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The rice striped stem borer (SSB), Chilo suppressalis Walker, and the rice yellow stem borer (YSB), Scirpophaga incertulas Walker, are two of the most damaging pests of rice plant, whose relative crop damage has ...
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Open AccessLong-term seasonal forecasting of a major migrant insect pest: the brown planthopper in the Lower Yangtze River Valley
Rice planthoppers and associated virus diseases have become the most important pests threatening food security in China and other Asian countries, incurring costs of hundreds of millions of US dollars annually...
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Multiscale analyses on a massive immigration process of Sogatella furcifera (Horváth) in south-central China: influences of synoptic-scale meteorological conditions and topography
Mass landings of migrating white-backed planthopper, Sogatella furcifera (Horváth), can lead to severe outbreaks that cause heavy losses for rice production in East Asia. South-central China is the main infestati...
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Open AccessDetermining the migration duration of rice leaf folder (Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée)) moths using a trajectory analytical approach
Many moths finish their long distance migration after consecutive nights, but little is known about migration duration and distance. This information is key to predicting migration pathways and understanding t...
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Tripartite associations among bacteriophage WO, Wolbachia, and host affected by temperature and age in Tetranychus urticae
A phage density model of cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI), which means lytic phages reduce bacterial density associated with CI, significantly enhances our understanding of the tripartite associations among ba...
