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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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Effect of different prey species on the life history parameters of Chrysoperla sinica (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)

European 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, Hongyin CHEN, Ying ZHANG, Lisheng ZHANG, Mengqing WANG   +4 more
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The effects of ants on pest control: a meta-analysis

Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2022
Environmental impacts of conventional agriculture have generated interest in sustainable agriculture. Biological pest control is a fundamental tool, and ants are key players providing ecological services, as well as some disservices.
D. Anjos, A. Tena, A. B. Viana‐Júnior, Raquel L. Carvalho, H. Torezan‐Silingardi, K. Del‐Claro, I. Perfecto   +6 more
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Sugarcane stem borers of the Colombian Cauca River Valley: current pest status, biology, and control [PDF]

, 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, Batista-Pereira LG, Bustillo AE, Capinera JL, Cherry RH, Germán Vargas, Gómez LA, Gómez LA, Hummel N, Inglis GD, J. P. Michaud, Lastra LA, Linares BA, Luis A. Gómez, Pantoja J, Pastrana CE, Peairs FB, Ranjel H, Reay-Jones FPF, Reay-Jones FPF, Riley DR, Rodríguez LC, Shexnayder HP, Smith, Vargas G, Vargas GA, Vargas GA, Vercambre B, White WH, Wilson BE   +29 more
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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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The pest kill rate of thirteen natural enemies as aggregate evaluation criterion of their biological control potential of Tutaabsoluta

Scientific Reports, 2021
Ecologists study how populations are regulated, while scientists studying biological pest control apply population regulation processes to reduce numbers of harmful organisms: an organism (a natural enemy) is used to reduce the population density of ...
J. V. van Lenteren, A. Lanzoni, L. Hemerik, V. Bueno, Johanna G Bajonero Cuervo, A. Biondi, G. Burgio, F. J. Calvo, P. D. de Jong, S. López, M. G. Luna, F. C. Montes, E. Nieves, P. Aigbedion-Atalor, M. R. Riquelme Virgala, N. Sánchez, A. Urbaneja   +16 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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

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

AGRIVITA 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, Aigerim Shibaeva, Nariman Zhappar, Valentin Shaikhutdinov, Laura Asherbekova, Sayakhat Bekbulatov, Almagul Kalyaskarova   +6 more
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Invasion of the Carribean by the hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus Green [Homoptera : Pseudococcidae] [PDF]

, 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.
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Molecule characterization of chemosensory and metabolism-related genes in the proboscis of Athetis lepigone

Frontiers in Physiology, 2023
Introduction: The moth species Athetis lepigone (Möschler) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), which has recently been identified as a pest of summer maize (Zea mays L.) in China, has demonstrated a rapid proliferation with in the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain region since
Cai-Hong Tian, Xiao-Guang Liu, Cun-Yi Xu, Jian-Rong Huang, Jun-Feng Fu, Gen-Song Wang, Jun-Yi Zhang, Jun-Yi Zhang, Guo-Ping Li, Xin-Ming Yin, Hong-Qiang Feng   +10 more
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