The Arachnida subclass of Acari comprises many harmful pests that threaten agriculture as well as animal health, including herbivorous spider mites, the bee parasite Varroa, the …
Tetranychus urticae Koch is one of the most common and harmful pests in vegetable production areas. Similar to other countries, control of T. urticae is mainly based on acaricides in …
Mites cause significant agricultural losses by feeding directly on crops and indirectly by reducing pollination services due to the negative impacts of honey bee parasites on apiary health…
The sweet potato whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius, 1889) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), is an economically important polyphagous pest species with a global distribution. This pest not …
Ketoenol acaricides have been widely used to control Tetranychus urticae populations across the world. However, control failure due to resistance development is an increasing concern…
Predatory mites may occur in the agricultural areas naturally or be released intentionally to control target pests. However, the side effect of chemical pesticides on beneficial mites …
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations frequently cause neurological diseases. Modeling of these defects has been difficult because of the challenges associated with engineering …
Leigh syndrome (LS) is a severe manifestation of mitochondrial disease in children and is currently incurable. The lack of effective models hampers our understanding of the …
BACKGROUND Milbemectin and abamectin are frequently used to control the spider mite Tetranychus urticae. The development of abamectin resistance in this major pest has become …
Tetranychus urticae Koch is a serious pest of strawberries and its remarkable ability to develop resistance has often caused failure in chemical control. In the present study, resistance to …