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Does mosquito mass-rearing produce an inferior mosquito?

Malaria Journal, 2017
Background The success of the sterile insect technique depends, among other things, on continuous releases of sexually competitive sterile males within the target area.
Dieudonné D. Soma, Hamidou Maïga, Wadaka Mamai, Nanwintoun S. Bimbile-Somda, Nelius Venter, Adel B. Ali, Hanano Yamada, Abdoulaye Diabaté, Florence Fournet, Georges A. Ouédraogo, Rosemary S. Lees, Roch K. Dabiré, Jeremie R. L. Gilles   +12 more
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Modeling the cost-effectiveness of insect rearing on artificial diets: A test with a tephritid fly used in the sterile insect technique.

PLoS ONE, 2017
We modeled the cost-effectiveness of rearing Anastrepha ludens, a major fruit fly pest currently mass reared for sterilization and release in pest control programs implementing the sterile insect technique (SIT).
Carlos Pascacio-Villafán, Andrea Birke, Trevor Williams, Martín Aluja   +3 more
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Effect of Temperature on the Development and Survival of Feltiella acarisuga (Vallot) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) Preying on Tetranychus urticae (Koch) (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Insects, 2021
The predatory gall midge, Feltiella acarisuga (Vallot) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), is an acarivorous species that mainly feeds on spider mites (Acarina: Tetranychidae).
Yong-Seok Choi, Sunghoon Baek, Min-Jung Kim   +2 more
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Establishment of a medium-scale mosquito facility: optimization of the larval mass-rearing unit for Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Parasites & Vectors, 2017
Background Standardized larval rearing units for mosquito production are essential for the establishment of a mass-rearing facility. Two larval rearing units, developed respectively by the Guangzhou Wolbaki Biotech Co. Ltd.
Dongjing Zhang, Meichun Zhang, Yu Wu, Jeremie R. L. Gilles, Hanano Yamada, Zhongdao Wu, Zhiyong Xi, Xiaoying Zheng   +7 more
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Effect of Prey Species and Prey Densities on the Performance of Adult Coenosia attenuata

Insects, 2021
Mass production of Coenosia attenuata Stein at low cost is very important for their use as a biological control agent. The present study reports the performance of C.
Deyu Zou, Thomas A. Coudron, Lisheng Zhang, Weihong Xu, Jingyang Xu, Mengqing Wang, Xuezhuang Xiao, Huihui Wu   +7 more
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Mass Rearing Tyrophagus palmarum

, 1986
This article 'Mass Rearing Tyrophagus palmarum' appeared in the International Rice Research Newsletter series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The primary objective of this publication was to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for rice and for rice based cropping ...
Rao, J., Prakash, A.
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Mass Rearing of Nephotettix malayanus

, 1985
This article 'Mass Rearing of Nephotettix malayanus' appeared in the International Rice Research Newsletter series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The primary objective of this publication was to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for rice and for rice based ...
Kim, H. S., Heinrichs, E. A., Rapusas, H. R.   +2 more
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Developing an artificial diet for rearing Orius albidipennis Reuter (Het., Anthocoridae)

Journal of Plant Protection Research, 2018
The use of suitable mass rearing methods is crucial to establish successful inundative or inoculative biological control programs. The development of an artificial diet considerably reduces costs of mass rearing.
Ali Rajabpour, Ali Asghar Seraj, Amin Mehrnia   +2 more
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Potential for Mass Rearing of the Egg Parasitoids, Trichogramma chilonis and Tricogramma achaeae (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) on Corcyra cephalonica Eggs

Tropical Agricultural Research, 2016
Trichogramma chilonis and T. achaeae are egg parasitoids, considered as ideal candidates for managing the cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni) through augmentative release.
S. A. A. Singhamuni, K. S. Hemachandra, U. G. A. I. Sirisena   +2 more
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Guidelines for Pediatric Radiotherapy Simulation: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group Radiation Oncology Discipline

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric radiation therapy presents unique challenges compared to adult treatments, including those of immobilization, potential need for sedation, and the critical importance of accurate, reproducible positioning. Additionally, heightened attention to imaging doses is necessary to minimize long‐term toxicity in survivors.
Parham Alaei, Stephen Mihalcik, Sujith Baliga, Young Kwok, Dana Casey, Eric Ehler, Christiane Burton, John C. Breneman, Daphne A. Haas‐Kogan, Suzanne L. Wolden, Arnold C. Paulino, Nadia N. Laack, Natia Esiashvili, Sarah Milgrom, Christine Hill‐Kayser, Thomas J. Fitzgerald, John A. Kalapurakal, Chia‐Ho Hua   +17 more
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