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Biomimetic Self‐Reconfigurable Soft Gripper for Cross‐Scale, Multi‐Particle, and High‐Load Multifunctional Manipulation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A fully soft, self‐reconfigurable gripper inspired by rapeseed flowers is monolithically 3D‐printed and electronics‐free, switching between diagonal and parallel finger arrangements. Establishing a self‐reconfigurable grasping paradigm, the gripper enables diverse manipulation tasks, including rotating bulbs, picking fruits, grasping cross‐scale ...
Qiping Xu, Bin Wang, Jinxin Chen, Zhengqiang Guo, Baisong Yang, Chaoqian Chen, Jiancheng Cai, Chee‐Meng Chew, Shiju E   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The endangered Himalayan tree Pittosporum eriocarpum: diversity and composition role of insect pollinators

Environment Conservation Journal
For ecosystem functioning, insects as pollinators are indispensable. Nevertheless, in the Himalayan region, insect interactions with threatened and endemic plant species remain poorly chronicled.
Kishor Kumar, Durga Rawat, Pradeep Chandra Sati, Rajendra Singh Fartyal   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Subversion of Atypical Mucin Traps by a Spore‐Coat Effector Blocks Cellular Immunity in Drosophila

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
While the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium robertsii can evade insect humoral immunity, its subversion of cellular defenses is still elusive. We identify Eac1 as a spore‐coat protein essential for infecting drosophilids by targeting atypical mucins (Sgf1 and Sgf2), which can entrap spores in a gel matrix and thereby facilitate hemocyte encapsulation.
Shiqin Li, Haimin Chen, Gangqi Fang, Dongxiang Wei, Hongyun Wu, Chen Chen, Song Hong, Chengshu Wang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The functional significance of fruit exocarp on host selection and oviposition by Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) (Tephritidae: Diptera) [PDF]

, 2014
Queensland fruit fly is Australia's most serious insect pest of horticulture. The fly lays its eggs into fruit, where they hatch into maggots which destroy the fruit.
Marsden, Craig H.
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Asymmetric Evolution of Antennal Cell Types Underlies a Derived Ammonia‐Sensing Logic for Ecological Adaptation in Bactrocera dorsalis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Comparative antennal single‐nucleus transcriptomics reveals cell‐type‐dependent transcriptomic divergence in Bactrocera dorsalis, with similar structural cells but divergent sensory neurons. This neuronal diversification is associated with a distinct ammonia‐sensing pathway, linking female attraction to bird‐dropping‐associated cues with nutritional ...
Wei Liu, Shuai Zhang, Jie Zhang, Zhen Tian, Yuanbo Xue, Ling Yang, Jun Xu, Guirong Wang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Delay of Cucumber Senescence and Life‐Extending Capabilities on Caenorhabditis elegans With the Postharvest Application of Sorbitol and Methyl Salicylate

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Methyl salicylate and sorbitol were taken as coating agents. Caenorhabditis elegans was taken as an animal model. The coated agents were applied in C. elegans. The life span study in C. elegans proves the authenticity of MS and SL. MS and SL extended the post‐harvest life of cucumber for 14 days.
Chirayu H. Trivedi, Vajida Munshi, Kalpesh J. Mehta, Jitendriya Panigrahi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Non-Host Status of Green Lemon Fruit (Citrus × limon (L.) Burman f. cv. Lisbon) to Oriental Fruit Fly, Mediterranean Fruit Fly, and Melon Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Hawaii

Insects
We investigated the host status of harvest-ready green lemons, Citrus × limon (L.) Burm. F. cv. Lisbon (Rutaceae), to Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis), Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata), and melon fly (Zeugodacus cucurbitae) (Diptera ...
Peter A. Follett, Xiuxiu Sun, Spencer S. Walse   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A novel Fruit Fly Optimization Algorithm with quasi-affine transformation evolutionary for numerical optimization and application

International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, 2022
The Fruit Fly Optimization Algorithm is a swarm intelligence algorithm with strong versatility and high computational efficiency. However, when faced with complex multi-peak problems, Fruit Fly Optimization Algorithm tends to converge prematurely.
Ru-Yu Wang, Pei Hu, Chia-Cheng Hu, Jeng-Shyang Pan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

COI Haplotyping and Comparative Microbiomics of the Peach Fruit Fly, an Emerging Pest of Egyptian Olive Orchards

Biology, 2022
The peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Tephritidae), is economically relevant as a highly polyphagous pest infesting over 50 host plants including commercial fruit and horticultural crops. As an invasive species, B.
Mona Awad, Haifa Ben Gharsa, Omnia Abdullah ElKraly, Andreas Leclerque, Sherif M. Elnagdy   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Guidelines for High‐Throughput Screening for Natural Products With Anti‐Aging Activity Based on Drosophila Intestinal Homeostasis

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aging represents a critical risk factor for chronic diseases, driving an urgent demand for interventions promoting healthy longevity. This study establishes standardized guidelines for high‐throughput screening (HTS) of anti‐aging natural products using Drosophila melanogaster, leveraging its intestinal homeostasis as a biomarker.
Xiao Sheng, Lei Zhang
wiley   +1 more source