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Acta Agriculturae Slovenica, 2022 Bactrocera oleae (Rossi, 1790) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is the most dangerous insect pest of the olive tree in the Mediterranean region. This study was conducted in the Mascara region (North-West Algeria) during 2019-2020 season, in order to monitoring the
Zineb BOURAKNA +3 more
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Measuring the nutritional cost of insect infestation of stored maize and cowpea
Food Security, 2020 Our understanding and prevention of postharvest losses are critical if we are to feed a growing global population. Insect infestation-related losses of stored commodities are typically considered only in terms of quantitative, physical weight loss ...
T. Stathers +3 more
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Foods, 2020 In the last two decades, food scientists have attempted to develop new technologies that can improve the detection of insect infestation in fruits and vegetables under postharvest conditions using a multitude of non-destructive technologies.
A. Adedeji +7 more
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Perception of residents and workers toward the environmental health effects of the dumpsite in Solous Igando, Lagos, Nigeria [PDF]
Journal of Advances in Environmental Health Research, 2020 Dumpsites are an ideal breeding ground for disease vectors such as rats and mosquitoes, which may channel severe health issues to the nearby residents and dumpsite workers.
Joshua Olu, Anthonia Iyere
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Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology, 2018 Background Organophosphorus insecticides (OPI) are among the most commonly used class of pesticides in agricultural and domestic scenarios. Clinical presentations of acute OPI toxicity are attributable to acetylcholinesterase inhibition and ensuing ...
Apurva Kumar Ramesh Joshi +2 more
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Desirable Host Plant Qualities in Wild Rice \u3ci\u3e(Zizania Palustris)\u3c/i\u3e for Infestation by the Rice Worm \u3ci\u3eApamea Apamiformis\u3c/i\u3e (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) [PDF]
, 2018 The rate at which an insect infests hosts by ovipositioning and/or subsequent growth of larvae often depends on specific desirable host plant qualities.
Dahlberg, Nathan B, Pastor, John
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\u3ci\u3eAcrobasis\u3c/i\u3e Shoot Moth (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Infestation-Tree Height Link in a Young Black Walnut Plantation [PDF]
, 2017 Acrobasis shoot moth infestations were evaluated in a young black walnut progeny test for 4 years, from ages 3 to 6. Infestation levels were greatest on the largest trees in the fourth and fifth year after plantation establishment, and were declining by ...
Baines, D. Michael +3 more
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A Review of Scabies: An Infestation More than Skin Deep
Dermatology, 2018 Human scabies, a common infestation, has a worldwide distribution with a variable impact and presentation depending on the clinical situation. In developed, high-income settings, health institution and residential home outbreaks challenge health and ...
D. Chandler, L. C. Fuller
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The Use of UAV Mounted Sensors for Precise Detection of Bark Beetle Infestation
Remote Sensing, 2019 The bark beetle (Ips typographus) disturbance represents serious environmental and economic issue and presents a major challenge for forest management. A timely detection of bark beetle infestation is therefore necessary to reduce losses.
Tomáš Klouček +5 more
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A single acute hepatotoxic dose of CCl4 causes oxidative stress in the rat brain
Toxicology Reports, 2015 Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4), a hepatotoxic agent is widely used to study the toxic mechanisms in experimental animals. We have investigated whether oxidative stress is induced in the brain at a single hepatotoxic dosage (1 ml/kg bw) of CCl4.
K.R. Ritesh +4 more
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