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Development of Behavior-semiochemical-based IPM Approach for Invasive Kudzu Bug, Megacopta cribraria (F.) (Hemiptera: Plataspidae)
(2019-07-11)
The kudzu bug, Megacopta cribraria (F.), is newly detected invasive pest insect native to Asia. Since the first detection in 2009, it has spread rapidly throughout the southeastern U.S. It has become a key pest of legume ...
Reception of Human Odorants and Their Chemical Antagonists in the Yellow Fever Mosquito, Aedes aegypti
(2019-07-18)
The yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Culicidae) is a vector of several tropical diseases, including yellow fever, dengue fever, Zika fever, and chikungunya. Mosquitoes use multiple cues such as CO2, ...
Molecular Basis of the Role of Calcium in Xylella fastidiosa Infection Process
(2019-07-16)
Xylella fastidiosa, a xylem-limited bacterial phytopathogen, is the causal agent of devastating diseases on many economically important plants worldwide. During plant infection, X. fastidiosa modifies the mineral content ...
Resistance to Meloidogyne incognita Induced by Bacillus spp.
(2019-07-16)
Meloidogyne incognita race 3 is a major pest of hundreds of susceptible plant hosts around the world. Biological control agents are one management strategy that can be employed against this nematode. The goal of this ...
Characterizing a new activity of glutathione in the regulation of redox metabolic pathways
(2019-07-16)
As sessile organisms, plants employ an intricate signaling network to interconnect and orchestrate multiple layers of defense mechanism to overcome environmental stresses. In this sense, cyclophilins (CYPs) belong to a ...
Defining and mitigating the impacts of Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae) management on pollinators
(2019-12-10)
Crapemyrtle bark scale (CMBS) [Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae (Kuwana)] is a recently introduced pest in the United States. CMBS attacks crapemyrtle [Lagerstroemia spp. L. (Myrtales: Lythraceae)], a plant ubiquitous in ...
Exploring the drivers of Xanthomonas population dynamics on tomato and pepper
(2019-11-15)
Bacterial leaf spot (BLS), caused by four species of Xanthomonas; X. euvesicatoria, X. vesicatoria, X. perforans, and X. gardneri, is an endemic disease of tomato and pepper in Southeastern United States and can result in ...
Phylogenetic Patterns of Diversity in Herbivorous Insects
(2019-11-14)
Herbivorous insects comprise an extraordinary amount of the world’s biodiversity, but we do not fully understand what led to the extensive diversification within this group. Popular hypotheses focus on coevolutionary ...
Development of a CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system for Fusarium oxysporum and characterization of an extracellular superoxide dismutase and its contribution to pathogenicity on cotton
(2019-04-17)
The Fusarium oxysporum species complex (FOSC) is an important group of filamentous fungi that are able to infect both animals and plants. Based on its economic importance, an effort has been made to better understand the ...
Evaluation of Paenibacillus PGPR Strains for Growth Promotion and Biocontrol of Rice Sheath Blight
(2019-04-18)
A study was conducted to evaluate PGPR strains belonging to the genus Paenibacillus for their potential as biological control agents of rice sheath blight disease caused by Rhizoctonia solani. Paenibacillus strains are ...