On the tracks of an uninvited guest, the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus in Cyprus by Riccardo Piccinno, Giulia Fiorenza, Marlen Ines Vasquez, Jeremy Bouyer, Gregoris Notarides, Ludvik Marcus Gomulski, Soteris Meletiou, Mustafa Akiner, Antonios Michaelakis, Federico Forneris, Giovanni Maga, Giuliano Gasperi, Anna Rodolfa Malacrida

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Search for biocontrol agents among endophytic lipopeptidesynthesizing bacteria <i>Bacillus</i> spp. to protect wheat plants against Greenbug aphid (<i>Schizaphis graminum</i>) by S. D. Rumyantsev, V. Y. Alekseev, A. V. Sorokan, G. F. Burkhanova, E. A. Cherepanova, I. V. Maksimov, S. V. Veselova

“…Beneficial endophytic bacteria can suppress the development of insect pests through direct antagonism, with the help of metabolites, or indirectly by the induction of systemic resistance through the regulation of hormonal signaling pathways. …”
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Sprayable solutions containing sticky rice oil droplets reduce western flower thrips damage and induce changes in Chrysanthemum leaf chemistry by Thijs V. Bierman, Hocelayne P. Fernandes, Hocelayne P. Fernandes, Young H. Choi, Sumin Seo, Klaas Vrieling, Mirka Macel, Bram Knegt, Thomas E. Kodger, Ralph van Zwieten, Peter G. L. Klinkhamer, T. Martijn Bezemer

“…In conclusion, our study provides new information on how the application of a new plant-based plant protection product affects insect herbivores and alters crop phytochemistry for improved herbivore resistance.…”
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Inhibition of the invasive plant Ambrosia trifida by Sigesbeckia glabrescens extracts by Lijuan Yin, Guangzhong Zhang, Haoyu Zhao, Yuxin Zhang, Jiaozi Wangchen, Fanghao Wan, Bo Liu, Wanqiang Qian

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21st century Latin American synthetic peptides for their application in antivenom production by Jésica A. Rodríguez, Gabriela R. Barredo-Vacchelli, Joaquin A. Eloy, Silvia A. Camperi

“…Epitopes have been identified from many clinically important toxins in Latin American snakes (snake venom metalloproteinases, snake venom serine proteases, crotamine, phospholipases A2, and three-finger toxins), scorpions (beta-mammal/insect toxin Ts1, alpha-mammal toxin Ts2, alpha-mammal toxin Ts3, toxin Ts4, and beta-mammal Tt1g neurotoxin), and spiders (dermonecrotic toxin and delta-ctenitoxin-Pn2a). …”
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Adjuvant-free, self−assembling ferritin nanoparticle vaccine coupled with influenza virus hemagglutinin protein carrying M1 and PADRE epitopes elicits cross-protective immune respo... by Yongqiang Zhao, Shuangshuang Guo, Jia Liu, Yating Wang, Bo Wang, Chun Peng, Enqi Du, Enqi Du, Enqi Du

“…HMP-NPs were expressed in a soluble form in the baculovirus-insect cell system and self-assembled into homogeneous nanoparticles. …”
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Predatory Functional Response of Harmonia sedecimnotata to Aphis craccivora by Jiaru DENG, Zhiwei LIU, Lizhi HUO, Longhua SUN

“…In practical application, suitable insect state and quantity should be adopted according to the occurrence density of A. craccivora.…”
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Evaluation of Six Novel Protein Sources on Apparent Digestibility in Pacific White Shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei by Xiaoyue Li, Yongkang Chen, Chaozhong Zheng, Shuyan Chi, Shuang Zhang, Beiping Tan, Shiwei Xie

“…To conclude, newly developed protein sources such as single-cell protein (CAP, BPM, and CM) showed great potential as a fishmeal alternative, and insect protein meals (TM and BSFLM) were less effective for shrimp compared to the CD. …”
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Single‐cell sequencing reveals the features of adaptive immune responses in the liver of a mouse model of dengue fever by Yizhen Yuan, Qian Chen, Zhe Li, Fangzhou Cai, Dan Li, Wei Wang

“…Abstract Background Dengue fever, an acute insect‐borne infectious disease caused by the dengue virus (DENV), poses a great challenge to global public health. …”
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Single dose of recombinant baculovirus vaccine expressing sigma B and sigma C genes provides good protection against novel duck reovirus challenge in ducks by Yufei Wang, Siyi Xu, Xia Chen, Yunlong Dou, Xingzhu Yang, Zenglei Hu, Shuang Wu, Xiaoquan Wang, Jiao Hu, Xiufan Liu

“…Here, we developed two subunit vaccine candidates for NDRV based on the insect cell-baculovirus expression system (IC-BEVS). …”
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The contrasted impacts of grasshoppers on soil microbial activities in function of primary production and herbivore diet by Ibanez, Sébastien, Foulquier, Arnaud, Brun, Charles, Colace, Marie-Pascale, Piton, Gabin, Bernard, Lionel, Gallet, Christiane, Clément, Jean-Christophe

