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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Jian-yu Deng, Chen-yi-hang Lan, Jun-xiang Zhou, Yu-bo Yao, Xiao-hui Yin, Kai-yun Fu, Xin-hua Ding, Wen-chao Guo, Wen Liu, Na Wang, Fumin Wang
Summary: This study investigated the sex pheromone system of the Asian corn borer (ACB) in Xinjiang, China and found that the proportions of the three pheromone compounds produced by female ACB varied geographically. Trapping experiments showed that deploying the pheromone compounds close to their gland ratios resulted in the highest capture of male ACB. This characterization of the local ACB pheromone system provides valuable information for optimizing pest control strategies in Xinjiang.
JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE AGRICULTURE
(2023)
Review
Cell Biology
Sufang Zhang, Xiangbo Kong, Zhen Zhang
Summary: Dendrolimus species are the most serious pests in coniferous forests worldwide, causing economic loss and ecological damage through intensive feeding on needles. The outbreaks of Dendrolimus cause rapid and large-scale destruction of pine forests. Research into the sex pheromone of Dendrolimus has identified the components and functions of important pheromone recognition genes. The evolution of these genes is in accordance with the changes in sex pheromone components, and the pheromone receptors of Dendrolimus occupy a novel lineage in Lepidoptera.
FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2022)
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Biodiversity Conservation
C. W. Woodall, G. C. Liknes, J. P. Bunker, C. P. Peace, J. M. Frank
Summary: The widespread deforestation and subsequent reforestation in the eastern U.S. resulted in the establishment of introduced apple trees exclusive of native crab apple species. A forest inventory revealed that there are hundreds of millions of apple trees in the northern U.S., with signs of population decline in young trees and an increase in older and dead trees. The distribution of forest apple trees aligns with native crab apples only in limited areas, suggesting the existence of feral apple populations derived from abandoned agricultural land.
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Entomology
Djima Koffi, Komi Agboka, Anani Kossi Mawuko Adjevi, Kodjo Assogba, Ken Okwae Fening, Michael Osae, Ebenezer Aboagye, Robert L. Meagher, Rodney N. Nagoshi
Summary: This study confirms the effectiveness of pheromone trapping for detecting and monitoring the fall armyworm in various agroecosystems in West Africa. It also identifies the specific pheromone lures and trapping methods best suited for different agricultural areas at risk of infestation by Spodoptera frugiperda.
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Entomology
Francisco Gonzalez, Carlos Rodriguez, Cam Oehlschlager
Summary: The introduction of lures emitting female sex pheromone allowed farmers to determine the populations of adult diamondback moth (DBM) in cabbages. Farmers were encouraged to use trap capture data to trigger insecticide applications as an alternative to calendarized insecticide applications. The farmers who had the highest insecticide application rates against DBM reduced their spray regime the most when using pheromone-baited traps, which can increase profits for farmers.
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Yan Jun-Jie, Mei Xiang-dong, Feng Jia-Wen, Lin Zhi-xu, Stuart Reitz, Meng Rui-xia, Gao Yu-lin
Summary: This study investigated the effect of pheromone lures, trap densities, heights of trap deployment, and pheromone doses in Yunnan, China to improve the control efficiency of potato tuber moth. The results showed that lures made of corn oil and red PVC pipes were most effective in attracting moths, with an optimal sex pheromone loading of 100 μg. Trap density did not affect capture rates, and the optimum trap density was found to be 30-40 traps ha-1. The height of trap deployment should not exceed the height of the plant canopy.
JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE AGRICULTURE
(2021)
Article
Entomology
Emma Schoeppner, Jocelyn G. Millar, Thomas P. Kuhar, Helene Doughty, Ronald H. Cherry, Grace Hall, Caitlin G. Knowles, Livy Williams, Anders S. Huseth
Summary: Corn wireworm, Melanotus communis, is an economically important larval pest of root and tuber crops in the United States. Previous studies estimated the field-level abundance of M. communis using grain-based larval baits placed in soil, but this method is labor intensive and may not accurately estimate population size. Recent discovery of the M. communis sex pheromone provides a new method to monitor this pest during the adult stage. This study compared pheromone captures using different trapping methods and tested lure longevity by aging the lures prior to trap deployment. Results showed large variation in M. communis abundance across states, and 1 m elevated pheromone traps caught the most beetles. The age of the lure had a significant effect on trap catch, with younger lures attracting more beetles.
