Ximena Cibils-Stewart

TL;DR: The resistant strain developed faster and had increased survival on Bt maize relative to a susceptible strain, and results from reciprocal crosses of the resistant and susceptible strains indicated that inheritance of resistance was nonrecessive.

TL;DR: A novel underlying mechanism for reduced stomatal conductance with Si application is suggested; specifically, that Si deposition on stomatic guard cells promotes greater stomata sensitivity as mediated by guard cell K+ efflux.

TL;DR: The introduction of N. eichhorniae from Australia into northern California may increase weevil densities, distribution, and improve biological control of water hyacinth.

TL;DR: The findings suggest B. auricomus populations in Kansas may warrant further scrutiny, and the high prevalence of N. bombi in B. pensylvanicus is a novel finding, which is consistent with other surveys for this pathogen in other castes.

TL;DR: It is found that feeding location had a large impact on demography of cabbage aphid; the finite rate of increase was higher when aphids were restricted to reproductive tissues, compared to aphids feeding on vegetative tissues; elasticity values revealed that λ is most sensitive to changes in stasis of adults staying in the adult stage and to adult survival.