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Amino acid vectorization of salicylic acid enables efficient activation of NPR1‐dependent defense without phytotoxicity

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Amino acid‐vectorized salicylic acid activates PR1/NPR1‐dependent defenses without phytotoxicity, showing an efficient strategy for controlled delivery and enhanced plant immunity. Abstract BACKGROUND Addressing global food security under rapid population growth and climate change requires sustainable strategies to protect crops from pathogens while ...
Ruth Oussou, Benoit Guichard, Loïc Lemée, Vincent Lebeurre, Cécile Marivingt‐Mounir, Jean‐François Chollet, Sylvain La Camera   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wolbachia versus dengue: Evolutionary forecasts. [PDF]

, 2013
A novel form of biological control is being applied to the dengue virus. The agent is the maternally transmitted bacterium Wolbachia, naturally absent from the main dengue vector, the mosquito Aedes aegypti.
Bull, James J, Turelli, Michael
core   +1 more source

How does leaf age affect performance? A comparative study of essential oils from young and mature Eucalyptus globulus leaves in crop protection

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Leaf age influences metabolomic profiling but not bioactivity of Eucalyptus globulus essential oils. Leaf age affects volatile levels of young and adult E. globulus oils, but not their bioactivity. Young leaf essential oil had higher contents of α‐ and β‐pinene. AEEO had higher levels of 1,8‐cineole and trans‐pinocarveol.
Mafalda Pinto, Cristiano Soares, Ana Cristina Figueiredo, Joana Neto, Pedro A S Sousa, Ana A R M Aguiar, Michele Narduzzi, Chiara Antonelli, Anna Maria Vettraino, Tatiana Andreani, Fernando Tavares, Fernanda Fidalgo   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fitness costs associated with Vip3Aa resistance on various hosts in Helicoverpa zea

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Significant fitness costs associated with Vip3Aa resistance in H. zea were observed across three non‐Bt hosts. Abundant non‐Bt refuges could help limit the spread of Vip3Aa resistance in H. zea in the field. Abstract BACKGROUND Transgenic crops containing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) proteins are crucial for managing major agricultural pests such as the
Haley Kennedy, David L Kerns, Graham P Head, Fei Yang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dissecting the sterility phenotype in gene edited Drosophila suzukii pgSIT males

Scientific Reports
Drosophila suzukii is an invasive pest that affects many fresh, soft-skinned fruits such as strawberries and blueberries. To combat this pest, growers use various methods including insecticide sprays, biological control, and sanitation practices. However,
Avery D. Witherbee, Stephanie Gamez
doaj   +1 more source

Screening the Resistance of Male Aedes aegypti and Anopheles coluzzii to Insecticides in the Context of Using Genetic Control Tools in Burkina Faso

Insects
Background: Genetic control tools, such as the sterile insect technique (SIT) and genetically modified mosquitoes (GMMs), require releasing males comparable to their wild counterparts.
Hamidou Maiga, Abel Souro Millogo, Koama Bayili, Etienne Bilgo, Inoussa Toe, Roch Kounbobr Dabiré, Jeremy Bouyer, Abdoulaye Diabaté   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Viruses vector control proposal: genus Aedes emphasis

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017
The dengue fever is a major public health problem in the world. In Brazil, in 2015, there were 1,534,932 cases, being 20,320 cases of severe form, and 811 deaths related to this disease.
Nelson Nogueira Reis, Alcino Lázaro da Silva, Elma Pereira Guedes Reis, Flávia Chaves e Silva, Igor Guedes Nogueira Reis   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bisexual releases are as effective as male-only releases to control Drosophila suzukii with the sterile insect technique. [PDF]

Pest Manag Sci
Bisexual releases are as effective as male‐only releases to control Drosophila suzukii with the sterile insect technique. Releasing sterile Drosophila suzukii males or males and females in cages led to the same degree of induced sterility in wild females.
Labbetoul A, Fellous S.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Leaf penetration by endophytic Metarhizium brunneum enables infection of Phthorimaea absoluta in tomato mines while inducing the crop defense system

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Spraying Metarhizium brunneum on tomato plants controls heterogeneous and upcoming Phthorimaea absoluta populations by infecting larvae within mines and priming plant induced systemic defences. Abstract BACKGROUND The endophytic entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium brunneum Petch EAMa 01/58‐Su shows strong potential for managing Phthorimaea absoluta, a ...
Esther Aguilera Cuenca, María José García del Rosal, Fabián García Espinoza, Enrique Quesada Moraga, Irene Magdalena Rodríguez Gómez, Meelad Yousef Yousef   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Control of the olive fruit fly using genetics-enhanced sterile insect technique

BMC Biology, 2012
Background The olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae, is the major arthropod pest of commercial olive production, causing extensive damage to olive crops worldwide. Current control techniques rely on spraying of chemical insecticides.
Ant Thomas, Koukidou Martha, Rempoulakis Polychronis, Gong Hong-Fei, Economopoulos Aris, Vontas John, Alphey Luke   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source