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Communications Biology, 2023 Feed quality influences insect cannibalistic behavior and gut microbial communities. In the present study, Spodoptera exigua larvae were fed six different artificial diets, and one of these diets (Diet 3) delayed larval cannibalistic behavior and reduced
Xing-Xing Du +6 more
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Metabolites, 2023 Asobara japonica (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is an endoparasitoid wasp that can successfully parasitize a wide range of host species across the Drosophila genus, including the invasive crop pest Drosophila suzukii. Parasitoids are capable of regulating the
Shengmei Liu +9 more
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Communications Biology, 2022 The role of a fatty acyl-CoA reductase (PsFAR) in wax biosynthesis of cotton mealybug is investigated, RNAi against PsFAR resulted in insects with lower generation of waxy filaments and higher mortality under desiccation and deltamethrin treatments.
Haojie Tong +10 more
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The influence of rhizosphere soil fungal diversity and complex community structure on wheat root rot disease [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Wheat root rot disease due to soil-borne fungal pathogens leads to tremendous yield losses worth billions of dollars worldwide every year. It is very important to study the relationship between rhizosphere soil fungal diversity and wheat roots to ...
Xuejiang Zhang +4 more
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mBio, 2023 Ascoviruses are insect-specific viruses thought to utilize the cellular apoptotic processes of host larvae to produce numerous virion-containing vesicles.
Huan Yu +7 more
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Scientific Reports, 2020 An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
Li Ma +5 more
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Scientific Reports, 2020 Common bunt of wheat caused by Tilletia laevis and/or T. caries (syn. T. tritici), is a major disease in wheat-growing regions worldwide that could lead to 80% or even total loss of production. Even though T. laevis can be distinguished from T. caries on
Tongshuo Xu +8 more
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Diurnal Sampling of the Insect Complex of Alfalfa [PDF]
, 2017 The appearance of the alfalfa weevil, Hypera postica (Gyllenhal), in Michigan in 1966 (Dowdy 1966) necessitated intensive testing of methods for its control.
Ruppel, Robert F
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Phytopathology Research, 2019 Powdery mildew (PM) fungi are biotrophic pathogens that rely on living hosts to survive and thrive. However, their colonization is restricted by host defenses at both the penetration and post-penetration stages.
Ran Li +13 more
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Notes on the Life cycle of \u3ci\u3eNemoria Rubrifrontaria\u3c/i\u3e (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) [PDF]
, 2017 (excerpt) While surveying for insect pests of sweet fern, Myrica aspleniifolia L., two unidentified eggs were detected on foliage samples collected in June 1972 near Barton City, Alcona County, Michigan.
Heaton, George C, Wilson, Louis F
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