Entomology and Plant Pathology

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2008 journal article

Extreme diversity of tropical parasitoid wasps exposed by iterative integration of natural history, DNA barcoding, morphology, and collections

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 105(34), 12359–12364.

By: M. Smith *, J. Rodriguez*, J. Whitfield *, A. Deans n, D. Janzen *, W. Hallwachs *, P. Hebert *

author keywords: Area de Conservacion Guanacaste; Costa Rica; caterpillar; Braconidae; host specificity
MeSH headings : Animals; Biodiversity; Costa Rica; DNA; Data Collection / methods; Electronic Data Processing; Genes, Insect; Host-Parasite Interactions; Lepidoptera / parasitology; Molecular Sequence Data; Morphogenesis; Natural History; Parasites; Wasps / classification; Wasps / genetics
TL;DR: DNA barcoded 2,597 parasitoid wasps belonging to 6 microgastrine braconid genera reared from parapatric tropical dry forest, cloud forest, and rain forest in northwestern Costa Rica and combined these data with records of caterpillar hosts and morphological analyses to result in a much more fine-scaled understanding of Parasitoid diversity and host specificity. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Phenology of the Apple Maggot (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the Southern Appalachian Mountains

ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY, 37(5), 1154–1161.

By: M. Meck n, J. Walgenbach n & G. Kennedy n 

author keywords: apple; Bhagoletis pomonella; diapause
TL;DR: Climatic conditions in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, including a relatively long growing season and mild winters, are conducive to a more protracted apple maggot emergence period compared with more northern locations. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Effects of floral resources on fitness of the parasitoids Trichogramma exiguum (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) and Cotesia congregata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL, 47(2), 180–186.

By: B. Witting-Bissinger n, D. Orr n & H. Linker n

author keywords: Cotesia congregata; Trichogramma exiguum; Beneficial insect habitat; Biological control
TL;DR: Results show that provisioning T. exiguum with honey and buckwheat flowers resulted in greater longevity, total fecundity, and lifetime production of female offspring than water alone. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
6. Clean Water and Sanitation (OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Worker size in the Formosan subterranean termite in relation to colony breeding structure as inferred from molecular markers

ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY, 37(2), 400–408.

By: C. Husseneder, J. Powell, J. Grace, E. Vargo* & K. Matsuura

author keywords: microsatellite genotyping; morphometry; breeding system; Isoptera; Rhinotermitidae
TL;DR: It is suggested that the number of reproductives within colonies has a stronger influence on worker size than the individuals’ genetic diversity in Formosan subterranean termite colonies. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

The effect of temperature on Natural Antisense Transcript (NAT) expression in Aspergillus flavus

CURRENT GENETICS, 54(5), 241–269.

By: C. Smith*, D. Robertson n, B. Yates *, D. Nielsen n, D. Brown n, R. Dean n , G. Payne n

author keywords: Aspergillus flavus; Natural antisense transcripts (NATs); Temperature; Gene expression
MeSH headings : Aspergillus flavus / genetics; Aspergillus flavus / metabolism; Expressed Sequence Tags; Fungal Proteins / genetics; Fungal Proteins / metabolism; Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; Genome, Fungal; RNA Precursors / metabolism; RNA, Antisense / metabolism; Temperature; Transcription, Genetic / genetics
TL;DR: RNA expression analysis showed that 32 NATs and 2,709 genes were differentially expressed between 37°C and 28°C, the conducive temperature for the biosynthesis of aflatoxin (AF) and many other secondary metabolites. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Operational considerations for augmentation of Trichogramma exiguum (Hymenoptera : Trichogrammatidae) for suppression of Rhyacionia frustrana (Lepidoptera : Tortricidae) in Pinus taeda plantations

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 101(2), 421–429.

By: M. Philip* & D. Orr*

author keywords: Trichogramma exiguum; Rhyacionia frustrana; augmentation biological control; microclimate; predation
TL;DR: Quality control data suggest that low emergence levels and intense predation by ants upon developing T. exiguum for suppression of R. frustrana damage may not be practical within P. taeda plantations, and microclimate did not impact capsule discovery by predators or predation levels. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Olive fruit fly (Diptera : tephritidae) ovipositional preference and larval performance in several commercially important olive varieties in california

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 101(3), 750–758.

By: H. Burrack n  & F. Zalom*

TL;DR: Ovipositional preference and enhanced larval performance has implications for the pest status of this invasive insect in California. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 article

Genomics of industrial Aspergilli and comparison with toxigenic relatives

FOOD ADDITIVES AND CONTAMINANTS PART A-CHEMISTRY ANALYSIS CONTROL EXPOSURE & RISK ASSESSMENT, Vol. 25, pp. 1147–1151.

