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SOME EXPERIMENTS IN THE EXPORTATION OF BENEFICIAL INSECTS [PDF]

open access: yesThe Canadian Entomologist, 1901
I do not wish by this title to imply that there is not to be another phase to this experiment, but owing to climatic differences between Ohio and South Africa, whereby our winter months are their summer months, the export side of the problem came first.
openaire   +2 more sources

“Smelltronics”—From Gas to Smell Sensing

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
The emerging field of smelltronics, encompassing sensing technologies for complex volatile organic compounds, holds significant potential for extracting valuable chemical information. It facilitates the noninvasive, real‐time monitoring of humans, food, and the environment.
Takeshi Ono   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soft Skins With Reversible Thickness Morphing: Materials, Mechanisms, and Applications

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Evolution of electronic skin (e‐skin) technologies toward adaptive, multifunctional soft skins. Phase I highlights early rigid and discrete sensory interfaces. Phase II shows the transition toward flexible, stretchable, and large‐area e‐skin. Phase III captures the emergence of computational e‐skin.
Oliver Ozioko   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Temporal Dynamics of Host Use by Drosophila suzukii in California’s San Joaquin Valley: Implications for Area-Wide Pest Management

open access: yesInsects, 2019
A major challenge to the area-wide management of Drosophila suzukii is understanding the fly’s host use and temporal dynamics, which may dictate local movement patterns. We determined D.
Xingeng Wang   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainable and Multifunctional Natural Macromolecular Polymers for Aqueous Zn Metal Batteries

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
We comprehensively review the structure‐function relationships and regulatory mechanism of natural macromolecular polymers in stabilizing zinc anodes at the microscopic and mesoscopic scales. The interactions among polymer structures, optimization strategies, and regulatory mechanisms are discussed systematically summarizing recent related research ...
Yunuo Shi   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Polyphenol‐Inspired Materials for Agricultural Applications

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review outlines the use of polyphenol‐inspired materials for sustainable agriculture, highlighting their molecular design, interfacial assembly, structure–property relationships, and prospects toward precision agriculture, climate resilience, ecosystem protection, and circular bioeconomy strategies.
Haofu Liu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chemical Cues Induced from Fly-Oviposition Mediate the Host-Seeking Behaviour of Fopius arisanus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), an Effective Egg Parasitoid of Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae), within a Tritrophic Context

open access: yesInsects, 2020
Fopius arisanus is a solitary endoparasitoid that parasitizes a variety of tephritid species. Native to the Indo-Australian region, it is currently exploited worldwide as a biological control agent due to its exceptional efficiency in reducing pest ...
Pumo Cai   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nature‐Derived Chitosan Biopolymer: A Promising Candidate for Sustainable Electronics

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
In the creation of environmentally friendly devices, nature‐derived chitosan biopolymer is a promising contender for sustainable electronic research. It can be utilized to create more ecologically friendly scalable gadgets and has a variety of uses in different active layers of electronics.
Joshua McDonald   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Two Asian egg parasitoids of Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae) emerge in northern Italy: Trissolcus mitsukurii (Ashmead) and Trissolcus japonicus (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera, Scelionidae) [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Hymenoptera Research, 2018
Halyomorpha halys (Stål) is a severe agricultural pest that is spreading worldwide from its original distribution in Asia. Egg parasitoids from Asia, which play a key role in the population dynamics of H.
Giuseppino Sabbatini Peverieri   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

EC09-1578 Beneficial Insects I [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Extension Circular 09-1578 discusses beneficial insects
DeVries, Terry A.   +2 more
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