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Risk assessment of spreading Banana streak viruses in the Dominican Republic through large scale cultivation of plantain cultivars and hybrids harbouring infectious eBSVs. [O.33] [PDF]

, 2015
Most cultivated plantains are interspecific cultivars or hybrids: they harbour Musa acuminata (A) genomes and Musa balbisiana (B) genomes which hosts infectious endogenous Banana streak virus sequences (eBSVs).
Acina Manbole, Isabelle Nina, Cayetano, Xiomara, Dubois, Cécile, Martinez, Reina Teresa, Perrier, Xavier, Teycheney, Pierre-Yves   +5 more
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Hemipteran vectors of stylet‐borne plant viruses: Aphids lead the charge

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Among all sap‐feeding hemipterans, aphids stand out by far as the most important vectors of noncirculative plant viruses. Compared to whiteflies and mealybugs, aphids’ highly specialized stylet anatomy and distinct feeding behaviors contribute, together with other features of their biology, to their remarkable efficiency in transmitting stylet‐borne ...
Yu Fu, Stefano Colella, Marilyne Uzest
wiley   +1 more source

Insects and Survival: A Review of Primary and Secondary Defense Strategies

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Based on a review of three decades of literature, insect defense mechanisms are classified into primary (I) and secondary (II) mechanisms of behavioral, morphological, and chemical nature. These mechanisms have been recorded in 22 (I) and 20 (II) orders, respectively.
Lucas Fernandes Silva, Rodrigo Almeida Pinheiro, José Cola Zanuncio, Conceição Aparecida dos Santos   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transmission of cocoa viruses by mealybugs (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae)

Agricultural and Food Science, 1976
Several mealybug species reacted positively towards light and high humidity. Planococcoides njalensis (Laing) had a thermopreferendum at 20-25°C. and 25-33° C. was optimum for reproduction with a partial fecundity of 92 nymphs per female. T ½ biol.
Osmo Roivainen
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First incursion of the Asian root mealybug Ripersiella planetica in Europe (Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Rhizoecidae) [PDF]

, 2012
The Rhizoecidae is a family of the Coccoidea (hodGSon, 2012) containing 233 species worldwide that are hypogaeic and parasitic on plant roots, hence their common name ‘root mealybugs’ (Kozár & Konczné BEnEdicty, 2007).
Malumphy, Chris
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Investigation of the global transportation of Culicoides biting midges, vectors of livestock and equid arboviruses, from flower‐packing plants in Kenya

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Volume 40, Issue 2, Page 260-267, June 2026.
Arboviral diseases spread by Culicoides biting midges have been introduced into Europe by unknown means. A possible route is the carriage of midges with cut flowers shipped to flower markets. We sampled Culicoides in and around a cut flower farm in Kenya; midges were caught in the vicinity and a greenhouse, but not where flowers are processed.
Jessica Eleanor Stokes, Karien Labuschagne, Eric Maurice Fèvre, Matthew Baylis   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A new prey record and range extension for Hyperaspis paludicola Schwarz and a new prey record for Microweisea misella (LeConte) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) [PDF]

, 2009
The miscanthus mealybug, Miscanthicoccus miscanthi (Takahashi) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), is newly reported as prey for the lady beetle Hyperaspis paludicola Schwarz (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) at the Regan National Airport, Washington, DC (northern ...
Davidson, John, Gordon, Robert
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Heritability of symbiont density reveals distinct regulatory mechanisms in a tripartite symbiosis [PDF]

, 2016
Beneficial eukaryotic–bacterial partnerships are integral to animal and plant evolution. Understanding the density regulation mechanisms behind bacterial symbiosis is essential to elucidating the functional balance between hosts and symbionts.
Balmand, Baumann, Beltrà, Bennett, Birky, Bronstein, Chase, Crotti, Cunning, Dimond, Downie, Eberhard, Falkowski, Frank, Funk, Gerardo, Hardy, Herre, Hinde, Hooper, Hurst, Husnik, Koga, Kono, Laughton, Law, Login, Lopez-Madrigal, López-Madrigal, Malausa, McCutcheon, McCutcheon, McCutcheon, McFall-Ngai, Moran, Muller-Parker, Nyholm, Parkinson, Ratzka, Rio, Ruby, Schmittgen, Schwartz, Sethusa, Sloan, Smith, Snyder, Su, Thao, The International Aphid Genomics Consortium, Titlyanov, Wang, Wilkinson   +52 more
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Cassava production systems optimized for double output: Seed‐cuttings and root yields

Agronomy Journal, Volume 118, Issue 3, May/June 2026.
Abstract Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a strategic crop for food security but continues to face major challenges related to low root yields and the lack of optimized systems for producing high‐quality seed‐cuttings. This study evaluated the effects of different planting densities, varieties, and agrochemical‐based seed‐cutting treatments ...
Marcos de Souza Campos, Rafael Parreira Diniz, Dominik Klauser, Michael Robinson, Eder Jorge de Oliveira   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Variation in life history traits and transcriptome associated with adaptation to diet shifts in the ladybird Cryptolaemus montrouzieri [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Despite the broad diet range of many predatory ladybirds, the mechanisms involved in their adaptation to diet shifts are not completely understood.
A Haselton, Adam Ślipiński, AP Michel, C Linn, C Trapnell, Chang Pan, CK Ghalambor, CM Smadja, D Curtis, D Heckel, D Zou, DC Weber, E Crispo, G Govind, GJ Ragland, GR Al-Atia, H Vogel, H Zhou, Hao-Sen Li, Hong Pang, HR Dambroski, HS Li, I Hodek, JA Giorgi, K Hoang, K Wang, KJ Livak, KS Brown, LD Tang, LM Matzkin, LM Matzkin, LM Matzkin, LM Matzkin, LM Matzkin, M Alon, M Puri, M Sasabe, MC Caillaud, MG Grabherr, ML Allen, MP Celorio-Mancera, MP Celorio-Mancera, MTK Kairo, N Janz, N Wybouw, O Specty, Patrick De Clercq, S Gotz, S Grenier, S Maes, V Soria-Carrasco, Y Zhang   +51 more
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