Addendum to a minimalist revision of Costa Rican Braconidae: 28 new species and 23 host records [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2021 Twenty-nine species are treated, most of which have host caterpillar and food plant records, and all but one are new to science. The first host record for the agathidine genus Amputoearinus is given. Gnathopleura josequesadai Sharkey, sp. nov.
Michael J. Sharkey +13 more
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Flexural Strength, Monomer Release, and Wear of Occlusal Splint Materials Fabricated Through Conventional, Milled, or 3D-Printed Methods. [PDF]
Clin Exp Dent ResABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the flexural strength, monomer release, and wear resistance between conventional, milled polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), and 3D‐printed resins built at 90° and 60° printing angles for occlusal splints. Materials and Methods 60‐rectangular and 100‐disc specimens were fabricated from heat‐cured PMMA (Oracryl [HP], Bracon ...
Aminuddin NL, Petridis H.
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Bracon wasps for ecological pest control–a laboratory experiment [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Biological control of pest insects by natural enemies may be an effective, cheap and environmentally friendly alternative to synthetic pesticides. The cosmopolitan parasitoid wasp species Bracon brevicornis Wesmael and B.
Jessica Lettmann +4 more
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New species of the genera Bracon Fabricius and Syntomernus Enderlein (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Braconinae) from South Korea [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2020 Six new species, Bracon (Bracon) kimchanghyoi sp. nov., B. (B.) yeogisanensis sp. nov., B. (Habrobracon) allevatus sp. nov., B. (Osculobracon) perspicillatus sp. nov., Syntomernus flavus sp. nov., and S. scabrosus sp. nov.
Konstantin Samartsev, Deok-Seo Ku
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Completely predatory development is described in a braconid wasp [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Hymenopteran parasitoids are well known for their ubiquitous diversity, important ecological roles and biocontrol potential. We report the first detailed documentation of mite predation by a parasitoid wasp, Bracon predatorius Ranjith & Quicke sp. nov., (
A. P. Ranjith +4 more
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First record of Apanteles hemara (N.) on Leucinodes orbonalis Guenée and biodiversity of Hymenoptera parasitoids on Brinjal [PDF]
PeerJThe brinjal fruit and shoot borer (BFSB), Leucinodes orbonalis Guenée (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), is a very detrimental pest that causes significant economic losses to brinjal crop worldwide.
Hager M. M. Saleh +3 more
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Untargeted metabolomic and transcriptomic analysis in spring and durum wheat reveals potential mechanisms associated with the early stem solidness phenotype and resistance to wheat stem sawfly [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceWheat stem sawfly (WSS) causes devastating yield loss in both common bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. var durum) in the North American Great Plains.
Megan S. Hager +4 more
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European Journal of Entomology, 2014 Bracon (Habrobracon) hebetor Say is a polyphagous parasitoid of lepidopteran larvae, including those of the family Pyralidae. There are many reports that this parasitoid attacks the larvae of stored product and field crop pests.
Dorna SAADAT +2 more
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Untargeted metabolomics profiling of oat (Avena sativa L.) and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) infested with wheat stem sawfly (Cephus cinctus Norton) reveals differences associated with plant defense and insect nutrition [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceIntroductionWheat stem sawfly (WSS), Cephus cinctus Norton, is a major pest of common bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and other cultivated cereals in North America.
Megan S. Hager +6 more
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Review of the genus Cassidibracon Quicke, 1987 and related taxa of the Plesiobracon group of genera (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Braconinae) [PDF]
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2023 Members of several genera of the Plesiobracon genus-group are reclassifed. A new species, Cassidibracon vannoorti sp. n. from South Africa, and two new genera, Isomerosoma gen. n.
K.G. Samartsev
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