Neuroptera, Raphidioptera and Mecoptera from the North Caucasus and Western Transcaucasia [PDF]
New faunistic data are reported for 55 species of Neuroptera, two species of Raphidioptera, and three species of Mecoptera from Krasnodar Region, the Republic of Adygea, the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania (Russia) and the Republic of Abkhazia ...
V.I. Shchurov, V.N. Makarkin
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Two species of the Chrysoperla carnea complex: Ch. carnea sensu Henry and Ch. lucasina, occur in the crop environment in western France. Within the framework of a conservation biological control program for protected seed crops, the pollen consumption of
Johanna VILLENAVE +3 more
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Associational resistance or susceptibility:the indirect interaction between chemically-defended and non-defended herbivore prey via a shared predator [PDF]
Many organisms possess chemical defences against their natural enemies, which render them unpalatable or toxic when attacked or consumed. These chemically-defended organisms commonly occur in communities with non- or less-defended prey, leading to ...
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Chrysopids (Insecta: Neuroptera) are biological controllers in economically important crops, species present in the department of Lambayeque are unknown.
David Alva Romero +3 more
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Lethal and sublethal effects of three insecticides on green lacewing, Chrysoperla carnea (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) under laboratory conditions [PDF]
Chrysoperla carnea Stephens (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) is an important beneficial predator in agriculture, which is easily reared in laboratory. It is widely used in augmentative biological control programs.
Gh. R. Golmohammadi +4 more
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Selection of aphid prey by a generalist predator:do prey chemical defences matter? [PDF]
1. For predators, prey selection should maximise nutrition and minimise fitness costs. In the present study, it was investigated whether a generalist predator [Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) lacewing larvae] rejected harmful, chemically-defended prey ...
Menendez Martinez, Maria Rosa +3 more
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Functional response of the green lacewing, Chrysoperla carnea larvae on two aphid pests of the citrus: Aphis spiraecola and Aphis gossypii [PDF]
The green lacewing, Chrysoperla carnea, plays an important role in biological control of various aphid species. In this study, the functional responses of the second and third instar larvae of C.
محبوبه مرادی +3 more
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Non-target effects of chlorantraniliprole and thiamethoxam on Chrysoperla carnea when employed as sunflower seed treatments [PDF]
Citation: Gontijo, P. C., Moscardini, V. F., Michaud, J. P., & Carvalho, G. A. (2014). Non-target effects of chlorantraniliprole and thiamethoxam on Chrysoperla carnea when employed as sunflower seed treatments.
Carvalho, Geraldo A. +3 more
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Background The importance of Chrysoperla carnea (Steph.) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) as a predator is due to nourishing this predator on some dangerous pests as the cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, belongs to Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae.
Abd-Allah E. Ghada, Youssef M. Naglaa
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The cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover and predators on Catalpa bignonioides Walt.
In 1998–2001, the cotton aphid (Aphis gossypii Glover, Homoptera, Aphididae) was found to complete its holocycle on Catalpa bignonioides Walt. in Ljubljana (Slovenia). The infested leaves showed curling. The aphid was very damaging by causing the flowers
Lea MILEVOJ
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