Nanoparticles as potential external markers for mark-release-recapture studies on Tribolium castaneum

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Gurdasani, K., Li, L., Rafter, M. A., Daglish, G. J. and Walter, G. H. (2021) Nanoparticles as potential external markers for mark-release-recapture studies on Tribolium castaneum. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 169 (6). pp. 575-581. ISSN 0013-8703

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Article Link: https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.13040

Publisher URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/eea.13040

Abstract

Abstract Studies of insect movement are hampered by the small size of insects and the associated difficulty in tracking them in the environment. We tested the potential of quantum dots (QDs) to mark large numbers of insects very quickly. Our results demonstrate that green CdTe (cadmium tellurium) QDs were effective markers in the laboratory and can be applied to large numbers of insects very easily. Successful recaptures in the field demonstrate that QDs have great potential as external markers.

Item Type:	Article
Business groups:	Crop and Food Science
Subjects:	Science > Entomology Plant pests and diseases
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Last Modified:	03 Sep 2021 16:46

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