“…This pattern can be explained by the loss of carbon associated with insect respiration, which increases the resource requirements of microbes and by a lower production of root exudates by conservative species. …”
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Nine draft genome sequences of Claviceps purpurea s.lat., including C. arundinis, C. humidiphila, and C. cf. spartinae, pseudomolecules for the pitch canker pathogen Fusarium circi... by Brenda D. Wingfield, Miao Liu, Hai D. T. Nguyen, Frances A. Lane, Seamus W. Morgan, Lieschen De Vos, P. Markus Wilken, Tuan A. Duong, Janneke Aylward, Martin P. A. Coetzee, Kasia Dadej, Z. Wilhelm De Beer, Wendy Findlay, Minette Havenga, Miroslav Kolařík, Jim G. Menzies, Kershney Naidoo, Olivia Pochopski, Parivash Shoukouhi, Quentin C. Santana, Keith A. Seifert, Nicole Soal, Emma T. Steenkamp, Catherine T. Tatham, Margriet A. van der Nest, Michael J. Wingfield

“…The draft genomes of Davidsoniella eucalypti, Quambalaria eucalypti and Teratosphaeria destructans, all three important eucalyptus pathogens, are presented. The insect associate Grosmannia galeiformis is also described. …”
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Molecular Phylogenetics and Estimation of Evolutionary Divergence and Biogeography of the Family Cordycipitaceae (Ascomycota, Hypocreales) by Huili Pu, Jiao Yang, Nemat O. Keyhani, Lixia Yang, Minhai Zheng, Chenghao Qiu, Yuchen Mao, Junya Shang, Yongsheng Lin, Chengjie Xiong, Longbing Lin, Pengyu Lai, Yanbin Huang, Xin Yuan, Huiling Liang, Longfei Fan, Xiaoli Ma, Chunjin Qiu, Junzhi Qiu

“…The Cordycipitaceae family of insecticidal fungi is widely distributed in nature, is the most complex in the order Hypocreales (Ascomycota), with members displaying a diversity of morphological characteristics and insect host ranges. Based on Bayesian evolutionary analysis of five genomic loci(the small subunit of ribosomal RNA (SSU) gene, the large subunit of ribosomal RNA (LSU) gene, the translation elongation factor 1-α (<i>tef1-α</i>) gene, the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II (<i>rpb1</i>), and the second largest subunit of RNA polymerase II (<i>rpb2</i>), we inferred the divergence times for members of the Cordycipitaceae, improving the internal phylogeny of this fungal family. …”
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Exploring the potential of black soldier fly live larvae as a sustainable protein source for laying hens: A comprehensive study on egg quality by Arianna Cattaneo, Erminia Sezzi, Marco Meneguz, Roberto Rosà, Davide Santori, Sofia Cucci, Rosalba Roccatello, Francesca Grosso, Stefano Mercandino, Valeria Zambotto, Eugenio Aprea, Pavel Solovyev, Luana Bontempo, Angela Trocino, Gerolamo Xiccato, Sihem Dabbou

“…Live insect larvae were recently proposed for use in laying hens in intensive chicken farming as an innovative form of environmental enrichment. …”
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A chromosome-level genome assembly of Meteorus pulchricornis Wesmael (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) by Shiji Tian, Ruizhong Yuan, Xingzhou Ma, XiaoHan Shu, Yu Fang, Zhaohe Lu, Qiuyu Qu, Yu Jin, Jiabao Gong, Yanlin Peng, Ziqi Wang, Xiqian Ye, Xuexin Chen, Pu Tang

“…Abstract Meteorus pulchricornis Wesmael (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is an important parasitoid of lepidopteran insects. So far, only three scaffold-level genomes have been published for the genus Meteorus. …”
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Effect of different drying methods on the amino acids, α-dicarbonyls and volatile compounds of rape bee pollen by Yanxiang Bi, Jiabao Ni, Xiaofeng Xue, Zidan Zhou, Wenli Tian, Valérie Orsat, Sha Yan, Wenjun Peng, Xiaoming Fang

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Subchronic Exposure to Low-Dose Chlorfenapyr and Emamectin Benzoate Disrupts Kidney Metabolism in Rats by Di Zhang, Xiao-Hua Song, Dan Yang, Mu-Zi Ge, Jun Qiu, Han-Qing Jiang, Yan-Yan Sun, Xiang-dong Li, Yi-Jun Wu

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Invertebrates of Siberia as a promising source of animal protein for innovative feed and food production. 6. Potential of nutrient accumulation in biomass via feed enrichment by Sergei E. Tshernyshev, Andrei S. Babenko, Irina B. Babkina, Ruslan T-O. Baghirov, Vera P. Modyaeva, Margarita D. Morozova, Ksenia E. Skriptcova, Elena Yu. Subbotina, Mikhail V. Shcherbakov, Anastasia V. Simakova

“…Insects are twice as caloric as snails and worms, and the caloric content of insects increases with the addition of nutrients, while that of snails and worms remains unchanged. …”
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First Observation of Polygyny in Fire Ants, Solenopsis SPP., in South America by Donald P. Jouvenaz, Daniel P. Wojcik, Robert K. Vander Meer

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Optimal Pest Control Strategies with Cost-effectiveness Analysis by Ihza Rizkia Fitri, Farida Hanum, Ali Kusnanto, Toni Bakhtiar

“…This study evaluates the application of three dynamical measures of controls, namely, green insecticide, mating disruption, and the removal of infected plants, in controlling pest insects. A model was built to describe the interaction between plants and insects as well as the circulation of the pathogen. …”
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