Confocal microscopy provides visual evidence and confirms the feasibility of dsRNA delivery to emerald ash borer through plant tissues
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DOI: 10.1007/s10340-020-01230-w
Abstract: Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA)-mediated gene silencing, or RNA interference (RNAi), is an emerging biotechnology that has been a breakthrough tool for crop protection. Exogenous dsRNA triggers the RNAi pathway, silences genes, disrupts protein function, and can… read more here.
Keywords: microscopy; delivery; eab; ash borer ... See more keywords
Prophage Induction Causes Geobacter Electroactive Biofilm Decay.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c08443
Abstract: Sustaining a metabolically active electroactive biofilm (EAB) is essential for the high efficiency and durable operation of microbial fuel cells (MFCs). However, EABs usually decay during long-term operation, and, until now, the causes remain unknown.… read more here.
Keywords: electroactive biofilm; prophage; decay; eab ... See more keywords
Phenology of Emerald Ash Borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) and Its Introduced Larval Parasitoids in the Northeastern United States
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DOI: 10.1093/jee/toz304
Abstract: Abstract Biological control offers a long-term and sustainable option for controlling the destructive forest pest emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, in North America. Three larval parasitoids, Spathius agrili Yang (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Tetrastichus planipennisi… read more here.
Keywords: larval parasitoids; eab; united states; phenology ... See more keywords
Invasive Populations of the Emerald Ash Borer Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, 1888 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in Saint Petersburg, Russia: A Hitchhiker?
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DOI: 10.3390/insects13020191
Abstract: Simple Summary The emerald ash borer (EAB) is an invasive beetle of Asian origin that has killed millions of ash trees in North America and Russia, with a devastating economic and ecological impact. In September… read more here.
Keywords: russia; saint petersburg; emerald ash; eab ... See more keywords