Pest Management Science, EarlyView.Assembly of Ctenoplusia agnata genome at the chromosomal level and the use of pest management through comparative genomes with Plusiinae pests. Abstract BACKGROUND Ctenoplusia agnata is a polyphagous pest affecting bean crops and cruciferous vegetables across East Asian countries, including Korea.
Juil Kim +2 more
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Do Generalist Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Females Select Dark Green Leaves Over Yellowish – Or Reddish-Green Leaves for Oviposition? [PDF]
, 2018 In late August and September, using leaves from the same branches, the polyphagous North American swallowtail butterfly species Papilio glaucus L. (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) is shown to select mature dark green leaves of their host plants white ash ...
Kruithoff, Rory +2 more
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β‐Cyclodextrin/eucalyptol inclusion complex for improved postharvest date moth control
Pest Management Science, EarlyView.Powder or pellets of CD/eucalyptol solid inclusion complex immersed in water showed promising efficacy in controlling fifth instar larvae of Ectomyelois ceratoniae. Therefore, this strategy should be considered for the development of non‐toxic natural pesticides.
Hadhami Chargui +6 more
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An annotated list of Symmachia Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae: Symmachiini) from Parque Nacional da Serra do Divisor, Acre, Brazil, with the description of a new species [PDF]
, 2013 We provide an illustrated list of species belonging to the genus Symmachia Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae: Symmachiini) collected during an expedition conducted between September 10-21, 2011 in the northern part of the Parque Nacional da Serra ...
Casagrande, Mirna Martins +4 more
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Second contribution to the knowledge of the Lithosiini of Gabon: the genus Nanna Birket-Smith (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) [PDF]
, 2013 The presence of the genus Nanna in Gabon is treated. Four species are recorded, two of which are new to science (N. molouba sp. nov. and N. semigrisea sp. nov.), and the hitherto unknown female of Nannaa ceratopygia is described.
Apinda Legnouo, Emelie Arlette +2 more
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Proteolytic stabilization of a spider venom peptide results in an orally active bioinsecticide
Pest Management Science, EarlyView.Selective editing out of an insect gut protease cleavage site renders a spider‐derived insecticidal peptide active by ingestion by insect pests. Abstract BACKGROUND The toxin peptide U1‐AGTX‐Ta1b from the Hobo spider, Eratigena agrestis (Walckenaer, 1802), was studied to determine its potential to serve as a bioinsecticide.
Breck R. Davis +12 more
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Gene Flow Between Great Lakes Region Populations of the Canadian Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly, \u3ci\u3ePapilio Canadensis\u3c/i\u3e, Near the Hybrid Zone With \u3ci\u3eP. Glaucus\u3c/i\u3e (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) [PDF]
, 2018 Papilio canadensis were sampled from three locations on either side of Lake Michigan to study gene flow near and through a butterfly hybrid zone. Allele frequencies at four polymorphic enzyme loci, as indicated by allozyme electrophoresis, were similar ...
Crim, Amber +3 more
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Pest Management Science, EarlyView.This study showed that AITC substance was lethal effect to Lymantria dispar japonica egg mass, and our results show a significant decline in egg hatching rate with increasing AITC concentrations. Abstract BACKGROUND The flighted spongy moth complex (FSMC) lays egg masses not only on host plants but also various artificial structures, such as, cargo ...
Shunya Murase +4 more
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European Journal of Entomology, 2014 The gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (L.) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae), causes enormous damage to broadleaved forests in the northern hemisphere where it frequently defoliates large areas of forest.
Slobodan MILANOVIĆ +7 more
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Nomenclatural faux pas for Speyeria atlantis greyi Moeck, 1950 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) [PDF]
, 2009 Nomenclatural errors associated with the nymphalid butterfly, Speyeria atlantis greyi Moeck, have persisted in the literature and electronic databases. We present here a synonymy of the various combinations and misspellings associated with it and clearly
Austin, George T., Dunford, James C.
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