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Insight into the Systematics of Novel Entomopathogenic Fungi Associated with Armored Scale Insect, Kuwanaspis howardi (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in China [PDF]

Journal of Fungi, 2021
This study led to the discovery of three entomopathogenic fungi associated with Kuwanaspis howardi, a scale insect on Phyllostachys heteroclada (fishscale bamboo) and Pleioblastus amarus (bitter bamboo) in China.
Xiu-Lan Xu, Qian Zeng, Yi-Cong Lv, Rajesh Jeewon, Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura, Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe, Kevin D. Hyde, Qian-Gang Xiao, Ying-Gao Liu, Chun-Lin Yang   +9 more
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A Guide to Scale Insect Identification

EDIS, 2018
Control of scale insects in Florida citrus utilizes native and introduced exotic natural enemies, including predators, parasites, and pathogens. Under most conditions, predators and parasites suppress scale pest populations to a level where chemical ...
Stephen H. Futch, C.W. McCoy, C.C. Childers   +2 more
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Brood care in a 100-million-year-old scale insect [PDF]

eLife, 2015
Behavior of extinct organisms can be inferred only indirectly, but occasionally rare fossils document particular behaviors directly. Brood care, a remarkable behavior promoting the survival of the next generation, has evolved independently numerous times
Bo Wang, Fangyuan Xia, Torsten Wappler, Ewa Simon, Haichun Zhang, Edmund A Jarzembowski, Jacek Szwedo   +6 more
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Differential Juvenile Hormone Variations in Scale Insect Extreme Sexual Dimorphism. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Scale insects have evolved extreme sexual dimorphism, as demonstrated by sedentary juvenile-like females and ephemeral winged males. This dimorphism is established during the post-embryonic development; however, the underlying regulatory mechanisms have ...
Isabelle Mifom Vea, Sayumi Tanaka, Takahiro Shiotsuki, Akiya Jouraku, Toshiharu Tanaka, Chieka Minakuchi   +5 more
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Insect-scale flapping-wing MAVs with variable transmission ratio and wingspan: achieving payload adaptability, and self-stabilizing hovering [PDF]

Microsystems & Nanoengineering
Insect-scale flapping-wing micro aerial vehicles (FWMAVs) possess compact dimensions, exceptional terrain adaptability, and operational stealth, presenting transformative potential for reconnaissance and environmental monitoring applications.
Xiang Lu, Yulie Wu, Jie Chen, Yang Chen, Xuezhong Wu, Dingbang Xiao   +5 more
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Wolbachia and DNA barcoding insects: patterns, potential and problems [PDF]

, 2012
Wolbachia is a genus of bacterial endosymbionts that impacts the breeding systems of their hosts. Wolbachia can confuse the patterns of mitochondrial variation, including DNA barcodes, because it influences the pathways through which mitochondria are ...
BC Schmidt, BL Fisher, Brian L. Fisher, CC Nice, Claudia Bertrand, Cory Sheffield, D Steinke, DA Grasso, Da-Wei Huang, Daniel H. Janzen, DD Shoemaker, DH Janzen, Dirk Steinke, Donald Quicke, Eldon S. Eveleigh, ER Swartz, FM Jiggins, GDD Hurst, HR Braig, I Meusnier, J Engelstadter, J Fernandez Triana, J Fernandez Triana, J Ferrari, J Rozas, JA Russell, James Whitfield, Jan Hrcek, Jason Gibbs, Jonathan H. Badger, Jose Fernandez-Triana, Josephine Rodriguez, Julie K. Stahlhut, JWO Ballard, K Hilgenboecker, Kate Crosby, Katharine Hind, L Baldo, L Baldo, L Excoffier, LA Weinert, Laurence Packer, LL Chen, M Virgilio, M. Alex Smith, MA Smith, MA Smith, MA Smith, MA Smith, MA Smith, MA Smith, Mark R. Shaw, MC Linares, Mehrdad Hajibabaei, Milan Janda, Monty Wood, NV Ivanova, PDN Hebert, PDN Hebert, R Raychoudhury, R Raychoudhury, RA Johnstone, Rodolphe Rougerie, RS Rasmussen, S Ratnasingham, Scott E. Miller, SL Dobson, Sujeevan Ratnasingham, T Wenseleers, TL Whitworth, Winnie Hallwachs, X-J Sun, Xin Zhou, Yanwei Li, YW Li, Z Gompert   +75 more
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Key Plant, Key Pests: Southern Yew (Podocarpus macrophyllus)

EDIS, 2023
This publication provides information and general management recommendations for dieback, fusarium wilt, root nodules, root rot, aphids, eriophyid mites, and scale.
Brandon White, Chris Marble, Caroline R. Warwick, Juanita Popenoe   +3 more
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CHECKLIST OF TURKISH COCCOIDEA (HEMIPTERA: STERNORRYNCHA) SPECIES

Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences, 2022
The super family Coccoidea (Hemiptera: Sternorryncha) or scale insects, contains many agricultural pests throughout the world. The last checklist for Türkiye was published in 2013, and included 359 species in 12 families.
Bülent Yaşar, Cansu Ercan, Selma Ülgentürk, Mehmet Bora Kaydan   +3 more
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Transmission of Grapevine Leafroll-Associated Viruses and Grapevine Virus A by Vineyard-Sampled Soft Scales (Parthenolecanium corni, Hemiptera: Coccidae)

Viruses, 2022
Grapevine-infecting ampelo- and vitiviruses are transmitted by scale insects belonging to several species, among which is the European fruit lecanium, Parthenolecanium corni (Bouché) (Hemiptera Coccidae).
Gérard Hommay, Monique Beuve, Etienne Herrbach   +2 more
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Sex Ratio, Age Structure and Parasitism in Unaspis mabilis (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in the Philippines

AGRIVITA Journal of Agricultural Science, 2023
Lanzones scale insect (LSI) has been an important insect pest of lanzones since its first record in 2004. It causes massive defoliation on trees which eventually results to underdeveloped and sour fruits.
Celia dR. Medina, Luis Rey I. Velasco, Joeseph S. Quisado, Joel P. Limson, Darlyn B. Posas, Bryan V. Novio   +5 more
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