Entomology and Plant Pathology

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2017 journal article

Characterization of ferulic acid removal from aqueous solution by H2O2-modified hydrothermal biochar produced from Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat. cv. Chuju

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 26(12), 7478–7491.

By: Y. Xie, C. Zhou, F. Li, S. Hu , Z. Zhang, Z. Zhang, J. Wang, W. Kong

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

The Pathogenesis-Related Maize Seed (PRms) Gene Plays a Role in Resistance to Aspergillus flavus Infection and Aflatoxin Contamination

FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, 8.

By: R. Majumdar *, K. Rajasekaran *, C. Sickler*, M. Lebar *, B. Musungu*, A. Fakhoury, G. Payne n, M. Geisler ...

author keywords: PRms; RNAi; Aspergillus flavus; maize; aflatoxin resistance; gene network analysis
TL;DR: Gene co-expression network analysis of RNA-seq data during the A. flavus-maize interaction identified ZmPRms as a network hub possibly responsible for regulating several downstream candidate genes associated with disease resistance and other biochemical functions. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Higher yields and lower methane emissions with new rice cultivars

GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 23(11), 4728–4738.

By: Y. Jiang *, K. Groenigen *, S. Huang *, B. Hungate *, C. Kessel*, S. Hu n , J. Zhang *, L. Wu * ...

author keywords: meta-analysis; methanogenesis; methanotrophy; roots; soil carbon
MeSH headings : Agriculture / methods; Biomass; Carbon / analysis; China; Greenhouse Gases / analysis; Greenhouse Gases / metabolism; Methane / analysis; Methane / metabolism; Oryza / genetics; Oryza / growth & development; Oryza / metabolism; Soil / chemistry
TL;DR: It is shown in a series of experiments that high-yielding rice cultivars actually reduce CH4 emissions from typical paddy soils, and suggests that modern rice breeding strategies for high-Yielding cultivars can substantially mitigate paddy CH4 emission in China and other rice growing regions. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Field Attraction of Carob Moth to Host Plants and Conspecific Females

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 110(5), 2076–2083.

By: S. Hosseini *, S. Goldansaz*, S. Menken*, M. Wijk  n, P. Roessingh * & A. Groot n

author keywords: Attractants; fruit bait; plant volatile-pheromone interaction; monitoring; moth
MeSH headings : Animals; Behavior, Animal / drug effects; Female; Fruit; Insect Control; Lythraceae; Male; Moths / drug effects; Pistacia; Volatile Organic Compounds / pharmacology
TL;DR: Results show that volatiles from cracked pomegranates alone or in combination with female sex pheromone have great potential for application in pest management programs of carob moth. (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)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Factors Associated With Willingness to Plant Non-Bt Maize Refuge and Suggestions for Increasing Refuge Compliance

JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT, 8(1).

By: D. Reisig* 

author keywords: blended refuge; block refuge; resistance management; Helicoverpa zea
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Efficacy of Chlorantraniliprole in Controlling Structural Infestations of the Eastern Subterranean Termite in the USA

INSECTS, 8(3).

By: S. Jones*, E. Vargo n, T. Keefer*, P. Labadie n, C. Scherer*, N. Gallagher*, R. Gold*

TL;DR: A single chlorantraniliprole treatment provided effective structural protection as there was no further evidence of termite activity in and on the majority of structures from approximately 1 month to 2 years post-treatment when the study concluded. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Differential Expression Profile of lncRNAs from Primary Human Hepatocytes Following DEET and Fipronil Exposure

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 18(10).

