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We evaluated the effect of supplementation of a wheat bran (WB) diet with fresh carrots (FC) or wet brewer’s grains (WBG) on the growth performance and chemical composition of Tenebrio molitor larvae. Additionally, a digestibility trial was performed to determine the nutritional value of the raw materials used. The control ...
Detritivorous insects that flourish in decaying environments encounter microorganisms throughout their life cycle. However, it is not clear whether the microbial composition of the decaying environment affects the microbial composition of the insect gut, or whether the opposite is true, with the microorganisms that are ...
CRISPR/Cas9 technology is a very powerful genome editing tool and has been used in many insect species for functional genomics studies through targeted gene mutagenesis. Here, we successfully established CRISPR/Cas9 research platform in Asian multi-colored ladybird beetle, Harmonia axyridis , an important natural enemy in ...
American foulbrood (AFB) is a cosmopolitan bacterial disease that affects honey bee ( Apis mellifera ) larvae and causes great economic losses in apiculture. Currently, no satisfactory methods are available for AFB treatment mainly due to the difficulties to eradicate the tenacious spores produced by the etiological agent ...
Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) is an important invasive pest that poses a serious threat to global crop production. Both emamectin benzoate (EB) and diamide insecticides are effective insecticides used to protect against S. frugiperda . Here, 16S rRNA sequencing was used to characterize the gut microbiota in S. ...
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The Central Highland of Madagascar has a native vegetation formation known as tapia woodland that is able to withstand regular fires. However, the ant fauna of this habitat remains poorly understood. This study compares the distribution of ant species in recently burned (<1 yr since fire) and ...
This research evaluated the AedesTech Mosquito Home System (AMHS), an ovitrap employing autodissemination with pyriproxyfen, to monitor and manage mosquito populations. It involved 3 studies of the AMHS: a baseline study, an effectiveness study, and an autodissemination study on Aedes (Diptera: ...
The black cocoa ant, Dolichoderus thoracicus (Smith 1860), has become a major pest in Taiwan over the past decade. Although a cryptic invasion involving the coexistence of native (mtClade I) and nonnative (mtClade II) lineages within the same species has been reported, key biological features of ...
Insects use volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as environmental cues for resource-searching. Volatile cues provide information that can attract pollinators and natural enemies or repel crop pests. Naturally occurring VOCs are valuable tools for controlling and monitoring pests as part of integrative ...
Nasonia is an emerging model system for investigating the evolution of complex species-specific behavioral and morphological phenotypes. For example, the male head shape differs considerably between Nasonia Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) species. In addition, differences in courtship ...
We developed a two-choice spatial olfactometer to evaluate the response of adult secondary screwworm ( Cochliomyia macellaria ), house fly ( Musca domestica ), and flesh fly ( Sarcophaga bullata ) to two commercially available fly-trap attractants, Captivator and FliesBeGone in three-dimensional ...
Hybridization between eastern and western lineages of the biological control agent, Leucotaraxis argenticollis (Zetterstedt) (Diptera: Chamaemyiidae), was demonstrated in the laboratory. The western lineage is abundant on hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae Annand (Hemiptera: Adelgidae) in ...
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