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Parental experiences orchestrate locust egg hatching synchrony by regulating nuclear export of precursor miRNA

Nature Communications
Parental experiences can affect the phenotypic plasticity of offspring. In locusts, the population density that adults experience regulates the number and hatching synchrony of their eggs, contributing to locust outbreaks.
Ya′nan Zhu, Jing He, Jiawen Wang, Wei Guo, Hongran Liu, Zhuoran Song, Le Kang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

N-glycosylation of Viral E Protein Is the Determinant for Vector Midgut Invasion by Flaviviruses

mBio, 2018
Transmission of flaviviruses by hematophagous insects such as mosquitoes requires acquisition of the virus during blood feeding on the host, with midgut as the primary infection site.
Dan Wen, Suhua Li, Fangfang Dong, Yanan Zhang, Yongfang Lin, Jumei Wang, Zhen Zou, Aihua Zheng   +7 more
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Electronic Nanomaterials for Plants: A Review on Current Advances and Future Prospects

Advanced Electronic Materials, EarlyView.
Global food security faces mounting challenges from climate change and rapid population growth. This review highlights the pivotal role of electronic nanomaterials–including metals, metal oxides, and carbon‐based structures–in enhancing plant photosynthesis, nutrient uptake, and stress resilience. Furthermore, it explores how emerging platforms such as
Ciro Allará, Giuseppe Ciccone, Manuela Ciocca, Sahira Vasquez, Pietro Ibba, Mauro Maver, Tanja Mimmo, Paolo Lugli, Luisa Petti   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do Pesticide Hazards to Human Health and Beneficial Insects Cause or Result from IPM Adoption? Mixed Messages from Farmer Field Schools in Nicaragua [PDF]

This paper analyzes the interaction between farmer training in pest management and effects on acute pesticide poisoning and populations of beneficial insects in Nicaragua.
Labarta, Ricardo A., Swinton, Scott M.
core   +1 more source

Aqueous Zinc‐Based Batteries: Active Materials, Device Design, and Future Perspectives

Advanced Energy Materials, EarlyView.
This review conducts a comprehensive analysis of aqueous zinc‐based batteries (AZBs) based on their intrinsic mechanisms, including redox reactions, ion intercalation reactions, alloying reactions, electrochemical double‐layer reactions, and mixed mechanisms, systematically discussing recent advancements in each type of AZBs.
Yan Ran, Fang Dong, Shuhui Sun, Yong Lei
wiley   +1 more source

Integrated Pest Management in Pennsylvania Apple Orchards [PDF]

, 1971
Dean Asquith, Richard Colburn
openalex   +1 more source

Contemporary Trends in Lithium‐Sulfur Battery Design: A Comparative Review of Liquid, Quasi‐Solid, and All‐Solid‐State Architectures and Mechanisms

Advanced Energy Materials, EarlyView.
Contemporary advances in lithium–sulfur batteries are mapped across liquid, quasi‐solid, and all‐solid‐state architectures. The review clarifies operating mechanisms, highlights transition from polysulfide‐mediated to solid‐state conversions, and surveys state‐of‐the‐art materials and characterization. Commercial hurdles and actionable design rules are
Yiheng Shao, Boyi Pang, Liam Bird, James B. Robinson, Paul R. Shearing   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The accumulation of modular serine protease mediated by a novel circRNA sponging miRNA increases Aedes aegypti immunity to fungus

BMC Biology
Background Mosquitoes transmit many infectious diseases that affect human health. The fungus Beauveria bassiana is a biological pesticide that is pathogenic to mosquitoes but harmless to the environment.
Tengfei Lu, Yannan Ji, Mengmeng Chang, Xiaoming Zhang, Yanhong Wang, Zhen Zou   +5 more
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Systemic Assessment of Chronic Toxicity of Thiamethoxam on Honeybees (Apis mellifera)

Insects
Honeybees (Apis mellifera ligustica Spin.) are the most significant pollinating insects, playing a vital role in maintaining biodiversity. In healthy colonies, the reproductive success of the queen and the genetic contribution of drones are essential for
Meng-Jia Li, Qi-Bao He, Yi-Fan Wu, Quan Gao, A-Long Wang, Jin-Jing Xiao, Min Liao, Yong Huang, Yao-Hui Wang, Hai-Qun Cao   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Integrated Pest Management of Coffee Berry Borer: Strategies from Latin America that Could Be Useful for Coffee Farmers in Hawaii

Insects, 2016
The coffee berry borer (CBB), Hypothenemus hampei Ferrari (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) is the primary arthropod pest of coffee plantations worldwide.
L. Aristizábal, A. Bustillo, S. Arthurs
semanticscholar   +1 more source