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Biology of Anthonomus testaceosquamosus Linell, 1897 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): A New Pest of Tropical Hibiscus

Insects, 2021
Originating in northeastern Mexico and southern Texas, the hibiscus bud weevil (HBW), Anthonomus testaceosquamosus Linell 1897, was discovered infesting China rose hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.) in south Florida in May 2017.
Alexandra M. Revynthi, Yisell Velazquez Hernandez, Maria A. Canon, A. Daniel Greene, German Vargas, Paul E. Kendra, Catharine M. Mannion   +6 more
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Artificial diet for two flat-headed borers, Capnodis spp. (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)

European Journal of Entomology, 2009
The main objective was to develop an artificial diet for two flat-headed borers, Capnodis tenebrionis L. and C. carbonaria Klug. (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), which are severe pests of stonefruit plantations in the Mediterranean basin.
Galina GINDIN, Tatiana KUZNETSOVA, Alexei PROTASOV, Shaul Ben YEHUDA, Zvi MENDEL   +4 more
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A Leaf-Mimicking Method for Oral Delivery of Bioactive Substances Into Sucking Arthropod Herbivores

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020
Spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) are pests of a wide range of agricultural crops, vegetables, and ornamental plants. Their ability to rapidly develop resistance to synthetic pesticides has prompted the development of new strategies for their control ...
Noureldin Abuelfadl Ghazy, Noureldin Abuelfadl Ghazy, Noureldin Abuelfadl Ghazy, Mayo Okamura, Kanae Sai, Sota Yamakawa, Faten Abdelsalam Hamdi, Vojislava Grbic, Vojislava Grbic, Takeshi Suzuki, Takeshi Suzuki   +10 more
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Fungal Flora in Adult Females of the Rearing Population of Ambrosia Beetle Euwallacea interjectus (Blandford) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae): Does It Differ from the Wild Population?

Diversity, 2022
Ambrosia beetles bore into host trees, and live with fungi symbiotically that serve as a food source. However, it is challenging to directly observe these beetles in the wild.
Zi-Ru Jiang, Hayato Masuya, Hisashi Kajimura   +2 more
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Improving mass rearing of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by feeding neonates on chickpea plant

Journal of Crop Protection, 2022
Cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is a cosmopolitan polyphagous pest. Researchers need a simple mass rearing procedure to study the life history, behavior, and feeding habits of insects.
Rahim Allahyari, Shahram Aramideh, Mohammad Hassan Safaralizadeh, Mohammad-Reza Rezapanah   +3 more
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First Evidence of Feeding-Induced RNAi in Banana Weevil via Exogenous Application of dsRNA

Insects, 2021
Banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus) is the most devastating pest of banana and plantain worldwide, yet current control measures are neither effective, sustainable, nor environmentally sound, and no resistant farmer-preferred cultivars are known to date.
Henry Shaykins Mwaka, Olivier Christiaens, Priver Namanya Bwesigye, Jerome Kubiriba, Wilberforce Kateera Tushemereirwe, Godelieve Gheysen, Guy Smagghe   +6 more
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A comparison of the amino acid profiles of the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, and the social aphid species, Pemphigus spyrothecae (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

European Journal of Entomology, 2010
The relative proportions of free amino acids as well as the amino acid compositions of hydrolysed unprecipitated peptides and hydrolysed whole carcasses were quantified for two aphid species: the gall-dwelling social aphid Pemphigus spyrothecae and the ...
Nathan PIKE
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Analysis of the reproductive viability of Varroa destructor (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) rearing under laboratory conditions

Persian Journal of Acarology
The Varroa destructor Anderson & Trueman, 2000 (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) is one of the most detrimental pests for the physiology and productivity of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in the international context.
Jesús Humberto Reyna-Fuentes, Cecilia Carmela Zapata Campos, Fabian Eliseo Olazarán Santibanez, José Octavio Merino Charrez, Daniel López Aguirre   +4 more
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Pemeliharaan ulat grayak (Spodoptera litura Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) menggunakan pakan buatan pada skala laboratorium

AGROMIX, 2022
Spodoptera litura is widely used as a test in a research controlling pests in the laboratory so it needs to be maintained to get uniform test insects in large numbers. Rearing of insects in laboratory can use natural food or artificial diets.
Ramadhan Taufika, Siti Sumarmi, Dian Hartatie   +2 more
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Fitness evaluation of Oenopia conglobata contaminata (Menetries) (Col.: Coccinellidae) fed on different diets

Acta Biologica Slovenica, 2019
Due to the importance of coccinellid predators as biological control agents of insect pests, the effects of different factitious and artificial diets on reproductive parameters of Oenopia conglobata contaminata (Menetries) were studied under laboratory ...
Fatemeh Hassani, Asghar Shirvani, Maryam Rashki   +2 more
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