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Advancements and Future Prospects of CRISPR-Cas-Based Population Replacement Strategies in Insect Pest Management [PDF]

Insects
Population replacement refers to the process by which a wild-type population of insect pests is replaced by a population possessing modified traits or abilities.
Longfeng Li, Yu Zhao
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Entomopathogen-based biopesticides: insights into unraveling their potential in insect pest management [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
Mohammad Shahid
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Chitosan as a Control Tool for Insect Pest Management: A Review. [PDF]

Insects, 2023
Chitosan, a polysaccharide derived from the deacetylation of chitin, is a versatile and eco-friendly biopolymer with several applications. Chitosan is recognized for its biodegradability, biocompatibility, and non-toxicity, beyond its antimicrobial ...
Abenaim L, Conti B.
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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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High-Precision Stored-Grain Insect Pest Detection Method Based on PDA-YOLO. [PDF]

Insects
Effective stored-grain insect pest detection is crucial in grain storage management to prevent economic losses and ensure food security throughout production and supply chains.
Sun F, Guan Z, Lyu Z, Liu S.
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The Future of Organic Insect Pest Management: Be a Better Entomologist or Pay for Someone Who Is [PDF]

, 2021
Insect pest management in certified organic production systems presents considerable challenges for growers. The Federal National Organic Program (NOP) guidelines list acceptable tactics, but their effective use requires a considerable knowledgebase in ...
Headrick, David H., David Headrick
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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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The Effect of an Irradiation-Induced Recombination Suppressing Inversion on the Genetic Stability and Biological Quality of a White Eye-Based Aedes aegypti Genetic Sexing Strain

Insects, 2022
Aedes aegypti is the primary vector of diseases such as dengue, chikungunya, Zika fever, and yellow fever. The sterile insect technique (SIT) has been proposed as a species-specific and environment-friendly tool for the suppression of mosquito vector ...
Muhammad Misbah-ul-Haq, Antonios A. Augustinos, Danilo O. Carvalho, Lucia Duran de la Fuente, Kostas Bourtzis   +4 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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Genetic Stability and Fitness of Aedes aegypti Red-Eye Genetic Sexing Strains With Pakistani Genomic Background for Sterile Insect Technique Applications

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022
The mosquito species Aedes aegypti is the primary transmitter of viruses that cause endemic diseases like dengue in Pakistan. It is also a cause of other vector-borne diseases like yellow fever, Zika fever, and chikungunya, which significantly impact ...
Muhammad Misbah-ul-Haq, Muhammad Misbah-ul-Haq, Danilo O. Carvalho, Lucia Duran De La Fuente, Antonios A. Augustinos, Kostas Bourtzis   +5 more
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