European Journal of Entomology, 2017 The Mediterranean corn borer Sesamia nonagrioides (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) has a unique and recently multiplied juvenile hormone esterase gene family (SnJHER) with particular transcriptional profiles and functional characteristics.
Dimitrios KONTOGIANNATOS +2 more
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Managing maize under pest species competition: is Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) maize the solution? [PDF]
, 2016 Transgenic crops that contain Cry genes from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) have been adopted by farmers over the last 17 years. Unlike traditional broad spectrum chemical insecticides, Bt's toxicity spectrum is relatively narrow and selective, which may ...
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European Journal of Entomology, 2018 In Lepidoptera, larval dietary experience of volatile cues can induce adult preference for these cues. However, such induction may require several generations, depending in part on the degree of specialization of the insects.
Christophe PETIT +5 more
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Influence of Dietary Experience on the Induction of Preference of Adult Moths and Larvae for a New Olfactory Cue. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 In Lepidoptera, host plant selection is first conditioned by oviposition site preference of adult females followed by feeding site preference of larvae. Dietary experience to plant volatile cues can induce larval and adult host plant preference.
Christophe Petit +7 more
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Combining abilities in maize for the length of the internode basal ring, the entry point of the Mediterranean corn borer larvae [PDF]
, 2014 Length of the internode basal ring (LIBR) in maize is a morphological character that has been associated with resistance to Mediterranean corn borer (MCB), Sesamia nonagrioides Lef.
Barros Ríos, Jaime Antonio +3 more
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تأثیر میزبان بر برخی از ویژگی های زیستی زنبور پارازیتوئید تخم (Telenomus busseolae Gahan(Hym.: Scelionidae [PDF]
تحقیقات آفات گیاهی, 2014 ساقه خواران نیشکر در ایران شامل دو گونه Sesamia cretica Led. و S. nonagrioides Lef. می باشند که از مهم ترین آفات نیشکر محسوب می شوند. مهم ترین دشمن طبیعی ساقه خواران نیشکر در خوزستان زنبور پارازیتوئید Telenomus busseolae Gahan است که نقش مهمی در ...
ارسلان جمشیدنیا +1 more
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Effects of antioxidant activity of black maize in corn borer larval survival and growth
Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2018 Antioxidant activity (AA) of black maize kernels attributed mainly to polyphenols has potential effects on health and possible defense functions against pests.
Pedro Revilla +2 more
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Número de ciclos cortos necesarios para inducir la diapausa en huevos y larvas de Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefebvre) [PDF]
, 2000 Se sometieron huevos de Sesamia nonagrioides (LEFEBVRE) durante su desarrollo embrionario a fotoperiodo corto 12:12 (L:O) y posteriormente a fotoperiodos 16:8 y 0:24, sin observar que se hubiera inducido diapausa en ellos. Las larvas neonatas sometidas
Eizaguirre Altuna, Matilde +2 more
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Temporal patterns of emergence, calling behaviour and oviposition period of the maize stem borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae) [PDF]
, 2007 Sexual behaviour in most of the noctuid Lepidoptera follows a diel periodicity and is limited to a precise period of either the day or the night. The periodicity and the maturation periods are specific as well as the onset of oviposition behaviour.
Calatayud, Paul-André +4 more
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