DOMINANT EGG SURFACE BACTERIA OF HOLOTRICHIA OBLITA (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE) INHIBIT THE MULTIPLICATION OF BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS AND BEAUVERIA BASSIANA

Dominant egg surface bacteria of Holotrichia oblita (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) inhibit the multiplication of Bacillus thuringiensis and Beauveria bassiana

Abstract Holotrichia oblita (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) and some other scarab beetles are the main soil-dwelling pests in China.Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) and Beauveria bassiana (Bb) are entomopathogens that have been used as biocontrol agents of various pests.However, scarab larvae especially H.oblita Hose exhibited strong adaptability to these pa

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Contribution of the Science, the Technology and the Innovation of the Universidad de Oriente to the Local Economic Revitalizing

The main objective of the research is to design a methodology to evaluate the contribution of the science, the technology and the innovation of universities to the local economic revitalizing.The scientific novelty resides in a sequence of procedures, based on administration, statistical and mathematical modeling methods that constitutes a tool for

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Diet of the Poor in Roman Italy: An Exploration of Wild and Cultivated Plants as an Essential Dietary Component

Most of the population of Roman Italy was poor, whether they were the poor who were constantly in search for food and shelter, or the temporarily poor who were artisans or shopkeepers but could fall into poverty at times (Garnsey, 1998, pp.226-227).In classical literature, pleasures of the mind were favoured over pleasures of the body (Gowers, 1993

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Prepulse inhibition in Drosophila melanogaster larvae

The neural mechanisms of psychiatric diseases like autism French Door spectrum disorder and schizophrenia have been intensively studied, and a number of candidate genes have been identified.However, the relationship between genes and neural system functioning remains unclear.Model organisms may serve as a powerful tool for addressing this question

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