Crotalus durissus ruruima Snake Venom and a Phospholipase A2 Isolated from This Venom Elicit Macrophages to Form Lipid Droplets and Synthesize Inflammatory Lipid Mediators by Ana Eduarda Zulim de Carvalho, Karina Giannotti, Elbio Leiguez Junior, Márcio Matsubara, Maria Cristina Dos Santos, Consuelo Latorre Fortes-Dias, Catarina Teixeira

“…Among the snakes of Crotalus genus subspecies, the venom of Cdr presents highest level of crotoxin, which is the major component of Crotalus snake venoms, formed by two subunits (crotapotin and a phospholipase A2 named CBr) and presents potent neurotoxic activity. …”
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Squash Bug, Anasa tristis (DeGeer) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coreidae) by John L. Capinera

“…Several related species in the same genus coexist with squash bug over most of its range, feeding on the same plants but causing much less injury. …”
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Spiral Nematode, Helicotylenchus pseudorobustus (Steiner, 1941) Golden, 1956 (Nematoda: Tylenchida: Hoplolaimidae) by William T. Crow

“…Spiral nematodes of the genus Helicotylenchus are among the most ubiquitous plant-parasitic nematodes worldwide. …”
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Bayberry Whitefly, Parabemisia myricae (Kuwana) (Insecta: Homoptera: Aleyrodidae: Aleyrodinae) by Avas B. Hamon, Ru Nguyen, Harold Browning

“…Takahashi (1952) transferred this whitefly to the genus Parabemisia because of long marginal setae on the so-called "pupal" case and blunt lateral tubercles at the base of the lingula.  …”
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Biology and Management of Dodder (Cuscuta spp.) in Ornamental Crop Production and Landscapes by Kaley Mierek, Stephen Christoper Marble, Nathan S. Boyd, Shawn T. Steed

“… Dodder are a group of over 150 species in the genus Cuscuta. This 4-page publication was developed to help commercial growers, landscape professionals, and homeowners identify and manage dodder infestations in their greenhouses, nurseries, or landscapes. …”
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False Chinch Bug Nysius raphanus Howard (Insecta: Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) by Babu Panthi, Braden Evans, Justin Renkema

“…It is recognized as the most serious pest among members of the genus Nysius, but reports of heavy infestations and serious crop damage are uncommon. …”
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Seed Production of Goldenmane Tickseed by Jeffrey G. Norcini

“… The genus Coreopsis is Florida's State Wildflower. Coreopsis basalis, commonly known as Goldenmane Tickseed or Dye Flower, brightens roadsides and fields of central and north Florida from as early as April to as late as mid-June. …”
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Herbicides for Weed Control in Eucalyptus Culture by Anna Osiecka, Patrick Minogue

“…Eucalyptus is a diverse genus with over 700 species, most of which are native to Australia. …”
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Gastritis Induced by the Helicobacter ‘Gastrospirillum Hominis’ by Sander JO Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Dickran A Malatjalian, Leon M Desormeau, Leo V Pereira

“…‘Gastrospirillum hominis’ belongs to the genus Helicobacter and is a rare cause of gastritis in the human stomach. …”
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On the moduli space of superminimal surfaces in spheres by Luis Fernández

“…Using this approach, we show that the moduli space of linearly full maps is nonempty for sufficiently large degree and we show that the dimension of this moduli space for n=3 and genus 0 is greater than or equal to 2d+9. We also give a direct, simple proof of the connectedness of the moduli space of superminimal surfaces in S2n of degree d.…”
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Tessellated Scale, Ecualymnatus tessellatus (Signoret) (Insecta: Homoptera: Coccidae) by G. W. Dekle

“…Signoret in 1873 from specimens collected on a palm he reported as Caryota ursus. The genus Eucalymnatus, according to Borchsenius (1957), contains 17 species; two species are Ethiopian in origin and the remainder neotropical. …”
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Amanita bisporigera-Induced Hepatic Failure: A Fatal Case of Mushroom Ingestion by Anthony Nici, Sang Kim

“…Wild mushroom poisoning from the genus Amanita is a medical emergency, with Amanita phalloides being the most common offender. …”
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Hunting Billbug, Sphenophorus venatus vestitus Chittenden (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Robert E. Woodruff

“…Billbug larva are often confused with white grubs, which is the name usually given to beetle larvae in the genus Phyllophaga, family Scarabaeidae.  This document is EENY-207 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 45), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Hunting Billbug, Sphenophorus venatus vestitus Chittenden (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Robert E. Woodruff

“…Billbug larva are often confused with white grubs, which is the name usually given to beetle larvae in the genus Phyllophaga, family Scarabaeidae.  This document is EENY-207 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 45), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Brazilian Red-Eyed Fly Ormia depleta (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tachinidae) by Haleigh A. Ray, Jennifer Lynn Gillett-Kaufman

“… The Brazilian red-eyed fly, Ormia depleta, is a tachinid fly that is a parasitoid of mole crickets in the genus Neoscapteriscus (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae). …”
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Bayberry Whitefly, Parabemisia myricae (Kuwana) (Insecta: Homoptera: Aleyrodidae: Aleyrodinae) by Avas B. Hamon, Ru Nguyen, Harold Browning

“…Takahashi (1952) transferred this whitefly to the genus Parabemisia because of long marginal setae on the so-called "pupal" case and blunt lateral tubercles at the base of the lingula.  …”
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Large Carpenter Bees as Agricultural Pollinators by Tamar Keasar

“…Large carpenter bees (genus Xylocopa) are wood-nesting generalist pollinators of broad geographical distribution that exhibit varying levels of sociality. …”
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A new subgenus of Stigmatophora Staudinger, 1881 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini) from China, with descriptions of three new species by Lu Zhang, Tingting Zhao, Huilin Han

“…We describe three newly discovered species of the genus Stigmatophora Staudinger, 1881 from China, (S. bucseki sp. nov., S. longa sp. nov., and S. dianensis sp. nov.) and establish a new subgenus Bifurcistigma subgen. nov. for the first two. …”
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A taxonomic summary and revision of Rozella (Cryptomycota) by Peter M. Letcher, Martha J. Powell

“…Abstract Rozella is a genus of endoparasites of a broad range of hosts. …”
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Re-establishment of Malletia sorror (Soot-Ryen, 1957), an endemic bathyal bivalve off Chile (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Nuculanoidea) by Michael L. Zettler

“…Fresh material of a nuculanoid bivalve of the genus Malletia, collected during an expedition of the R/V SONNE off Chile in 2023, allows the re-establishment of Malletia sorror (Soot-Ryen, 1957), a species previously considered a synonym of M. peruviana Dall, 1908. …”
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