The capacity to maintain ion and water homeostasis underlies interspecific variation in Drosophila cold tolerance [PDF]
, 2015 Many insects, including Drosophila, succumb to the physiological effects of chilling at temperatures well above those causing freezing. Low temperature causes a loss of extracellular ion and water homeostasis in such insects, and chill injuries ...
Andersen, Jonas L. +3 more
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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 +3 more
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ESTIMATING INSECTICIDE APPLICATION FREQUENCIES: A COMPARISON OF GEOMETRIC AND OTHER COUNT DATA MODELS [PDF]
The number of insecticide applications made by an apple grower to control an insect infestation is modeled as a geometric random variable. Insecticide efficacy, rate per application, month of treatment, and method of application all have significant ...
Hubbell, Bryan J.
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Pathogenicity and horizontal transmission of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae isolates used against Sahlbergella singularis, ccoa pest in Cameroon [PDF]
, 2017 The brown cocoa mirid, Sahlbergella singularis (Heteroptera: Miridae) has been named the most economically important insect pest of cocoa across West African and it is capable to cause yield loss of about 30 to 70%.
Bagny-Beilhe, Leïla +3 more
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Effector Pt9226 from Puccinia triticina Presents a Virulence Role in Wheat Line TcLr15
MicroorganismsEffectors 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 +8 more
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Pathogenicity of indigenous entomopathogenic nematodes from Benin against mango fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) under laboratory conditions [PDF]
, 2018 Bactrocera dorsalis fruit fly is the economically most significant tephritid pest species on Mango, Mangifera indica L., in Benin, and entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) represent good candidates for its control in the soil.
Afouda, Leonard +4 more
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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 +3 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 +4 more
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A silicon implementation of the fly's optomotor control system [PDF]
, 2000 Flies are capable of stabilizing their body during free flight by using visual motion information to estimate self-rotation. We have built a hardware model of this optomotor control system in a standard CMOS VLSI process. The result is a small, low-power
Harrison, Reid R., Koch, Christof
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Effects of contaminants of emerging concern on Megaselia scalaris (Lowe, Diptera: Phoridae) and its microbial community. [PDF]
, 2017 Drought, rising temperatures, and expanding human populations are increasing water demands. Many countries are extending potable water supplies by irrigating crops with wastewater.
Gan, Jay +5 more
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