THE ARMOURED CUTICLE OF THE BLACK SOLDIER FLY HERMETIA ILLUCENS

The armoured cuticle of the black soldier fly Hermetia illucens

Abstract We characterise in detail the larval and pupal cuticle of the black soldier fly Hermetia illucens L.(Diptera: Stratiomyidae), a key insect species in circular economy.In particular, we focus on ultrastructure using scanning and transmission electron microscopy, material characterization and composition (elements and minerals) with confocal

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A neurotropic herpesvirus infecting the gastropod, abalone, shares ancestry with oyster herpesvirus and a herpesvirus associated with the amphioxus genome

Abstract Background With the exception of the oyster herpesvirus OsHV-1, all herpesviruses characterized thus far infect only vertebrates.Some cause neurological disease in their hosts, while others replicate or become latent in neurological tissues.Recently a new herpesvirus causing ganglioneuritis in abalone, a gastropod, was discovered.Molecular

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