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Sublethal Clothianidin Exposure Impairs Development, Thyroid Hormones, Locomotion and Predation in Fejervarya cancrivora from Rice Paddy Ecosystems [PDF]
ToxicsClothianidin (CLO) is a widely used neonicotinoid insecticide in agricultural systems and may pose risks to non-target aquatic organisms, including amphibians.
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Molecular Mechanisms of Insect Resistance in Rice and Their Application in Sustainable Pest Management [PDF]
InsectsRice is a key food crop worldwide, but its yield and quality are severely constrained by insect pests. As environmental and regulatory restrictions on chemical pesticides grow, developing insect-resistant rice varieties has become a sustainable way to ...
Dilawar Abbas +6 more
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Farmer’s Knowledge and Perceptions on Rice Insect Pests and Their Management in Uganda
Agriculture (Switzerland), 2016 Rice is a new crop in Uganda, but has quickly grown in importance. Between 2000 and 2010, total area under rice cultivation in the country grew by 94% from 140,000 ha.
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A survey of rice insect pests in Nigeria
International Journal of Pest Management, 1992 Abstract A survey of rice insect pests conducted during 1983–87 in Nigeria revealed 70 species of pests, 14 parasitoids and two predators. Both incidence and severity of pests varied considerably across different climatic zones and rice agro‐ecosystems. Thirteen Insects were classified as major pests. They are: stalk‐eyed fly.
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Evaluation of pest control contributions to the production of three major grain crops in China [PDF]
Crop HealthWheat, rice and maize are three major grain crops in China. In 2024, under the organization of National Agricultural Technology Extension Service Center, the contribution rates of controlling pests (diseases, insect pests and weeds) on these crops to ...
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Plants rely on the perception of a multitude of herbivory-associated cues (HACs) to activate their defense response to insect herbivores. These stimuli are mainly derived from three functional components, namely, mechanical damage, insect-associated ...
Zhiyao Mao +7 more
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The genus Eurymeros Bhat (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysiinae) newly recorded from China [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2023 Alysiinae Leach is a species-rich subfamily in Braconidae, of which several species play an important role in biological control. The monotypic genus Eurymeros tumespiraculum Bhat, 1980 was discovered in Tibet and Yunnan provinces for the first time ...
Jia-Chen Zhu +6 more
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Biodiversity of insect pests of rice in India [PDF]
International Journal of Chemical Studies, 2020 Insect pests of rice are affected by climate change directly through physiological effects due to changes in temperature and precipitation and indirectly through effects due to changes in the quality of host plants. Species that depend on each other like plants and insects that pollinate them, do not always adapt to changes at the same time.
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NADPH Oxidase 5 Is Essential for Molting and Oviposition in a Rice Planthopper Nilaparvata lugens
Insects, 2020 The brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens is a typical monophagous insect herbivore that feeds exclusively on rice sap. This insect pest causes serious damage to rice crops throughout East Asian countries.
Lu-Yao Peng +6 more
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Open Biology, 2021 The myeloid differentiation factor 2 (MD-2)-related lipid-recognition protein is involved in immune responses through recognizing bacteria lipopolysaccharide in mammals, arthropods and plants.
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