, 2016 We utilized two waves of data collected from a sample of mango farmers in Meru County in Kenya to evaluate the impact of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategy for controlling fruit flies in mango-production.
B. Muriithi +7 more
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Pitch perfect: how fruit flies control their body pitch angle [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Biology, 2015 Flapping insect flight is a complex and beautiful phenomenon that relies on fast, active control mechanisms to counter aerodynamic instability. To directly investigate how freely flying Drosophila melanogaster control their body pitch angle against such ...
Samuel C. Whitehead +3 more
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Evolution of Physical Intelligence Across Scales
Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.By following the evolution of physical intelligence across scales, this article shows how intelligence arises from materials, structures, physical interactions, and collectives. It establishes physical intelligence as the evolutionary foundation upon which embodied intelligence is built.
Ke Liu +7 more
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Overview of fruit flies important for fruit production on the Montenegro seacoast
Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 2019 Description of the subject. Fruit flies are a large group of pests belonging to the order Diptera. The family Tephritidae is one of two fly families referred to as "fruit flies".
Radonjić, S. +2 more
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Identification of Host Fruit Volatiles from Domestic Apple ( Malus domestica ), Native Black Hawthorn ( Crataegus douglasii ) and Introduced Ornamental Hawthorn ( C. monogyna ) Attractive to Rhagoletis pomonella Flies from the Western United States [PDF]
, 2018 The apple maggot fly, Rhagoletis pomonella, infests apple (Malus domestica) and hawthorn species (most notably the downy hawthorn, Crataegus mollis) in the eastern USA.
Cha, Dong +6 more
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Studying Aggression in Drosophila (fruit flies) [PDF]
Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2007 Aggression is an innate behavior that evolved in the framework of defending or obtaining resources. This complex social behavior is influenced by genetic, hormonal and environmental factors. In many organisms, aggression is critical to survival but controlling and suppressing aggression in distinct contexts also has become increasingly important.
Sibu, Mundiyanapurath +2 more
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American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Abstract Premise We examined the African arid corridor (AAC) disjunction pattern of vascular plants between northeastern and southwestern Africa in the context of geological and climatic events since the late Miocene. We developed a phylogenetic and biogeographical framework for the arid‐adapted genus Sesamothamnus (Pedaliaceae), a classic example of ...
John G. Zaborsky +6 more
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Impact of sample preservation and manipulation on insect gut microbiome profiling : a test case with fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) [PDF]
, 2019 High-throughput sequencing (HTS) techniques are of great value for the investigation of microbial communities, and have been extensively used to study the gut microbiome.
Augustinos, Antonios +6 more
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Agricultural Injuries With Dementia: Double Whammy?
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Nearly 40% of US farmers are over 65 years old. Some emerging evidence links agricultural occupational exposure to increased dementia risk. However, little is known about dementia and injury outcomes in agricultural settings. Methods We employed data from the American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Programs Participant Use File (
Kanika Arora +3 more
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Uji Efektifitas Beberapa Jenis Atraktan Untuk Mengendalikan Hama Lalat Buah (Bactrocera Dorsalis Hend.) Pada Tanaman Jambu Biji (Psidium Guajava L.) [PDF]
, 2013 Effectiveness Test of Several Types of Attractants for Controlling Fruit Flies Pest (Bactrocera dorsalisHendel) of Guava (Psidium guajava L.)". This research aims to determine the effectiveness of severaltypes of attractants to control fruit flies ...
Janter Simarmata, Janter Simarmata +2 more
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