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Biological control of the chestnut gall wasp with \emph{T. sinensis}: a mathematical model

open access: yes, 2015
The Asian chestnut gall wasp \emph{Dryocosmus kuriphilus}, native of China, has become a pest when it appeared in Japan, Korea, and the United States. In Europe it was first found in Italy, in 2002.
Alma, Alberto   +4 more
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Effect of different prey species on the life history parameters of Chrysoperla sinica (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2012
Results of studies on prey suitability for generalist predators are important for efficient mass rearing and implementing Integrated Pest Management Programmes (IPM).
Niaz Hussain KHUHRO   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transcriptome Analysis for Identification of Genes Related to Growth and Development, Digestion and Detoxification, Olfaction in the Litchi Stink Bug Tessaratoma papillosa

open access: yesFrontiers in Physiology, 2022
Tessaratoma papillosa is a major pest of Litchi chinensis and Dimocarpus longan. Adult and nymph secretions are not only harmful to plants but also to humans. At present, there are not a lot of research on T. papillosa, especially omics research. We used
Lin Cheng   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sugarcane stem borers of the Colombian Cauca River Valley: current pest status, biology, and control [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Citation: Vargas, G., Gomez, L. A., & Michaud, J. P. (2015). Sugarcane stem borers of the Colombian Cauca River Valley: current pest status, biology, and control. Florida Entomologist, 98(2), 728-735.
Badilla F   +29 more
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T7-Synthesized Double-Stranded RNA Mimicking miR-71 Induces Termite RNAi and Increases Fungal Efficacy

open access: yesBiomolecules
miR-71 has been determined to enhance the efficacy of biological control agents against termites. However, it is not clear how miR-71 functions in enhancing the termite control.
Chenchen Zhao   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Insect Colonization and Mass Production. Edited by Carroll N. Smith. New York and London: Academic Press, 1966. xxii, 618pp. $27.00. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Excerpt: The mass production of insects appears to have started with the requirements of the rod-and-line fisherman for bait. For many years, using crude but effective methods, an individual could earn a living rearing millions of blowflies a week to ...
Gardiner, Brian O.C
core   +3 more sources

The Efficiency of Aboriginal Entomopathogenic Nematodes from Semi-Arid Zone Against Tenebrionidae Larvae with Comparison to Commercial Bio-Insecticides

open access: yesAGRIVITA Journal of Agricultural Science, 2022
Chemical insecticides are intensively used in agriculture which cause negative effects on environmental sustainability by increasing pest tolerance and continuous action on local fauna. In contrast to chemical insecticides, biological insecticides target
Dauren Kaliaskar   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Invasion of the Carribean by the hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus Green [Homoptera : Pseudococcidae] [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
Since its accidental introduction into the island of Grenada in 1994, Maconellicoccus hirsutus [Homoptera : Pseudococcidae], commonly named the Hibiscus or Pink Mealybug (HMB), has been inexorably spreading through the Caribbean islands where it has ...
Peterkin, D.D., Sagarra, L.A.
core   +1 more source

Parasitoid complex of fall armyworm, spodoptera frugiperda, in Ghana and Benin [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Open Access Journal; Published online: 21 Jan 2020The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, a moth originating from the American continent, has recently invaded most African countries, where it is seriously threatening food security as a pest of cereals.
Agboyi, L.K.   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Possibilities of environmentally acceptable control methods of American grapevine leafhopper (Scaphoideus titanus Ball, 1932)

open access: yesActa Agriculturae Slovenica, 2015
The American Grapevine Leafhopper (AGL) (Scaphoideus titanus Ball, 1932) is a small insect of the family leafhoppers (Cicadellidae), originally spread across North America.
Žiga LAZNIK, Stanislav TRDAN
doaj   +1 more source

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