Spiders often generate several forms of silk fiber, each with distinctive qualities befitting
them with certain activities and biological processes. The egg sacs of spiders are …

The discovery of penicillin started a new era of health care since it allowed the effective
treatment of formerly deadly infections. As a drawback, its overuse led to a growing number …

This paper concerns the tear properties and behavior of Bombyx mori (B. Mori) silk cocoons.
The tear resistance of cocoon layers is found to increase progressively from the innermost …

Spider silks are thought to have antimicrobial properties that prevent rapid degradation.
Despite its biomedical potential, little research has focused on antimicrobial properties of …

Spider silk is frequently attributed antimicrobial properties. This notion is based on studies
reporting antimicrobial activity (AMA) of spider silk; however, close inspection of these …

Spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) represent one of the largest groups of organisms on Earth
with more than 45,000 recorded species found in nearly all terrestrial communities. In these …

Abstract Holotrichia oblita (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) and some other scarab beetles are
the main soil-dwelling pests in China. Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) and Beauveria bassiana …

Cocoons covering spider embryos may constitute a physical barrier, protecting eggs from
microbial infections. The aim of the study was to nd out if the embryos have their own …

The impact of the microbial community as well as individual strains of endosymbiotic
bacteria on spider hosts has only begun to be increasingly studied in the last 20 years. This …