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Previously I had asked a question "Are "sex pheromones" really produced by insects?" while in the quest to answer this question, we came across a very interesting observation. We developed germ...
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We recently found a well developed accessory gland in female B. dorsalis. Upon further examination, we found that they harboured bacteria and one particular bacteria was the major microbiota in...
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Recently we discovered an "innate recognition template" tuned to Gamma-Octalactone (GOL) which is an oviposition stimulant for Bactrocera dorsalis. As B. dorsalis has many host (around 300 hosts),...
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We conducted oviposition preference in B. mori and found that they still prefer to lay eggs on mulberry leaves. Further we extracted volatiles from mulberry leaves and conducted a GC-EAD and found...
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I read that the pheromone glands of butterflies are in their wings. Is this true and how do we isolate these pheromones?
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Can we discover insect attractants or repellents by molecular docking? If yes how valid is the method?
12 December 2012 8,034 4 View
I am in need of a protocol for performing the comet assay on insect eggs. Previous protocols were followed but with no results. Please help me in this regard.
12 December 2012 4,394 1 View
Some mango stone weevils grown in our lab are being infected with fungi. We are in need of a method to visualize fungi cells inside the weevil.
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To find the total phenol content, i have seen some researchers using dry samples and others fresh samples!! Which one is right? Should we use dry or fresh sample?
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