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

Biomolecules
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, Hang Lu, Suyao Liu, Jialei Liu, Wanyu Zhang, Jingjing Wu, Jingjing Li, Rune Bai, Fengming Yan, Chenchen Zhao   +9 more
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Mr-AbaA Regulates Conidiation by Interacting with the Promoter Regions of Both Mr-veA and Mr-wetA in Metarhizium robertsii

Microbiology Spectrum, 2021
Conidiation is a pivotal strategy for fungi to resist adverse environments and disperse to new habitats, which is especially important for entomopathogenic fungi whose conidia are infective as fungal pesticide propagules. However, the molecular mechanism
Hao Wu, Youmin Tong, Rong Zhou, Yulong Wang, Zhangxun Wang, Ting Ding, Bo Huang   +6 more
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Full-Length Transcriptome Sequencing-Based Analysis of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica in Response to Sirex noctilio Venom

Insects, 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, Lili Ren, Ming Wang, Zhengtong Wang, Ningning Fu, Huiying Wang, Juan Shi   +6 more
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The Effect of Gut Bacteria on the Physiology of Red Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier and Their Potential for the Control of This Pest

Insects, 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, Zhi-Ping Su, Hui-Hui Liu, Sheng-Ping Lu, Bing Ma, Yue Zhao, You-Ming Hou, Zhang-Hong Shi   +7 more
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A rapid quality control test to foster the development of the sterile insect technique against Anopheles arabiensis

Malaria 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, Nanwintoum Séverin Bimbilé Somda, Maiga Hamidou, Dieudonné Diloma Soma, Silvana Caravantes, Thomas Wallner, Mamai Wadaka, Hanano Yamada, Jérémy Bouyer   +8 more
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Rapid, sensitive, and highly specific detection of monkeypox virus by CRISPR-based diagnostic platform

Frontiers 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, Xiaomin Chen, Yimei Wang, Jiansheng Liang, Xiaoli Liu, Yi Wang   +5 more
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Stereometric Molecular Engineering for Ultra‐Stable Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Batteries

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Stereochemical configuration of molecular additives greatly influences interfacial adsorption at the Zn surface. The optimal tilted dual‐anchored adsorption geometry of myo‐inositol constructs a water‐deficient interface and regulates the solvation structure.
Cunxin Liu, Peng Yang, Mohamed H. Helal, Jiang Zhou, Eero Kontturi   +4 more
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Functional Analysis of Keto-Acid Reductoisomerase ILVC in the Entomopathogenic Fungus Metarhizium robertsii

Journal 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, Shihong Liu, Xuebing Yin, Deshui Yu, Xiangyun Xie, Bo Huang   +5 more
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Opportunities for integrated pest management to control the poultry red mite, Dermanyssus gallinae [PDF]

, 2011
Dermanyssus gallinae is the most economically important ectoparasite of laying hens in Europe. Control of D. gallinae is already hampered by issues of pesticide resistance and product withdrawal and, with the prohibition of conventional cages in 2012 and
O.A.E. Sparagano, George, David, Guy, Jonathan, D.W.J. Harrington, Sparagano, Olivier, Harrington, David, D.R. George, J.H. Guy   +7 more
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Beyond Presumptions: Toward Mechanistic Clarity in Metal‐Free Carbon Catalysts for Electrochemical H2O2 Production via Data Science

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Metal‐free carbon catalysts enable the sustainable synthesis of hydrogen peroxide via two‐electron oxygen reduction; however, active site complexity continues to hinder reliable interpretation. This review critiques correlation‐based approaches and highlights the importance of orthogonal experimental designs, standardized catalyst passports ...
Dayu Zhu, Hsi‐wen Wu, Xiao Wang, Jie Zhang   +3 more
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