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Insect pest resistance: an alternative approach for crop protection [PDF]

, 2015
From experience with insect resistance caused by synthetic chemical insecticides, it is clear that no single management tactic can provide lasting solutions to the insect pest problem.
Aggarwal, Chetana, Ahmad, Wasim, Akhtar, Mohd. Sayeed, Khan, Md. Aslam, Khan, Zehra, Paul, Bishwajeet, Paul, Sangeeta   +6 more
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Time to Step Up Conservation: Climate Change Will Further Reduce the Suitable Habitats for the Vulnerable Species Marbled Polecat (Vormela peregusna)

Animals, 2023
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, Yamin Han, Jun Lin, Fan Jiang, Qi Cai, Yong Shi, Dongyang Cui, Xuanye Wen   +7 more
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Mapping the global distribution of invasive pest Drosophila suzukii and parasitoid Leptopilina japonica: implications for biological control [PDF]

PeerJ, 2023
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
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Biological Control Agents in Integrated Pest Management: Are They Regulated - A Research Guide [PDF]

, 1990
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a method of coordinating different pest control techniques which balance environmental, economic, and social issues with the traditional use of chemical pesticides.
Abrams, Jamie C.
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Pest species diversity enhances control of spider mites and whiteflies by a generalist phytoseiid predator [PDF]

, 2010
To test the hypothesis that pest species diversity enhances biological pest control with generalist predators, we studied the dynamics of three major pest species on greenhouse cucumber: Western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande ...
Holstein-Saj, R., van, Janssen, A., Maanen, R., van, Messelink, G.J., Sabelis, M.W.   +4 more
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Interactions between Glossina pallidipes salivary gland hypertrophy virus and tsetse endosymbionts in wild tsetse populations

Parasites & Vectors, 2022
Background Tsetse control is considered an effective and sustainable tactic for the control of cyclically transmitted trypanosomosis in the absence of effective vaccines and inexpensive, effective drugs.
Mouhamadou M. Dieng, Antonios A. Augustinos, Güler Demirbas-Uzel, Vangelis Doudoumis, Andrew G. Parker, George Tsiamis, Robert L. Mach, Kostas Bourtzis, Adly M. M. Abd-Alla   +8 more
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Are avian predators effective biological control agents for rodent pest management in agricultural systems? [PDF]

, 2016
Worldwide rodent pests are of significant economic and health importance. Controlling rodent pests will, therefore, not only benefit food security but also human and animal health.
Albert, Alvarez-Castaneda, Anderson, Andersson, Bond, Brown, Buckle, Carlsen, Charter, Colvin, De Winter, Devane, Evenden, Glue, Granjon, Hafidzi, Hafidzi, Hafidzi, Haim, Hayward, Ibarra, Jacob, Jaksic, Kan, Korpimaki, Krebs, Krebs, Lee, Leirs, Leirs, Lourens H Swanepoel, Lushka Labuschagne, Magrini, Makundi, Mark Keith, Marti, Meerburg, Memmott, Meyrom, Mikolla, Mohamad, Mohd, Moher, Monadjem, Moore, Motro, Munoz-Pedreros, Nakagawa, Noor, Odhiambo, Ogada, Ostfeld, Pankakoski, Paz, Peter J Taylor, Prevedello, Puan, Salo, Sekercioglu, Shapiro, Singleton, Singleton, Singleton, Smith, Stein, Steven R Belmain, Taylor, Taylor, Taylor, Tores, Vibe-Peterson, Whisson, Wood   +72 more
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Histological and molecular responses of Vigna angularis to Uromyces vignae infection

BMC Plant Biology, 2022
Background To advance the understanding of adzuki bean (Vigna angularis) resistance to infection with the rust-causing fungus Uromyces vignae (Uv), we comprehensively analyzed histological events and the transcriptome of Uv-infected adzuki bean.
Xiwang Ke, Jie Wang, Xiaodan Xu, Yongxia Guo, Yuhu Zuo, Lihua Yin   +5 more
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Biological Control of Coleopteran Pests [PDF]

International Journal of Bio-resource and Stress Management, 2018
Coleopteran pests having the modified forewings which serves as protective covers for the membranous hind wings and commonly called as beetle. Most of them are important pest of agriculture, forestry, fruit trees and stored grain while only a few species are considered to be beneficial.
Purti -, R. S. Jaglan, Krishna Rolania
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Fungal Warriors: Effects of Beauveria bassiana and Purpureocillium lilacinum on CCYV-Carrying Whiteflies

Biomolecules
Bemisia tabaci is a major agricultural pest that affects both greenhouse and field crops by feeding on plant sap, which impairs plant growth, and by secreting honeydew, promotes sooty mold growth that further reduces photosynthesis.
Dan Zhai, Hang Lu, Suyao Liu, Jialei Liu, Wanyu Zhang, Jingjing Wu, Jingjing Li, Rune Bai, Fengming Yan, Chenchen Zhao   +9 more
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