Abstract" The sterile insect technique (SIT) is an environment-friendly method of pest control
that integrates well into area-wide integrated pest management (AW-IPM) programmes. This …

Exposure to ionizing radiation is currently the method of choice for rendering insects
reproductively sterile for area-wide integrated pest management (AW-IPM) programmes that …

Hemoglobin (Hb) is one of the most common conserved molecules found in organisms
belonging to all major kingdoms of life. Chironomid midge larvae are unique among the …

Purpose: Insects are known to have higher levels of radiation tolerance than mammals. The
fruit fly Drosophila provides opportunities for genetic analysis of radiation tolerance in …

Ionizing radiation (IR) has wide-ranging applications in various fields. In agriculture, pest
control is one of the important applications, because insect pests have become a threat to …

Insects possess freely flowing cells in their circulation known as hemocytes. Chironomus, a
non-biting midge is an insect of the Chironomidae family. We have characterized hemocytes …

Purpose: A tropical species of midge, Chironomus ramosus has been recently reported to be
one of the radio-tolerant groups of organisms. The present study was undertaken to examine …

Tardigrades are known for being resistant to extreme conditions, including tolerance to
ionising and UV radiation in both the hydrated and the dehydrated state. It is known that …

In this work, the structure and activity of proteins; such as, hen egg lysozyme (HEWL) and
calf intestine alkaline phosphatase (CIAP); have been investigated after incubation with …

Purpose: During development, various life stages of Drosophila melanogaster (D.
melanogaster) show different levels of resistance to gamma irradiation, with the early pupal …