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Nanomaterials, 2022 RNA interference (RNAi) is one of the most widely used techniques to study gene functions. There is still a lack of RNAi techniques that can be applied in Phytoseiidae conveniently and efficiently. Star Polycation is a new nanomaterial commonly used as a
Zhenhui Wang +6 more
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Persian Journal of Acarology, 2022 A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of silicon (Si) in the forms of oligomeric silicic acid (OSAB®) and potassium silicate (Silica K®) in inducing the resistance of eggplant Solanum melongena against Tetranychus urticae (Acari ...
Manal Sayed Mohamed Ismail +2 more
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Persian Journal of Acarology, 2023 The sweet pepper, an important export crop in Egypt, has been recently invaded by the two-spotted spider mite (TSSM) in parallel with other insect pests that have the potential to reduce its yield.
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Plants, 2022 The Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve is a protected natural area in the cloud mountain forest of Ecuador, so rich in orchid species despite being a volcanic area still under threat of volcanic activity.
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Significant impact of allochthonous nutrient loads on microarthropods in forest soils
Forest Systems, 2022 Aim of study: To investigate the impact of allochthonous material from piscivorous birds on forest soil microarthropod communities. Area of study: Six study zones in the Curonian Spit peninsula (western Lithuania) were designated in Pinus sylvestris ...
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Insect Protein-Based Diet as Potential Risk of Allergy in Dogs
Animals, 2021 Before insects can be used widely as an alternative source of dietary protein, their allerginicity should be investigated. Therefore, the aim of our study was to assess the potential adverse reactions of the immune system of dogs against Tenebrio molitor
Blanka Premrov Bajuk +5 more
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Journal of Virology, 2020 Deformed wing virus (DWV) is a bee-pathogenic, originally rather benign, single- and positive-stranded RNA virus. Only the vectorial transmission of this virus to honey bees by the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor leads to fatal or symptomatic ...
S. Gisder, E. Genersch
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Journal of Plant Protection Research, 2020 The present study was conducted to evaluate the insecticidal efficiency and safety of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) and hydrophilic silica nanoparticles (SiO2 NPs) against: adults of rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae L.); red flour beetle (Tribolium ...
Samia Ali Haroun +3 more
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Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2019 Phytoseiulus persimilis is an important biological control agent, commercially produced worldwide. To increase understandings of its reproduction, herein we provided quantitative descriptions of the inflation and deflation of its spermathecae as a ...
Jia-le LÜ +4 more
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Presence and diversity of Chlamydiae bacteria in Spinturnix myoti, an ectoparasite of bats
Parasite, 2020 Chlamydia spp. and Chlamydia-like organisms are able to infect vertebrates such as mammals, reptiles and birds, but also arthropods and protozoans. Since they have been detected in bats and bat feces, we expected Chlamydiae bacteria to also be present in
Thiévent Kevin +5 more
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