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Biological control of pests in protected cultivation: implementation in Latin America and successes in Europe [PDF]

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The area with greenhouse crops is estimated to be around 40,000 hectares in Latin America, of which approximately 60% is occupied with ornamentals. Several pests are responsible for losses in yield or quality of greenhouse crops production and pest ...
Bueno, V.H.P., Lenteren, J.C., van
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Biological control sought for ash whitefly

open access: yesCalifornia Agriculture, 1990
Ash whitefly has spread over a large portion of California since the initial infestation was discovered in Los Angeles County in 1988. Populations have grown to high densities on a wide range of host plants, including ash, pear, apple, citrus, and other ...
T Bellows   +5 more
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Biological control: Pitting insects against insects

open access: yesCalifornia Agriculture, 1977
Biological control involves discovering, importing, and using the most effective natural enemies of pest insects or weeds that can be found. More than 10 million natural enemies of many kinds are released each year by the University of California (UC ...
R Boardman
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Sweetpotato whitefly: prospects for biological control

open access: yesCalifornia Agriculture, 1992
The damage to desert agricultural crops in Southern California and Arizona in fall-winter 1991 by the sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) is unprecedented in the history of the South west.
M Parrelta   +4 more
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