Biological ControlThe tea tussock moth, Euproctis pseudoconspersa, is a major defoliator in tea plantations, causing significant yield losses. Its urticating hairs also pose a health risk to harvesters, disrupting agricultural activities.
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Hemipteran insects experience recurrent and synergistic molecular evolution adapting to diet shift [PDF]
BMC BiologyBackground Hemiptera is an insect order with extremely high physiological and behavioral diversity. Feeding traits have switched and reversed multiple times, but the molecular basis governing this phenotypical change remains unclear.
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Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde, 2016 Resumo OBJETIVO: descrever o perfil das vítimas com ferimentos causados por projéteis de armas de fogo (PAF) e o custo dos atendimentos em uma instituição de referência no Centro-Oeste brasileiro pertencente à Rede Viva Sentinela.
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The fecal shield is a double-edged sword for larvae of a leaf beetle. [PDF]
Curr Zool, 2023 Larvae of some leaf beetles carry masses of feces covering parts or all of the body, which is called a “fecal shield”. In general, the shield is thought to be a defense structure against natural enemies.
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Olfactory responses of Trissolcus mitsukurii to plants attacked by target and non-target stink bugs suggest low risk for biological control [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 In crop systems, successful management of invasive insect herbivores can be achieved through the introduction of exotic biocontrol agents, parasitoids or predators, having a coevolutionary history with the pest.
Gabriele Rondoni +5 more
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Trissolcus kozlovi in North Italy: Host Specificity and Augmentative Releases against Halyomorpha halys in Hazelnut Orchards [PDF]
Insects, 2021 Trissolcus kozlovi (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) emerged from field-laid eggs of Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in North Italy, and it emerged in significantly higher numbers from fresh H. halys eggs compared to other native scelionids.
Silvia Teresa Moraglio +4 more
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Science of the Total Environment, 2022 The widespread adoption of Bt crops expressing insecticidal proteins derived from Bacillus thuringiensis has created a need to assess the potential effects of these toxins on non-target organisms, especially species such as Arma custos, a generalist ...
Limei Cai +7 more
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Differences between phytophagous and predatory species in Pentatomidae based on the mitochondrial genome. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThe phytophagous and predatory species in Pentatomidae were compared and analyzed. And we constructed the phylogenetic trees and the time tree. Our research results provide data supporting for the evolutionary patterns and classification of Pentatomidae.
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Insecticidal activities of three recombinant venom proteins of the predatory stink bug,
Pest Management ScienceBACKGROUND Widespread resistance of insect pests to insecticides and transgenic crops in the field is a significant challenge for sustainable agriculture, and calls for the development of novel alternative strategies to control insect pests.
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Identification of neuropeptides and their G protein‐coupled receptors in the predatory stink bug, Arma custos (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) [PDF]
Archives of Insect Biochemistry and PhysiologyThe predatory stink bug Arma custos has been selected as an effective biological control agent and has been successfully massly bred and released into fields for the control of a diverse insect pests. As a zoophytophagous generalist, A.
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