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A Performance Index as a Measure of the Host Suitability to Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae)
(Springer, 2024-01)Drosophila suzukii Matsumura, known as spotted wing drosophila (SWD), is an Asiatic invasive fruit pest that has spread over the world in the last 15 years, due to its high reproductive rate, its tolerance to different ... -
A survey of root-knot and false root-knot nematodes at commercial vegetable farms under protected cultivation in La Plata Green Belt, Argentina
(Brill, 2025-01-28)Root-knot and false root-knot nematodes, Meloidogyne spp. and Nacobbus spp., respectively, represent one of the most economically-impacting crop protection concerns at La Plata Green Belt (LPGB), Argentina. The aims of ... -
A thermostable laccase from Thermus sp. 2.9 and its potential for delignification of Eucalyptus biomass
(SpringerOpen, 2019-02)Laccases are multicopper oxidases that are being studied for their potential application in pretreatment strategies of lignocellulosic feedstocks for bioethanol production. Here, we report the expression and characterization ... -
Acceptability and suitability of Tuta absoluta eggs from irradiated parents to parasitism by Trichogramma nerudai and Trichogramma pretiosum (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)
(2016)Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is one of the most devastatingpests of tomato crops. We studied the acceptability and suitability of eggs laid byirradiated T. absoluta pairs to parasitism by the parasitoids ... -
Agamermis sp. (Nematoda: Mermithidae) parasitizing Armadillidium vulgare (Crustacea: Isopoda) in Argentina
(Cambridge University Press, 2023-02-20)The Mermithidae is a family of nematodes parasitic in many kinds of insects, spiders, leeches, crustaceans and other invertebrates throughout the world. While conducting an assay with entomopathogenic nematodes, we found ... -
Analysis of a chitinase from EpapGV, a fast killing betabaculovirus
(Springer, 2014-04)The main function of baculoviral chitinase protein (V-CHIA) is to promote the final liquefaction of infected host larvae, facilitating the dispersion of occlusion bodies (OBs) in the environment. In this study, a v-chiA ... -
Argentinean Bacillus thuringiensis strains exhibiting distinct morphology of their parasporal crystals
(Asociación Argentina de Microbiología, 2021-10)Bacillus thuringiensis is a Gram-positive and sporulated bacterium exhibiting insecticidal activity against a wide range of insects.3 During sporulation, this bacterium produces a number of different proteins forming ... -
Argentinean National Plant Protection Network Website
(2017-03)The Argentinean National Plant Protection Network (RedNPV) was created in 2006 as a proposal of the National Plant Protection Program (PNPV), National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA). The National Plant Protection ... -
Assessing the specificity of a herbivore on a plant of uncertain phylogenetic placing: Listronotus elongatus a herbivore of Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
(2017)Hydrocotyle ranunculoides (Araliaceae) is an aquatic plant native to the Americas and invasive in Europe. This work reports laboratory and garden studies on the host range of its main natural enemy, the weevil Listronotus ... -
“Avispa de la agalla del eucalipto”, Leptocybe invasa Fischer & Lasalle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Tetrastichinae), en Argentina
(Gerencia de Comunicación e Imagen Institucional, DNA SICC, INTA, 2011-08)La “avispa de la agalla del eucalipto”, Leptocybe invasa Fischer & Lasalle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Tetrastichinae) ha sido registrada en varios países como una importante plaga forestal. Su presencia en Brasil desde 2008 ... -
Bacillus thuringiensis and their endophytic capabilities
(2017-07)The main characteristic of Bacillus thuringiensis is that during sporulation produces a parasporal inclusion formed by one or more proteinaceous bodies that exhibit insecticidal activity upon ingestion by susceptible ... -
Bacillus thuringiensis Bt_UNVM-84, a Novel Strain Showing Insecticidal Activity against Anthonomus grandis Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
(MDPI, 2024-01)Bacillus thuringiensis is a Gram-positive bacterium known for its insecticidal proteins effective against various insect pests. However, limited strains and proteins target coleopteran pests like Anthonomous grandis Boheman, ... -
Bacillus thuringiensis: ¿nuevas aplicaciones para un viejo conocido?
(2017-06)Bacillus thuringiensis (B. thuringiensis) se caracteriza principalmente por producir durante la esporulación una inclusión parasporal formada por uno o más cuerpos cristalinos de naturaleza proteica, que son selectivamente ... -
Bacillus toyonensis biovar Thuringiensis: A novel entomopathogen with insecticidal activity against lepidopteran and coleopteran pests
(Elsevier, 2022-04)The Bacillus cereus group includes eight species: Bacillus anthracis, B. cereus, Bacillus cytotoxicus, Bacillus mycoides, Bacillus pseudomycoides, Bacillus thuringiensis, Bacillus weihenstephanensis and Bacillus toyonensis, ... -
Baculovirus Insecticides in Latin America: Historical Overview, Current Status and Future Perspectives
(2015)Baculoviruses are known to regulate many insect populations in nature. Their host-specificity is very high, usually restricted to a single or a few closely related insect species. They are amongst the safest pesticides, ... -
Biochemical methane potential of sheep manure: Focus in pathogen removal
(International Organization of Scientific Research, 2019-01)Biochemical methane potential (BMP) test is a useful laboratory-scale tool to determine the biodegradability and methane potential from different manure. The aims of this study were to evaluate the BMP of sheep manure and ... -
Biocontrol con Trichoderma spp. de Fusarium oxysporum causal del “mal de almácigos” en pre y post emergencia en cebolla
(Universidad Nacional de La Plata, 2015)En Argentina, la “podredumbre basal” y el “mal de almácigos” causados por el complejo Fusarium spp. constituyen uno de los problemas más serios en cebolla. En este trabajo se estudió el uso de especies del género Trichoderma ... -
Biological and molecular characterization of Rachiplusia nu single nucleopolyhedrovirus, a promising biocontrol agent against the South American soybean pest Rachiplusia nu
(Elsevier, 2019-09)Rachiplusia nu (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a key soybean pest in Argentina. Current management of this moth relies mainly on the use of synthetic insecticides and transgenic plants. In search of biological control-based ... -
Biological and molecular features of Nosema rachiplusiae sp. n., a microsporidium isolated from the neotropical moth Rachiplusia nu (Guenée) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
(Springer, 2018-05)Light, electron microscopy and DNA analyses were performed to characterize a microsporidium infecting Rachiplusia nu larvae from a laboratory rearing in Argentina. Diplokaryotic spores were oval and measured 3.61 ± 0.29 ... -
Biological control of Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) through banker plant system in protected crops
(Elsevier, 2014-11)Banker plants with Aphidius colemani were tested in greenhouse for control of Myzus persicae on arugula and sweet pepper crops and compared to inoculative releases of parasitoids. Banker plants system consisted of pots of ...