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Biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and classical biological control [PDF]

, 2016
Increasing concern over worldwide loss of biodiversity has led ecologists to focus intently on how ecosystem functioning may depend on diversity. In applied entomology, there is longstanding interest in the issue, especially as regards the importance of ...
Edward W. Evans
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Sulfakinin Signaling Sense Circulating Fructose and Suppresses Food Consumption via Insulin‐Like Peptide in Bactrocera Dorsalis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study discovered a new pathway that tells fruit flies when to stop eating. It found that rising blood sugar (fructose) is detected by a sensor called GR43a. This triggers a chain reaction involving the satiety signal sulfakinin and its receptor, ultimately activating a final satiety signal, ILP5.
Hong‐Fei Li, Bao Dong, Zheng‐Lin Ren, Xue‐Guang Zhu, Quan Lei, Yoonseong Park, Jin‐Jun Wang, Hong‐Bo Jiang   +7 more
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Phylogeny and evolution of hemipteran insects based on expanded genomic and transcriptomic data

BMC Biology
Background Hemiptera is the fifth species-rich order of insects and the most species-rich order of hemimetabolous insects, including numerous insect species that are of agricultural or medical significance.
Nan Song, Miao-Miao Wang, Wei-Chao Huang, Zhi-Yi Wu, Renfu Shao, Xin-Ming Yin   +5 more
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Facultative symbionts are potential agents of symbiont-mediated RNAi in aphids

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Aphids are major crop pests, and they can be controlled through the application of the promising RNA interference (RNAi) techniques. However, chemical synthesis yield of dsRNA for RNAi is low and costly.
Tong Li, Yongjun Wei, Yongjun Wei, Chenchen Zhao, Shaojian Li, Suxia Gao, Yuanchen Zhang, Yuqing Wu, Chuantao Lu   +8 more
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Ecological compatibility of GM crops and biological control [PDF]

, 2009
Insect-resistant and herbicide-tolerant genetically modified (GM) crops pervade many modern cropping systems (especially field-cropping systems), and present challenges and opportunities for developing biologically based pest-management programs ...
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A Testis‐Specific Aralkylamine N‐Acetyltransferase Regulates Dimorphic Sperm Function and Male Fertility in Moths

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
We identify a Lepidoptera‐conserved testis‐specific arylalkylamine N‐acetyltransferase (LTNAT) that governs male moth fertility via a novel mechanism. LTNAT loss disrupts eupyrene sperm mitochondrial derivatives and impairs apyrene sperm motility, offering a safe molecular target for innovative pesticides and genetic pest control.
Hao Sun, Peng‐Yi Huang, Zhi‐Ruo Zhang, Cong‐Fen Gao, Subba Reddy Palli, Shun‐Fan Wu   +5 more
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Identification and genome insights into Pyrenochaeta nobilis, a novel endophytic fungus isolated from Astragalus membranaceus with gray mold-control activity

Frontiers in Plant Science
IntroductionGray mold, caused by the necrotrophic fungus Botrytis cinerea, is a significant threat to agricultural production, especially under low temperature and high humidity conditions. This disease can cause substantial yield losses in various crops,
Fan Yang, Fan Yang, Shuang Wang, Shuang Wang, Xifeng Jiang, Xifeng Jiang, Hongrui Du, Hongrui Du, Yu Liu, Yu Liu, Yuanyuan Zhou, Chunlai Liu, Chunlai Liu   +12 more
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Insights from Population Genomics to Enhance and Sustain Biological Control of Insect Pests

Insects, 2020
Biological control—the use of organisms (e.g., nematodes, arthropods, bacteria, fungi, viruses) for the suppression of insect pest species—is a well-established, ecologically sound and economically profitable tactic for crop protection. This approach has
Arun Sethuraman, Fredric J. Janzen, David W. Weisrock, John J. Obrycki   +3 more
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Chimera and cluster collective states in a dispersal ecological network under state-dependent feedback control and complex habitat structure

Journal of Biological Dynamics, 2021
Pest control based on an economic threshold (ET) can effectively prevent excessive pest control measures such as pesticide abuse and overharvesting. The instinctive dispersal of pest populations in biological network patches for better survival poses ...
Yi Yang, Lirong Liu, Changcheng Xiang, Wenjie Qin   +3 more
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Hijacking the Host Clock: A Nematode Effector Antagonizes Soybean Circadian Defense and Translation Control

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Soybean employs its circadian clock, governed by GmCCA1, to rhythmically defend against soybean cyst nematodes. The pathogen retaliates by secreting the effector Hg4E02, which hijacks the clock to suppress defense and co‐opt the host's translation machinery for nutrient acquisition.
Xingwei Wang, Yufeng Xu, Yanfei Hu, Lijun Cao, Ru Jiang, Changtian Chen, Rick Masonbrink, Thomas Maier, Yuchen Tu, Yabo Shi, Enhui Liu, Lingan Kong, Chan Guo, Wei Zhao, Peng Shi, Wenzhen Du, Andrew Severin, Thomas Baum, Deliang Peng, Huan Peng, Mian Zhou, Wei Wang   +21 more
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