The South American soybean pest, Rachiplusia nu (Guenée), is naturally infected by Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) and Rachiplusia nu nucleopolyhedrovirus (RanuNPV). We compared their pathogenicity ...

Spittlebugs cause major pasture damage in the Neotropics. As most xylem-feeders, they depend on microbial symbionts to supply essential amino acids to their diet. Here, the obligate nutritional endosymbiont ‘Candidatus ...

Meat of the South American camelids (SACs) llama and alpaca is an important source of animal protein and income for rural families in the Andes, and a product with significant growth potential for local and international ...

Production of llama (Lama glama) meat in rural communities of the Andean regions is largely affected by Sarcocystis spp. infection. Macroscopic cysts develop in muscles as a consequence of S. aucheniae parasitism, often ...