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Huili Zhu, Minyan Wang, Jing Zhang, Fengwang Ma
Summary: This study utilized the Random Forest algorithm to construct a prediction model of aroma components in apple hybrid offspring, with different preprocessing methods tested, showing that SNV is the most effective in noise removal. The characteristic wavelength-aroma chemical group model can accurately predict the aroma components in apples.
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Plant Sciences
Angie Mestas, Jerry E. Weiland, Carolyn F. Scagel, Niklaus J. Grunwald, E. Anne Davis, Jesse N. Mitchell, Bryan R. Beck
Summary: The commonly used flooding methods to induce disease in Phytophthora root rot studies rarely occur in container nurseries. Over-irrigation and poor drainage, resulting in plants sitting in shallow pools of water periodically, can also lead to root rot disease. The response of pathogens to different water treatments differs, with Phytophthora cinnamomi causing more disease than P. plurivora. Our results indicate that flooding is not necessary to induce disease under experimental conditions and that disease induced by flooding can represent disease in container nurseries.
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Agronomy
Yufei Xu, Zhihao Ye, Zhiyuan Xie, Di Zhang, Xiaofeng Liu, Yulu Yan, Lei Sun, Fajun Chen, Junyi Gai, Guangnan Xing
Summary: To determine the trapping efficiency of different types of sex pheromone traps on Spodoptera litura populations in soybean fields, various conventional traps and traps equipped with automatic catch monitoring mechanisms were tested. The YL-VT trap showed the highest daily catch rate (84.4 moths) compared to other traps. The YL-VT trap also had the longest half-life of pheromone attraction effect (17-20 days). The AIM and AIM-lite-A traps had the advantage of monitoring diurnal and seasonal rhythms of catches.
Article
Agronomy
Mojca Rot, Jolanda Persolja, Tanja Bohinc, Ivan Zezlina, Stanislav Trdan
Summary: The invasive pest Halyomorpha halys causes significant damage to fruit trees, resulting in millions of dollars of crop loss annually worldwide. Reliable monitoring of H. halys is crucial for implementing effective pest management strategies. A study conducted in apple orchards in western Slovenia revealed the seasonal dynamics of H. halys and recommended the use of pyramid traps for accurate monitoring.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hui Fang, Barney P. Caton, Nicholas C. Manoukis, Godshen R. Pallipparambil
Summary: In the United States, square grid trapping surveys have been used for exotic insects without rigorous evaluation. This study used simulations to investigate the effectiveness of two representative designs and designed improved grids for both species. The results showed that improved grids can reduce costs while maintaining survey performance.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jothi Kumar Yuvaraj, Melissa D. Jordan, Dan-Dan Zhang, Martin N. Andersson, Christer Lofstedt, Richard D. Newcomb, Jacob A. Corcoran
Summary: This study investigated the pheromone receptors of the invasive horticultural pest, Epiphyas postvittana. Two clades of receptors were identified, one of which was associated with E. postvittana's sex pheromone blend and the other with sex pheromones from other species.
INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Ecology
Jennifer F. Moore, Kylie Soanes, Diego Balbuena, Christopher Beirne, Mark Bowler, Farah Carrasco-Rueda, Susan M. Cheyne, Opale Coutant, Pierre-Michel Forget, Jessica K. Haysom, Peter R. Houlihan, Erik R. Olson, Stacy Lindshield, Jonathan Martin, Mathias Tobler, Andrew Whitworth, Tremaine Gregory
Summary: Arboreal camera trapping is a new and effective technique for studying various ecosystems, with potential applications in urban areas and a wide range of taxa. However, challenges such as correct camera placement, site access, and factors affecting species detection need to be considered and improved to make this method more reliable and robust.
METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Entomology
Carl W. Doud, Gerrit W. Cuperus, Phillip Kenkel, Mark E. Payton, Thomas W. Phillips
Summary: Using pheromone-baited traps to monitor the population of beetle pests in flourmills revealed that trap captures were similar across different locations, but varied significantly over time. Fumigation did not always lead to complete elimination of beetle populations, and trap captures provided valuable information about the success of fumigation. Traps can give estimates of pest population sizes and help in making decisions about pest control in flourmills.
