COMPETITION BETWEEN TWO BIOCONTROL AGENTS ATTACKING THE THRIPS, GYNAIKOTHIPS FICORUM (MARCHAL) (THYSANOPTERA: PHLAEOTHRIPIDAE), INFESTING THE CUBAN LAUREL, FICUS NITIDA THUNB., IN EGYPT

Abstract The insect fauna is present in the curled Cuban laurel leaf (Ficus nitida Thunb.) infested with the Cuban laurel thrips, Gynaikothrips ficorum Marchal (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae), in Giza, Egypt, which included pests, predators, and parasitoids.The present study dealt with the presence of two natural enemies of G.ficorum, i.e., the ant

Animal-vehicle collision on the roads is a major cause of mortality of a wide range of animal taxa both within and around protected areas.This study has been conducted in the National Highway 715 (new) covering a continuous stretch of 64 km that passes through Kaziranga National Park (KNP) of Assam (India).The area falls between the boundary of KNP

Background: Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a life-threatening ailment caused by diabetes.Several growth factors, as well as their various combinations, have shown promising effect in aiding diabetic foot ulcer.However, contradictory or paradoxical results are often available, and debates about this issue are ongoing.Therefore, a comprehensive meta

Hundreds of target specific peptides are routinely discovered by peptide display platforms.However, due to the goblin toes high cost of peptide synthesis only a limited number of peptides are chemically made for further analysis.Here we describe an accurate and cost effective method to bin peptides on-phage based on binding region(s), without any r

Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are a large and diverse family of transmembrane ion channels that are widely expressed, have important physiological roles, and are associated with many human diseases.These proteins are actively pursued as promising drug targets, benefitting greatly from advances in structural and mechanistic studies of