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Ingestion of bacteria expressing dsRNA to maggots produces severe mortality and deformities in fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae)
BackgroundThe oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), is the world’s most damaging (30–100%) pest infesting important fruits and...
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Biotechnological Interventions for Pesticide Remediation and Soil Health Reclamation
A vast amount of contaminants and garbage are currently being disposed of in the environment as a result of human endeavour. More than one billion...
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The X chromosome of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica, is homologous to a fly X chromosome despite 400 million years divergence
BackgroundSex chromosome evolution is a dynamic process that can proceed at varying rates across lineages. For example, different chromosomes can be...
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Relationships between mating tactics and male traits such as body size and fluctuating asymmetry in the Japanese scorpionfly
Fluctuating asymmetry (FA) is defined as small, random deviations from perfect bilateral symmetry in a morphological trait. It has sometimes been...
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Thanatomicrobiome and epinecrotic community signatures for estimation of post-mortem time interval in human cadaver
AbstractEstimation of post-mortem time interval (PMI) is a key parameter in the forensic investigation which poses a huge challenge to the...
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Toxicity and insect growth regulatory activities of medicinal plant, Withania somnifera, in flesh fly, Sarcophaga ruficornis (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)
BackgroundThe flesh fly Sarcophaga ruficornis is well known for its medical and veterinary importance in causing myiasis in humans and animals. The...
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Fused: a promising molecular target for an RNAi-based strategy to manage Bt resistance in Plutella xylostella (L.)
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), a naturally occurring entomopathogenic soil bacterium, has been the active ingredient of sprayable Bt biopesticides for...
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Fitness effects for Ace insecticide resistance mutations are determined by ambient temperature
BackgroundInsect pest control programs often use periods of insecticide treatment with intermittent breaks, to prevent fixing of mutations conferring...
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Contrast sensitivity and visual acuity of Queensland fruit flies (Bactrocera tryoni)
This study examines the visual acuity of Queensland fruit flies ( Bactrocera tryoni ) by analysing their turning responses to an immersive visual...
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Direct and Indirect Defence Against Insects
To obtain nutrients from their hosts, insects feeding on plants use a variety of approaches. Instead of being submissive victims during such...
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Evolution of Toll, Spatzle and MyD88 in insects: the problem of the Diptera bias
BackgroundArthropoda, the most numerous and diverse metazoan phylum, has species in many habitats where they encounter various microorganisms and, as...
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Metagenomic Approaches for Insect Symbionts
Insects, the most successful groups in animal kingdom, harbor diverse groups of microbes, such as bacteria, archaea, fungi, protozoa, and viruses,...
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Role of Biotechnology in Pesticide Remediation
The present world is facing environmental management problem as the major issue in almost every country across the globe; this is due to increased...
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Stem Cell-Based Tissue Engineering Approaches for Diabetic Foot Ulcer: a Review from Mechanism to Clinical Trial
Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a complication from incomplete or prolonged wound healing, at times requires amputation, putting substantial health and...
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Histone Deacetylase HDAC6 Inhibitor CAY10603 Blocks G1/S of the Cell Cycle and Promotes Senescence of Murine Fibroblasts Transformed with E1A and cHa-ras Oncogenes
AbstractCAY10603 (CAY) is an effective inhibitor of HDAC6 histone deacetylase involved in α-tubulin deacetylation for murine fibroblasts transformed...
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Chitinous Structures as Potential Targets for Insect Pest Control
Chitinous structures are physiologically fundamental in insects. They form the insect exoskeleton, play important roles in physiological systems and...
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The Blow Fly Waltz: Field and Laboratory Observations of Novel and Complex Dipteran Courtship Behavior
Complex courtship has been well documented in the Diptera. However, studies have focused on a limited number of taxa and mostly using lab...
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The role of fetid olfactory signals in the shift to saprophilous fly pollination in Jaborosa (Solanaceae)
Floral scents can act as important contributing factors to plant reproductive isolation mediated by pollinators. Plants may utilize fetid floral...
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Spinosad resistance selected in the laboratory strain of Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae): studies on risk assessment and cross-resistance patterns
Cotton is a major cash crop of Pakistan and susceptible to a variety of insect attacks including the cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley...
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Identification of sex determination genes and their evolution in Phlebotominae sand flies (Diptera, Nematocera)
BackgroundPhlebotomine sand flies (Diptera, Nematocera) are important vectors of several pathogens, including Leishmania parasites, causing serious...