By: M. Machida*, Y. Terabayashi*, M. Sano*, N. Yamane*, K. Tamano *, G. Payne n, J. Yu *, T. Cleveland *, W. Nierman*

author keywords: fermentation industry; secondary metabolism; non-syntenic blocks
TL;DR: Synteny analysis with A. fumigatus and A. nidulans showed that the A. oryzae genome has a mosaic structure consisting of syntenic and non-syntenic blocks, and expression analysis by the DNA microarray supported the significantly lower expression of genes on the non-Syntenic than on the syntenic blocks. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Genome sequence of the metazoan plant-parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita

NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY, 26(8), 909–915.

By: P. Abad, J. Gouzy *, J. Aury *, P. Castagnone-Sereno, E. Danchin, E. Deleury, L. Perfus-Barbeoch, V. Anthouard* ...

MeSH headings : Animals; Base Sequence; Chromosome Mapping; DNA, Complementary / genetics; DNA, Helminth / genetics; Expressed Sequence Tags; Genes, Helminth; Genome, Helminth; Molecular Sequence Data; Plant Diseases / parasitology; Plant Roots / parasitology; Plants / parasitology; RNA Interference; Sequence Alignment; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Tylenchoidea / genetics
TL;DR: The draft genome sequence of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita, a biotrophic parasite of many crops, is reported, providing insights into the adaptations required by metazoans to successfully parasitize immunocompetent plants, and open the way for discovering new antiparasitic strategies. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Fitness of isolates of Phytophthora capsici resistant to mefenoxam from squash and pepper fields in North Carolina

PLANT DISEASE, 92(10), 1439–1443.

By: A. Cafe-Filho * & J. Ristaino n 

Contributors: A. Café-Filho * & J. Ristaino n 

author keywords: fungicide resistance; metalaxyl; oomycetes; phenylamides; stramenopiles
TL;DR: Mefenoxam-resistant isolates from squash were as aggressive on pepper as sensitive or resistant pepper isolates, suggesting that mefenoxAM-resistant populations of P. capsici are as virulent and fit as sensitive populations. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Evaluation of atoxigenic isolates of Aspergillus flavus as potential biocontrol agents for aflatoxin in maize

FOOD ADDITIVES AND CONTAMINANTS PART A-CHEMISTRY ANALYSIS CONTROL EXPOSURE & RISK ASSESSMENT, 25(10), 1264–1271.

By: J. Atehnkeng*, P. Ojiambo n , T. Ikotun*, R. Sikora*, P. Cotty * & R. Bandyopadhyay *

author keywords: aflatoxin; corn; mycotoxin; competitive exclusion; West Africa
MeSH headings : Aflatoxin B1 / analysis; Aflatoxin B1 / antagonists & inhibitors; Aflatoxins / analysis; Aflatoxins / antagonists & inhibitors; Aspergillus flavus / chemistry; Crops, Agricultural; Ecology / methods; Food Microbiology; Nigeria; Pest Control, Biological; Spores; Zea mays / chemistry; Zea mays / microbiology
TL;DR: Among the naturally occurring atoxigenic isolates in Nigeria, two isolates from Lafia, La3279 and La3303, were most effective at reducing aflatoxin B1 + B2 concentrations in both laboratory and field trials. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Effects of temperature and molecular oxygen on the use of atmospheric pressure plasma as a novel method for insect control

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 101(2), 302–308.

By: K. Donohue n, B. Bures n, M. Bourham n  & M. Roe  n

author keywords: atmospheric pressure plasma; insect control; quarantine; dielectric barrier discharge; oxygenated helium plasma
TL;DR: It seems that increases in temperature and the introduction of oxygen even at low levels can increase the insecticidal activity of plasma to varying degrees depending on the insect species. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 article

Aspergillus flavus genomics as a tool for studying the mechanism of aflatoxin formation

FOOD ADDITIVES AND CONTAMINANTS PART A-CHEMISTRY ANALYSIS CONTROL EXPOSURE & RISK ASSESSMENT, Vol. 25, pp. 1152–1157.

