Results 11 to 20 of about 55,716 (260)
Six new species of Zaischnopsis Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) from China are described, Zaischnopsis covid Jiang & Peng sp. nov., Zaischnopsis fuscolivida Tang & Peng sp. nov., Zaischnopsis lii Jiang & Peng sp.
Hao Tang +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Crop diversification affects biological pest control [PDF]
Crop monocultures encourage the multiplication and spread of pest insects on massive and uniform crop. Numerous studies have evaluated the impact of plant diversification on pests and beneficial arthropods population dynamics in agricultural ecosystems ...
Marković Dimitrije
doaj +1 more source
Two species of Dolichomitus Smith, 1877 emerged from the trunks of Juglans mandshurica Maxim. in Kuandian and Benxi Manzu Autonomous Counties, Liaoning, in the Palaearctic part of China. One new species, D. juglanse Sheng #38; Li sp.
Mao-Ling Sheng +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Analysis of Cell Death Induction by the Barley NLR Immune Receptor PBR1
The barley (Hordeum vulgare subsp. vulgare) disease-resistance protein AvrPphB Response 1 (PBR1) mediates recognition of the Pseudomonas syringae effector, AvrPphB. PBR1 belongs to the coiled-coil nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat family.
Namrata Jaiswal +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Optimal Spraying in Biological Control of Pests [PDF]
This is a preprint of a paper whose final and definite form is: Math. Model. Nat. Phenom. 12 (2017), no.
Silva, C. J. +2 more
openaire +3 more sources
The whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) and the aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer) are important pests in tomato and chilli pepper. These pests directly attack and as a viral vector can decrease the production of tomato and chili ...
Purnama Hidayat +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Organic farmers can control pests by providing habitat to support beneficial organisms, using trap crops, releasing biocontrol agents or applying biopesticides (pesticides made from natural sources, such as microorganisms, plants, animal tissue or minerals). Biocontrol (biological control) agents are living organisms that are introduced or supported by
openaire +2 more sources
Habitat loss and human threats are putting the marbled polecat (Vormela peregusna) on the brink of extinction. Numerous recent studies have found that climate change will further deteriorate the living environment of endangered species, leading to their ...
Xiaotian Cheng +7 more
doaj +1 more source
Mapping the global distribution of invasive pest Drosophila suzukii and parasitoid Leptopilina japonica: implications for biological control [PDF]
Insect pest invasions cause significant damage to crop yields, and the resultant economic losses are truly alarming. Climate change and trade liberalization have opened new ways of pest invasions.
Rahul R. Nair, A. Townsend Peterson
doaj +2 more sources
Biological Control of Insect Pests in Bermuda
Projects undertaken on the biological control of insect pests in Bermuda since the first introduction of Bufo marinus in 1875 and including those still in progress are discussed. Work on 15 pests or groups of pests has been undertaken involving the introduction of over one hundred species of beneficial organisms.Icerya purchasi Mask.
Bennett, F.D., Hughes, I.W.
openaire +2 more sources