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Entomology
Robert J. Pivar, Luiz Carlos Pinho, William E. Klingeman, John K. Moulton, Bradley J. Sinclair
CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST
(2018)
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Plant Sciences
W. E. Klingeman, E. C. Bernard, S. L. Boggess, G. M. Pietsch, D. Hadziabdic, R. N. Trigiano
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Forestry
Steven J. Seybold, William E. Klingeman, Stacy M. Hishinuma, Tom W. Coleman, Andrew D. Graves
JOURNAL OF FORESTRY
(2019)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ratnasri Pothula, Derek Shirley, O. P. Perera, William E. Klingeman, Cris Oppert, Heba M. Y. Abdelgaffar, Brian R. Johnson, Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes
Article
Entomology
Karandeep Chahal, Romina Gazis, William Klingeman, Denita Hadziabdic, Paris Lambdin, Jerome Grant, Mark Windham
ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
David Yates, Bonnie H. Ownley, Nicole Labbe, Joseph J. Bozell, William E. Klingeman, Emma K. Batson, Kimberly D. Gwinn
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Ecology
Meher A. Ony, Marcin Nowicki, Sarah L. Boggess, William E. Klingeman, John M. Zobel, Robert N. Trigiano, Denita Hadziabdic
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2020)
Article
Plant Sciences
Tammy Stackhouse, Sarah L. Boggess, Denita Hadziabdic, Robert N. Trigiano, Matthew D. Ginzel, William E. Klingeman
Summary: Thousand cankers disease, caused by the fungal pathogen Geosmithia morbida and vectored by the walnut twig beetle, results in tree decline and economic losses. This study presents simplified and inexpensive processes for diagnostic confirmation of the disease, utilizing conventional gel electrophoresis or TaqMan molecular probes for detection of the fungal and insect DNA.
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Biology
Shiwani Sapkota, Sarah L. Boggess, Robert N. Trigiano, William E. Klingeman, Denita Hadziabdic, David R. Coyle, Bode A. Olukolu, Ryan D. Kuster, Marcin Nowicki
Summary: This study found that the naturalized Pyrus calleryana in the US originated from China, showing high genetic diversity and gene flow that may be related to its high invasive capability. There is strong evidence for genetic relatedness between Asian P. calleryana specimens and US cultivars.
Editorial Material
Plant Sciences
A. J. Onufrak, M. A. Ony, M. E. Odoi, C. J. Dugger, G. M. Pietsch, E. F. Phillips, J. F. Grant, W. E. Klingeman, D. Hadziabdic
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Microbiology
Grace M. Pietsch, Romina Gazis, William E. Klingeman, Matthew L. Huff, Margaret E. Staton, Miroslav Kolarik, Denita Hadziabdic
Summary: Symbiotic relationships between Geosmithia fungi and wood-boring and bark beetles typically do not cause disease in the plant host, but there are exceptions. To address the threat posed by these exceptions, researchers have developed a molecular diagnostic tool for detecting the pathogenicity of Geosmithia fungi.
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Forestry
Zane C. Smith, Grace M. Pietsch, Casey Richards, Meher Ony, Clayton Hale, Joshua J. Granger, William E. Klingeman, Matthew Huff, Denita Hadziabdic
Summary: Mountain stewartia is a rare understory tree with limited distribution. Its ecological profile and genetic diversity are poorly understood. By screening microsatellite loci, highly polymorphic markers were identified for assessing population features.
JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH
(2023)
Editorial Material
Plant Sciences
A. M. Reyes, Z. C. Smith, A. J. Onufrak, G. M. Pietsch, M. Ony, M. E. Odoi, S. Khodaei, C. J. Smallwood, M. Ginzel, W. E. Klingeman, D. Hadziabdic
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Plant Sciences
William E. Klingeman, Juang-Horng Chong, Carrie Harmon, Lisa Ames, Anthony LeBude, Predeesh Chandran
PLANT HEALTH PROGRESS
(2020)
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Plant Sciences
Aaron J. Onufrak, Geoffrey M. Williams, William E. Klingeman, Melissa A. Cregger, Dawn M. Klingeman, Jennifer M. DeBruyn, Matthew D. Ginzel, Denita Hadziabdic
PHYTOBIOMES JOURNAL
(2020)