Bemisia tabaci is a serious pest of cucumber, in Iraq, that reduces the income of farmers by high losses in yield. This study aimed to identify entomopathogenic fungi from whitefly cadavers and to evaluate their relative frequency and various structural attributes. The suitability of two bioassay...

The screening and the selection of efficient lignin-degrading fungi are stages of significant importance for their further application in the bioremediation of matrices contaminated by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), coal tar and creosote. This research aims to assess the potential in...

Astrocystis species (Xylariaceae) listed in Index Fungorum are revisited. A new species (A. guyanae) and eight new combinations from Rosellinia (A. ambigens, A. dimidiata, A. formosa var. formosa, A. formosa var. flavozonata, A. hemisphaerica, A. marginatoclypeata, A. muroiana, and A....

The long-term and excessive use of organophosphorus pesticides (OPs) leads to hazardous residues in the environment, which threatens human health to a considerable extent. Colorimetric methods can quickly and readily identify pesticide residue, but they still have various challenges in accuracy and ...

The construction of effective methods for the convenient testing of antibiotic residues in real samples has attracted considerable interest. Herein, we designed a dual cascade DNA walking amplification strategy and combined it with the controllable photocurrent regulation of a photoelectrode to...

Food safety has emerged as a major global issue. Detecting foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and controlling them is vital to guard against foodborne diseases caused by microorganisms. However, the current detection methods need to meet the demand for real-time detection on the spot after a...

A rapid and accurate analytical method was established for multiple pesticide residues in complex matrices based on magnetic dispersive solid phase extraction (d-SPE) and supercritical fluid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (SFC-MS/MS). To develop an efficient magnetic d-SPE method, magnetic ...

Bumblebees (genus Bombus) have received increased academic and conservation attention with the recognition of a global pollinator crisis. However, the Bombus subgenus Psithyrus (cuckoo bumblebees), has been overlooked. Psithyrus species parasitise social Bombus species and are frequently viewed as...

A huge number of danaine butterflies undertake seasonal migration between the eastern plains and the Western Ghats in Southern India. It is a spectacular, yet poorly studied ecological phenomenon and our knowledge about the patterns, drivers, and threats is fragmented and largely anecdotal. This...

Acanthus ilicifolius is a spiny semi-woody evergreen shrub which is one of the most dominant species associated with mangrove communities. Although its floral biology is well documented, there are only a few systematic and exhaustive studies of floral visitors of this species. Successful plant...