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Taxonomy, Diet, and Developmental Stage Contribute to the Structuring of Gut-Associated Bacterial Communities in Tephritid Pest Species

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019
Insect-symbiont interactions are receiving much attention in the last years. Symbiotic communities have been found to influence a variety of parameters regarding their host physiology and fitness.
Antonios A. Augustinos, George Tsiamis, Carlos Cáceres, Adly M. M. Abd-Alla, Kostas Bourtzis   +4 more
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Modified Atmosphere Does Not Reduce the Efficacy of Phytosanitary Irradiation Doses Recommended for Tephritid Fruit Flies

Insects, 2020
Phytosanitary irradiation (PI) has been successfully used to disinfest fresh commodities and facilitate international agricultural trade. Critical aspects that may reduce PI efficacy must be considered to ensure the consistency and effectiveness of ...
Vanessa S. Dias, Guy J. Hallman, Olga Y. Martínez-Barrera, Nick V. Hurtado, Amanda A. S. Cardoso, Andrew G. Parker, Luis A. Caravantes, Camilo Rivera, Alexandre S. Araújo, Florence Maxwell, Carlos E. Cáceres-Barrios, Marc J. B. Vreysen, Scott W. Myers   +12 more
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Storage of male Glossina palpalis gambiensis pupae at low temperature: effect on emergence, mating and survival

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
Background Procurement of sterile tsetse flies (Glossina palpalis gambiensis) from Burkina Faso for an eradication programme in Senegal that incorporates the sterile insect technique (SIT) required the development of transport and handling protocols that
Gratian N Mutika, Idrissa Kabore, Andrew G Parker, Marc JB Vreysen   +3 more
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Genetically Modifying the Insect Gut Microbiota to Control Chagas Disease Vectors through Systemic RNAi

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015
Technologies based on RNA interference may be used for insect control. Sustainable strategies are needed to control vectors of Chagas disease such as Rhodnius prolixus. The insect microbiota can be modified to deliver molecules to the gut.
M. Taracena, P. Oliveira, O. Almendares, C. Umaña, C. Lowenberger, E. Dotson, G. Paiva-Silva, P. Pennington   +7 more
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Transcriptomics reveal the molecular underpinnings of chemosensory proteins in Chlorops oryzae

BMC Genomics, 2018
Background Chemosensory proteins are a family of insect-specific chemical sensors that sense specific chemical cues and regulate insect behavior.
Lin Qiu, Shunjie Tao, Hualiang He, Wenbing Ding, Youzhi Li   +4 more
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The novel ABC transporter ABCH1 is a potential target for RNAi-based insect pest control and resistance management

Scientific Reports, 2015
Insect pests cause serious crop damage and develop high-level resistance to chemical insecticides and Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) insecticidal Cry toxins.
Zhaojiang Guo, Shi Kang, Xun Zhu, Jixing Xia, Qing-jun Wu, Shaoli Wang, W. Xie, Youjun Zhang   +7 more
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Effector Pt9226 from Puccinia triticina Presents a Virulence Role in Wheat Line TcLr15

Microorganisms
Effectors are considered to be virulence factors secreted by pathogens, which play an important role during host-pathogen interactions. In this study, the candidate effector Pt9226 was cloned from genomic DNA of Puccinia triticina (Pt) pathotype THTT ...
Bingxue Wang, Jiaying Chang, Johannes Mapuranga, Chenguang Zhao, Yanhui Wu, Yue Qi, Shengliang Yuan, Na Zhang, Wenxiang Yang   +8 more
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Antiviral drug valacyclovir treatment combined with a clean feeding system enhances the suppression of salivary gland hypertrophy in laboratory colonies of Glossina pallidipes

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
Background Hytrosaviridae cause salivary gland hypertrophy (SGH) syndrome in some infected tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae). Infected male and female G. pallidipes with SGH have a reduced fecundity and fertility.
Adly MM Abd-Alla, Carmen Marin, Andrew G Parker, Marc JB Vreysen   +3 more
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A novel partitivirus conferring hypovirulence by affecting vesicle transport in the fungus Colletotrichum

mBio
Colletotrichum spp. are economically important phytopathogenic fungi that cause anthracnose in a variety of plant species worldwide. Hypovirulence-associated mycoviruses provide new options for the biological control of plant fungal diseases.
Jun Zi Zhu, Ze Lan Qiu, Bi Da Gao, Xiao Gang Li, Jie Zhong   +4 more
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Mating harassment may boost the effectiveness of the sterile insect technique for Aedes mosquitoes

Nature Communications
The sterile insect technique is based on the overflooding of a target population with released sterile males inducing sterility in the wild female population.
Dongjing Zhang, Hamidou Maiga, Yongjun Li, Mame Thierno Bakhoum, Gang Wang, Yan Sun, David Damiens, Wadaka Mamai, Nanwintoum Séverin Bimbilé Somda, Thomas Wallner, Odet Bueno-Masso, Claudia Martina, Simran Singh Kotla, Hanano Yamada, Deng Lu, Cheong Huat Tan, Jiatian Guo, Qingdeng Feng, Junyan Zhang, Xufei Zhao, Dilinuer Paerhande, Wenjie Pan, Yu Wu, Xiaoying Zheng, Zhongdao Wu, Zhiyong Xi, Marc J. B. Vreysen, Jérémy Bouyer   +27 more
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