Disparities in Genetic Diversity Drive the Population Displacement of Two Invasive Cryptic Species of the Complex in China.

Within the whitefly (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) complex, two cryptic species, namely Middle East-Asia Minor 1 (MEAM1) and Mediterranean (MED), are important invasive pests affecting global agriculture and horticulture. They were introduced into China sequentially in the mid-1990s and around 2003, respectively. Subsequently, the latter invader MED has outcompeted the earlier invader MEAM1, becoming the dominant population in the field.

DNA methylase 1 influences temperature responses and development in the invasive pest Tuta absoluta.

DNA methylase 1 (Dnmt1) is an important regulatory factor associated with biochemical signals required for insect development. It responds to changes in the environment and triggers phenotypic plasticity. Meanwhile, Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)-a destructive invasive pest-can rapidly invade and adapt to different habitats; however, the role of Dnmt1 in this organism has not been elucidated.

Life Table Parameters of the Tomato Leaf Miner (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) on Five Tomato Cultivars in China.

Tomato is the most preferred host plant for , a newly emerged devastating invasive pest in China. However, no study has evaluated the damage risk of on processed tomato worldwide. In the current study, the life table parameters of were systematically investigated on five tomato cultivars (one fresh tomato cultivar, four processed tomato cultivars) to determine their susceptibility to infestation.

Plays an Important Role in Growth, Reproduction, Virulence and Deoxynivalenol Biosynthesis of .

GDP-mannose transporters (GMTs) have been implicated in the virulence of some important pathogenic fungi, and guanosine diphosphate (GDP) mannose transporters transport GDP-mannose from the cytosol to the Golgi lumen prior to mannosylation, where mannose attaches to the modified protein. GMTs could be potential targets for new antifungal drugs, as disruption of any step in GDP-mannose biosynthesis can affect fungal viability, growth, or virulence. To date, the GDP-mannose transporter has been extensively studied in yeast, but its biological function in fungi, particularly , is still unclear.

Opsin mutants alter host plant selection by color vision in the nocturnal invasive pest Tuta absoluta.

In insects, vision is crucial in finding host plants, but its role in nocturnal insects is largely unknown. Vision involves responses to specific spectra of photon wavelengths and opsins plays an important role in this process. Long-wavelength sensitive opsin (LW opsin) and blue-sensitive opsin (BL opsin) are main visual opsin proteins and play important in behavior regulation.

Prevalence and risk factors of elder abuse in survivors of stroke: A cross-sectional study.

Background And Aims: The understanding of the prevalence and risk factors associated with elder abuse in stroke survivors is currently lacking. Therefore, the objective of this study is to ascertain the prevalence and potential risk factors of elder abuse in stroke survivors, while also examining its correlation with insomnia.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a total of 485 stroke survivors aged 65 years and older, who received treatment at the Emergency department of Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University, were subjected to face-to-face interviews using the questionnaire on elder abuse from the Third Survey on Chinese Women's Social Status.

regulates the development of and its cascade regulation pattern in the juvenile hormone signalling pathway.

Tomato leaf miner, (Meyrick), is one of the most destructive quarantine pests globally. It has been confirmed that () plays a key role in the regulation of juvenile hormone (JH). However, it is unclear how regulates the synthesis of JH and its cascade regulation pattern in tomato leaf miner.

A two-stage intrusion detection method based on light gradient boosting machine and autoencoder.

Intrusion detection systems can detect potential attacks and raise alerts on time. However, dimensionality curses and zero-day attacks pose challenges to intrusion detection systems. From a data perspective, the dimensionality curse leads to the low efficiency of intrusion detection systems.

Climate change has increased the global threats posed by three ragweeds (Ambrosia L.) in the Anthropocene.

Invasive alien plants (IAPs) substantially affect the native biodiversity, agriculture, industry, and human health worldwide. Ambrosia (ragweed) species, which are major IAPs globally, produce a significant impact on human health and the natural environment. In particular, invasion of A.

Alzheimer's disease and epilepsy: The top 100 cited papers.

Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the common neurodegenerative diseases, which often coexists with epilepsy. It is very significant to study the treatment options and the relationship between AD and epilepsy.

Aims: The purpose of this study was to analyze the top 100 cited papers about AD and epilepsy using bibliometrics, and to describe the current situation and predict research hot spots.

Nonreproductive effects are more important than reproductive effects in a host feeding parasitoid.

