Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and EnvironmentBiochar is a charcoal‐like substance made by the pyrolysis of organic material from agricultural and forestry waste. While biochar is well documented for altering soil physicochemical conditions, few studies have investigated its possible effects on the ...
Nischal Wagle +4 more
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Colony and individual life-history responses to temperature in a social insect pollinator [PDF]
, 2015 Pollinating insects are of major ecological and commercial importance, yet they may be facing ecological disruption from a changing climate. Despite this threat, few studies have investigated the life-history responses of pollinators to experimentally ...
Bourke, Andrew F. G., Holland, Jacob G.
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Insect Science, EarlyView.Abstract Globalization and climate change may be driving the spread of the quarantine fruit fly, Bactrocera carambolae, highlighting the need for ecofriendly control methods like the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT), which relies on releasing sterile males to reduce wild populations.
Kamoltip Laohakieat +2 more
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Disruption of glycerol metabolism by RNAi targeting of genes encoding glycerol kinase results in a range of phenotype severity in Drosophila. [PDF]
, 2013 In Drosophila, RNAi targeting of either dGyk or dGK can result in two alternative phenotypes: adult glycerol hypersensitivity or larval lethality. Here we compare these two phenotypes at the level of glycerol kinase (GK) phosphorylation activity, dGyk ...
Dipple, Katrina M +2 more
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Impact of Cymbopogon Flexuosus (Poaceae) Essential Oil and Primary Components on the Eclosion and Larval Development of Aedes Aegypti [PDF]
, 2021 Ruth Mariela Castillo-Morales +4 more
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Ecological and social factors lead to variation in parental care between sexes in a burying beetle
Insect Science, EarlyView.We experimentally investigated the effects of ecological (resource availability and interspecific competition) and social factors (intraspecific competition) on parental care and reproductive success in the burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides. Our results showed that males and females adjust their parental care based on resource availability and ...
Donghui Ma, Long Ma, Jan Komdeur
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Insect Science, EarlyView.The feasibility of using RNA interference to control the globally important quarantine pest, the spongy moth. Targeting genes related to JHs play an important role in the growth and development of insects. First, the open reading frames (ORFs) of Ldjhamt and Ldjheh were identified and characterized, and the target genes were cloned and double‐stranded ...
Wenzhuai Ji +3 more
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Insights into pupal development of Bactrocera dorsalis: factors influencing eclosion
Scientific ReportsIn the life cycle of the oriental fruit fly where larvae reside within fruits and adults exhibit high activity, the pupal stage occurs in the soil, closely tied to agricultural soil management.
Qi Chen +4 more
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secCl is a cys-loop ion channel necessary for the chloride conductance that mediates hormone-induced fluid secretion in Drosophila [PDF]
, 2019 Organisms use circulating diuretic hormones to control water balance (osmolarity), thereby avoiding dehydration and managing excretion of waste products.
Dent, J. +6 more
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The Eclosion of Rhagoletis pomonella (Diptera: Tephritidae) Under Different Chill Durations and Simulated Temperate and Tropical Conditions [PDF]
, 2021 Lisa Neven, Tewodros Wakie, Wee L. Yee
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