What are all the Transcription factors (TFs) control the growth and development of insect pests?

Transcription factors (TFs)

04 May 2019 869 1 View

Is there any factors influencing the larvae fail to attain species specific threshold size for metamorphosis (i.e. sex) ?

I am wondering to know about the factors influencing the variation of number of instars in different species of insects.

31 December 2017 2,243 0 View

Does any one know the detailed methodology of Hcap program to assess the exact number of instars based on the head capsule measurement

I am wondering to assess the exact number of instars based on head capsule measurement of some lepidopteran larvae. With this, I have gone through some papers and found that the program Hcap...

05 June 2017 4,182 22 View

Does anyone know the interpretation of Repeated Measure ANOVA analysis particularly Greenhouse - Geisser, Huynf-Feldt ?

Which correction method could be ideal (Greenhouse -Geisser or Huynh-Feldt), if the data did not meet the assumption of sphericity.

10 November 2016 5,914 2 View

What is the reason for the variation of fitness advantage and disadvantage of a resistant insect from different geographical locations?

What is the reason for variation of fitness advantage and disadvantage in a resistant insect collected from different locations with same insecticide? The same species of insect pest collected...

01 January 1970 4,640 10 View

What kind of fluid could I use for a pitfall trap that also does not invalidate molecular testing?

Hi, I want to start testing pitfall trap to obtain ants samples, but I need to conduct molecular analysis on those insects. So, what kind of fluid can I use? Ethanol expires too early and I need...

03 March 2021 5,978 5 View

What is the status of bread making and more bakery foods with the use of insect flour/powder?

Insects have been consumed by human diet since prehistoric times. At present, the idea of looking at insects as food has been getting traction worldwide, also in response to increasing food...

03 March 2021 6,223 5 View

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10?

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10? Since, the growth curve from day 2 to 10 won't be like the "Logistic curve" it might not follow logistic...

03 March 2021 1,401 3 View

Does RNAiMAX transfection reagent work in serum free medium?

I diluted siRNA and RNAiMAX in opti-MEM and added to the cells which they were in the growth medium. Is it a right way? or should I culture cells in the opti-MEM medium for a while and not in...

26 February 2021 10,041 3 View

How do I transfect a large plasmid into PC12 cells with nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor?

I have a large 16 kb plasmid, which I need to transfect into PC12 cells. Lipofectamin 2000 didn't work and with GFP alone the transfection rate is very low. I also tried the neon invitrogen...

25 February 2021 6,635 5 View

How to measure angle between laser travel path and machine axis in Laser Measurement system?

25 February 2021 1,987 3 View

Any references about insects or animals that can damage or weathering of rock or fossil material?

Are there any references to insects or animals that can cause damage or weathering to the rock or fossil material? books or paper that would be nice. Thank you very much!

24 February 2021 6,805 3 View

Please help in identification of this insect?

This insect is minute in size around 1 mm and not clearly visible with naked eye.

22 February 2021 5,907 11 View

Kinetics of Enzyme production in Recombinant E Coli?

Hello, I am trying to find kinetic information (such as rate of enzyme production etc.) on the expression of taq polymerase in E-Coli after inserting a recombinant plasmid. Any help would be...

12 February 2021 1,386 3 View

How reliable is estimation of copy numbers by absolute qPCR?

Hello, I would like to compare the expression levels of several genes in insects, so I prepared standard curves and estimated copy numbers of each sequence in my samples. But for one of the genes,...

11 February 2021 8,421 13 View