Diminish the chances of Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata eggs surviving by suppressing the expression of the heat shock protein 27 gene (Hsp27).

Farhan Al-Behadili; Qasim Ahmed; Thamer Al-Shuwaili; Beibei Li; Yonglin Ren

Volume 24, Issue 2 , June 2024, , Pages 1-13

Abstract
  The hypothesized role of stress-inducible heat shock proteins is to act as a buffer against environmental variations and affect fitness in suboptimal conditions. Our study examining the functions of heat shock protein 27 (Hsp27) in the eggs of the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata). We utilized ...  Read More

A survey of the date palm borers species and an estimate of their population density and relative presence in palm orchards in Salah Al-Din Governorate

Safa Zakaria Bakr; Abdulkareem Hassan; Haider Ali Reda

Volume 22, Issue 2 , June 2022, , Pages 111-119

Abstract
  A field study was conducted in date palm orchards in Salah al-Din Governorate during the period from 1/10/ 2020 to 30/10/2021 to survey the species of date palm borers and estimate their population density and relative presence during the study period. The results showed the diagnosis of three species ...  Read More