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Lizards: Poisonous animals or biological pest control agents? [PDF]

International Archives of Health Sciences
The lack of accurate understanding of the environment and its surrounding fauna has led to the spread of misconceptions about the behaviors of certain animals, such as lizards. This is evident even in articles that lack scientific rigor.
Rouhullah Dehghani, Kobra Foroughi, Fatemeh Yousefian   +2 more
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Degradable and Recyclable 3D‐Printed Pheromones Delivery System Reinforced by Metal Coordination Cross‐Linking for Efficient Pest Trapping

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study presents a 3D‐printed carrier for the slow release of insect pheromones. Reinforced by lignosulfonate and Fe³⁺ coordination in a cellulose acetate matrix, it enables sustained release for up to six weeks with remarkable trapping efficacy. Featuring soil degradability and recyclable re‐printing capability, this carrier provides a sustainable ...
Teng Wang, Wenjie Shangguan, Fang Zhang, Wenlong Liang, Frederik R. Wurm, Qiliang Huang, Lidong Cao   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Loss of mitochondrial single stranded DNA-binding protein (mtSSB) gene is associated with mitochondrial genome fragmentation in Psocodea (bark lice, book lice, and parasitic lice)

BMC Biology
Background Organelle genome fragmentation is a drastic large-scale chromosomal mutation. Why and how organelle genomes become fragmented is still poorly understood.
Nan Song, Renfu Shao
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Economic Benefits of Biological Pest Control in Urban Forestry: A Sustainable Management Approach

Proceedings
This paper examines the potential economic benefits of biological pest control in urban forests by evaluating its effectiveness in controlling these pests and assessing its economic benefits.
Stefanos Tsiaras, Panagiotis P. Koulelis, Panos V. Petrakis   +2 more
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First experiences in the application of biopreparations against the cherry fruit fly in Southern Russia in 2007 [PDF]

, 2008
On the Russian market there are no currently registered biological preparations for the control of Rhagoletis cerasi (cherry fruit fly, CFF), and therefore the effects of natural products against this pest were studied.
Hummel, E., Vasilyeva, L. A.
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A Cold Stress‐Activated Endocrine Sentinel Chemical Hormone Promotes Insect Survival via Mitochondrial Adaptations Through the Adipokinetic Hormone Receptor

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Seasonal cold adaptation is vital for insect survival, yet the molecular mechanisms linking diapause to mitochondrial resilience remain largely unresolved. We identify ascaroside C9 (asc‐C9) as a key endocrine signal that enhances diapause survival during cold stress by activating the AKHR–PGC1α–UCP4 axis, thereby driving cold‐induced lipolysis and ...
Jiao Zhou, Junxian Chen, Hongxia Zhang, Lu Guo, Kevin Mai, Elijah Abraham, Dilip V. Prajapati, Yue Chang, Jing Ning, Xinchen Wang, Defeng Li, Dan‐Dan Zhang, Jianghua Sun, Rebecca A. Butcher, Lilin Zhao   +14 more
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Susceptibility of Tsetse Species to Glossina pallidipes Salivary Gland Hypertrophy Virus (GpSGHV)

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018
Salivary gland hytrosaviruses (SGHVs, family Hytrosaviridae) are non-occluded dsDNA viruses that are pathogenic to some dipterans. SGHVs primarily replicate in salivary glands (SG), thereby inducing overt salivary gland hypertrophy (SGH) symptoms in ...
Güler Demirbas-Uzel, Güler Demirbas-Uzel, Henry M. Kariithi, Henry M. Kariithi, Andrew G. Parker, Marc J. B. Vreysen, Robert L. Mach, Adly M. M. Abd-Alla   +7 more
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Biological Control of Agricultural Pests

The American Biology Teacher, 1955
The use of natural enemies to suppress agoricultural pests is called biological control. Its practical value was first demonstrated in California in 1889 in a very spectacular fashion. The citrus industry was then threatened with ruin from the ravages of the destructive cottony cushion scale. This insect was killing the trees and forcing the growers to
openaire   +1 more source

Allelic Variation in Maize Malate Dehydrogenase 7 Shapes Promoter Methylation and Banded Leaf and Sheath Blight Resistance

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In this study maize chloroplastic malate dehydrogenase7 (ZmMDH7), is identified as a Rhizoctonia solani resistance gene in maize. ZmMDH7 is regulated by transcription factor ZmWRKY44 via pathogens challenge to elevate mitochondrial ROS and SA signaling pathway.
Luyang Wei, Junbin Chen, Chuang Liu, DanDan Liu, Meida Du, Shengfeng He, Wenyu Cheng, Vijai Bhadauria, You‐Liang Peng, Wangsheng Zhu   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Supporting Leopold Center IPM research through on-farm trials and demonstrations [PDF]

, 1997
The efforts of the Leopold Center Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Issue Team were augmented and advanced through collaboration with Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI).
Exner, Derrick N., Thompson, Richard
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