Cold plasma for insect pest control: Tribolium castaneum mortality and defense mechanisms in response to treatment

D Ziuzina, R Van Cleynenbreugel… - Plasma Processes …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The insecticidal properties and mechanisms of high‐voltage air‐based atmospheric cold
plasma using a contained dielectric barrier discharge reactor were investigated against …

Aerosolized coal fly ash: A previously unrecognized primary factor in the catastrophic global demise of bird populations and species

M Whiteside, JM Herndon - Asian Journal of Biology, 2018 - library.go4manusub.com
Objectives: Bird populations and species world-wide are experiencing die-offs on an
unprecedented scale. Forensic evidence is consistent with coal fly ash (CFA), the toxic …

Previously unacknowledged potential factors in catastrophic bee and insect die-off arising from coal fly ash geoengineering

M Whiteside, JM Herndon - Asian Journal of Biology, 2018 - library.go4manusub.com
Aims: We investigate previously unacknowledged potentially major contributory factors in
global catastrophic bee and insect die-off that arise from the use of aerosolized coal fly ash …

Relative gene expression, micronuclei formation, and ultrastructure alterations induced by heavy metal contamination in Pimelia latreillei (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) …

LM El-Samad, S El-Ashram, DA Kheirallah… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The present research aims to evaluate the impact of industrial processes and anthropogenic
activities on the beetle Pimelia latreillei inhabiting the polluted site at Zawya Abd El-Qader …

Heavy metal accumulation in some aquatic insects (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) and tissues of Chondrostoma regium (Heckel, 1843) relevant to their concentration in …

Z Aydoğan, T Şişman, Ü İncekara, A Gürol - Environmental Science and …, 2017 - Springer
The objectives of this research were to determine and compare the heavy element
concentrations in two study areas in Erzurum, Turkey (Aşkale and Dumlu sites). Assessment …

DNA damage and oogenesis anomalies in Pimelia latreillei (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) induced by heavy metals soil pollution

DAM Kheirallah, LM El-Samad… - Toxicology and …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
The present study used Pimelia latreillei as a biomonitoring insect for heavy metals soil
pollution in a populated industrial area at Zawya Abd El-Qader, Alexandria, Egypt. Comet …

X-ray metal assessment and ovarian ultrastructure alterations of the beetle, Blaps polycresta (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae), inhabiting polluted soil

W Osman, M Shonouda - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2017 - Springer
X-ray analysis was applied to estimate the percentages of heavy metals in ovarian tissues of
the tenebrionid beetle, Blaps polycresta. Calcium, phosphorus, sulfur, cadmium, copper, and …

Adverse responses of Cabera pusaria caterpillars to high dietary manganese concentration

P Martinek, J Hedbávný, T Kudláček… - Entomologia …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The adaptation of insects to environmental changes can constitute a crucial factor in their
development and activity. The response of Cabera pusaria L.(Lepidoptera: Geometridae) …

Ultrastructural damage and biochemical alterations in the testes of red palm weevils (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) exposed to imidacloprid

AM Alzahrani - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019 - Springer
Despite the widespread use of the insecticide imidacloprid (IMI), a neonicotinoid, there is an
urgent need for documenting information related to its acute toxicity. Therefore, this study …

Aquatic beetles Cercyon unipunctatus as bioindicators of pollution in Lake Edku and Mariut, Egypt

LM El-Samad, EH Radwan, EHM Mokhamer… - … Science and Pollution …, 2019 - Springer
The lakes of the North Delta give a rich and imperative territory for marine fish and its
regeneration, and have dependably been major areas of fish creation in Egypt, 75% of the …