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Management of pest insects and plant diseases by non-transformative RNAi [PDF]

, 2019
Since the discovery of RNA interference (RNAi), scientists have made significant progress towards the development of this unique technology for crop protection.
Avila dos Santos, Ericmar, Cagliari, Deise, Dias, Nayma, Manzano Galdeano, Diogo, Smagghe, Guy, Zotti, Moises   +5 more
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New species of Erebidae (Lepidoptera) in the fauna of Tajikistan

Historia Naturalis Bulgarica
Amata (Syntomis) caspia Staudinger, 1877 is reported for the first time from Tajikistan. Additional information on the distribution of other species in Tajikistan is also provided.
Abdulaziz M. Davlatov
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The generalist inside the specialist: gut bacterial communities of two insect species feeding on toxic plants are dominated by enterococcus sp. [PDF]

, 2016
Some specialist insects feed on plants rich in secondary compounds, which pose a major selective pressure on both the phytophagous and the gut microbiota. However, microbial communities of toxic plant feeders are still poorly characterized. Here, we show
Baixeras, Joaquín, Latorre, Amparo, Porcar, Manuel, Vilanova, Cristina   +3 more
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Dalechampii oak (Quercus dalechampii Ten.), an important host plant for folivorous lepidoptera larvae [PDF]

, 2013
El roble de dalechampii (Quercus dalechampii Ten.), una importante planta hospedadora de las larvas de lepidópteros filófagos Llevamos a cabo un análisis estructurado de las taxocenosis de larvas de lepidópteros que viven en las copas del roble de ...
Beracko, P., Holecová, M., Kulfan, M.
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New data on Noctuidae and Erebidae (Lepidoptera) from Iran, including a new record of Anumeta dentistrigata (Staudinger, 1877) [PDF]

Journal of Advances in Plant Protection
The increase in scientific expeditions has led to the revelation of moth biodiversity across Iran. This research presents new country and provincial species records for two widespread moth families, Noctuidae and Erebidae. The genus Anumeta Walker, 1858 (
Melika Moghadaszadeh Kermani, Milad Ghaemmaghamian, Asghar Shirvani   +2 more
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Assessing the invertebrate fauna trajectories in remediation sites of Winstone Aggregates Hunua quarry in Auckland [PDF]

, 2016
This study monitored the invertebrates in restoration plantings in the Winstone Aggregates Hunua Quarry. This was to assess the re-establishment of invertebrates in the restoration planting sites and compare them with unplanted control and mature sites ...
Barber, Keith S., Bowie, Michael H., Boyer, Stephane, Curtis, K., Marris, John W. M., Patrick, B.   +5 more
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Wolbachia in butterflies and moths: geographic structure in infection frequency. [PDF]

, 2015
INTRODUCTION: Butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) constitute one of the most diverse insect orders, and play an important role in ecosystem function. However, little is known in terms of their bacterial communities. Wolbachia, perhaps the most common and
A Caspi-Fluger, A Edwards, Akito Y. Kawahara, BK Salunke, D Bloch, D Kageyama, D Plotkin, DH Feener Jr, E Chiel, EA Dyson, EJ van Nieukerken, Eli V. Araujo-Jnr, F Pennacchio, F-X Jia, FM Jiggins, G Gueguen, GDD Hurst, GM Bennett, H Banziger, H Toju, JB Whitfield, JC Regier, JH Werren, JH Werren, JH Werren, JK Stahlhut, JM Zaspel, John J. Welch, K Hilgenboecker, KA Bloem, Muhammad Z. Ahmed, MZ Ahmed, N Morag, N Nikoh, NE Pierce, NM Guruprasad, PM Simoes, RI Graham, S Charlat, S Narita, SA West, T Sasaki, T Sumi, T Tsuchida, T Van Opijnen, W Kaiser, Y Liu, Y Tagami   +47 more
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Three new species of genus Theages Walker, 1855 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiini) from Peru and Ecuador

Revista Peruana de Biología, 2018
Three new species of the genus Theages Walker, 1855 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiini) occurring in the montane forests of the Andes of Peru and Ecuador are described and illustrated.
Juan Grados, Karla Mantilla
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Pine Pitch Canker and Insects: Regional Risks, Environmental Regulation, and Practical Management Options [PDF]

, 2019
Producción CientíficaPine pitch canker (PPC), caused by the pathogenic fungus Fusarium circinatum (Nirenberg and O’ Donnell), is a serious threat to pine forests globally.
Altunisik, Aliye, Avtzis, Dimitrios N., Chira, Danut, Cleary, Michelle, Doychev, Danail D., Drenkhan, Tiia, Díez Casero, Julio Javier, Elvira Recuenco, Margarita, Fernández Fernández, María Mercedes, Georgiev, Georgi, Georgieva, Margarita, Gordon, Tom, Morales Rodríguez, Carmen, Musolin, Dmitry L., Nacheski, Sterja, Naves, Pedro, Papazova Anakieva, Irena, Paraschiv, Marius, Selikhovkin, Andrey V., Solla, Alejandro, Tabaković Tošić, Mara, Trestic, Tarik, Witzell, Johanna   +22 more
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An annotated list of the Lepidoptera of Honduras [PDF]

, 2012
A biodiversity inventory of the Lepidoptera of Pico Bonito National Park and vicinity, in the Department of Atlantida of northern Honduras, was initiated in 2009 to obtain baseline data.
Miller, Jaqueline Y., Matthews, Deborah L., Warren, Andrew D., Solis, M. Alma, Harvey, Donald J., Gentili-Poole, Patricia, Lehman, Robert, Emmel, Thomas C., Covell, Charles V. , Jr.   +8 more
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