Modern sweet corn is distinguished from other vegetable corns by the presence of one or
more recessive alleles within the maize endosperm starch synthesis pathway. This results in …

Abstract In China, Hyphantria cunea (Drury) is an invasive phytophagous pest; it attacks
nearly all species of defoliated trees. To develop integrated pest management programs …

Abstract Ephestia elutella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) is a cosmopolitan and polyphagous pest
attack a wide variety of stored products. To better understand the effect of an artificial diet …

Spodoptera frugiperda has been reported in China since the beginning of 2019, threatening
maize production and raising questions about interactions with indigenous pests on maize …

The lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose contained in corn straw need to be degraded before
reuse. Therefore, it is urgent to explore a new strategy that can enhance the degradation …

Background Pesticide formulations based on nanotechnology can effectively improve the
efficiency of pesticide utilization and reduce pesticide residues in the environment. In this …

Genetically modified MON 89034 corn (Zea mays L.) expressing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)
insecticidal proteins, viz. Cry1A. 105 and Cry2Ab2, is a biotechnological option being …

Insect rearing on artificial diets allows to solve a wide range of entomological tasks. During
decades passed after publication of the pioneer paper written by G. Bottger (1942) devoted …

The Asian corn borer (ACB), Ostrinia furnacalis,(Lepidoptera: Crambidae), a significant
threat to corn crops, necessitates comprehensive research on its populations, across …

Abstract Busseola fusca (Fuller)(Noctuidae), Chilo partellus (Swinhoe)(Crambidae), Eldana
saccharina (Walker)(Pyralidae), Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner)(Noctuidae), Sesamia …