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Full-Length Transcriptome Sequencing-Based Analysis of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica in Response to Sirex noctilio Venom

open access: yesInsects, 2022
Sirex noctilio is a major international quarantine pest that recently emerged in northeast China to specifically invade conifers. During female oviposition, venom is injected into the host together with its symbiotic fungus to alter the normal Pinus ...
Chenglong Gao   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Pest Status of Yellowjackets in Ohio (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Since 1975 in Ohio, there has been an escalation in the number of complaints and inquiries regarding yellowjackets (Vespula and Dolichovespula spp.) to the Ohio pest control operators, the Ohio Cooperative Extension Service (OCES) County Agents and the ...
Stein, Kenneth J, Wrensch, Dana L
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A rapid quality control test to foster the development of the sterile insect technique against Anopheles arabiensis

open access: yesMalaria Journal, 2020
Background With the fight against malaria reportedly stalling there is an urgent demand for alternative and sustainable control measures. As the sterile insect technique (SIT) edges closer to becoming a viable complementary tool in mosquito control, it ...
Nicole J. Culbert   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rapid, sensitive, and highly specific detection of monkeypox virus by CRISPR-based diagnostic platform

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundMonkeypox (MPX), caused by the Monkeypox virus (MPXV), has incurred global attention since it broke out in many countries in recent times, which highlights the need for rapid and reliable diagnosis of MPXV infection.MethodsWe combined ...
Lin Gong   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Effect of Gut Bacteria on the Physiology of Red Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier and Their Potential for the Control of This Pest

open access: yesInsects, 2021
Red Palm Weevil (RPW), Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier, is a notorious pest, which infests palm trees and has caused great economic losses worldwide. At present, insecticide applications are still the main way to control this pest.
Qian-Xia Liu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fungal Warriors: Effects of Beauveria bassiana and Purpureocillium lilacinum on CCYV-Carrying Whiteflies

open access: yesBiomolecules
Bemisia tabaci is a major agricultural pest that affects both greenhouse and field crops by feeding on plant sap, which impairs plant growth, and by secreting honeydew, promotes sooty mold growth that further reduces photosynthesis.
Dan Zhai   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

RNA-seq analysis of gene expression changes during pupariation in Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

open access: yesBMC Genomics, 2018
Background The oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) has been considered to be one of the most important agricultural pest around the world. As a holometabolous insect, larvae must go through a metamorphosis process with dramatic morphological
Er-Hu Chen   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Functional Analysis of Keto-Acid Reductoisomerase ILVC in the Entomopathogenic Fungus Metarhizium robertsii

open access: yesJournal of Fungi, 2021
Ketol-acid reductoisomerase (ILVC) is the second enzyme in the branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) biosynthesis, which regulates many physiological activities in a variety of organisms from bacteria to fungi and plants.
Yulong Wang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antimicrobial peptide gene BdPho responds to peptidoglycan infection and mating stimulation in oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel)

open access: yesAMB Express, 2018
Phormicins belong to defensin family, which are important antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) in insects. These AMPs are inducible upon challenging by immune triggers.
Shi-Huo Liu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cuticular competing endogenous RNAs regulate insecticide penetration and resistance in a major agricultural pest

open access: yesBMC Biology, 2023
Background The continuously developing pesticide resistance is a great threat to agriculture and human health. Understanding the mechanisms of insecticide resistance is a key step in dealing with the phenomenon.
Li-Wei Meng   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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