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Bt agave: why it is time to explore a new biotechnological frontier

Pest Management Science, Volume 82, Issue 9, Page 8053-8063, September 2026.
Drylands cover 41% of Earth, requiring sustainable crops. Agave, drought‐ and heat‐adapted, offers high‐value products with low water needs. Pests limit yield, yet Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Cry proteins, successful in other plants, remain unexploited in Agave.
Aline Vitória Corim Marim, Marcelo Falsarella Carazzolle, Gonçalo Amarante Guimarães Pereira, Carolina Rossi De Oliveira   +3 more
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Valorization of Ficus carica Pruning Residues as Selective Botanical Insecticides: Optimized Furanocoumarin Extraction, Efficacy Against Neotropical Stink Bugs, and Mechanistic Insights via Molecular Docking

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, Volume 122, Issue 4, August 2026.
Optimized extracts from Ficus carica pruning waste exhibit strong biological activity against major stink bug pests. Complementary in silico analyses suggest this efficacy relies on pest‐specific acetylcholinesterase inhibition, predicting a promising, pollinator‐safe alternative for sustainable agriculture.
Thais A. Almeida, Arley R. Páez, Lara T. M. Costa, Guy Smagghe, Yara M. Cardoso, Letícia M. Faria, Eugênio E. Oliveira, João Paulo V. Leite   +7 more
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Differential detoxification enzyme profiles in C-corn strain and R-rice strain of Spodoptera frugiperda by comparative genomic analysis: insights into host adaptation

BMC Genomics
Background The fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda, a highly invasive, polyphagous pest, poses a global agricultural threat. It has two strains, the C-corn and R-rice strains, each with distinct host preferences.
Ping-Hong Yao, Syed Husne Mobarak, Mao-Fa Yang, Chao-Xing Hu   +3 more
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Harnessing Chelonus inanitus for efficient Spodoptera spp. management: Learning about production to explore roles in Baculovirus transmission

Biological Control
Control of Spodoptera spp. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) crop pests has traditionally relied on heavy insecticide use. Baculoviruses (BV) from the genera Alphabaculovirus and Betabaculovirus offer effective, species-specific alternatives for managing their ...
Beatriz Dáder, Ariel Morel, Delia Muñoz, Primitivo Caballero, Pilar Medina   +4 more
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Lippia umbellata Cav.: Chemical Composition, Insecticidal, and Antimicrobial Activities

Chemistry &Biodiversity, Volume 23, Issue 8, August 2026.
Hexane extracts of Lippia umbellata leaves and flowers contain lupenone, α‐amyrin, and hentriacontane. They exhibit insecticidal activity against Drosophila melanogaster and inhibit AChE in vitro and in silico. Furthermore, the extracts can inhibit the growth of medically important bacteria and yeasts, including multidrug‐resistant strains.
José Guillermo Avila‐Acevedo, Miriam Arlette López‐Pérez, Ana Karen Villagómez‐Guzmán, Edgar Antonio Estrella‐Parra, Nallely Álvarez‐Santos, Israel Valencia‐Quiroz, Julieta Orozco‐Martínez, Ma. Edith López‐Villafranco, Silvia Aguilar‐Rodríguez, Carlos Leonardo Céspedes‐Acuña, Juio Alarcón‐Enos, Ana María García‐Bores   +11 more
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Coinfection of Spodoptera exigua and Spodoptera frugiperda cell lines with the nuclear polyhedrosis viruses of Autographa californica and Spodoptera exigua.

Intervirology, 1999
The Autographa californica multinucleocapsid nuclear polyhedrosis virus (AcMNPV) has a broad host range among Lepidoptera. In contrast, the Spodoptera exigua MNPV (SeMNPV) can replicate efficiently only in S. exigua larvae or S. exigua-derived cell lines. In this study, we examined the coinfection of S.
T, Yanase, C, Yasunaga, T, Hara, T, Kawarabata   +3 more
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Environment and Host Genetics Drive Infection Outcomes in a Butterfly Host, but Do Not Interact With Each Other

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
This study examined how host genetics and larval food plant environment influence parasite infection outcomes in monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) infected with the protozoan Ophryocystis elektroscirrha. We tested for genotype × environment interactions on infection status, infection burden, lifespan, and wing size.
Ania A. Majewska, Grace Chlebove, Jacobus C. de Roode   +2 more
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Functional conservation of IR75q.2 in the recognition of volatile acids and aldehydes in two Spodoptera species

Crop Health
Ionotropic receptors (IRs) serve as important chemosensory receptors for the perception of diverse ecological volatiles in insects, but their specific functions in Lepidoptera remain largely unexplored.
Jin-Meng Guo, Ji-Xiang Wang, Yu He, Xuan-Pu Luan, Zhi-Qiang Wei, Xiao-Long Liu, George F. Obiero, Qi Yan, Shuang-Lin Dong, Jin Zhang   +9 more
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An Epstein‐Barr Virus Nuclear Antigen 1 (EBNA1) Serology Test Strip for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Risk Screening

Journal of Medical Virology, Volume 98, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Antibodies to Epstein‐Barr virus (EBV) proteins can predict nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) risk. We previously defined a prototype EBNA1 protein panel and multiplex immunoblot assay that distinguishes NPC risk several years pre‐diagnosis.
Benjamin E. Warner, Japan Patel, Rebecca Satterwhite, Renwei Wang, Jennifer Adams‐Haduch, Woon‐Puay Koh, Jian‐Min Yuan, Kathy H. Y. Shair   +7 more
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Evolutionary history and recombination in the mitochondrial carrier SLC25 superfamily analyzed by similarities in the exon and transmembrane α‐helix sequences

Protein Science, Volume 35, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract Mitochondrial carriers (MCs), which constitute a superfamily also called the solute carrier family 25 (SLC25), are characterized by conserved signature motif sequences and a six‐transmembrane α‐helical transporter domain. They transport a wide variety of substrates ranging from protons, inorganic ions, citric acid cycle intermediates, and ...
Magnus Monné, Daniela Valeria Miniero, Rosa Calvello, Antonia Cianciulli, Luigi Palmieri, Ferdinando Palmieri   +5 more
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