A stage structured model for mosquito suppression with immigration by Mugen Huang, Zifeng Wang, Zixin Nie

“…The incompatible insect technique based on Wolbachia is a promising alternative to control mosquito-borne diseases, such as dengue fever, malaria, and Zika, which drives wild female mosquitoes sterility through a mechanism cytoplasmic incompatibility. …”
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Waterlettuce Weevil Neohydronomus affinis Hustache, 1926 (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Telmah Telmadarrehei, Carey R. Minteer

“…., 1990; 2001). Since then, the insect has successfully established itself in peninsular Florida and is also reported in Louisiana (Center et al., 2002). …”
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EFFECT OF ELEVATED TEMPERATURE ON THE SURVIVAL OF DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER INFECTED WITH A PATHOGENIC WOLBACHIA STRAIN by A. A. Strunov, Yu. Yu. Ilinskii, I. K. Zakharov, E. V. Kiseleva

“…This fact makes it promising for control of insect pests and transmitters of human diseases. Any symbiotic association is exposed to various stress factors: starvation, heat, cold, etc., which affect the symbiont interaction significantly. …”
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Mealworm-Derived Protein Hydrolysates Enhance Adipogenic Differentiation via Mitotic Clonal Expansion in 3T3-L1 Cells by Hee-Jeong Ryu, Syng-Ook Lee

“…With the growing global demand for sustainable and alternative protein sources, insect-derived proteins, particularly from <i>Tenebrio molitor</i> (mealworms), have gained attention due to their high nutritional value and functional bioactivities. …”
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Keefektivan Ekstrak Daun Sirih Hutan Sebagai Pengendali Serangan Hama Penggerek Buah Kopi (Hypothenemus hampei Ferrari) di Lapangan by John Agus Sahputra Pardosi, Arif Ravi Wibowo, Ebenezer Muaratama Sibarani

“…The coffee berry borer (CBB), caused by the Hypothenemus hampei Ferrari insect, is a significant pest for coffee farmers, particularly attacking the berries and affecting both the quality and quantity of coffee production. …”
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The Hsf1-sHsp cascade has pan-antiviral activity in mosquito cells by Jieqiong Qu, Michelle Schinkel, Lisa Chiggiato, Samara Rosendo Machado, Gijs J. Overheul, Pascal Miesen, Ronald P. van Rij

“…This Hsf1-sHsp cascade acts as an early response against chikungunya virus infection and shows pan-antiviral activity against chikungunya, Sindbis, and dengue virus as well as the insect-specific Agua Salud alphavirus in Ae. aegypti cells and against chikungunya virus and O’nyong-nyong virus in Aedes albopictus and Anopheles gambiae cells, respectively. …”
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Susceptibility of lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) to entomopathogenic fungi isolated from poultry houses litter and nearby soil by Elżbieta Popowska-Nowak, Dorota Tumialis, Elżbieta Pezowicz

“…The lesser mealworm Alphitobius diaperinus is present in great numbers in poultry houses. These insects are especially dangerous as a potential carriers of pathogens such as bacteria, viruses and parasites. …”
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Ophiocordyceps salganeicola, a parasite of social cockroaches in Japan and insights into the evolution of other closely-related Blattodea-associated lineages by João P. M. Araújo, Mitsuru G. Moriguchi, Shigeru Uchiyama, Noriko Kinjo, Yu Matsuura

“…Abstract The entomopathogenic genus Ophiocordyceps includes a highly diverse group of fungal species, predominantly parasitizing insects in the orders Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera and Lepidoptera. …”
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Effects of Climate Change on Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases in Europe by J. S. Gray, H. Dautel, A. Estrada-Peña, O. Kahl, E. Lindgren

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The structure of egg batches, number of eggs and egg hatching rates of pine processionary moth Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) / Thaumetopoea wilkinsoni Tams... by Cansu Keleş, Saliha Voyvot, Ertuğrul Bilgili

“…In this study, the structure of egg batches, number of eggs, egg-laying patterns and egg hatching rates of the insect were investigated. A total of 841 egg-batches were collected from different calabrian pine [Pinus brutia (Tenore)] forests located in 11 provinces in Turkey. …”
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Inventory and Potential of Natural Enemies ( Predators and Parasitoids ) as Pest Controller in Lemon Crops in Langkat, North Sumatera by Endi Kurniawan, Ameilia Zuliyanti Siregar

