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Recent Advances in Sustainable Management of Cylas formicarius [PDF]

Insects
Cylas formicarius is a significant quarantine pest worldwide, causing year-round outbreaks in tropical and subtropical regions. This pest is characterized by a highly cryptic nature, a high reproduction rate, and broad environmental adaptability, which ...
Youmiao Li, Henan Ju, Wanqiu Huang, Baolin Ou, Huifeng Li, Yongmei Huang, Yanqing Li, Tianyuan Chen, Xia-Lin Zheng, Jinfeng Hua   +9 more
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Complete mitochondrial genome of Cylas formicarius (Coleoptera: Brentidae) from China [PDF]

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019
The sweet potato weevil, Cylas formicarius is the most important pest of sweet potato, Ipomoea batatas (L.). In this study, we have sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of Cylas formicarius (Coleoptera: Brentidae).
Hang Yang, Yun Li
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Organic mulches reduce crop attack by sweetpotato weevil (Cylas formicarius). [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2019
AbstractMulching with organic materials is a management practice with long history for weed suppression, soil water conservation and erosion control. Its potential impact on crop pests is less well explored. Here we report its utility for reducing crop damage by the serious pest, sweetpotato weevil (Cylas formicarius). Laboratory bioassays measured the
Rehman M, Liu J, Johnson AC, Dada TE, Gurr GM.   +4 more
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Ultrastructure of the Sensilla on Antennae and Mouthparts of Larval and Adult Cylas formicarius (Coleoptera: Brentidae) [PDF]

Insects
The quarantine pest, Cylas formicarius, is a key pest of sweet potatoes during both production and storage, posing a major threat to food security in various countries.
Yuanchang Xu, Pengbo He, Faxu Lu, Mengjiao Li, Shahzad Munir, Mingfu Zhao, Yixin Wu, Yueqiu He, Guowen Tang   +8 more
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Integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses of early defense responses in resistant and susceptible sweet potato cultivars under Cylas formicarius herbivory [PDF]

Frontiers in Plant Science
IntroductionSweet potato weevils (Cylas formicarius) are devastating pest that seriously affect sweet potato production, and their feeding can significantly reduce sweet potato yield and quality.MethodsTo elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying ...
Youmiao Li, Youmiao Li, Henan Ju, Henan Ju, Wanqiu Huang, Wanqiu Huang, Huifeng Li, Yongmei Huang, Yanqing Li, Zhenwei Li, Xialin Zheng, Jinfeng Hua   +11 more
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Changes in the Biology and Susceptibility of Weevil (Cylas formicarius) to the Insecticide Spinetoram as a Response to Cadmium Contamination [PDF]

Toxics
The sweet potato weevil Cylas formicarius is a notorious underground pest in sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.). However, little is known about the effects of cadmium (Cd) stress on weevil biology and resistance to pesticides and biotic agents. Therefore,
Jin Xu, An Tang, Jun-Yan Liu, Chang-Long Yao, Ke-Ping Liu, Xiao-Sheng Huang, Pei-Qiong Shi   +6 more
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First case of successful eradication of the sweet potato weevil, Cylas formicarius (Fabricius), using the sterile insect technique [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2022
This paper presents the first case of the successful eradication of a Coleoptera pest species over a wide area using a combination of male annihilation technique (MAT) and sterile insect technique (SIT) application.
Chihiro Himuro, Tsuguo Kohama, Takashi Matsuyama, Yasutsune Sadoyama, Futoshi Kawamura, Atsushi Honma, Yusuke Ikegawa, Dai Haraguchi   +7 more
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Mitochondrial genome datasets for the sweetpotato weevil, Cylas formicarius elegantulus (Coleoptera: Brentidae), collected in the United States [PDF]

Data in Brief, 2023
The sweetpotato weevil, Cylas formicarius elegantulus (Summers) (Coleoptera: Brentidae), is one of the most destructive pests of sweetpotato worldwide. Genomic analyses of sweetpotato weevils can provide insights into their genetic diversity, population ...
Sharon A. Andreason, Zachary Lahey, Dongyan Zhao, Katherine Mejia-Guerra, Livy H. Williams, Moira Sheehan, Alvin M. Simmons, Phillip A. Wadl   +7 more
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PERBANDINGAN METODE APLIKASI JAMUR ENTOMOPATOGEN BEAUVERIA BASSIANA UNTUK PENGENDALIAN CYLAS FORMICARIUS (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE)

Jurnal Hama dan Penyakit Tumbuhan Tropika, 2017
Comparing application methods of entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana to control Cylas formicarius (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Cylas formicarius is a major pest of sweet potatoes. The tuber damage caused by C. formicarius reaches 100%.
Yusmani Prayogo
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Identification of miRNAs in Response to Sweet Potato Weevil (Cylas formicarius) Infection by sRNA Sequencing. [PDF]

Genes (Basel), 2022
The sweet potato weevil (Cylas formicarius) is an important pest in the growing and storage of sweet potatoes. It is a common pest in the sweet potato production areas of southern China, causing serious harm to the development of the sweet potato industry.
Lei J, Mei Y, Jin X, Liu Y, Wang L, Chai S, Cheng X, Yang X.   +7 more
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