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Purification and functional characterization of a protein: Bombyx mori human growth hormone like protein in silkworm pupa. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2014
Chen J, Shu T, Lv Z, Nie Z, Chen J, Chen H, Yu W, Gai Q, Zhang Y.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Effects of Asaia spp. on the development, size and associated microbiomes of two mosquito species of medical importance

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
Addition of Asaia species to the rearing water of mosquito larvae can affect the structure of the larval microbiome, although these bacteria do not persist to the pupal stage. Asaia inoculation can increase the adult size of males of two mosquito species. The impact of Asaia inoculation on development rate and female size depended on bacterial and host
Alessandro Roman, Paula Luikens, Constantianus J. M. Koenraadt, Ben Raymond   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of different blood anticoagulants for artificial feeding of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in the laboratory Eficiência de diferentes anticoagulantes para alimentação sanguínea artificial de mosquitos Aedes aegypti em laboratório

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
Aedes aegypti females were allowed to feed, through an artificial feeder, on rabbit blood pre‐collected and defibrinated or treated with anticoagulants heparin or sodium citrate. The efficiency in producing a high percentage of engorged females and great fecundity and egg viability rates was compared among blood treatments and with females feeding ...
Aline Possati Cupolillo, Jéssica Rodrigues Assunção Bezerra, Andresa Borges de Araújo Fonseca, Rafaela Vieira Bruno, Luciana Ordunha Araripe   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Screening for Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J. E. Smith) Resistance in Early‐Maturing Tropical Maize Adapted to Sub‐Saharan Africa

Plant Breeding, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fall armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda J. E. Smith) has emerged as a serious pest since 2016 in Africa, affecting the food security and livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers, especially those growing maize. Native genetic resistance to FAW is essential for reducing yield loss.
Adamu Masari Abubakar, Idris Ishola Adejumobi, Muhyideen Oyekunle, Tegawende Odette Bonkoungou, Usman Muhammad, Onehireba Udah, Baffour Badu‐Apraku   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Resistance to Bemisia tabaci Asia I in Capsicum Reduces Whitefly Performance and Is Associated With Lower Pepper Yellow Leaf Curl Virus (PepYLCV) Disease

Plant Breeding, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The widespread development of insecticide resistance and stricter regulations on pesticide use highlight the need for natural pest resistance in crops. In pepper, viral diseases such as pepper yellow leaf curl virus (PepYLCV), transmitted by the whitefly Bemisia tabaci, are a major constraint in tropical regions.
Erin Puspita Rini, Awang Maharijaya, Richard G. F. Visser, Lotte Caarls   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

From discovery to potential application: engineering a novel M23 peptidase to combat Listeria monocytogenes. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Kaus-Drobek M, Nowacka M, Gewartowska M, Korzeniowska Nee Wiweger M, Jensen MR, Møretrø T, Heir E, Nowak E, Sabała I.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

High innate preference of black substrate in the chive gnat, Bradysia odoriphaga (Diptera: Sciaridae). [PDF]

PLoS One, 2019
An L, Yang X, Lunau K, Fan F, Li M, Wei G.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Rhizobacterial Modulation of Maize Defense Alters Herbivore Performance and Parasitoid Behavior

Plant, Cell &Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The association between plants and beneficial soil microorganisms can profoundly influence aboveground trophic interactions, yet these effects are often context‐dependent. Although plant growth‐promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are increasingly used in maize production, little is known about how these microorganisms affect maize defenses against ...
Isabella Rubio Cabral, Kamila Emmanuella Xavier de Azevedo, Diego Martins Magalhães, Felipe Goulart Gonçalves, Arodí Prado Favaris, Kátia Kaelly Andrade Sousa, José Maurício Simões Bento   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Defecation in preparation for ecdysis drives microplastic clearance in cricket nymphs

Physiological Entomology, EarlyView.
In preparation for ecdysis, cricket nymphs cease feeding and gradually clear their gut contents via frass production, which removes most ingested MPs from their digestive tract. Following exoskeletal moulting, the foregut lining, including any remaining MPs, is shed and excreted alongside frass approximately 6 h later.
Jennie E. Mills, Marshall W. Ritchie, Émile Vadboncoeur, Heath A. MacMillan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source