Sentence examples for seed weevil from inspiring English sources

Since India first applied to ship mangoes to the United States in 1989, the fruit has been barred because it can harbor the mango seed weevil, a pest absent from North America.

A separate analysis of 1504 observations of the insect pest species made 1936 2012 and reported into a public database showed that a formerly subdominant seed weevil species, Protapion trifolii L. has now become the dominating pest species, whereas Protapion apricans Hbst.

In addition, the introduction in 2001 of the acacia seed weevil Melanterius compactus has also proved effective.

Pia Scanlon of Australia took eighth place in the 2018 Nikon Small World microscopic photography competition for this image of a mango seed weevil.

Alpha-amylase inhibitors are attractive candidates for the control of seed weevils as these insects are highly dependent on starch as an energy source.

We compared historic and current abundances of seed weevils (Protapion spp). in red clover fields grown for seed in southernmost Sweden using data from 60 fields 1935 1937 and 53 fields 2008 2011 respectively.

Alpha-amylase inhibitors are attractive candidates for the control of seed weevils as these insects are highly dependent on starch as an energy source [ 11].

α-Amylase inhibitors are attractive candidates for the control of seed weevils, as these insects are highly dependent on starch as an energy source.

α-Amylase inhibitors are attractive candidates for the control of seed weevils as these insects are highly dependent on starch as an energy source [ 16].

With respect to the enzyme inhibitor class, the expression of alpha-amylase inhibitors (α-AI) from both scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus) and common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) has been shown to be effective in transgenic plants, showing high protection against seed weevils in pea [ 16, 17], azuki bean [ 18], chickpea [ 19, 20], and cowpea [ 21].

Avocados with seeds are not allowed to be imported into the US from some areas, due to several agriculture pests including several avocado seed weevils (Conotrachelus aguacate, Conotrachelus perseae, Heilipus lauri, Zygopinae spp).