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Wing patterning genes of Nilaparvata lugens identification by transcriptome analysis, and their differential expression profile in wing pads between brachypterous and macropterous morphs

Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2015
The brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens is an economically important pest on rice plants. This species produces macropterous and brachypterous morphs in response to environmental cues, which makes it very difficult to control.
Kai-yin LI, Ding-bang HU, Fang-zhou LIU, Man LONG, Si-yi LIU, Jing ZHAO, Yue-ping HE, Hong-xia HUA   +7 more
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Proteomics of the Honeydew from the Brown Planthopper and Green Rice Leafhopper Reveal They Are Rich in Proteins from Insects, Rice Plant and Bacteria

Insects, 2020
Honeydew is a watery fluid excreted by plant sap-feeding insects. It is a waste product for the insect hosts. However, it plays important roles for other organisms, such as serving as a nutritional source for beneficial insects and bacteria, as well as ...
Jinghua Zhu, Kunmiao Zhu, Liang Li, Zengxin Li, Weiwei Qin, Yoonseong Park, Yueping He   +6 more
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Biochemical Mechanisms, Cross-resistance and Stability of Resistance to Metaflumizone in Plutella xylostella

Insects, 2020
The diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) is an important pest of cruciferous crops worldwide. It has developed resistance to many conventional and novel insecticide classes.
Jun Shen, Zhao Li, Dongyang Li, Rumeng Wang, Shuzhen Zhang, Hong You, Jianhong Li   +6 more
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Effect of Diallyl Trisulfide on the Reproductive Behavior of the Grain Moth, Sitotroga cerealella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

Insects, 2019
The Angoumois grain moth, Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier, 1789) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), is primarily a pest of stored products, that feeds inside the grain as larvae inducing significant economic loss in various stored commodities.
Meng-Meng Chang, Sakhawat Shah, Meng-Ya Wu, Su-Su Zhang, Gang Wu, Feng-Lian Yang   +5 more
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Developmental Differences on the Internal Reproductive Systems between the Prediapause and Prereproductive Riptortus pedestris Adults

Insects, 2020
Riptortus pedestris (Heteroptera: Alydidae), an important crop pest, is capable of entering reproductive adult diapause under short-day photoperiods. Though the physiological aspects of adult diapause have been well studied in this species, little is ...
Abdul Hafeez, Bei Li, Wen Liu, Muhammad Nauman Atiq, Xiao-Ping Wang   +4 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Dicraeus orientalis Becker, 1911 (Diptera: Chloropidae)

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021
Dicraeus orientalis feeds on the seeds of Poaceae. The complete mitochondrial genome of D. orientalis was sequenced and annotated as the first representative of the family Chloropidae. The full length of mitogenome was 16,188 bp, consisting of 13 protein-
Jiuzhou Liu, Xin Li, Xiaodong Cai, Bintao Du, Xiaoyan Liu, Ding Yang   +5 more
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Predatory functional response and fitness parameters of Orius strigicollis Poppius when fed Bemisia tabaci and Trialeurodes vaporariorum as determined by age-stage, two-sex life table [PDF]

PeerJ, 2020
Background The polyphagous predatory bug O. strigicollis is an active predator used to control thrips and aphids. The whitefly species Bemisia tabaci and Trialeurodes vaporariorum are voracious pests of different economic agricultural crops and ...
Shakeel Ur Rehman, Xingmiao Zhou, Shahzaib Ali, Muhammad Asim Rasheed, Yasir Islam, Muhammad Hafeez, Muhammad Aamir Sohail, Haris Khurram   +7 more
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Describing the Diapause-Preparatory Proteome of the Beetle Colaphellus bowringi and Identifying Candidates Affecting Lipid Accumulation Using Isobaric Tags for Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteome Quantification (iTRAQ)

Frontiers in Physiology, 2017
Prior to entering diapause, insects must prepare themselves physiologically to withstand the stresses of arresting their development for a lengthy period.
Daniel A. Hahn, Xiao-Ping Wang, Qian-Qian Tan, Wen Liu, Fen Zhu, Chao-Liang Lei   +5 more
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Determination of fitness traits of Orius strigicollis Poppius (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) on Pectinophora gossypiella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) using two-sex life table analysis [PDF]

PeerJ, 2020
Background Pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella) is a destructive insect pest of cotton crops in China and globally, which is actively predated on by Orius strigicollis. Studies on the fitness or survival of O. strigicollis fed on P.
Shahzaib Ali, Qian Zhu, Waqar Jaleel, Shakeel Ur Rehman, Muhammad Asim Rasheed, Muhammad Musa Khan, Yasir Islam, Muhammad Hafeez, Xingmiao Zhou   +8 more
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Identifying Molecular-Based Trophic Interactions as a Resource for Advanced Integrated Pest Management

, 2021
Biodiversity is an essential attribute of sustainable agroecosystems. Diverse arthropod communities deliver multiple ecosystem services, such as biological control, which are the core of integrated pest management programs.
Angelita Acebes-Doria, Pedro F. S. Toledo, Arash Kheirodin, Brett Blaauw, Erin E. Grabarczyk, Kylie Lennon, Amos D. Kaldor, Swikriti Pandey, Jason M. Schmidt   +8 more
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