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Horizon scanning for invasive insects with potential threats to crop production in South Africa

Discover Sustainability
In many countries, pests, particularly those that are alien and invasive are regarded as one of the main factors contributing to the extinction of species and ecological degradation.
Phumudzo P. Tshikhudo, Aviwe Simandla, Livhuwani R. Nnzeru, Solomon Gebeyehu, Julie Mokwele, Maanda Rambauli, Rudzani A. Makhado, Takalani Nelufule, Thinandavha C. Munyai   +8 more
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Herbivory‐Induced Stomatal Opening Triggers the Dispersal of an Invasive Insect Herbivore

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The invasive leafminer Phthorimaea absoluta uniquely manipulates plant defenses by inducing stomatal opening in tomato. This response, mediated by the stomatal regulator IQM1, enhances the release of the repellent volatile benzaldehyde. This volatile triggers the dispersal of adult moths, facilitates colonization of new hosts, and leads to rapid ...
Limin Chen, Xiaowei Li, Yaru Wang, Farman Ullah, Shuxing Zhou, Lemeng Dong, Weizhong He, Harro J. Bouwmeester, Youming Hou, Ian T. Baldwin, Yaobin Lu   +10 more
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Bidirectional Soft Catalysts for Improved Power Performance of Li‐S Batteries

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A soft polymer‐metal catalyst is integrated into the binder to create a catalytically active microenvironment that accelerates bidirectional sulfur redox kinetics in lithium‐sulfur batteries. A model polyvinyl alcohol‐Cu catalyst enables high areal capacities at demanding current densities and stable cycling in pouch‐cell prototypes at 0.5 C, achieving
Maleesha M. Nishshanke, Petar Jovanovic, Swarit Dwivedi, Declan McNamara, Akshat Tanksale, Mahdokht Shaibani, Matthew Hill, Mainak Majumder   +7 more
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Rapid Exonuclease‐Based De Novo Sequencing Strategy for Long Oligonucleotides via Liquid‐Phase Ion Trap Coupled With Mass Spectrometry

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A liquid‐phase ion trap (LPIT) coupled with ESI‐MS enables rapid, high‐fidelity de novo sequencing of long oligonucleotides in ∼30 min. By applying an electric field to dissociate metal adducts in solution, LPIT delivers clean spectra, superior mass accuracy, and full sequence coverage, surpassing MALDI‐TOF and LC‐MS.
Song Lu, Jie Hong, Xinyan Fu, Di Wang, Yunhua Gao, Wei Xu   +5 more
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Modeling and forecasting the climate-driven dynamics of Spodoptera frugiperda in maize: a mathematical and numerical study

Biomath
The fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda, hereafter referred to as FAW, is one of the most destructive invasive pests affecting maize production in sub-Saharan Africa. Understanding how climatic variability influences its population dynamics is essential
Gabriel Guilsou Kolaye, Michael Chapwanya, Samuel Bowong   +2 more
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An Effector TaCRVP From Tuta Absoluta Oral Secretion Impairs H2O2‐Mediated Plant Defense by Targeting Tomato SlCAT2

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The Tuta absoluta salivary effector TaCRVP subverts tomato immunity by hijacking host catalase SlCAT2. Through a sophisticated dual mechanism, TaCRVP simultaneously promotes SlCAT2 tetramerization for activation and blocks its SlAdBiL‐mediated degradation for stabilization.
Jianquan Yan, Youdan Zhang, Zhujun Wang, Huatao Tang, Huiping Liu, Zi Chen, Shuai Liu, Jiayi Shi, Lu Peng, Youming Hou   +9 more
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Advances in Se Wide‐Bandgap Photovoltaics and TexSe1‐x SWIR Photodiodes

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In this review, fundamental properties and current challenges in Se photovoltaics (PVs) for tandem and indoor PVs and TexSe1‐x alloys for short wave infrared photodiodes are discussed. A case is made for the practicality of elemental chalcogenide optoelectronics, and a pathway toward resolving the key challenges in these respective technologies is ...
Adam D. Alfieri, Deep Jariwala
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Symbiont‐Induced HSP83 Establishes Two‐Tiered Control of Antifungal Immunity in an Invasive Beetle–Fungus Complex

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In an invasive beetle–fungus complex, the mutualist Leptographium procerum induces host HSP83 and modulates Toll‐dependent antifungal immunity. HSP83 mediates two‐tiered control by associating with selected fungal recognition receptors and restraining Dorsal‐driven antimicrobial peptide transcription.
Qingtai Yang, Zhudong Liu, Yuqiao Yin, Jing Su, Dunyang Yu, Longsheng Xing, Zhen Zou, Le Kang, Jianghua Sun   +8 more
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Pest Control Model With Delayed Stage Structure for Pest and Nonlinearly Impulsive Releasing Predator

Journal of Mathematics
Considering the low cost and minimal environmental impact, nonlinear impulsive biological control strategies are more consistent with the pest management. From this basic standpoint, we formulate a pest control model incorporating delayed stage structure
Guiyu Wu, Jianjun Jiao, Xiangjun Dai
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Giant Direct Magnetoelectric Effect in Nanocomposite CoFe2O4:PVDF‐TrFE Thin Films

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A novel three‐step grow‐etch‐fill fabrication approach creates structured cobalt ferrite/ferroelectric polymer nanocomposites with high interfacial areas. Driven by efficient strain‐mediated coupling, this crystalline system achieves a giant room‐temperature magnetoelectric coefficient nearly two orders of magnitude higher than other CFO/PVDF‐TrFE thin
Muireann de h‐Óra, Lynette Keeney, Rui Miguel Gonçalves Carvalho, Aliona Nicolenco, Tuhin Maity, Jordi Sort, Luís Amorim, Pedro Martins, Judith MacManus‐Driscoll   +8 more
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