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Effects of bioinsecticide exposure route on aphids and their natural enemies in oilseed rape
Pest Management Science, EarlyView.Fatty acids, silicone polymers and surfactants reduced aphid numbers but caused natural enemy mortality under direct exposure, while minimal residual activity suggests potential for targeted, compatible use in integrated pest management. Abstract BACKGROUND Myzus persicae Sulzer and Brevicoryne brassicae L.
Aimee J. Tonks +3 more
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Wood wasp inspired space and earth drill [PDF]
, 2010 In this chapter, we explain why the low gravity encountered on Mars or on the Moon and the low mass of the probes, landers and rovers that carry drilling devices limit classical drilling techniques.
Coste, Pierre +3 more
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Pest Management Science, EarlyView.Bisexual releases are as effective as male‐only releases to control Drosophila suzukii with the sterile insect technique. Releasing sterile Drosophila suzukii males or males and females in cages led to the same degree of induced sterility in wild females.
Alexandra Labbetoul, Simon Fellous
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Mating behavior of the jumping bristletail Petrobiellus akkesiensis (Archaeognatha: Machilidae: Petrobiellinae): Direct spermatophore transfer via genital coupling [PDF]
Arthropod Systematics & PhylogenyWe examined the morphology of the male and female genitalic regions of Petrobiellus akkesiensis and describe its mating behavior as analyzed using video recordings.
Shodo Mtow, Ryuichiro Machida
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New species and records of Anacis (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Cryptini) from tropical and temperate Andean South America [PDF]
, 2003 Descriptions are given of the new species Anacis ignifera and A. flammigera from Mérida State, Venezuela and of A. umbrifera from Machu Picchu, Perú. These belong to a tropical Andean lineage with strongly projecting propodeal cristae and pictured wings.
Porter, Charles C.
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Aphidiinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) aphid parasitoids of Malta : review and key to species [PDF]
, 2015 This paper brings an annotated list of the 16 aphid parasitoids detected up to 2015 in Malta. All the species were reared from identified aphid-plant associations. An illustrated key to the identification of the recorded species from Malta is provided.
Mifsud, David +3 more
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The transformer gene controls sexual development in Drosophila suzukii
Insect Science, EarlyView.The transformer gene plays a key role in the genetic pathway for sexual development in Drosophila suzukii Abstract The genetic network of sex determination in the model organism Drosophila melanogaster was investigated in great detail. Such knowledge not only advances our understanding of the evolution and regulation of sexual dimorphism in insects ...
Ying Yan +8 more
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Insect Science, EarlyView.Abstract Globalization and climate change may be driving the spread of the quarantine fruit fly, Bactrocera carambolae, highlighting the need for ecofriendly control methods like the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT), which relies on releasing sterile males to reduce wild populations.
Kamoltip Laohakieat +2 more
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Design and evaluation of a ball spline wasp-inspired needle
Frontiers in Bioengineering and BiotechnologyIn percutaneous interventions, needles are used to reach target locations inside the body. However, when the needle is pushed through the tissue, forces arise at the needle tip and along the needle body, making the needle prone to buckling.
Jette Bloemberg +3 more
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Insects, 2020 The identification of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) leading to short-range attraction and oviposition of the European grapevine moth Lobesia botrana and European grape berry moth Eupoecilia ambiguella (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) is crucial in order to
Anna Markheiser +4 more
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