By: R. Mitchell n, A. Wallace n, E. Hodgson n & R. Roe n 

author keywords: DEET; fipronil; long non-coding RNA; lncRNA; primary liver cells; epigenetics; RNA-Seq; transcriptomics; Zika virus; human hepatocytes
MeSH headings : Cells, Cultured; DEET / pharmacology; Epigenomics / methods; Hepatocytes / drug effects; Hepatocytes / metabolism; Humans; Pyrazoles / pharmacology; RNA, Long Noncoding / genetics; Zika Virus / genetics
TL;DR: This initial analysis links several of the dysregulated lncRNAs to processes and pathways critical to proper cellular function, such as the innate and adaptive immune response and the p53 signaling pathway. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Balancing selection for aflatoxin in Aspergillus flavus is maintained through interference competition with, and fungivory by insects

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 284(1869), 20172408.

By: M. Drott *, B. Lazzaro *, D. Brown*, I. Carbone n  & M. Milgroom *

author keywords: balancing selection; aflatoxin; fungivory; interference competition; secondary metabolism; mycotoxins
MeSH headings : Aflatoxins / metabolism; Animals; Aspergillus flavus / chemistry; Aspergillus flavus / genetics; Drosophila melanogaster / growth & development; Drosophila melanogaster / physiology; Food Microbiology; Herbivory; Larva / growth & development; Larva / physiology; Selection, Genetic
TL;DR: It is argued that the role of aflatoxin in protection from fungivory is inextricably linked to its role in interference competition, and the first clear evidence of a fitness advantage conferred to A. flavus by a flatoxin when interacting with insects is provided. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Aggregation behavior and reproductive compatibility in the family Cimicidae

Scientific Reports, 7(1).

By: Z. DeVries n, R. Mick n, O. Balvín * & C. Schal n 

MeSH headings : Animals; Bedbugs / genetics; Bedbugs / physiology; Behavior, Animal / physiology; Chi-Square Distribution; Female; Gene Flow / genetics; Gene Flow / physiology; Male; Reproduction / genetics; Reproduction / physiology
TL;DR: Results indicate that under laboratory conditions, host-associated lineages of bed bugs are reproductively compatible, and aggregation pheromones are not capable of preventing gene flow between lineages. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

A Filter Method for Improved Monitoring of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) Larvae in Fruit

JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT, 8(1).

By: S. Van Timmeren *, L. Diepenbrock n, M. Bertone n , H. Burrack n  & R. Isaacs *

author keywords: Spotted wing Drosophila; SWD; monitoring; salt flotation; larval sampling
TL;DR: This paper describes a method combining a salt solution, coffee filter, and microscope that can reliably and efficiently detect small and large larvae of D. suzukii in fruit samples and provides images to support larval identification of this pest. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Review of research advances in the screwworm eradication program over the past 25 years

Entomologia Experimentalis Et Applicata, 164(3), 226–236.

By: M. Scott n , C. Concha *, J. Welch*, P. Phillips* & S. Skoda*

author keywords: New World screwworm; Cochliomyia hominivorax; Diptera; Calliphoridae; Chrysomyinae; sterile insect technique; SIT; insect mass rearing; obligate myiasis; insect genetics; male-only strains; insect surveillance
TL;DR: The ability to release only sterile males, which has been a goal of the program for over 60 years, has recently been accomplished through the development of transgenic sexing strains that are comparable to the wild‐type strain for several biological parameters that are important for mass production and performance in the field. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Poultry Feather Meal Application in Organic Flue-Cured Tobacco Production

AGRONOMY JOURNAL, 109(6), 2800–2807.

By: M. Vann n , N. Bennett, L. Fisher n, S. Reberg-Horton  n & H. Burrack n 

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
3. Good Health and Well-being (OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Environmental pH on the Mechanical Properties of Aspergillus niger

ACS BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING, 3(11), 2974–2979.

By: W. Zeng, H. Yang *, G. Xuan*, L. Dai *, Y. Hu*, S. Hu n , S. Zhong *, Z. Li * ...

author keywords: nano indentation; Young's modulus; environment; pH; biomarker
TL;DR: Results show promise for using the scheme to detect and track environmental pH over time, and more broadly for using a microorganism's mechanical properties as a biomarker for environmental detection. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Disparate gain and loss of parasitic abilities among nematode lineages

PLOS ONE, 12(9).

