Assessment of Different Conventional and Biofortified Wheat Genotypes Based on Biology and Damage Pattern of <i>Rhyzopertha dominica</i> and <i>Trogoderma granarium</i> by Hafiz Muhammad Bilal Yousuf, Muhammad Yasin, Muhammad Asif Khan, Asim Abbasi, Muhammad Arshad, Muhammad Anjum Aqueel, Inzamam Ul Haq, Waleed A. A. Alsakkaf, Marwa I. Mackled, Nazih Y. Rebouh, Hayssam M. Ali

“…Differences in certain biological and physical parameters of both pest species and wheat genotypes were investigated under laboratory conditions. …”
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Development of Primer Panels for Whole-Genome Amplification and Sequencing of Human Seasonal Coronaviruses: hCoV-OC43, hCoV-HKU1, hCoV-229E, and hCoV-NL63 by Tamila Musaeva, Artem Fadeev, Maria Pisareva, Veronika Eder, Andrey Ksenafontov, Margarita Korzhanova, Valery Tsvetkov, Alexander Perederiy, Irina Kiseleva, Daria Danilenko, Dmitry Lioznov, Andrey Komissarov

“…While seasonal patterns and the annual variability of predominant hCoV species are well-documented, their genetic and species diversity in St. …”
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The Florida Panther: Past, Present, and Future by Madelon van de Kerk, Madan K. Oli, David P. Onorato

“…They were one of the first species to be added to the US endangered species list and are now the only population of North American puma that occurs east of Mississippi River. …”
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Interdigitated Electrophotocatalytic Cell for Water Purification by Guy Shemer, Yaron Paz

“…Results point out to the importance of activated oxygen species formed in the process and suggest that the short distance between the two electrodes provides a way to utilize the activated oxygen species formed at the negatively biased electrode.…”
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Yellow Sugarcane Aphid, Sipha flava (Forbes) (Insecta: Heteroptera: Aphididae) by Gregg S. Nuessly

“…The yellow sugarcane aphid causes damage to sorghum, sugarcane and several species of pasture grass (Median-Gaud et al. 1965, Kindler and Dalrymple 1999). …”
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Update on Management Methods for Cycad Aulcaspis Scale by Greg S. Hodges, Forrest W. Howard, Eileen A. Buss

“… More than 20 species of scale insects occur on cycads in Florida, the most damaging of which is the cycad aulacaspis scale. …”
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First confirmation of variegated molehopper Xya variegata (Latreille, 1809) (Orthoptera: Tridactylidae) occuring in Slovenia by Matjaž Bedjanič

“…Thus, the previously doubtful inclusion of the species in the checklist of Slovenian Orthoptera is now justified. …”
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Blueberry Varieties for Florida by Jeffrey G. Williamson, Paul M. Lyrene

“…Florida is rich in other native Vaccinium species. The woods and swamps of Florida are populated with at least eight wild blueberry species. …”
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Coconut mite, Acathrix trymatus (Keifer) by W. C. Welbourn

“…Keifer's generic name, Acathrix, means "short seta" for the minute scapular setae on the prodorsal sclerite of this species (Keifer 1962b). Briones (1963) investigated A. trymatus and three other eriophyid species on Philippine coconut palms and found their feeding did little damage and did not transmit cadang-cadang disease. …”
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Macrolepidoptera of Chineta Nature Reserve (Altai Province, Southern Siberia, Russia) by Polina D. Pavlova

“…C. orientalis is a species with West-Siberian and Far-Eastern disjunctive areal.…”
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A contribution to the Slovenian spider fauna – I. by Rok Kostanjšek

“…Recent records on presumably extinct endemic species Nesticus idriacus are also provided, as well as suggestion to its transfer to the IUCN category rare (R). …”
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Coreopsis leavenworthii by Edward F. Gilman, Jeffrey G. Norcini, Teresa Howe

“… Thirteen Coreopsis species occur in Florida, eleven of which are widely considered native to Florida. …”
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Herbicide Application Techniques for Woody Plant Control by Jason Ferrell, Ken Langeland, Brent Sellers

“… The progression of trees and other woody plants into pastures, fencerows, ditch banks, rights-of-way and other areas is a common occurrence. These woody species can be particularly troublesome and require control since they will compromise fence intregrity, impede canal drainage, interfere with transmission of electricity, and some species (such as cherry trees) are highly poisonous to livestock. …”
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Little Fire Ant Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by Virginia Rose Seagal, Andrea Lucky

“…This species has been documented in the state of Florida since at least 1924, where it was first recorded in Miami (Wetterer and Porter 2003). …”
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A Parasitoid Wasp Cotesia congregata (Say) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Braconidae) by Christopher D. Crockett, Andrea Lucky, Oscar E. Liburd, Karen M. Kester

“… This species of Cotesia has been widely used as a model system in insect physiology. …”
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Fruit Fly, Anastrepha edentata Stone (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr.

“…There is a possibility that this species has not survived in Florida. It is not considered to be of economic importance anywhere within its range. …”
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Managing Thrips and Tomato Spotted Wilt in Pepper by Joe Funderburk, Steve Olson, Julianne Stavisky, Yolanda Avila

“…Feeding and egg-laying by thrips results in distortion, discoloration, silvering, and bronzing of leaves and fruits of vegetables reducing their market value. Some species of thrips are vectors of bunyaviruses (family Bunyaviridae, genus Tospovirus, type species Tomato spotted wilt). …”
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Coreopsis leavenworthii by Edward F. Gilman, Jeffrey G. Norcini, Teresa Howe

“… Thirteen Coreopsis species occur in Florida, eleven of which are widely considered native to Florida. …”
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Chaos and Bifurcations of a Leslie-Gower Food Chain with Strong Allee Effect by Chunshan Xue, Xia Liu

“…Allee effect, as an important biological phenomenon, has been considered in many ecosystems, whereas, its influence on interactions of three or more species is little investigated. In this paper we modify a three-species Leslie-Gower type food chain system by incorporating the strong Allee effect into the source. …”
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Comparative Activity of Several Antimicrobial Agents against Nosocomial Gram-Negative Rods Isolated across Canada by Shelley R Scriver, Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Study Group, Donald E Low

“…Consecutive isolates from 10 institutions, as well as additional strains of selected species of Enterobacteriaceae that are known to possess the Bush group 1 beta-lactamase, were tested for susceptibility to 12 antimicrobials. …”
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