Orally Delivered Scorpion Antimicrobial Peptides Exhibit Activity against Pea Aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) and Its Bacterial Symbionts
Aphids are severe agricultural pests that damage crops by feeding on phloem sap and vectoring plant pathogens. Chemical insecticides provide an important aphid control strategy, but alternative and sustainable control measures are required to avoid rapidly emerging resistance, environmental contamin...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-08-01
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| Series: | Toxins |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/9/9/261 |