By: M. Holterman *, A. Karegar *, P. Mooijman*, H. Megen*, S. Elsen *, M. Vervoort*, C. Quist *, G. Karssen ...

Contributors: M. Holterman *, A. Karegar *, P. Mooijman*, H. Van Megen*, S. Van Den Elsen *, M. Vervoort*, C. Quist *, G. Karssen ...

MeSH headings : Animals; Evolution, Molecular; Host-Parasite Interactions; Nematoda / classification; Nematoda / physiology; Nematoda / virology; Phylogeny; Plants / microbiology; Plants / parasitology
TL;DR: This first molecular characterisation of numerous basal and supposedly harmless plant parasites as well as their non-parasitic relatives was able to generate a comprehensive molecular framework that allows for the reconstruction of trophic diversification for a complete phylum. (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, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Water loss and metabolic activity in bed bug eggs (Cimex lectularius)

PHYSIOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY, 42(4), 355–361.

By: B. Campbell*, D. Miller *, Z. Devries n & A. Appel *

author keywords: Chorion permeability; common bed bug; egg; oxygen consumption; respiration; respirometry
TL;DR: Water loss across the chorion (chorion permeability) is significantly different between the Harlan laboratory strain and the two field collected strains, although this difference is not significant. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

The Habitats Humans Provide: Factors affecting the diversity and composition of arthropods in houses

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 7(1).

By: M. Leong*, M. Bertone n , A. Savage *, K. Bayless n, R. Dunn n  & M. Trautwein*

MeSH headings : Animals; Arthropods / physiology; Biodiversity; Ecosystem; United States
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Population Structure of Pseudocercospora fijiensis in Costa Rica Reveals Shared Haplotype Diversity with Southeast Asian Populations

Phytopathology, 107(12), 1541–1548.

By: A. Saville*, M. Charles *, S. Chavan *, M. Muñoz*, L. Gómez-Alpizar* & J. Ristaino* 

MeSH headings : Ascomycota / genetics; Ascomycota / isolation & purification; Asia, Southeastern; Costa Rica; Genetic Variation; Genetics, Population; Genotype; Haplotypes; Musa / microbiology; Phylogeography; Plant Diseases / microbiology; Sequence Analysis, DNA
TL;DR: The data indicate that the haplotypic diversity observed in Costa Rican populations of P. fijiensis is derived from dispersal from initial outbreak sources in Honduras and admixtures between genetically differentiated sources from Southeast Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Molecular approaches for biosurveillance of the cucurbit downy mildew pathogen, Pseudoperonospora cubensis

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY, 39(3), 282–296.

By: A. Rahman n, T. Miles *, F. Martin * & L. Quesada-Ocampo  n

author keywords: biosurveillance; diagnostics; downy mildew; genomics; next generation sequencing; oomycetes
TL;DR: Approaches to identify unique loci for rapid molecular diagnostics using genomic data, to develop molecular diagnostic tools that discriminate economically important pathogen alleles, and how to use moleculardiagnostics with current and future spore trap strategies for biosurveillance purposes of important downy mildew pathogens are discussed. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Long-term no-tillage and organic input management enhanced the diversity and stability of soil microbial community

SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 609, 341–347.

By: Y. Wang  n, C. Li*, C. Tu n, G. Hoyt n, J. DeForest* & S. Hu n 

author keywords: Microbial diversity; Microbial community; Organic farming; Conventional farming; Tillage; Sustainable agriculture
MeSH headings : Agriculture / methods; Appalachian Region; North Carolina; Soil; Soil Microbiology
TL;DR: Effective management through reducing tillage and increasing organic C inputs can enhance soil microbial diversity and community stability, as shown in the southern Appalachian mountains of North Carolina, USA. (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)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Larvae of trap jaw ants, Odontomachus LATREILLE, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): morphology and biological notes

Myrmecological News, 25, 17–28.

By: E. Fox, A. Smith, J. Gibson & D. Solis

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

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