suh CP.
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Anthonomus grandis Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is comprised of two subspecies: the boll weevil (A. g. grandis) and the thurberia weevil (A. g. thurberiae).
Tyler J Raszick +6 more
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Seleção de isolados de Beauveria bassiana patogênicos ao bicudo-do-algodoeiro [PDF]
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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Mortality of the cotton boll weevil in drip and sprinkler irrigated cotton crops
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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Transgenic Cotton Plants Expressing Cry1Ia12 Toxin Confer Resistance to Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) and Cotton Boll Weevil (Anthonomus grandis). [PDF]
Gossypium hirsutum (commercial cooton) is one of the most economically important fibers sources and a commodity crop highly affected by insect pests and pathogens.
de Oliveira RS +9 more
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