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Eriophyid Mites in Classical Biological Control of Weeds: Progress and Challenges [PDF]
Insects, 2021 A classical biological control agent is an exotic host-specific natural enemy, which is intentionally introduced to obtain long-term control of an alien invasive species.
Francesca Marini +8 more
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Biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and classical biological control. [PDF]
Appl Entomol Zool, 2016 AbstractIncreasing concern over worldwide loss of biodiversity has led ecologists to focus intently on how ecosystem functioning may depend on diversity. In applied entomology, there is longstanding interest in the issue, especially as regards the importance of natural enemy diversity for pest control.
Evans EW.
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Refining the implementation of arthropod classical biological control
Journal für Kulturpflanzen, 2010 The last few decades have been turbulent for the reputation and practice of arthropod classical biological control. Public and scientific support for this pest management approach has risen, fallen and appears to be rising again.
Wade Harley Jenner, Ulrich Kuhlmann
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Guiding Classical Biological Control of an Invasive Mealybug Using Integrative Taxonomy. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Delottococcus aberiae De Lotto (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is a mealybug of Southern African origin that has recently been introduced into Eastern Spain. It causes severe distortions on young citrus fruits and represents a growing threat to Mediterranean
Aleixandre Beltrà +10 more
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Classical Biological Control of Air Potato in Florida
EDIS, 2013 Air potato was introduced to Florida in 1905. By the 1980s, its vines were growing in thickets, waste areas, and hedges or fencerows in many parts of south and central Florida.
Ted D. Center, William A. Overholt
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Biological Control of Weeds: Is it Safe?
EDIS, 2021 Invasive plants are non-native plant species that cause harm in their introduced range. Classical biological control of invasive plants is the use of natural enemies, imported insects and mites or pathogens, to control the target plants.
Carey Minteer +2 more
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Biological control of fruit flies in Brazil [PDF]
Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2019 : Fruit flies are the main pests of fruit growing in Brazil. They have been managed predominantly with the use of insecticides applied as cover spray and or/as toxic baits.
Beatriz Jordão Paranhos +2 more
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Classical Biological Control of Tropical Soda Apple with Gratiana boliviana
EDIS, 2013 Tropical soda apple is a prickly shrub native to South America. First reported in Glades Co., Florida in 1988, it later spread to Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
Rodrigo Diaz +9 more
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Classical biological control: should we stop or continue?
BIO Web of Conferences, 2020 Real contribution of classical biological control (CBC) in the practice of plant protection might be estimated as essential. In Russia, the finest example of a successful CBC agent is Cryptolaemus montrouzieri t, which established population was found in
Belyakova Natalia, Polikarpova Yulia
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Classical Biological Control of Tropical Soda Apple in the USA
EDIS, 2006 Revised! ENY-824, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by J. Medal et al., describes the status ongoing efforts in the biological control of Tropical Soda Apple (TSA) in the United States. This version updates the original 2002 publication to reflect ongoing
Julio Medal +14 more
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