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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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The southern house mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus in Abu Dhabi, UAE, is developing resistance to deltamethrin insecticide

Scientific Reports
Culex quinquefasciatus is a widely spread mosquito species that poses a significant public health threat in many countries. This insect vector is present in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), yet no studies have been conducted on its resistance to any ...
Amgd sayed Ali, Asim Iqbal, Tamilarasan Kamalanathan, Antony Raj Gnanaprakasam, Sabu Shajahan, Mohammad Hamad Alsadeq, Mohamed Mahmood Al Marzooqi, Mohamad Hamdan, Mohammad Ali Al-Deeb   +8 more
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Comparative transcriptomic analysis reveals female-biased olfactory genes potentially involved in plant volatile-mediated oviposition behavior of Bactrocera dorsalis

BMC Genomics, 2021
Background Olfactory systems take on important tasks to distinguish salient information from a complex olfactory environment, such as locating hosts, mating, aggression, selecting oviposition sites, and avoiding predators.
Li Xu, Kai-Yue Tang, Xiao-Feng Chen, Yong Tao, Hong-Bo Jiang, Jin-Jun Wang   +5 more
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Chromosomal-level genome assembly of Hylurgus ligniperda: insights into host adaptation and environmental tolerance

BMC Genomics
Background Hylurgus ligniperda (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is a worldwide forest quarantine pest. It is widely distributed, has many host tree species, and possesses strong adaptability. To explore its environmental adaptability and the related molecular
Zhiqian Chen, Lili Ren, Jiaxing Li, Ningning Fu, Quanzheng Yun, Youqing Luo   +5 more
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Cuticular competing endogenous RNAs regulate insecticide penetration and resistance in a major agricultural pest

BMC 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, Guo-Rui Yuan, Meng-Ling Chen, Li-Sha Zheng, Wei Dou, Yu Peng, Wen-Jie Bai, Zhen-Yu Li, John Vontas, Jin-Jun Wang   +9 more
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Fungal dynamics and lignocellulose depolymerization in Pinus koraiensis: impact of longhorn beetle infestation

BMC Microbiology
Xylophagous insects, like Monochamus saltuarius significantly affect tree-stem-associated microbial communities and pose major threats to forest ecosystems.
Yue Zhu, Sixun Ge, Lili Ren, Youqing Luo
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Genetic differentiation of populations of Pseudoregma bambucicola based on mtDNA cytb gene sequences

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019
Pseudoregma bambucicola is an economically significant bamboo pest which is highly reproductive found in Eastern Asia that influences the normal growth of bamboo, induces the formation of sooty molds, and even causes substantial injury or death among ...
Xiang Nong, Sheng-Nan Zhong, Li Chen, Yao-Jun Yang, Yue Xie, Chao-Bing Luo, Chun Fu, Hua Yu, Zi Liang   +8 more
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Comparison of Wing, Ovipositor, and Cornus Morphologies between Sirex noctilio and Sirex nitobei Using Geometric Morphometrics

Insects, 2020
Sirex noctilio F. (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) is an invasive woodwasp from Europe and North Africa. Globalization has led to an expanding global presence in pine forests. S.
Ming Wang, Lixiang Wang, Ningning Fu, Chenglong Gao, Tegen Ao, Lili Ren, Youqing Luo   +6 more
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Illinois pest control handbook [PDF]

, 1992
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. College of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service
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T7-Synthesized Double-Stranded RNA Mimicking miR-71 Induces Termite RNAi and Increases Fungal Efficacy

Biomolecules
miR-71 has been determined to enhance the efficacy of biological control agents against termites. However, it is not clear how miR-71 functions in enhancing the termite control.
Chenchen Zhao, Hang Lu, Ruotian Cheng, Pengfei Zhao, Gaoling Zhang, Hongsong Chen, Qingbo Tang, Long Liu   +7 more
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