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An Enhanced Insect Pest Counter Based on Saliency Map and Improved Non-Maximum Suppression

, 2021
Accurately counting the number of insect pests from digital images captured on yellow sticky traps remains a challenge in the field of insect pest monitoring.
Chuntao Wang, Qingwen Guo, Deqin Xiao, Qiong Huang   +3 more
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Chitosan as a Control Tool for Insect Pest Management: A Review

, 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 ...
Barbara Conti, Linda Abenaim
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Predicting the habitat suitability and hotspot regions of the near threatened Socotra bluet on the Socotra Archipelago using an integrated modelling approach

BMC Ecology and Evolution
The Socotra bluet (Azuragrion granti) is an endemic, Near Threatened damselfly restricted to the Socotra Archipelago whose persistence depends on scarce freshwater refugia under a changing climate.
Kartik Omanakuttan, Taniya Pandey, Sandeep Kumar   +2 more
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Sublethal effects of acetamiprid and afidopyropen on Harmonia axyridis: insights from transcriptomics analysis

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023
Evaluating the sublethal effects of insecticide is crucial for protecting and utilizing natural enemies. In this study, we determined the sublethal effects of acetamiprid and afidopyropen on Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) and explored the potential molecular
Liang Zhang, Haixiang Lv, Xuchao Li, Hu Wan, Shun He, Jianhong Li, Kangsheng Ma   +6 more
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Standard operating procedures for standardized mass rearing of the dengue and chikungunya vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) - I - egg quantification

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
Background Quantification of eggs prior to rearing the immature stages of mosquitoes is an essential step in establishing a standardized mass rearing system.
Min-Lin Zheng, Dong-Jing Zhang, David D Damiens, Hanano Yamada, Jeremie RL Gilles   +4 more
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Circadian Rhythms of Locomotor Activity Mediated by Cryptochrome 2 and Period 1 Genes in the Termites Reticulitermes chinensis and Odontotermes formosanus

Insects, 2023
Locomotor activity rhythms are crucial for foraging, mating and predator avoidance in insects. Although the circadian rhythms of activity have been studied in several termite species, the molecular mechanisms of circadian rhythms in termites are still ...
Yongyong Gao, Huan Xu, Bao Jia, Yutong Liu, Ali Hassan, Qiuying Huang   +5 more
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The Mechanisms of Social Immunity Against Fungal Infections in Eusocial Insects

Toxins, 2019
Entomopathogenic fungus as well as their toxins is a natural threat surrounding social insect colonies. To defend against them, social insects have evolved a series of unique disease defenses at the colony level, which consists of behavioral and ...
Long Liu, Xing-Ying Zhao, Qing-Bo Tang, Chao-Liang Lei, Qiu-Ying Huang   +4 more
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Mass irradiation of adult Aedes mosquitoes using a coolable 3D printed canister

Scientific Reports
In the last decade, the use of the sterile insect technique (SIT) to suppress mosquito vectors have rapidly expanded in many countries facing the complexities of scaling up production and procedures to sustain large-scale operational programs. While many
F. Balestrino, N. S. Bimbilé Somda, M. Samuel, S. Meletiou, O. Bueno, T. Wallner, H. Yamada, W. Mamai, M. J. B. Vreysen, J. Bouyer   +9 more
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Transgenic Bt rice lines producing Cry1Ac, Cry2Aa or Cry1Ca have no detrimental effects on Brown Planthopper and Pond Wolf Spider

Scientific Reports, 2017
Transgenic rice expressing cry genes from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt rice) is highly resistant to lepidopteran pests. The brown planthopper (BPH, Nilaparvata lugens) is the main non-target sap-sucking insect pest of Bt transgenic rice.
Lin Niu, Amani Mannakkara, Lin Qiu, Xiaoping Wang, Hongxia Hua, Chaoliang Lei, Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes, Weihua Ma   +7 more
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Oregon pest alert

, 2015
Part of the Pest alert series.Title from PDF caption (viewed on March 19, 2020).This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program.

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