GENERATION OF A TRANSCRIPTOME IN A MODEL LEPIDOPTERAN PEST, HELIOTHIS VIRESCENS, USING MULTIPLE SEQUENCING STRATEGIES FOR PROFILING MIDGUT GENE EXPRESSION.

Heliothine pests such as the tobacco budworm, Heliothis virescens (F.), pose a significant threat to production of a variety of crops and ornamental plants and are Sit Stand Desks models for developmental and physiological studies.The efforts to develop new control measures for H.virescens, as well as its use as a relevant biological model, are ham

Water use behaviour and efficiency are essential topics regarding water scarcity.Water is a life-sustaining resource used for various activities within the three primary sectors: agricultural, industrial, and domestic.Increasing competition among these sectors could affect the availability and sustainability of water use.The higher demand for agric

The evisceration of infested species on board commercial fleets and the throwing of viscera into the sea, as is mostly the case for hake, is common practice for reducing the occurrence of Anisakis in fishery products.Moreover, the high levels of infestation and the lack of technically and economically feasible solutions hinder the possibility of re