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A novel approach to co-expression network analysis identifies modules and genes relevant for moulting and development in the Atlantic salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis)
BackgroundThe salmon louse ( Lepeophtheirus salmonis ) is an obligate ectoparasitic copepod living on Atlantic salmon and other salmonids in the...
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Improved reproduction of Chelonus inanitus on Ephestia kuehniella highlights this factitious host as an alternative to the natural host Spodoptera littoralis
Chelonus inanitus L. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is an egg-larval parasitoid of Lepidoptera, with the potential for biological control of noctuids. The...
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The level of arylphorin in the haemolymph of Spodoptera mauritia Boisd. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae is increased by the insecticide, pyriproxyfen
Rice swarming caterpillar, Spodoptera mauritia , is a major pest of paddy. Insect growth regulators are a class of substances that interfere with...
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The function of wing bullae in mayflies (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) reveals new insights into the early evolution of Pterygota
BackgroundMayflies are basal winged insects of crucial importance for the understanding of the early evolution of Pterygota. Unlike all other...
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Ecdysone receptor strongly influences larval–pupal–adult transition and melanization in Tuta absoluta
BackgroundTomato leaf miner ( Tuta absoluta ) is a quarantined pest that damages Solanaceae crops worldwide. The overuse of traditional pesticides...
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Hormone Analogues and Chitin Synthesis Inhibitors
The complexity of insect endocrine system can be well understood by studying different types of hormones, which include juvenile hormones,...
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Maturation of telotrophic ovary accompanied with ecdysteroidogenic activity and contrastive decrease in ecdysteroids in the whole body of red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
Ecdysteroids are mainly synthesised in the prothoracic glands, which regulate larval moulting and metamorphosis in insects. After degeneration of the...
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Cell-specific expression and individual function of prohormone convertase PC1/3 in Tribolium larval growth highlights major evolutionary changes between beetle and fly neuroendocrine systems
BackgroundThe insect neuroendocrine system acts in the regulation of physiology, development and growth. Molecular evolution of this system hence has...
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Insect Predators Immature Stages Biology
Getting accurate information on natural enemies’ biology and interactions with herbivorous insects is one of the first tasks before they can be used...
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Laboratory evaluation of insect growth regulators against the spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii
Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) is an invasive species that causes great damages to many stone and small fruits, resulting in reduced...
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Microbiota in disease-transmitting vectors
Haematophagous arthropods, including mosquitoes, ticks, flies, triatomine bugs and lice (here referred to as vectors), are involved in the...
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Evaluation of the histopathological and biochemical effects of fenoxycarb in the ovaries of Spodoptera mauritia (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Insect development is disrupted by juvenile hormone (JH) and their mimics in several ways. Many of them have been thoroughly investigated and are...
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Sex determining systems of Drosophila control somatic sexual differentiation by cytoplasmic determinants and inductive signals: an insight from pattern development of aberrant sexual genotypes
In Drosophila melanogaster , sexual adaptation shapes the chromosomal level genome organization, by which an embryo with the X:A ratio 0.5 develop...
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Diminished fitness of red cotton bug Dysdercus koenigii Fabricius induced by the volatiles in the hexane extract of Catharanthus roseus
Survival, longevity, growth index and development of fifth instar nymphs of Dysdercus koenigii (Heteroptera: Pyrrhocoriedae) as influenced by the Catha...
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Water immersion tolerance by larval instars of stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, L1758 (Diptera: Muscidae) impairs the fitness performance of their subsequent stages
BackgroundIn holometabolous insects, environmental factors experienced in pre-imaginal life stages affect the life-history traits within that stage...
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Pests and Their Management in Pineapple
The insect pests of pineapple include the mealybug Dysmicoccus brevipes, pineapple scale Diaspis bromeliae, thrips Holothrips ananasi and Thrips...
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Design and performance evaluation of rotating biological contactors for recirculating freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) hatchery using artificial seawater
Biofilter is a key component in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) for converting highly toxic ammonia to less toxic nitrate using nitrifying...
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Biopesticides in Sustainable Agriculture: Current Status and Future Prospects
Intensive application of synthetic pesticides was the routine practice of commercial agriculture during the Green Revolution to boost agricultural...
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Hormetic response and co-expression of cytochrome P450 and cuticular protein reveal the tolerance to host-specific terpenoid defences in an emerging insect pest, Pagiophloeus tsushimanus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Camphor oil (EO) and its main component (i.e. d -camphor) form specific terpenoid defences in camphor trees, Cinnamomum camphora . However, an emerging...
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Climate change impacts on ticks and tick-borne infections
Evidence climate change is impacting ticks and tick-borne infections is generally lacking. This is primarily because, in most parts of the world,...