By: J. Yu *, G. Payne n, W. Nierman*, M. Machida*, J. Bennett*, B. Campbell*, J. Robens*, D. Bhatnagar *, R. Dean n , T. Cleveland *

author keywords: aflatoxins; mycotoxins; toxigenic fungi; Aspergillus; genomics; expressed Sequence tags; microarrays; gene profiling
MeSH headings : Aflatoxins / biosynthesis; Aspergillus flavus / genetics; Aspergillus flavus / metabolism; Aspergillus oryzae / genetics; Gene Expression Profiling / methods; Genes, Fungal; Genome, Fungal; Genomics / methods; Genomics / trends; Multigene Family; Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis / methods
TL;DR: The major objective of the A. flavus genomics program is the identification of genes involved in aflatoxin biosynthesis and regulation, as well as in pathogenicity, to gain a better understanding of the mechanism of a Flatoxin formation. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Population density, species abundance, and breeding structure of subterranean termite colonies in and around infested houses in central North Carolina

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 101(4), 1349–1359.

By: V. Parman n & E. Vargo n

author keywords: Reticulitermes flavipes; Reticulitermes virginicus; R. hageni; microsatellites; population genetics
TL;DR: These results provide the most detailed picture to date of the number, distribution, and colony characteristics of subterranean termite colonies located in and around residential structures in central North Carolina. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Influence of soil temperature, rainfall, and planting and harvest dates on Chaetocnema confinis (Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae) damage to sweetpotato roots

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 101(4), 1238–1243.

By: P. Jasrotia  n, M. Abney n, N. Neerdaels n & G. Kennedy n 

author keywords: sweetpotato; Chaetocnema confinis; planting date; harvest date; soil temperature
TL;DR: Understanding the effects of planting/harvesting and weather factors on flea beetle damage will be useful in predicting the time when the sweetpotato crop is at greater risk from high levels of damage by C. confinis. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Evaluation of Pseudomonas syringae strain ESC-11 for biocontrol of crown rot and anthracnose of banana

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL, 46(3), 279–286.

By: S. Williamson n, M. Guzman, D. Marin*, O. Anas n, X. Jin* & T. Sutton n

author keywords: banana; biological control; crown rot; anthracnose; Pseudomonas syrningae strain; ESC-11; Fusarium aff. sacchari; Fusarium pallidoroseum; F. proliferatum; F. oxysporum; Colletotrichum musae; thiabendazole; imazalil
TL;DR: Though ESC-11 alone was not effective in reducing disease, further testing in combination with low rates of fungicide should be done. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Chloroplast DNA phylogeography in long-lived Huon pine, a Tasmanian rain forest conifer

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH, 38(6), 1576–1589.

By: C. Clark n & I. Carbone n 

TL;DR: Genealogy based methods were used to estimate phylogeographic history for a Tasmanian endemic conifer, Huon pine, and two of the five haplotypes were widely distributed, but the most frequently occurring haplotype was found only in the western portion of the range. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

An empirical test of the F(2) screen for detection of Bacillus thuringiensis-resistance alleles in tobacco budworm (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae)

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 101(4), 1406–1414.

By: C. Blanco*, O. Perera *, F. Gould n , D. Sumerford*, G. Hernandez *, C. Abel*, D. Andow *

author keywords: Heliothis virescens; insecticide resistance management; Cry1Ac; YHD2; single-pair family
TL;DR: The assumptions and theoretical predictions related to detection of recessive Bt-resistant alleles in field populations based on a second generation (F2) screen based on Heliothis virescens (F.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) were tested. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
3. Good Health and Well-being (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Transcription of the German cockroach densovirus BgDNV genome: Alternative processing of viral RNAs

DOKLADY BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS, 421(1), 176–180.

By: T. Kapelinskaya*, E. Martynova*, A. Korolev*, C. Schal n  & D. Mukha

Contributors: T. Kapelinskaya*, E. Martynova*, A. Korolev*, C. Schal n  & D. Mukha

MeSH headings : Animals; Cockroaches / virology; Densovirus / genetics; Genome, Viral; Open Reading Frames; RNA, Viral / genetics; RNA, Viral / isolation & purification; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; Transcription, Genetic; Viral Nonstructural Proteins / genetics
TL;DR: It was shown that splicing of RNAs encoding both VP and NS proteins is observed during infection development and that the viral RNAs for NS proteins undergo alternative splicing, and the size of the transcripts synthesized from two viral promoters were determined. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 review

Parasitism proteins in nematode-plant interactions

[Review of ]. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY, 11(4), 360–366.

By: E. Davis n, R. Hussey*, M. Mitchum * & T. Baum *

MeSH headings : Animals; Helminth Proteins / metabolism; Host-Parasite Interactions; Molecular Mimicry; Nematoda / metabolism; Plants / parasitology
TL;DR: Phenotypic effects of expressing nematode parasitism proteins in transformed plant tissues, protein-protein interaction assays, and RNA-mediated interference analyses are currently providing exciting evidence of the biological role of candidate nematodes secreted parasitic proteins and identifying potential novel means of developing transgenic resistance to nem atodes in crops. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

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