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Plant protection: Current status, progress and challenges in China
Published 2019-04-01 Get full text
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cDNA Cloning of Heat Shock Protein Genes and Their Expression in an Indigenous Cryptic Species of the Whitefly Bemisia tabaci Complex from China
Published 2012-02-01Get full textThermal adaptation plays a fundamental role in shaping the distribution and abundance of insects, and heat shock proteins (Hsps) play important roles in the temperature adaptation of various organisms. To better understand the temperature tolerance of the indigenous ZHJ2-biotype of whitefly Bemisia...
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Changes in Soil Biota Resulting from Growth of the Invasive Weed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. (Compositae), Enhance Its Success and Reduce Growth of Co-Occurring Plants
Published 2014-09-01Get full textExotic plant invasion presents a serious threat to native ecosystem structure and function. Little is known about the role of soil microbial communities in facilitating or resisting the spread of invasive plants into native communities. The purpose of this research is to understand how the invasive...
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Species-specific COI primers for rapid identification of a globally significant invasive pest, the cassava mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero
Published 2019-05-01Get full textThe globally invasive cassava mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero is a pernicious pest of cassava, and its recent introduction into Asia has raised considerable alarm. To slow or prevent further invasion, an accurate, simple, and developmental-stage-independent detection method for P. manih...
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Characterization of a native whitefly vitellogenin gene cDNA and its expression pattern compared with two invasive whitefly cryptic species
Published 2016-08-01Get full textThe whitefly Bemisia tabaci is a species complex, of which two invasive species, called MEAM1 and MED whiteflies, have invaded many parts of the world in the past 30 years and replaced native whitefly populations in many regions of invasions including many areas in China. One of the possible reasons...
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Density and Seasonal Dynamics of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) Mediterranean on Common Crops and Weeds Around Cotton Fields in Northern China
Published 2014-10-01Get full textThe density seasonal dynamics of Bemisia tabaci MED were evaluated over two years in a cotton-growing area in Langfang, Hebei Province, northern China on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) and six other co-occurring common plants, common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.), piemarker (Abutilon theophra...
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Range expansion of the invasive cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley: An increasing threat to agricultural and horticultural crops in China
Published 2020-03-01Get full textThe globally invasive cotton mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, has recently invaded several Chinese regions, and continues to expand its range. This mealybug is a polyphagous insect pest, with at least 200 host plants from 63 families, including cotton, food crops, fruits, ornamental plants,...
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Halloween genes AhCYP307A2 and AhCYP314A1 modulate last instar larva–pupa–adult transition, ovarian development and oogenesis in Agasicles hygrophila (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)...
Published 2023-03-01Get full textIn insects, ecdysteroids are synthesized by genes of the Halloween family and play important roles in several key developmental events, including molting and metamorphosis. However, the roles of these genes in Agasicles hygrophila are still largely unknown. In this study, the expression patterns of...
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Relationship between copulation and cold hardiness in Ophraella communa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
Published 2019-04-01Get full textOphraella communa (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), the ragweed leaf beetle, is a biological control agent of the invasive common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia (Asterales: Asteraceae). Adults can survive cold conditions that occur during winter. The adults mate before entering overwintering. Understan...
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Comparing Immature Development and Life History Traits in Two Coexisting Host-Feeding Parasitoids, Diglyphus isaea and Neochrysocharis formosa (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)
Published 2014-12-01Get full textCoexisting natural enemies that share a common host resource in the same guild usually exhibit variation in their life history traits, due to their need to share a similar ecological niche. In this study, we compared the immature development times and adult life history traits of two coexisting, hos...
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Estimation of the potential geographical distribution of a new potato pest (Schrankia costaestrigalis) in China under climate change
Published 2023-08-01Get full textGlobal food security is threatened by the impacts of the spread of crop pests and changes in the complex interactions between crops and pests under climate change. Schrankia costaestrigalis is a newly-reported potato pest in southern China. Early-warning monitoring of this insect pest could protect...
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Effect of heat shock on the susceptibility of Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) to insecticides
Published 2016-10-01Get full textCurrently, insecticides are considered as the primary approach for controlling western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). However, the heavy use of insecticides resulted in high insect resistance and serious environmental pollution. Given its characterist...
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Molecular characteristics and temperature tolerance function of the transient receptor potential in the native Bemisia tabaci AsiaII3 cryptic species
Published 2020-11-01Get full textInsects are poikilothermic animals, and temperature is one of the most important abiotic factors affecting their spread and distribution. For example, differences in thermal tolerance may underlie the significant differences in geographical distributions between the native AsiaII3 and invasive MED (...
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Molecular phylogeny and identification of agromyzid leafminers in China, with a focus on the worldwide genus Liriomyza (Diptera: Agromyzidae)
Published 2023-10-01Get full textLeaf-mining flies (Diptera: Agromyzidae) are a diverse family of small-bodied insects that feed on living plant tissues as larvae. Various species in this family are considered globally invasive and have caused great agricultural economic losses. In China, economically important vegetable crops have...
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MmNet: Identifying Mikania micrantha Kunth in the wild via a deep Convolutional Neural Network
Published 2020-05-01Get full textMikania micrantha Kunth is an invasive alien weed and known as a plant killer around the world. Accurately and rapidly identifying M. micrantha in the wild is important for monitoring its growth status, as this helps management officials to take the necessary steps to devise a comprehensive strategy...
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Identification and developmental expression of putative gene encoding juvenile hormone esterase (CpJHE-like) in codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.)
Published 2019-07-01Get full textJuvenile hormone esterase (JHE) is a key enzyme for insects, playing an important role in the regulation of insect growth, development, diapause and reproduction. We identified a complete putative JHE of Cydia pomonella (CpJHE-like) which is comprised of a 1 761 bp coding sequence (CDS) encoding 587...
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First report of the South American tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick), in China
Published 2020-07-01Get full textTuta absoluta (Meyrick) originated in South America and is one of the most serious pests of tomatoes. It is also known to attack other solanaceous crops, including potato, eggplant, pepper, tobacco, and weedy species such as black nightshade. After accidental introduction into Spain in 2006, this pe...
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Biology, invasion and management of the agricultural invader: Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Published 2021-03-01Get full textThe fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), is native to the Americas. It has rapidly invaded 47 African countries and 18 Asian countries since the first detection of invasion into Nigeria and Ghana in 2016. It is regarded as a super pest based on its host range (at least 353 host...
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