“…The fruit shaped as a round oval, colored yellow bright, and tasteful sour or a little sweet. Other roles of insects in nature besides insect potential herbivores (phytophagous) pests, that is, as predators and parasitoids. …”
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In Silico Evolution of Gene Cooption in Pattern-Forming Gene Networks by Alexander V. Spirov, Marat A. Sabirov, David M. Holloway

“…We use a data-driven model of insect segmentation, for the fruit fly Drosophila, and evaluate fitness by robustness to maternal variability—a major constraint in biological development. …”
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The Aphid Fauna (Hemiptera:Aphidoidea) and Host Plants of The Büyükada Island (İstanbul, Turkey) by Hayal Akyıldırım Beğen, Gazi Görür

“…Aphids are small, soft-bodied and one of the sap-feeding insect groups and also can damage almost all plants. …”
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Effectiveness of Dose and Application Interval of Ocimum sanctum Essential Oil as Bactrocera spp. Attractant on Siamese Orange Plants by Lutfir Rahman Amri, Arneti Arneti, Reflinaldon Reflinaldon, My Syahrawati

“…This research was conducted in citrus plantations of Gunung Omeh District, Lima Puluh Kota Regency, West Sumatra, Indonesia, and Insect Bioecology Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Andalas. …”
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Tree-Dwelling Ants: Contrasting Two Brazilian Cerrado Plant Species without Extrafloral Nectaries by Jonas Maravalhas, Jacques H. C. Delabie, Rafael G. Macedo, Helena C. Morais

“…Ants dominate vegetation stratum, exploiting resources like extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) and insect honeydew. These interactions are frequent in Brazilian cerrado and are well known, but few studies compare ant fauna and explored resources between plant species. …”
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Interactive effects of Rhizobacteria for Managing Spodoptera exigua on Shallot Plants (Allium cepa Linnaeus) under Field Conditions by Hidrayani Hidrayani, Nurbailis Nurbailis, Fitri Yeni, Zahlul Ikhsan

“…Rhizobacteria have been known to be used as biocontrol agents for controlling insect pests. The research objectives were to determine and compare the effectiveness of Yuyaos and BPTPH rhizobacteria formula (Bacillus sp.) in suppressing the attack of S. exigua on shallot-growing areas. …”
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Azadirachtin in combination with emamectin benzoate and abamectin increases efficacy against brinjal shoot and fruit borer, <i>Leucinodes orbonalis</i> Guenee by Md. Mahi Imam Mollah

“… Brinjal shoot and fruit borer (BSFB) is a serious insect pest of brinjal, causing significant damage and yield loss in Bangladesh. …”
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The infectivity of virus particles from Wolbachia-infected Drosophila by Angelique Asselin, Karyn Johnson

“…To do this, we looked at Wolbachia’s impact on insect viruses from two diverse virus families within the whole organism Drosophila melanogaster. …”
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Enterovirus-like particles encapsidate RNA and exhibit decreased stability due to lack of maturation. by Louis Kuijpers, Evdokia-Anastasia Giannopoulou, Yuzhen Feng, Wouter van den Braak, Abbas Freydoonian, Ramon Ramlal, Hugo Meiring, Belén Solano, Wouter H Roos, Arjen J Jakobi, Leo A van der Pol, Nynke H Dekker

“…In contrast to prior studies and prevailing hypotheses, we show that insect-cell produced enterovirus VLPs include encapsidated RNA fragments with viral protein coding sequences. …”
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Ovarian Development and Vitellogenin Gene Expression under Heat Stress in Silkworm, Bombyx mori by Satinath Paul, Bela Keshan

“…The study thus showed that a brief exposure of Bombyx larvae and pupae to a temperature of 42°C or higher, much prevalent in tropical countries like India, greatly affects the ovarian development and reproductive performance of this commercially important insect. The study further showed a developmental- and tissue-specific expression of vitellogenin mRNA in fat body and ovary upon heat shock. …”
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