pan, cheng xueyi, he xia, luxia wei, kexin niu, yuqun han, baoyu
Saliva plays a crucial role in shaping the compatibility of piercing–sucking insects with their host plants. Understanding the complex composition of leafhopper saliva is important for developing effective and eco-friendly control strategies for the tea green leafhopper, Empoasca flavescens Fabrecius, a major piercing–sucking pest in Chinese tea pl...
koschier, elisabeth h. dittmann, lena spangl, bernhard
Understanding the stimuli used by insect pests to find their food plants can be a first step towards manipulating their behaviour and, thus, controlling them. We investigated the responses of the sugar beet weevil Asproparthenis punctiventris (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to the volatile leaf odours of its food plants, including Beta vulgaris subsp. ...
tokponnon, tatchémè filémon ossè, razaki zoulkifilou, sare dabou amos, gbenouga festus, houessinon idayath, gounou sidick, aboubakar messenger, louisa a. akogbeto, martin
Epidemics of arboviruses in general, and dengue fever in particular, are an increasing threat in areas where Aedes (Ae.) aegypti is present. The effectiveness of chemical control of Ae. aegypti is jeopardized by the increasing frequency of insecticide resistance. The aim of this study was to determine the susceptibility status of Ae. aegypti to pub...
chen, mengran kan, jintao zhang, yufeng zhao, jinhao chaojun, lv zhong, baozhu chaoxu, li qin, weiquan
In this study, the changes in the conventional nutrient and mineral compositions as well as the metabolomics characteristics of the red palm weevil (RPW) Rhynchophus ferrugineus Olivier (Curculionidae: Coleoptera) larvae at early (EL), middle (ML) and old (OL) developmental stages were investigated. Results showed that the EL and ML had the highest...
lomonaco, giovanni franco, antonio de smet, jeroen scieuzo, carmen salvia, rosanna falabella, patrizia
Hermetia illucens has received a lot of attention as its larval stage can grow on organic substrates, even those that are decomposing. Black soldier fly breeding provides a variety of valuable products, including frass, a mixture of larval excrements, larval exuviae, and leftover feedstock, that can be used as a fertilizer in agriculture. Organic f...
xinzhi, ni huffaker, alisa schmelz, eric a. wenwei, xu williams, w. paul guo, baozhu xianchun, li huang, fangneng
The polyphagous fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, has become an invasive pest worldwide in recent years. To develop maize germplasm with multiple pest resistance and understand genetic inheritance, 12 experimental hybrids (six pairs of reciprocal crosses) with diverse genetic backgrounds and four commercial checks were examined for FAW re...
xie, yifei tan, yifan wen, xuanye deng, wan jinxiu, yu li, mi meng, fanhui wang, xiudan zhu, daohong
Basilepta melanopus is a pest that severely affects oil tea plants, and the Notch signaling pathway plays a significant role in the early development of insect ovaries. In this study, we explored the function of the notch gene within the Notch signaling pathway in the reproductive system of B. melanopus. The functional domains and expression patter...
husain, mureed rasool, khawaja g. sutanto, koko d. omer, abdalsalam o. tufail, muhammad aldawood, abdulrahman s.
The red palm weevil (RPW) is a significant threat to date palms. Conventional pest control has been ineffective. This study aims to evaluate entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) indigenous to Saudi Arabia and commercial against RPW. We used 33 soil samples collected from four areas of Saudi Arabia. The indigenous EPNs were isolated and cultured using ...
jinxin, wu lingyi, li qin, daoyuan chen, han liu, yuanlin shen, guanwang zhao, ping
Artificial silkworm diets significantly impact farm profitability. Sustainable cocoon production depends on the continuous improvement of feed efficiency to reduce costs and nutrient losses in the feed. This study used metabolomics to explore the differences in silkworm cocoons and hemolymph under two modes of rearing: an artificial diet and a mulb...
wang, guiping wang, guangzhao jiale, li yixiang, ma you, yinwei zhou, zizhang zhao, yunhe men, xingyuan song, yingying yu, yi
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The timing of decocooning and nesting during the flowering period are crucial for the reproduction and pollination activities of Osmia excavata. In order to improve the pollination efficiency of O. excavata, it is crucial to find a way to break the cocoon quickly. Our results showed that the decocooning rates at 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, and 72 h after 30...
