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Preliminary Analysis of Quantum Dots as a Marking Technique for

Richard Wimbush, Pia Addison, Francois Bekker, Minette Karsten, Melissa Powell, George Marais, Aaisha Moerat, Anandie Bierman, John S Terblanche

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Article in Insects, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Richard WimbushDepartment of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa.ORCID 0009-0005-4202-3539
Pia AddisonDepartment of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-8227-339X
Francois BekkerDepartment of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-6930-1483
Minette KarstenDepartment of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa.
Melissa PowellDepartment of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa.ORCID 0009-0003-3726-1108
George MaraisDepartment of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa.
Aaisha MoeratDepartment of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa.
Anandie BiermanDepartment of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-3981-5576
John S TerblancheDepartment of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Centre for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-9665-9405

Funding

European Union 818184
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study evaluates the potential of quantum dots (QDs) as a marking method for Mediterranean fruit flies (

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agricultural pest managementfluorescent powdersmonitoring techniques

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PMID40266776
PMCPMC11942647

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