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Insecticidal Paints for Control of Cockroaches
, 2014 The efficacy of certain insecticidal paints/ varnishes recently developed by the Paints Group of the Laboratory for the control of cockroaches and allied crawling insects commonly met in the Services, has been ...
Khaisa, H. G. +2 more
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Mass Spectrometry Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The use of MALDI mass spectrometry for the analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates is a well‐established technique and this comprehensive review is the twelfth update of the original article published in 1999 and brings coverage of the literature to the end of 2024.
David J. Harvey
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New Plant Protection, EarlyView.Despite 17 years of development, the effectiveness of nanocarrier‐delivered RNAi pesticide (NDRP) for agricultural biological control remains limited. The successful development of effective NDRP development requires the coordinated optimization of target gene selection and nanocarrier properties, including RNA dosage, multi‐gene targeting, protection ...
Shi Dong Wang +4 more
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Bt Cry2A pesticidal proteins—A case study for the development of future insecticidal proteins?
New Plant Protection, EarlyView.Abstract This commentary highlights recent advances in engineering Cry2A proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) for improved insecticidal activity. Through metagenomic discovery, domain‐swapping, and ancestral sequence reconstruction, key determinants of host specificity have been identified.
Neil Crickmore +3 more
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Oikos, EarlyView.Stressful climates threaten the performance of individuals and the survival of species, but individual performance also depends on biotic interactions with neighbours, so that ‘good' neighbours might in theory compensate for ‘bad' climates. However, what makes a good neighbour, and why, has been little studied.
Keliang Zhang +7 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Avocados are a multibillion‐dollar global commodity, but their growing export market pressures local farmers to abandon local fruit tree diversity in favor of commercial cultivar production. Interviews with rural avocado farmers and households from the Southern Mexican Highlands, Pacific Coastal Honduras, and Western Nicaragua, as well as the genetic ...
Kevin Wann +4 more
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Clover extracts for the preparation of insecticidal agents
, 2006 The present invention relates to the use of clover extracts to prepare insecticidal ...
E. Ragg +2 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Traditional fishing with plant‐based piscicides is a global practice in decline, facing increasing restrictions. We investigated the chemical diversity of endemic Wikstroemia species historically used to stun or poison fish in Hawaiʻi. Using 1‐H‐NMR, principal component analysis, targeted HPLC, and target‐capture sequencing, we characterized compounds ...
Louise Winther +10 more
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Insecticidal Polypeptides and Methods of Use Thereof
, 2011 A family of insecticidal polypeptides expressed in the venom gland of spiders of the genera Atrax and Hadronyche have been described. Also included are polynucleotides and expression vectors encoding the polypeptides and insect viruses and cells ...
King, GF +3 more
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