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 +6 more
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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 +9 more
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ScaleNet: a literature-based model of scale insect biology and systematics. [PDF]
Database (Oxford), 2016 Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) are small herbivorous insects found on all continents except Antarctica. They are extremely invasive, and many species are serious agricultural pests.
García Morales M +5 more
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Genome sequence of the Chinese white wax scale insect Ericerus pela: the first draft genome for the Coccidae family of scale insects. [PDF]
Gigascience, 2019 Background The Chinese white wax scale insect, Ericerus pela, is best known for producing wax, which has been widely used in candle production, casting, Chinese medicine, and wax printing products for thousands of years.
Yang P +8 more
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Gene expression plasticity across hosts of an invasive scale insect species. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2017 For plant-eating insects, we still have only a nascent understanding of the genetic basis of host-use promiscuity. Here, to improve that situation, we investigated host-induced gene expression plasticity in the invasive lobate lac scale insect ...
Christodoulides N +8 more
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Identification and evaluation of reference genes in the Chinese white wax scale insect Ericerus pela. [PDF]
Springerplus, 2016 BackgroundThe Chinese white wax scale insect, Ericerus pela, is a well-known resource insect. The females and males are dramatically distinct at each developmental stage.
Yu SH +6 more
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Crop insect pest detection based on dilated multi-scale attention U-Net
Plant MethodsBackground Crop pests seriously affect the yield and quality of crops. Accurately and rapidly detecting and segmenting insect pests in crop leaves is a premise for effectively controlling insect pests. Methods Aiming at the detection problem of irregular
Xuqi Wang, Shanwen Zhang, Ting Zhang
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Trees, Forests and People, 2020 The movement of invasive species is a global threat to ecosystems and economies. Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) are particularly well-suited to avoid detection, invade new habitats, and escape control efforts. In countries that celebrate Christmas,
Adam G. Dale +2 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 ...
Vea IM +5 more
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Genome Scale Transcriptomics of Baculovirus-Insect Interactions
Viruses, 2013 Baculovirus-insect cell technologies are applied in the production of complex proteins, veterinary and human vaccines, gene delivery vectors‚ and biopesticides.
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