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Morphological traits for sex identification of the oriental armyworm, Mythimna separata (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Published 2020-06-01Get full textThe oriental armyworm, Mythimna separata (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a harmful pest which causes heavy loss in agricultural crops. Sex identification of M. separata is very important for understanding the biology and management of this pest. Development of fast and convenient methods to identify M....
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Ultrastructure of the sensilla on antennae and mouthparts of larval and adult Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)
Published 2018-06-01Get full textPlutella xylostella (L.) (Plutellidae) is an important agricultural pest throughout the world. In this study, the morphology of antennal and mouthpart sensilla in the larvae and adults of P. xylostella (L.) was observed by using a scanning electron microscope. The larval antennae possess six sensill...
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Transmission characteristics of Tomato chlorosis virus (ToCV) by Bemisia tabaci MED and its effects on host preference of vector whitefly
Published 2019-09-01Get full textThe epidemiology of Tomato chlorosis virus (ToCV) in China is closely associated with its vector whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) MED. However, the transmission characteristics of ToCV by B. tabaci MED remain poorly understood. In this study, we analyzed: 1) the horizontal and vertical transmiss...
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Performance and transcriptomic response of the English grain aphid, Sitobion avenae, feeding on resistant and susceptible wheat cultivars
Published 2021-01-01Get full textPlant resistance against insects mainly depends on nutrient restriction and toxic metabolites, but the relative importance of nutrition and toxins remains elusive. We examined performance, nutrition ingestion, and transcriptome response of the English grain aphid, Sitobion avenae, feeding on resista...
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Role of TRP channels and HSPs in thermal stress response in the aphid parasitoid Aphelinus asychis (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae)
Published 2020-06-01Get full textAphelinus asychis is an important aphid endoparasitoid. Under field and greenhouse conditions, high temperature is one of the factors limiting the application of A. asychis for biological pest control. To explore the potential role of transient receptor potential (TRP) channels and heat shock protei...
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Physiology and defense responses of wheat to the infestation of different cereal aphids
Published 2020-06-01Get full textCereal aphids are major insect pests of wheat, which cause significant damages to wheat production. Previous studies mainly focused on the resistance of different wheat varieties to one specific aphid species. However, reports on the physiology and defense responses of wheat to different cereal aphi...
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