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Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, and ubiquitous bacterium harboring plasmids encoding a variety of proteins with insecticidal activity, but also with activity against nematodes. The aim of this work was to perform the genome
Leopoldo Palma +2 more
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Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) es una plaga que puede afectar el rendimiento de varios cultivos agrícolas. En Colombia genera pérdidas de hasta el 60% de la producción de maíz (Zea mays L.).
Luis Fernando Gómez-Ramírez
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Key agroecosystems for the conservation of amphibians and reptiles in Europe
Abstract Agricultural expansion and intensification are driving amphibian and reptile declines worldwide. However, sustainably managed agroecosystems can support a high diversity of herpetofauna, which play a key role in pest control, reducing crop damage.
Andrea Dalpasso +4 more
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Stingless bees carry out efficient chemical communication mediated by volatiles, which they produce mainly in the labial and mandibular glands in the head. In this study, we evaluated the behavioral and electrophysiological response of the stingless bee
Andrea Paola Citalán-González +2 more
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Pest‐preservation paradox among insects
The pest‐preservation paradox is a non‐binary perspective that insects range from those that are harmful and requiring management on the one side, to those requiring conservation intervention on the opposite end of the spectrum. Importantly, the vast majority of insects occur somewhere in the center of the two extremes, and their position along the ...
Michael J. Samways +3 more
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An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of temperature on the intensity of predation upon snails. The experiment was run for 60 days using 15 cement tanks with water temperatures of 18, 22, 26, 30 and 34°C in a completely randomized design ...
Ariany Rabello da Silva +1 more
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La producción de café en Nicaragua se encuentra en pequeños, medianos y grandes productores provenientes en su mayoría de la región norte central y noroeste del país.
Elian Josué Jarquin +1 more
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Galeno, médico de la línea hipocrática, nacido en Pérgamo en el siglo II después de Cristo, narraría en su estancia a Roma los casos de una enfermedad exantemática asociada a diarrea y fiebre que tomaría la vida de millones de ciudadanos del imperio romano. Esta enfermedad se diseminó por medio de los legionarios que, posteriormente a la campaña contra
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Uncertainty Quantification and Attribution for Resilient Infrastructure Systems
Infrastructure resilience is critical for maintaining the delivery of essential services to society. However, although computational modelling is integral to infrastructure management, infrastructure model outputs are conditional on a range of uncertain assumptions, both in the present day and under future climate change.
Saskia Salwey +4 more
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Resumen. Siphanta acuta (Walker, 1851) es un fitófago generalista originario de Australia que ha invadido Nueva Zelanda, Islas Hawái y California (Estados Unidos de América), Sudáfrica, Islas Azores (Portugal) y Vietnam. Esta especie se viene reolectando
Juan F. Campodonico
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