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Hedgerows enhance beneficial insects on farms in California's Central Valley [PDF]
California Agriculture, 2011 Hedgerows of native California shrubs and perennial grasses bordering field crops were examined for the abundance of beneficial and pest insects compared with adjacent weedy areas.
Lora Morandin +3 more
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, 1989 NYS IPM Type: Fruits IPM Fact SheetMany insects in apple orchards benefit growers by feeding on pest species. It is important that growers be able to recognize these beneficial insects so that they are not mistaken for pests.
Agnello, Arthur, Spangler, Steve M.
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Do novel insecticides pose a threat to beneficial insects? [PDF]
Proc Biol Sci, 2020 Systemic insecticides, such as neonicotinoids, are a major contributor towards beneficial insect declines. This has led to bans and restrictions on neonicotinoid use globally, most noticeably in the Europe Union, where four commonly-used neonicotinoids ...
Siviter H, Muth F.
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Beneficial Insects - Nature's Pest Control [PDF]
, 2008 A 4 page overview of some common kinds of beneficial ...
Klass, Carolyn, Johnson, Warren T.
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Insects, 2020 This study aims to evaluate several life-history traits of a T. drosophilae population from southern China and its parasitic preference of three Drosophila species. For mated T.
Chuandong Yi +8 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Parasitoid-host interactions form the foundation of biological control strategies against many agriculture and forest insect pests. The emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), is a serious invasive pest of ash (Fraxinus ...
Ying-Qiao Dang +2 more
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Insects, 2020 Cold storage and heat exposure are crucial components of tephritid fruit fly mass-rearing programs, as they influence the development and fitness traits of produced flies.
Jia Lin +9 more
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Molecular phylogeny of Trissolcus wasps (Hymenoptera, Scelionidae) associated with Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae) [PDF]
Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2019 As the brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) has spread across the Northern Hemisphere, research on its egg parasitoids has increased accordingly.
Elijah J. Talamas +3 more
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EDIS, 2019 Praying mantids are charismatic insects that are considered beneficial to humans because of their insectivorous lifestyle and because of their aesthetic appeal. Despite this, many praying mantid species remain understudied.
Bethany McGregor +2 more
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Hybridization Potential of Two Invasive Asian Longhorn Beetles
Insects, 2021 The Asian longhorned beetle (ALB), Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) and citrus longhorned beetle (CLB), Anoplophora chinensis (Förster) (both Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae), are high-risk invasive pests that attack various healthy hardwood ...
Xingeng Wang, Melody A. Keena
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