Instituto de Microbiología y Zoología Agrícola: Envíos recientes
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Relevamiento de Producción de Digeridos de Plantas de Biogás en Argentina
(Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca, 2021-12)Este informe técnico tiene como objetivo principal brindar información sobre la producción, manejo y gestión de digeridos en Argentina. Se relevaron mediante una encuesta 20 plantas de biogás, de un total de 27 registradas ... -
Ensayo potencial bioquímico metanogénico: una metodología clave para estimar la energía de las biomasas
(Ediciones INTA, 2022-02-15)A nivel mundial, el ensayo del Potencial Bioquímico Metanogénico (PBM) resulta ser una herramienta clave para definir la factibilidad técnica de una planta de biogás, ya que permite cuantificar la máxima producción de ... -
The pest kill rate of thirteen natural enemies as aggregate evaluation criterion of their biological control potential of Tuta absoluta
(Springer, 2021-05-24)Ecologists study how populations are regulated, while scientists studying biological pest control apply population regulation processes to reduce numbers of harmful organisms: an organism (a natural enemy) is used to reduce ... -
The Current and Future Role of Microbial Culture Collections in Food Security Worldwide
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-01-14)Food security is the pillar of nutritional wellbeing for food availability, and is necessary to satisfy all physiological needs to thus maintain the general wellbeing of populations. However, global agricultural deficiencies ... -
Localization and survival of Azospirillum brasilense Az39 in soybean leaves
(Wiley, 2021-05)In recent years, foliar inoculation has gained acceptance among the available methods to deliver plant beneficial micro-organisms to crops under field conditions. Colonization efficiency by such micro-organisms largely ... -
Comparative Pathogenesis of Generalist AcMNPV and Specific RanuNPV in Larvae of Rachiplusia nu (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Following Single and Mixed Inoculations
(Oxford University Press, 2021-02-19)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 ... -
Utilización regional de baculovirus en el control de plagas hortícolas
(Ediciones INTA, 2021-12)Los baculovirus son patógenos aislados de insectos, principalmente del orden Lepidoptera. Se caracterizan por su alta especificidad, pues poseen un espectro de hospedadores reducido, y por ser inocuos para artrópodos ... -
Phenology, parasitism and density dependence of Psyllaephagus bliteus on Eucalyptus camaldulensis
(Springer, 2021-02-12)Glycaspis brimblecombei is an invasive insect species that specifically feeds on Eucalyptus leaves. Native from Australia, this species has spread to several countries becoming a major Eucalyptus pest. Even though its ... -
New entomopathogenic strain of Bacillus thuringiensis is able to solubilize different sources of inorganic phosphates
(Elsevier, 2021-04-01)Phosphate-solubilizing strain INTA 293-1 from a soil sample of Corrientes province (Argentina) was identified as Bacillus thuringiensis based on its faculty to produce crystalline inclusions during sporulation and 16S rDNA ... -
Nematicidal effect of an Argentine strain of Photorhabdus laumondi laumondi (Enterobacteriaceae) on the free-living nematode Panagrellus redivivus (Rhabditidae: Panagrolaimidae)
(Elsevier, 2021-01-01)Bacteria with nematicidal effects have attracted interest as biocontrol agents of pests and diseases due to their relatively low environmental impact compared to chemical management strategies1. The damage they cause to ... -
Soybean in rotation with cereals attenuates nitrous oxide emissions as compared with soybean monoculture in the Pampas region
(Elsevier, 2021-11)Nitrous oxide (N-N2O) emissions in the agricultural sector represent ca. 25% of total N-N2O emissions on a global scale. In Argentina, information on agricultural emissions is scarce, and thus, N-N2O emissions are estimated ... -
Life history study of the mirid Tupiocoris cucurbitaceus feeding on Tuta absoluta eggs: implications for biological control and its combination with inherited sterility
(Springer, 2021)Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is a key pest of tomato crops. Tupiocoris cucurbitaceus (Spinola) (Hemiptera: Miridae) is a neotropical predator capable of consuming T. absoluta eggs. We evaluated the ... -
Performance evaluation of anaerobic digestion and co-digestion of solid organic wastes in semicontinuosus reactors
(International Water Association, 2015-11)In recent decades the anaerobic digestion of organic waste is a valid alternative for the production of renewable energies on farm animals. However, this process is vulnerable to inhibition by several factors, namely ... -
Effects of 17α-ethinylestradiol on sex ratio, gonadal histology and perianal hyperpigmentation of Cnesterodon decemmaculatus (Pisces, Poeciliidae) during a full-lifecycle exposure
(Elsevier, 2020-08-11)The effects of 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) on sex ratio, gonopodium morphology, and gonadal histology of C. decemmaculatus were assessed by a full-lifecycle exposure experiment. Newborn fish were waterborne exposed to 30, ... -
Exploring the factors involved in the absence of parasitism of Chaetosiphon fragaefolii by generalist parasitoids in strawberry
(Springer, 2020-08)Chaetosiphon fragaefolii Cockerell (Hemiptera: Aphididae) is a worldwide strawberry pest with scarce records of parasitoids for its control. The parasitization rate of two generalist parasitoids, Aphidius colemani Viereck ... -
Susceptibility of agricultural pests of regional importance in South America to a Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ia protein
(Elsevier, 2020-05)Bacillus thuringiensis toxins of the Cry1I class have dual specificity for insects in the orders Coleoptera and Lepidoptera. We assessed the toxicity of a Cry1Ia protein from an Argentinian B. thuringiensis strain against ... -
Genetic variants in Argentinean isolates of Spodoptera frugiperda Multiple Nucleopolyhedrovirus
(Springer, 2020)The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith) is a key pest in the Americas. Control strategies are mainly carried out by use of chemical insecticides and transgenic crops expressing Bacillus thuringiensis toxins. ... -
Microscopic and PCR-based detection of microsporidia spores in human stool samples = Detección microscópica y molecular de esporas de microsporidios en muestras de heces humanas
(Elsevier, 2020-06)Microsporidia are obligate intracellular fungi with a remarkable ability to infect a wide range of invertebrate and vertebrate hosts. Namely, Enterocytozoon bieneusi is the most frequently microsporidia reported worldwide, ... -
Prey consumption and development of the indigenous lacewing Chrysoperla externa feeding on two exotic Eucalyptus pests
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)The green lacewing Chrysoperla externa is a widespread species in the Neotropical region that occurs in different habitats. Its presence in Eucalyptus plantations infested with Glycaspis brimblecombei (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae) ... -
Primera cita de la Argentina de Ophelimus maskelli (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) y su parasitoide, Closterocerus chamaeleon (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) = First record of Ophelimus maskelli (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) and its parasitoid, Closterocerus chamaeleon (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), in Argentina
(Sociedad Entomológica Argentina, 2014)Se cita por primera vez de la Argentina la presencia de la avispa galícola exótica Ophelimus maskelli (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) y su parasitoide natural, Closterocerus chamaeleon (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) ...