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Comparative genomic analysis of the microbiome [corrected] of herbivorous insects reveals eco-environmental adaptations: biotechnology applications.

PLoS Genetics, 2013
Metagenome analysis of the gut symbionts of three different insects was conducted as a means of comparing taxonomic and metabolic diversity of gut microbiomes to diet and life history of the insect hosts.
Weibing Shi, Shangxian Xie, Xueyan Chen, Su Sun, Xin Zhou, Lantao Liu, Peng Gao, Nikos C Kyrpides, En-Gyu No, Joshua S Yuan   +9 more
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Quantitative trait loci mapping of pubescence density and flowering time of insect-resistant soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.)

Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2007
Analysis of antibiosis resistance to common cutworm (Spodoptera litura Fabricius) in soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) has progressed significantly, but the immediate cause remains unknown. We performed quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis of pubescence
Kunihiko Komatsu, Shiori Okuda, Masakazu Takahashi, Ryoichi Matsunaga, Yoshinori Nakazawa   +4 more
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Characterization of the genomic sequence data around common cutworm resistance genes in soybean (Glycine max) using short- and long-read sequencing methods

Data in Brief, 2021
The common cutworm (CCW, Spodopteraab litura Fabricius) is one of the pests that most severely infect soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.). In a previous report, quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis of CCW resistance using a recombinant inbred line derived ...
Eri Ogiso-Tanaka, Nobuhiko Oki, Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Takehiko Shimizu, Masao Ishimoto, Makita Hajika, Akito Kaga   +6 more
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Study on insect pest diversity and their risk management options in potato among extension personnels of Bangladesh

Fundamental and Applied Agriculture, 2018
The study was conducted in the 20 upazila of 10 selected major potato growing districts of Bangladesh during the period from December 2014 to February 2015 to find out the present status and diversity of insect pests of potato, their risks and management
Saifullah Omar Nasif1, Mahmudul Hasan2, Md. Saiful Islam1, Rakibul Hasan Nitol3, Md. Sajeduzzaman3, Md.Razzab Ali4   +5 more
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Effect of environmentally sustainable microbial fertilizer on Insect-induced plant responses

Environment Conservation Journal, 2020
Application of Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhiza (VAM) is well known as an environmentally sustainable alternative to chemical fertilizers. However, its efficacy in fortifying plants against damage is still not known.
Jean Augustin Kituta Rubabura , Garima Sharma, Vartika Mathur   +2 more
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Survey and identification of entomopathogenic nematodes in the province of Cotabato, Philippines, for biocontrol potential against the tobacco cutworm, Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 2021
Background The tobacco cutworm, Spodoptera litura [Fab.] (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is a devastating insect pest of several crops. Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) of the families Heterorhabditidae and Steinernematidae are used as an alternative control ...
Cynthia Ann Dichusa, Rolando Ramos, Sitaram Aryal, Neil Pep Dave Sumaya, Nanette Hope Sumaya   +4 more
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Insecticidal Activity of Lemongrass Essential Oil as an Eco-Friendly Agent against the Black Cutworm Agrotis ipsilon (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Insects, 2021
Background: The destructive insect pest Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a polyphagous species targeting many economically important plants. The extensive and arbitrary use of insecticides has resulted in the build-up of insecticide
Moataz A. M. Moustafa, Mona Awad, Alia Amer, Nancy N. Hassan, El-Desoky S. Ibrahim, Hayssam M. Ali, Mohammad Akrami, Mohamed Z. M. Salem   +7 more
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Commodity risk assessment of <i>Acer</i> plants from Ukraine. [PDF]

EFSA J
Abstract The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to prepare and deliver risk assessments for commodities listed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as ’High‐risk plants, plant products and other objects'. This Scientific Opinion covers plant health risks posed by Acer plants (A. griseum, A.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Vicent Civera A, Baptista P, Berlin A, Chatzivassiliou E, Cubero J, Cunniffe N, de la Peña E, Desneux N, Di Serio F, Filipiak A, Hasiów-Jaroszewska B, Jactel H, Landa BB, Maistrello L, Makowski D, Milonas P, Papadopoulos NT, Potting R, Susi H, van Der Gaag DJ, Battisti A, Bragard C, Mas H, Rigling D, Faccoli M, Mikulová A, Stergulc F, Christoph E, Mosbach-Schulz O, Streissl F, Gonthier P.   +31 more
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Entomopathogenic nematodes as potential and effective biocontrol agents against cutworms, Agrotis spp.: present and future scenario

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 2022
Background Cutworms (Agrotis spp.) are cosmopolitan and polyphagous pests distributed throughout world, which belong to the family Noctuidae, and about 26 species are found associated with agriculturally important crops in India and some other countries ...
Deepak Kumar, Pritam Kumari, Rubal Kamboj, Anil Kumar, Prakash Banakar, Vinod Kumar   +5 more
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Chlorantraniliprole against the black cutworm Agrotis ipsilon (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): From biochemical/physiological to demographic responses

Scientific Reports, 2019
Agrotis ipsilon (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a major underground pest that damages many agricultural crops in China and other countries. A diet-incorporation-based bioassay was conducted to evaluate the sublethal effects of the novel anthranilic diamide ...
Falin He, Shiang Sun, Haili Tan, Xiao Sun, Chao Qin, Shoumin Ji, Xiangdong Li, Jiwang Zhang, Xingyin Jiang   +8 more
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