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Screening for Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J. E. Smith) Resistance in Early‐Maturing Tropical Maize Adapted to Sub‐Saharan Africa

Plant Breeding, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fall armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda J. E. Smith) has emerged as a serious pest since 2016 in Africa, affecting the food security and livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers, especially those growing maize. Native genetic resistance to FAW is essential for reducing yield loss.
Adamu Masari Abubakar, Idris Ishola Adejumobi, Muhyideen Oyekunle, Tegawende Odette Bonkoungou, Usman Muhammad, Onehireba Udah, Baffour Badu‐Apraku   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Defecation in preparation for ecdysis drives microplastic clearance in cricket nymphs

Physiological Entomology, EarlyView.
In preparation for ecdysis, cricket nymphs cease feeding and gradually clear their gut contents via frass production, which removes most ingested MPs from their digestive tract. Following exoskeletal moulting, the foregut lining, including any remaining MPs, is shed and excreted alongside frass approximately 6 h later.
Jennie E. Mills, Marshall W. Ritchie, Émile Vadboncoeur, Heath A. MacMillan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Personal Values, Health Beliefs, and the Use of Complementary, Alternative and Integrative Medicine in Finland

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationships of personal values and health beliefs with past and intended use of complementary, alternative and integrative medicine (CAIM) in Finland. It also investigates the extent to which CAIM users and non‐users endorse holistic versus reductionistic health beliefs and whether experiencing benefits or harms from ...
Salla Ahola, Maija Pyykkönen, Pauliina Aarva   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Differences in susceptibility to German cockroach frass and its associated proteases in induced allergic inflammation in mice

Respiratory Research, 2007
Background Cockroach exposure is a major risk factor for the development of asthma. Inhalation of fecal remnants (frass) is the likely sensitizing agent; however isolated frass has not been tested for its ability to induce experimental asthma in mice ...
Herman Nancy, Lierl Kristin M, Page Kristen, Wills-Karp Marsha   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Edible Insect Allergens: An Emerging Food Safety Challenge

Sustainable Food Proteins, Volume 4, Issue 3, September 2026.
Allergic responses to edible insects arise via two main pathways: cross‐reactivity with homologous arthropod allergens and primary sensitization to edible insect proteins, both leading to IgE‐mediated immune activation. ABSTRACT Edible insects are increasingly promoted as sustainable protein sources; however, their allergenic potential remains a ...
Changqi Liu, Cassandra Maya, John J. Love, Huilian Che, Ke Chen, Jing Zhao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Temognatha sundholmi Lang sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), a New Species From the Great Victoria Desert and New Host Plants: An Investigation Using DNA Barcoding With Implications for Taxonomy of Temognatha and Melobasis

Austral Entomology, Volume 65, Issue 3, August 2026.
ABSTRACT A new species of jewel beetle, Temognatha sundholmi Lang, sp. nov., is described from the Great Victoria Desert in South Australia. A broader investigation, using mtDNA COI ‘barcode’ sequences from 178 specimens representing 54 buprestid species, places the new species with Temognatha flavocincta (Gory & Laporte, 1838) in the informal ...
Peter J. Lang, Mark I. Stevens
wiley   +1 more source

Utilization of Dietary Maggot Frass on the Performance, Carcass Percentage, Digestive Organs, and Economic Value of Muscovy Ducks

Tropical Animal Science Journal
This study aimed to examine the effect of using maggot frass level inclusion in the diet on the performance, digestive organs, immune organs, and economic value of Muscovy Ducks. The study employed a completely randomized design with four treatments and
C. S. Utama, R. I. Cahya, B. Sulistiyanto   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ring‐Width Dendrochronology, Isotopic Dendrochronology and Radiocarbon Dating of Timbers From the Spire Scaffold of Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire, England

Archaeometry, Volume 68, Issue 4, Page 761-772, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Ten timbers from the spire scaffold of Salisbury Cathedral were dated using a combination of ring‐width dendrochronology, stable oxygen isotopic dendrochronology and radiocarbon dating. Seven timbers were coeval and assigned a combined empirical felling date range of 1352–1378, which was further refined to 1351–1359 (OxCal 95.4%).
Kutsi D. Akcicek, Daniel Miles, Christopher Bronk Ramsey, Darren Davies, Danny McCarroll, Neil J. Loader   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Heat Treatment and Storage of Frass From Black Soldier Fly Larvae and Yellow Mealworm Production: Compliance With EU Regulation on Microbiological Quality and Safety

MicrobiologyOpen
Insect farming generates substantial amounts of frass, a nutrient‐rich by‐product with valorization potential as fertilizer/soil improver. Marketing is restricted by EU regulations, imposing a reference heat treatment for 1 h at 70°C to reduce the ...
Ann De Volder, Jeroen De Smet, Lotte Frooninckx, David Deruytter, Johan Ceusters, Dries Vandeweyer   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Effects of Frass and Vermicompost Fertilization on the Biometrical Parameters of Plant and Soil Quality, and the Rhizobiome, in Red Beet (Beta vulgaris L.) Cultivation

Applied Sciences
Insect frass and vermicompost hold potential applications as fertilizers, with their abilities to improve plant resilience against unfavorable environmental conditions and increase their resistance to pests and diseases.
Sebastian Wojciech Przemieniecki, Marta Damszel, Olga Kosewska, Bartłomiej Porzuc, Karolina Wiśniewska, Marta Borsuk-Stanulewicz, Agnieszka Kosewska   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source