Development of bait station to complement attract-and-kill agents of Zeugodacus tau (Diptera: Tephritidae).

Zeugodacus tau (Walker) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is an important agricultural pest currently managed primarily through the application of insecticides due to limited control strategies. Bait station devices are target specific and have emerged as a behaviorally based alternative to traditional insecticide sprays for managing Z. tau.

Impacts of the cyromazine emergence inhibition procedure of Bactrocera dorsalis on Fopius arisanus: implications for the biological control of diptera pest.

Background: Fopius arisanus (Sonan) is an important egg-pupal endoparasitic wasp of Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel). As traditional method of sorting nonparasitic B. dorsalis from parasitic wasps is labor-intensive, requires specific equipment and poses the risk of spreading fertile hosts, the development of a more convenient, economical and safe sorting procedure is important.

Antennal transcriptome analysis of Psyttalia incisi (silvestri) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): identification and tissue expression profiling of candidate odorant-binding protein genes.

Background: Olfaction plays an important role in host-seeking by parasitoids, as they can sense chemical signals using sensitive chemosensory systems. Psyttalia incisi (Silvestri) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is the dominant parasitoid of Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) in fruit-producing regions of southern China. The olfactory behavior of P.

Effects of low-concentration spinetoram wax-based bait stations on Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae).

Spinetoram wax-based bait station (SWBB) is a maintenance-free, long-lasting, and eco-friendly management measure for Bactrocera dorsalis. However, the impacts of low-concentration spinetoram on B. dorsalis have not yet been determined.

The complete mitochondrial genome of (Silvestri, 1916) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae).

(Silvestri, 1916), an important solitary opiinae endoparasitoid, plays a crucial role in biological control programs against tephritid pests. In this study, the entire mitochondrial (mt) genome of was sequenced and characterized. The whole mitogenome of is 15,188 bp long with a G + C content of 14.

Efficacy of wax-based bait stations for controlling Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae).

Background: Bactrocera dorsalis is a notorious pest and spraying of insecticides has been the major approach to controlling its damage. However, insecticide abuse has led to negative impacts on public health and insecticide resistance; hence, sustainable strategies, such as bait stations, need to be developed and taken into account for B. dorsalis management.

The complete mitochondrial genome of (Sonan 1932) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae).

(Sonan, 1932), an important egg parasitoid of several notorious tephritid pests, plays a key role in biological control programs. In the present study, the whole mitochondrial genome of . was sequenced and characterized.

Boosting CHOH Production in Electrocatalytic CO Reduction over Partially Oxidized 5 nm Cobalt Nanoparticles Dispersed on Single-Layer Nitrogen-Doped Graphene.

Herein, we successfully synthesized partially oxidized 5 nm cobalt nanoparticles dispersed on a single-layer nitrogen-doped graphene (SL-NG) (denoted as PO-5 nm Co/SL-NG) catalyst by a unique and simple one-pot synthesis strategy, which was efficiently applied for highly selective electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide to methanol in 0.1 mol dm aqueous NaHCO medium under mild conditions, reaching the maximum faradaic efficiency (FE) of 71.4% for methanol at -0.

Label-Free Simultaneous Analysis of Fe(III) and Ascorbic Acid Using Fluorescence Switching of Ultrathin Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanosheets.

A simple chemical oxidation and ultrasound exfoliation method has been developed to synthesize the two-dimensional and ultrathin-layer materials-graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets (g-CN NNs). The prepared ultrathin g-CN NNs display strong fluorescence and stability, including good photostability and excellent antisalt ability. Herein, a new "on-off-on" fluorescent switching sensor is designed.