Publications by authors named "C E Bass"
Background: The rice stem borer, Chilo suppressalis Walker (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), is a damaging pest of rice worldwide. Following the evolution of C. suppressalis resistance to diamide and abamectin insecticides, emamectin benzoate (EB) became a key insecticide for the control of this species in China.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe tri-trophic interaction of plants, insect herbivores, and entomoviruses is an important topic in ecology and pest control. The susceptibility of insect herbivores to entomoviruses (e.g.
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- * The study identified five FMO genes and found that specific genes (FMO3B and FMO3C) were overexpressed in field populations resistant to treatments like chlorantraniliprole and spinetoram, but not to all insecticides.
- * Molecular studies confirmed that these FMOs directly bind to certain insecticides, contributing to metabolic resistance, highlighting their importance in developing effective pest management strategies.
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- The rice stem borer is developing resistance to key insecticides, posing a challenge for its control and management in agriculture.
- Research on 126 populations from China showed moderate to high resistance to four main insecticides, revealing genetic mutations linked to this resistance.
- Understanding these resistance mechanisms, including both target-site mutations and nontarget mechanisms like enzyme overexpression, can aid in developing effective and sustainable pest management strategies.
Contemporary injury tolerance of the lumbar spine for under-body blast references axial compression and bending moments in a limited range. Since injuries often occur in a wider range of flexion and extension with increased moment contribution, this study expands a previously proposed combined loading injury criterion for the lumbar spine. Fifteen cadaveric lumbar spine failure tests with greater magnitudes of eccentric loading were incorporated into an existing injury criterion to augment its applicability and a combined loading injury risk model was proposed by means of survival analysis.
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