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An Entomopathogenic Nematode by Any Other Name [PDF]

, 2012
Among the diversity of insect-parasitic nematodes, entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are distinct, cooperating with insect-pathogenic bacteria to kill insect hosts.
Adams, Byron J., Chaston, John M., Ciche, Todd A., Dillman, Adler R., Goodrich-Blair, Heidi, Sternberg, Paul W., Stock, S. Patricia   +6 more
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Simultaneous Parasitism of Field-Collected Green Cloverworm, \u3ci\u3eHypena Scabra\u3c/i\u3e (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Larvae by Endoparasitioids and an Entomopathogenic Fungus [PDF]

, 2018
The impacts of entomopathogens (e.g., fungi, bacteria, protists and viruses) on larval Lepidoptera and their associated insect parasitoids have been examined in laboratory studies but field studies of interaction between these two mortality factors are ...
Pavuk, Daniel M, Williams, Charles E
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The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations

Insect Science, EarlyView.
This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean, Xim Cerdá, Jérôme Orivel, Frédéric Azémar, Alexander L. Wild, Bruno Corbara, Axel Touchard   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

An initial event in insect innate immune response: structural and biological studies of interactions between β-1,3-glucan and the N-terminal domain of β-1,3-glucan recognition protein [PDF]

, 2013
In response to invading microorganisms, insect β-1,3-glucan recognition protein (βGRP), a soluble receptor in the hemolymph, binds to the surfaces of bacteria and fungi and activates serine protease cascades that promote destruction of pathogens by means
Amzel L. M., An C., Barral P., Boraston A. B., Brünger A. T., Buchon N., Cavanagh C., Clore G. M., Cornilescu G., Daisuke Takahashi, David VanderVelde, Delaglio F., Deslandes Y., Fabrick J. A., Fabrick J. A., Goddard T. D., Gottar M., Handa N., Hiromasa Y., Hiromasa Y., Hrmova M., Huaien Dai, Jeffrey A. Fabrick, Jiang H., Kanagawa M., Kim Y. S., Laughton A. M., Lim J. H., Ma C., Matskevich A. A., Michael R. Kanost, Mishima Y., Ochiai M., Okuyama K., Peng J. W., Perkins S. J., Ramaswamy Krishnamoorthi, Roh K. B., Schachman H. K., Takahasi K., Wang Y., Weis W. I., Wiseman T., Wishart D. S., Yasuaki Hiromasa, Young S. H.   +45 more
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Silencing of juvenile hormone‐related genes through RNA interference leads to molt failure and high mortality in the spongy moth

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, Qing Xie, Xiaoxiao Chang, Juan Shi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Juvenilhormon-Esterase, ein Schlüsselenzym in Wirt-Parasitoid-Interaktionen [PDF]

, 2008
Hymenopteran endoparasitoids that develop inside their lepidopteran host may exert a multitude of interactions with their host until they are able to emerge successfully from a developmentally arrested host that finally dies.
Nussbaumer, Christa, Schafellner, Christa, Schopf, Axel   +2 more
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Iflaviruses in arthropods: when small is mighty

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Many arthropod species harbor iflaviruses, which often cause covert (asymptomatic) infections, but may still affect host fitness. We review the impact of iflaviruses on arthropod fitness, immunity, behaviour as well as the iflavirus’ host range, transmission, tissue tropism and the interactions with other microorganisms within arthropods.
Annamaria Mattia, Hannah‐Isadora Huditz, Monique M. van Oers, Vera I.D. Ros   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hemipteran vectors of stylet‐borne plant viruses: Aphids lead the charge

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Among all sap‐feeding hemipterans, aphids stand out by far as the most important vectors of noncirculative plant viruses. Compared to whiteflies and mealybugs, aphids’ highly specialized stylet anatomy and distinct feeding behaviors contribute, together with other features of their biology, to their remarkable efficiency in transmitting stylet‐borne ...
Yu Fu, Stefano Colella, Marilyne Uzest
wiley   +1 more source

Triacylglycerol-rich lipophorins are found in the dipteran infraorder Culicomorpha, not just in mosquitoes

Journal of Insect Science, 2002
Lipophorin is the major hemolymph protein responsible for lipid transport between tissues of insects. Lipophorins from several insect species in order Diptera (the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster from the suborder Brachycera, the mosquito Aedes aegypti;
James E. Pennington, Michael A. Wells
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The role of ras gene in the development of haemic neoplasia in Mytilus trossulus [PDF]

, 2006
Disseminated neoplasia has been reported in mussels (Mytilus spp) from numerous locations worldwide. This condition is progressive and fatal and the aetiology is unknown.
Barber, Bos, Ciocan, Corina M. Ciocan, Elston, James D. Moore, Jeanette M. Rotchell, Moore, St-Jean, Van Beneden   +9 more
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