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Invasive Insects (Adventive Pest Insects) in Florida
EDIS, 2004 The term 'invasive species' is defined as 'non-native species which threaten ecosystems, habitats, or species' by the European Environment Agency (2004). It is widely used by the news media and it has become a bureaucratese expression.
J. Howard Frank, Michael C. Thomas
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Using DNA barcoding to improve invasive pest identification at U.S. ports-of-entry. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2019 Interception of potential invasive species at ports-of-entry is essential for effective biosecurity and biosurveillance programs. However, taxonomic assessment of the immature stages of most arthropods is challenging; characters for identification are ...
Madden MJL +5 more
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The virome of Drosophila suzukii, an invasive pest of soft fruit. [PDF]
Virus Evol, 2018 Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) is an invasive dipteran pest of soft fruits that causes substantial damage to the horticultural crops of Europe and North America.
Medd NC +6 more
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Population structure of a global agricultural invasive pest, Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae). [PDF]
Evol Appl, 2018 Bactrocera dorsalis, the Oriental fruit fly, is one of the world's most destructive agricultural insect pests and a major impediment to international fresh commodity trade.
Qin YJ +18 more
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Optimal Inspection of Imports to Prevent Invasive Pest Introduction
Risk Analysis, 2017 AbstractThe United States imports more than 1 billion live plants annually—an important and growing pathway for introduction of damaging nonnative invertebrates and pathogens. Inspection of imports is one safeguard for reducing pest introductions, but capacity constraints limit inspection effort.
Cuicui, Chen +2 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 The European woodwasp, Sirex noctilio Fabricius, is a major invasive quarantine pest that attacks and kills pine trees outside of its native range. Insect gut structure and gut microbiota play crucial roles in various life activities.
Jiale Li +9 more
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Insects, 2023 Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus, 1758), which is commonly known as spongy moth, with two subspecies, is found in Asia: Lymantria dispar asiatica and Lymantria dispar japonica, collectively referred to as the Asian spongy moth (ASM).
Wenzhuai Ji +8 more
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Environmental Science: Nano, 2023 To develop an environmentally friendly pest controlling RNAi method for the destructive invasive pest Tuta absoluta, we analysed the binding ratio between the nanocarrier and dsRNA, performed morphological characterization, investigated...
Xiaodi Wang +8 more
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iScience, 2023 Summary: Adaptation to host plants is of great significance in the ecology of xylophagous insects. The specific adaptation to woody tissues is made possible through microbial symbionts.
Si-Xun Ge +3 more
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