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Larval spongy moth transcriptomic response to ingestion of broad-versus narrow-spectrum insecticidal Chromobacterium species

Scientific Reports
The PRAA4-1T strain of Chromobacterium subtsugae was the first insecticidal bacterium to be registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for use in crop protection applications since approval for Bacillus thuringiensis was granted in 1961.
Michael E. Sparks, Sam D. Heraghty, Daniel Kuhar, Robert R. Farrar, Holly P. Bartholomew, Michael B. Blackburn, Dawn E. Gundersen-Rindal   +6 more
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Annotated inventory of invasive social wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) in the South Pacific, excluding Australia and Papua New Guinea [PDF]

NeoBiota
This paper presents an annotated inventory of the alien social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae, Vespinae) of the South Pacific Oceanic islands, excluding Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Mateus Detoni, Lynley Hayes, Robert L. Brown   +2 more
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PEDV enters cells through clathrin-, caveolae-, and lipid raft-mediated endocytosis and traffics via the endo-/lysosome pathway

Veterinary Research, 2020
With the emergence of highly pathogenic variant strains, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) has led to significant economic loss in the global swine industry. Many studies have described how coronaviruses enter cells, but information on PEDV invasion
Xiaona Wei, Gaoli She, Tingting Wu, Chunyi Xue, Yongchang Cao   +4 more
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Nutritional niche overlap potentiates the use of endophytes in biocontrol of a tree disease

, 2015
Asymptomatic endophytic fungi are often regarded as potent biocontrol agents in plants, but the competitive interactions between endophytes and other microbes within the same host plant are poorly understood.
Hultberg, Malin,, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet., Blumenstein, Kathrin,, Witzell, Johanna,   +3 more
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Dietary Supplementation of Astragalus membranaceus Extract Affects Growth Performance, Antioxidant Capacity, Immune Response, and Energy Metabolism of Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides)

Aquaculture Nutrition
The present study investigated the effects of Astragalus membranaceus extract (AME) on growth performance, immune response, and energy metabolism of juvenile largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides). Seven diets containing 0%, 0.1%, 0.2%, 0.3%, 0.4%, 0.5%,
Xuanshu He, Anqi Chen, Zhihong Liao, Jian Zhong, Anda Cheng, Xinghua Xue, Fuyuan Li, Mengdie Chen, Rong Yao, Wei Zhao, Jin Niu   +10 more
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Epidemiological investigation of fowl adenovirus infections in poultry in China during 2015–2018

BMC Veterinary Research, 2019
Background Fowl adenoviruses (FAdVs) are associated with many diseases, resulting in huge economic losses to the poultry industry worldwide. Since 2015, outbreaks of FAdV infections with high mortality rates have been reported in China.
Li Chen, Lijuan Yin, Qingfeng Zhou, Peng Peng, Yunping Du, Linlin Liu, Yun Zhang, Chunyi Xue, Yongchang Cao   +8 more
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Increasing Use of Biocontrol in NYS Greenhouses with a Producer-based Biocontrol Mentoring Network [PDF]

, 2008
There is a low adoption of biocontrol for pest management in NYS greenhouses although it has been used successfully elsewhere for years.  Because lack of experience is a deterrent for adoption, a project to encourage grower-to-grower training and ...
Hall, Karen Dean, Eshenaur, Brian, Lamb, Elizabeth, Couch, Gary   +3 more
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Genome comparison of long-circulating field CnmeGV isolates from the same region

Virus Research
Cnaphalocrocis medinalis granulovirus (CnmeGV), belonging to Betabaculovirus cnamedinalis, can infect the rice pest, the rice leaf roller. In 1979, a CnmeGV isolate, CnmeGV-EP, was collected from Enping County, China. In 2014, we collected another CnmeGV
Yachao Zuo, Jiawen Yang, Hao Zhang, Lu Li, Jing Luo, Yanrong Lv, Meijin Yuan, Kai Yang   +7 more
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Genomic insight into the scale specialization of the biological control agent Novius pumilus (Weise, 1892)

BMC Genomics, 2022
Background Members of the genus Novius Mulsant, 1846 (= Rodolia Mulsant, 1850) (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae), play important roles in the biological control of cotton cushion scale pests, especially those belonging to Icerya.
Xue-Fei Tang, Yu-Hao Huang, Hao-Sen Li, Pei-Tao Chen, Huan-Ying Yang, Yuan-Sen Liang, Xue-Yong Du, Zhen-Hua Liu, En-Feng Li, Yu-Chen Yang, Hong Pang   +10 more
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Central carbon metabolism of the biocontrol yeast Pichia anomala [PDF]

, 2004
The biocontrol yeast Pichia anomala prevents mould damage of moist cereal grain during malfunctioning airtight storage but it can also spoil food and feed. This thesis focuses on the physiology and metabolism of P.
Fredlund, Elisabeth
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