The influence of Hermetia illucens L. frass on the health, stress, and development of barley [PDF]
Journal of Plant Protection ResearchBarley cultivation faces challenges from changing climate conditions, including the increasing threat of drought. This study explored the potential of a fertilizer derived from Hermetia illucens L.
Monika Grzanka +7 more
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Relationship Between Fruit Yield and Damage by Codling Moth and Plum Curculio in a Biologically-Managed Apple Orchard [PDF]
, 2018 Fruit yield, codling moth (Cydia pomonella) damage, and plum curculio (Conotrachelus nenuphar) damage were monitored over an 8-year period in a O.5-ha, biologically-managed apple orchard in southwestern Michigan. The relationship between yield and damage
Clark, M. Sean, Gage, Stuart H
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Black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) frass and sheddings as a compost ingredient
Frontiers in Sustainable Food SystemsOne of the byproducts from rearing Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) is its excrement, referred to as frass, and sheddings. As the commercial insect rearing industry is emerging in the U.S., there is not yet an established market for frass although the ...
Beatrice Jasso +3 more
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Mechanisms of Behavioral Alterations of Parasitoids Reared in Artificial Systems [PDF]
, 2018 A high quality of mass reared parasitoids is required for successful biological control of pest insects. Although the phenomenon of behavioral deterioration of parasitoids due to rearing in artificial conditions is well known, its significance is often ...
Dorn, Silvia +2 more
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Why stay in a bad relationship? The effect of local host phenology on a generalist butterfly feeding on a low-ranked host [PDF]
, 2016 Metabolic profiling by GC-MS and LC-MS.
Hélène Audusseau +3 more
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Efficacy of two entomopathogenic nematode species as potential biocontrol agents against the rosaceae longhorned beetle, Osphranteria coerulescens, under laboratory conditions. [PDF]
, 2014 Rosaceae longhorned beetle, Osphranteria coerulescens, is an important pest of fruit trees that attacks all fruit trees belonging to the family Rosaceae in cold regions of Iran.
Hosseini, Mojtaba +3 more
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Extensive evolution of cereal ribosome-inactivating proteins translates into unique structural features, activation mechanisms, and physiological roles [PDF]
, 2017 Ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) are a class of cytotoxic enzymes that can depurinate rRNAs thereby inhibiting protein translation. Although these proteins have also been detected in bacteria, fungi, and even some insects, they are especially ...
De Zaeytijd, Jeroen, Van Damme, Els
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The effect of traditional handling, processing and storage methods on the quality of dried fish in small scale fisheries in Nigeria [PDF]
, 1999 Most of the fish marketed throughout Nigeria are in either smoked or dried form. The technological requirement for other forms of preservation like chilling and freezing cannot be afforded by the small scale fisher folk.
Eyo, A.A.
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\u3ci\u3eTomicus Piniperda\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) Reproduction and Development in Scots, Jack, Red and Eastern White Pine Under Laboratory Conditions [PDF]
, 2018 The pine shoot beetle, Tomicus piniperda (L.) (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), is an exotic bark beetle in North America that was first found in the Great Lakes region in 1992. We evaluated T.
Haack, Robert A +2 more
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A Review on Insect Frass: Nature’s Hidden Treasure for Soil Fertility
International Journal of Environment and Climate ChangeThe growing demand for sustainable agricultural practices has led to an increased interest in insect farming and its by-products. Insect frass, consisting of insect excreta, exuviae, and residual feed particles, is emerging as a promising biofertilizer due to its rich nutrient profile and microbial communities.
Lingutla Geethanjali +2 more
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