Microorganisms, 2020 Bacterial collections are invaluable tools for microbiologists. However, their practical use is compromised by imprecise taxonomical assignation of bacterial strains. This is particularly true for soft rotting plant pathogens of the Pectobacterium genus.
Perrine Portier +4 more
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Unraveling the Role of Lac Insects in Providing Natural Industrial Products
Insects, 2022 In the current era, products made from organic materials enjoy a privileged position because of their inherent safety. The eco-friendly properties of natural lac resins have increased their demand in many industries.
Nawaz Haider Bashir +6 more
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European Journal of Entomology, 2018 Alien phytophagous insects are often introduced along with their host plants, creating opportunities for troublesome invasions. Yet, not all of them are able to successfully colonize novel host plants. In this study, we investigated host selection by the
Urszula WALCZAK +4 more
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The role of effectors in nonhost resistance to filamentous plant pathogens [PDF]
, 2014 In nature, most plants are resistant to a wide range of phytopathogens. However, mechanisms contributing to this so-called nonhost resistance (NHR) are poorly understood.
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The Effects of Different Diets and Transgenerational Stress on Acyrthosiphon pisum Development. [PDF]
, 2019 Despite the fact that sap-feeding hemipterans are major agricultural pests, little is known about the pea aphid's (Acyrthosiphon pisum) nymphal development, compared to other insect models. Given our limited understanding of A.
Hansen, Allison K, Pers, Daniel
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Host plants of leaf worm, Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: noctuidae) in Pakistan [PDF]
Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 2013 Spodoptera litura is a notorious leaf feeding insect pest of more than one hundred plants around the Asia-Pacific region. Host plant survey for two years from three different locations in cotton belt revealed 27 plant species as host plants of S.
Munir Ahmad +2 more
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Plants, 2023 The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda is a major agricultural pest in China, and has migrated from its continuous breeding area to other parts of China. In our study, the biological behaviors of S.
Kifle Gebreegziabiher Gebretsadik +8 more
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Between-Site Variation in Suitability of \u3ci\u3eSalix Cordata\u3c/i\u3e as a Host for \u3ci\u3eAltica Subplicata\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) [PDF]
, 2017 To investigate local adaptation of insect herbivore populations to host plant populations, willow flea beetles (Altica subplicata) were collected from two distant sites in northern Michigan (Grass Bay, GB; Pte. Aux Chenes, PAC) and reared on host plants (
Bach, Catherine E, Milanowski, Dennis J
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A Procedure for Sampling Nymphs of Saratoga Spittlebug, \u3ci\u3eAphrophora Saratogensis\u3c/i\u3e (Homoptera: Cercopidae), Using Percentage of Sample-Units Infested [PDF]
, 2017 A method is proposed for rapidly estimating the nymphal population of the Saratoga spittlebug on alternate host plants in young red pine plantations. The method is based on an assumption that the number of nymphs per sample unit is distributed within an ...
Hobrla, Sharon L, Wilson, Louis F
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Description of larva of Acmaeoderella circassica (Reitter, 1890) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) [PDF]
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2012 The last instar larva of Acmaeoderella circassica (Reitter, 1890) reared from two host plants (Syrenia cana and Linum sp.) is described and illustrated in detail for the first time.
A.V. Prokhorov
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