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Microbiome Innovation in Agriculture: Development of Microbial Based Tools for Insect Pest Management

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2020
This review emphasizes the potential and use of microbes in sustainable insect pest management. We first review the diverse insect traits shaped by insect-microbe associations that span nutrition, immunity, ecological interactions with natural enemy ...
Masroor Qadri   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microbial symbionts : a resource for the management of insect-related problems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Microorganisms establish with their animal hosts close interactions. They are involved in many aspects of the host life, physiology and evolution, including nutrition, reproduction, immune homeostasis, defence and speciation.
Alma, Alberto   +10 more
core   +2 more sources

Collective behaviour without collective order in wild swarms of midges [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Collective behaviour is a widespread phenomenon in biology, cutting through a huge span of scales, from cell colonies up to bird flocks and fish schools.
Attanasi, A.   +10 more
core   +13 more sources

Comparison of Irradiation and Wolbachia Based Approaches for Sterile-Male Strategies Targeting Aedes albopictus. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2016
The global expansion of Aedes albopictus together with the absence of vaccines for most of the arboviruses transmitted by this mosquito has stimulated the development of sterile-male strategies aiming at controlling disease transmission through the ...
Célestine M Atyame   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wolbachia versus dengue: Evolutionary forecasts. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
A novel form of biological control is being applied to the dengue virus. The agent is the maternally transmitted bacterium Wolbachia, naturally absent from the main dengue vector, the mosquito Aedes aegypti.
Bull, James J, Turelli, Michael
core   +1 more source

Exploring protandry and pupal size selection for Aedes albopictus sex separation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background: We explored the possibility to improve male/female separation (sexing) in Aedes albopictus by selection of two strains, one toward increasing sex dimorphism and another toward increasing protandry.
Balestrino, Fabrizio   +4 more
core   +1 more source

The MosHouse® Trap: Evaluation of the Efficiency in Trapping Sterile Aedes aegypti Males in Semi-Field Conditions

open access: yesInsects, 2022
Arbovirus diseases, such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika, are important public health problems. Controlling the major vector, Aedes aegypti, is the only approach to suppressing these diseases.
Pattamaporn Kittayapong   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Integrated Management of European Cherry Fruit Fly Rhagoletis cerasi (L.): Situation in Switzerland and Europe [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
: The European cherry fruit fly, Rhagoletis cerasi (L.) (Diptera: Tephritidae), is a highly destructive pest. The low tolerance for damaged fruit requires preventive insecticide treatments for a marketable crop.
Agee   +145 more
core   +2 more sources

Naturally occurring incompatibilities between different Culex pipiens pallens populations as the basis of potential mosquito control measures. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013
BACKGROUND: Vector-borne diseases remain a threat to public health, especially in tropical countries. The incompatible insect technique has been explored as a potential control strategy for several important insect vectors. However, this strategy has not
Lin Chen, Changliang Zhu, Donghui Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

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