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Do good neighbours compensate for bad climate? The case of sessile oak Quercus petraea in phylogenetically distant neighbourhoods

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, Vincent Jung, Maud Deniau, Benjamin Yguel, Benoît Béchade, Soumen Mallick, Miguel Verdú, Andreas Prinzing   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

\ud Detection and Monitoring of Insecticide Resistance in Malaria Vectors in Tanzania Mainland\ud [PDF]

, 2011
\ud Vector control is a major component of the global strategy for malaria control which aims to prevent parasite transmission mainly through interventions targeting adult Anopheline vectors.
Kitau , J, Matowo , J, Kabula, B, Sindato , C, Mweya, C, Chacha , M, Massue , D, Tungu, P, Emidi , B, Batengana , B, Msangi , S, Malima , R, Magesa, S, Kisinza , W   +13 more
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Agricultural and environmental drivers of variation in the composition of food crops: A scoping review

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Agricultural management and environmental conditions influence the biochemical composition of food crops; however, the specific drivers of this variation remain insufficiently understood, despite their importance for climate change adaptation and human health.
Kat Morgan, Teresa Warne, Sahar Toulabi, Fangzhou Li, Amanda Birnbaum, Shawn Ehlers Cheang, Cheng‐Yu Weng, Warangkana Srichamnong, Simab Kanwal, Linda Nana Esi Aduku, Charles Apprey, Kifle Habte Balcha, Herman Erick Lutterodt, Madeleine McGuinness, Bo Wallace, Layla Manoochehri, Alex C. McAlvay, Mary Ann Nunoo, Pearl Boamah Agyekum, Reginald A. Annan, Charlene van Buiten, Mariana Barboza, John de la Parra, Selena Ahmed, Sarah Brinkley   +24 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolutionary trade‐offs between beauvericin production and growth define divergent virulence strategies in Beauveria

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Two virulence strategies in Beauveria: a growth strategy characterized by rapid within‐host proliferation, and a toxin strategy involving antimicrobial activity and toxicity to insects Abstract BACKGROUND Pathogen virulence is often attributed to toxin production, yet toxins are metabolically costly and may not universally enhance fitness.
Shasha Hu, Lana L B de Carvalho, Ricardo A Polanczyk, Michael J Bidochka   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pyrethroid resistance in African anopheline mosquitoes: what are the implications for malaria control?

, 2011
The use of pyrethroid insecticides in malaria vector control has increased dramatically in the past decade through the scale up of insecticide treated net distribution programmes and indoor residual spraying campaigns.
Jonathan Lines, Ranson, H., Nicolas Moiroux, Ranson, Hilary; id_orcid, Lines, J., N'Guessan, R., Nkuni, Zinga, Zinga Nkuni, Moiroux, Nicolas, N'guessan, Raphael, Ranson, Hilary, Lines, Jonathan, Nkuni, Z., Hilary Ranson, Vincent Corbel, Corbel, Vincent, N’guessan, Raphael, Raphael N’Guessan   +17 more
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Transcriptomic resources and functional validation of RNAi in the cabbage seedpod weevil, Ceutorhynchus obstrictus

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Transcriptome sequencing of Ceutorhynchus obstrictus revealed RNA interference (RNAi) targets; double‐stranded RNA microinjection reduced transcript levels and increased mortality, with αCOP and Rop showing strongest lethal effects, indicating promising RNAi‐based pest control candidates.
Apurva Vikas Sabnis, Triin Kallavus, Éricmar Avila Dos Santos, Liina Soonvald, Riina Kaasik, Silva Vilumets, Clauvis Nji Tizi Taning, Kristof De Schutter, Eve Veromann   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Insecticide-treated bednet ownership and utilization in Rivers State, Nigeria before a state-wide net distribution campaign [PDF]

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2011
Background & objectives: Malaria presents a huge health and economic burden to families living in malariaendemic areas. The use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) is one of the global strategies in decreasing the malariaburden on vulnerable populations.
C.I. Tobin-West & B.A. Alex-Hart
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Behavioural and insecticidal effects of organophosphate-, carbamate- and pyrethroid-treated mosquito nets against African malaria vectors.

, 2009
Three insecticides - the pyrethroid deltamethrin, the carbamate carbosulfan and the organophosphate chlorpyrifos-methyl - were tested on mosquito nets in experimental huts to determine their potential for introduction as malaria control measures.
Mwingira, V, V. MWINGIRA, J. MATOWO, R. C. MALIMA, Mosha, FW, C. MAXWELL, Maxwell, C, Matowo, J, I. LYIMO, Rowland, MW, Oxborough, RM, P. K. TUNGU, Magesa, SM, F. W. MOSHA, S. M. MAGESA, M. W. ROWLAND, Malima, RC, R. M. OXBOROUGH, Tungu, PK, Lyimo, I   +19 more
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Endophytic fungi from two isolated Bethencourtia palmensis populations: metabolomic and bioactivity fingerprinting

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
We compared two island populations of Bethencourtia palmensis and their culturable endophytic fungi, revealing distinct plant chemistries and a higher biopesticidal potential in the endophytic fungi from La Palma population along with high potential for the discovery of novel compounds.
Jorge Rojas López‐Menchero, Juan Imperial, Carmen Elisa Díaz, María Fe Andrés, Azucena González‐Coloma   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regional analysis of spatiotemporal trends in Colorado potato beetle abundance

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Leveraging a large data set on Colorado potato beetles in Wisconsin, we examine spatial and temporal abundance trends. Spatiotemporal statistical models substantially improve fit and show that climate and management factors are positively associated with abundance levels.
Nursultan Azhimuratov, Russell L. Groves, Juan Francisco Mandujano Reyes, Jun Zhu, Sean D. Schoville   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source