When female host feeding parasitoids encounter a potential host, they face a complicated trade-off between either laying an egg for investing in current reproduction or feeding on or killing the host for future reproduction. Few studies have measured these behavioral shift patterns in a given host-parasitoid association thus far. We systematically assessed the behavioral shifts and life history traits of a host feeding parasitoid, Necremnus tutae, on different instars of its host Tuta absoluta.

Ecological Niche Shifts Affect the Potential Invasive Risk of (L.) All. in China.

Ecological niche is a key concept that links species distributions. Ecological niche shifts are expected to affect the potential invasive risk of alien species. is an invasive agricultural weed in many countries.

Insights into pectin dominated enhancements for elimination of toxic Cd and dye coupled with ethanol production in desirable lignocelluloses.

Pectin is a minor wall polysaccharide with potential applications for bioproducts. Despite the application of specific plants and biomass-based sorbents for environmental remediation, little has been reported about characteristic roles of pectin. Using the natural rice mutant (Osfc16) treated with Cd, this study explored that pectin could predominately enhance Cd accumulation with lignocellulose, mainly due to remarkably raised uronic acids deposition.

Chromatin-Remodelling ATPases and Are Essential for Reproduction in the Destructive Pest .

The tomato leaf miner () is one of the top 20 plant pests worldwide. We cloned and identified the chromatin-remodelling ATPase genes and by RACE and bioinformatic analysis, respectively; used RT-qPCR to examine their expression patterns during different life cycle stages; and elucidated their roles in insect reproduction using double-stranded RNA injections. The full-length cDNA of was 3428 bp and it encoded a 1025-aa polypeptide.

Similar Bacterial Communities among Different Populations of a Newly Emerging Invasive Species, (Meyrick).

Microorganisms in the guts of insects enhance the adaptability of their hosts with different lifestyles, or those that live in different habitats. is an invasive pest that is a serious threat to tomato production in China. It has quickly spread and colonized Xinjiang, Yunnan and other provinces and regions.

The complete mitochondrial genome of invasive insect Say 1824 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae).

Say 1824, an invasive and globally devastating beetle, inflicts great damage to potato crops worldwide. The complete mitogenome of is described in this study. It is a 16,741 bp long circular DNA molecule with a high A + T content of 76.

Climate Change Increases the Expansion Risk of in China According to Potential Geographical Distribution Estimation.

, a well-documented and endemic pest throughout most of the Americas, affecting more than 100 species of host plants. It is a quarantine pest according to the Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission (APPPC) and the catalog of quarantine pests for plants imported to the People's Republic of China. Based on 1781 global distribution records of and eight bioclimatic variables, the potential geographical distributions (PGDs) of were predicted by using a calibrated MaxEnt model.

Managing depression and anxiety in patients with epilepsy in eastern China: A survey of epilepsy health professionals in Zhejiang Province.

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the assessment and management of epilepsy with anxiety and depression, and their clinical practice based on a survey.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey of epilepsy health professionals was undertaken in Zhejiang Province using the modified International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Psychology Task Force questionnaire. We recorded the characteristics of participants and the practice of screening, referral, and treatment for depression and anxiety disorders.

Screening Potential Reference Genes in with Real-Time Quantitative PCR Analysis under Different Experimental Conditions.

is one of the most significant invasive pests affecting tomato plants worldwide. RT-qPCR has emerged as one of the most sensitive and accurate methods for detecting gene expression data. The screening of stable internal reference genes is the most critical step for studying the molecular mechanisms of environmental adaptability.

Outbreak of the South American tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta, in the Chinese mainland: geographic and potential host range expansion.

Background: In 2017 Tuta absoluta was identified as an invasive species in China. Due to its rapid geographic expansion and the severe crop damage it causes, T. absoluta poses a serious threat to China's tomato production industry.

Molecular Characterization of TRPA Subfamily Genes and Function in Temperature Preference in (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae).

To reveal the mechanism of temperature preference in , one of the top 20 plant pests in the world, we cloned and identified , , and genes by RACE and bioinformatic analysis, and clarified their expression profiles during different development stages using real-time PCR, and revealed their function in preference temperature by RNAi. The full-length cDNA of was 3136 bp, with a 2865-bp open reading frame encoding a 259.89-kDa protein; and the partial length cDNA of was 2326-bp, with a 2025-bp open reading frame encoding a 193.