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The poultry red mite, Dermanyssus gallinae, has been described for decades as a threat to the egg production industry, posing serious animal health and welfare concerns, adversely affecting productivity, and impacting public health.
Annie Sigognault Flochlay +2 more
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Miniature inverted-repeat transposable elements (MITEs) are short, non-autonomous class II transposable elements present in a high number of conserved copies in eukaryote genomes. An accurate identification of these elements can help to shed light on the
J. Crescente +3 more
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Host Plant Adaptation in the Two Strains of Fall Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). [PDF]
The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J. E. Smith) Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) consists of two genetically differentiated strains. The corn strain feeds on corn and the rice strain feeds primarily on rice and forage grasses.
Veenstra, Klaas H
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House Dust Mite Allergy Under Changing Environments
Environmental variations induced by industrialization and climate change partially explain the increase in prevalence and severity of allergic disease.
N. Acevedo, J. Zakzuk, L. Caraballo
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Host immune responses to the itch mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, in humans
Scabies is a parasitic disease due to infestation of skin by the burrowing mite Sarcoptes scabiei. Scabies is a major public health problem and endemic in resource poor communities worldwide affecting over 100 million people.
S. Bhat +3 more
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Systems to Attract and Feed Pollinators in Warm-Season Lawns [PDF]
Pollinating insects are responsible for the production of many agricultural crops and they require floral resources to fulfill their life-cycle. Ideally, pollinating insects will encounter a diversity of floral resources across their entire season of ...
Wisdom, Michelle
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Current knowledge of bermudagrass responses to abiotic stresses
Bermudagrass (Cynodon spp.) is a common turfgrass found in parks, landscapes, sports fields, and golf courses. It is also grown as a forage crop for animal production in many countries. Consequently, bermudagrass has significant ecological, environmental,
Shilian Huang +4 more
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Skin prick reactivity among asthmatics in East Africa [PDF]
Background: The burden of asthma in Africa is high, and yet the disease is not universally prioritised. Data on allergic asthma and its impact on asthma morbidity are limited in Africa.
Aanyu-Tukamuhebwa, Hellen +11 more
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Phytoseiidae mites are efficient predators able to control pest mites and small arthropods in crops all over the world, using the three biological control strategies : (i) augmentation, (ii) classical and (iii) conservation.
M. Tixier
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