Acta Agriculturae Slovenica, 2014 Spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) is an economically important insect pest, which causes damage on cultivated and wild-growing fruit plants.
Tanja BOHINC, Stanislav TRDAN
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Selective vs. Broad-Spectrum Pesticides: When Do Private Decisions Differ from Socially Optimal Decisions? [PDF]
This paper examines the spatial externalities of conventional and organic pest control methods to determine if, and how, the two types affect each other. These interactions make the problem more complicated than the usual analysis of a single externality.
Goodhue, Rachael E., Grogan, Kelly A.
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Upaya Pengendalian Hama Sexava Spp. Secara Terpadu [PDF]
, 2006 Controlling Sexava spp through integrated pest managementSexava spp consists of several species, is a major pest of coconut palm. Heavy infestation of this pest may cause serious damage on coconut leaves, and may kill the trees.
DARWIS, M. (MICHELLIA)
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International Deployment of Microbial Pest Control Agents: Falling Between the Cracks of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Cartagena Biosafety Protocol? [PDF]
, 2013 This paper considers one tangled web of conflicting developments. It involves the popular desire to replace chemical pesticides with more “natural” biological control strategies, plus a slowly emerging awareness of a less benign side to microbial pest ...
Knudsen, Guy R.
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Biological Control Agents for Control of Pests in Greenhouses
, 2020 First we describe the different types of biocontrol used in greenhouses and present examples of each type. Next we summarize the history of greenhouse biocontrol, which started in 1926, showed a problematic period when synthetic chemical pesticides became available after 1945, and flourished again since the 1970s.
Van Lenteren, Joop C. +3 more
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Suitability of Different Host Plants for Nymphs of The Sharpshooter Tapajosa rubromarginata (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Proconinii) [PDF]
, 2007 The glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS), Homalodisca vitripennis(Germar) has become a major pest in California primarily as a vector of Xylella fastidiosa a bacteria that cause severe diseases to grapes. Owing to the uncertainty of the effectiveness of egg
Cangemi, Lorena +2 more
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Entomopatogenic fungi as an alternative for biological pest control
Revista Ambiente & Água, 2011 The entomopatogenic fungi are a diverse group of microorganisms that provide multiple services to agroecological systems. Among those the capacity to regulate the pests to keep them in suitable levels stands out.
Pablo Andrés Motta Delgado +1 more
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Biological Control of Cassava Pests in Africa
Annual Review of Entomology, 1991 Presentation de la repartition geographique de P. manihoti et M. tanajoa en Afrique. Recapitulation des donnees biologiques et ecologiques concernant ces insectes.
Herren, H.R., Neuenschwander, P.
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Enhancing Coccinella Beetle Biological Pest Control via a Floral Approach in Cucumber Greenhouse. [PDF]
Life (Basel), 2023 Hyder M +7 more
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12. Biological control of livestock pests: entomopathogens [PDF]
, 2018 Interest in biological methods for livestock and poultry pest management is largely motivated by the development of resistance to most of the available synthetic pesticides by the major pests. There also has been a marked increase in organic systems, and those that promote animal welfare by reducing animal densities and allowing greater freedom of ...
Weeks, Emma N.I. +3 more
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