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Evolutionary biology and genetic techniques for insect control. [PDF]

Evol Appl, 2016
The requirement to develop new techniques for insect control that minimize negative environmental impacts has never been more pressing. Here we discuss population suppression and population replacement technologies. These include sterile insect technique,
Leftwich PT, Bolton M, Chapman T.
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Effects of Antibiotic Treatment on the Development and Bacterial Community of the -Infected Diamondback Moth

Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 2023
Based on the important role of antibiotic treatment in the research of the interaction between Wolbachia and insect hosts, this study aimed to identify the most suitable antibiotic and concentration for Wolbachia elimination in the P. xylostella , and to
Xiangyu Zhu, Ling Zhang, Jinyang Li, Ao He, Minsheng You, Shijun You   +5 more
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The influence of rhizosphere soil fungal diversity and complex community structure on wheat root rot disease [PDF]

PeerJ, 2021
Wheat root rot disease due to soil-borne fungal pathogens leads to tremendous yield losses worth billions of dollars worldwide every year. It is very important to study the relationship between rhizosphere soil fungal diversity and wheat roots to ...
Xuejiang Zhang, Heyun Wang, Yawei Que, Dazhao Yu, Hua Wang   +4 more
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Impact of Fruit Fly Control Programmes Using the Sterile Insect Technique

Sterile Insect Technique, 2021
Measuring the impact of area-wide integrated pest management (AW-IPM) programmes, that use the sterile insect technique (SIT) to control fruit fly pests of economic significance, is complex.
W. Enkerlin
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Radiation dose-rate is a neglected critical parameter in dose–response of insects

Scientific Reports, 2022
Reproductive sterility is the basis of the sterile insect technique (SIT) and essential for its success in the field. Numerous factors that influence dose–response in insects have been identified. However, historically the radiation dose administered has
Hanano Yamada, Vanessa S. Dias, Andrew G. Parker, Hamidou Maiga, Carina Kraupa, Marc J. B. Vreysen, Wadaka Mamai, Marc F. Schetelig, Nanwintoum S. Bimbilé Somda, Jeremy Bouyer   +9 more
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Evaluation of a Greek Diatomaceous Earth for Stored Product Insect Control and Techniques That Maximize Its Insecticidal Efficacy

Applied Sciences, 2020
Laboratory bioassays were conducted to evaluate the insecticidal efficacy of a diatomaceous earth deposit from Greece, for a wide range of stored product insects. In this context, populations of five different insect species, Tribolium confusum Jacquelin
G. Baliota, C. Athanassiou
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Feeding Spodoptera exigua larvae with gut-derived Escherichia sp. increases larval juvenile hormone levels inhibiting cannibalism

Communications Biology, 2023
Feed quality influences insect cannibalistic behavior and gut microbial communities. In the present study, Spodoptera exigua larvae were fed six different artificial diets, and one of these diets (Diet 3) delayed larval cannibalistic behavior and reduced
Xing-Xing Du, Sheng-Kai Cao, Hua-Yan Xiao, Chang-Jin Yang, Ai-Ping Zeng, Gong Chen, Huan Yu   +6 more
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Apoptosis or Antiapoptosis? Interrupted Regulated Cell Death of Host Cells by Ascovirus Infection In Vitro

mBio, 2023
Ascoviruses are insect-specific viruses thought to utilize the cellular apoptotic processes of host larvae to produce numerous virion-containing vesicles.
Huan Yu, Jin-Rong Li, Hua-Yan Xiao, Sheng-Kai Cao, Bin Chen, Ni Li, Gong Chen, Guo-Hua Huang   +7 more
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A rapid quality control test to foster the development of the sterile insect technique against Anopheles arabiensis

Malaria Journal, 2020
Background With the fight against malaria reportedly stalling there is an urgent demand for alternative and sustainable control measures. As the sterile insect technique (SIT) edges closer to becoming a viable complementary tool in mosquito control, it ...
Nicole J. Culbert, Nanwintoum Séverin Bimbilé Somda, Maiga Hamidou, Dieudonné Diloma Soma, Silvana Caravantes, Thomas Wallner, Mamai Wadaka, Hanano Yamada, Jérémy Bouyer   +8 more
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Gut symbiotic bacteria are involved in nitrogen recycling in the tephritid fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis

BMC Biology, 2022
Background Nitrogen is considered the most limiting nutrient element for herbivorous insects. To alleviate nitrogen limitation, insects have evolved various symbiotically mediated strategies that enable them to colonize nitrogen-poor habitats or exploit ...
Xueming Ren, Shuai Cao, Mazarin Akami, Abdelaziz Mansour, Yishi Yang, Nan Jiang, Haoran Wang, Guijian Zhang, Xuewei Qi, Penghui Xu, Tong Guo, Changying Niu   +11 more
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