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Conservation biological control and the management of biological control services: are they the same? [PDF]

Phytoparasitica, 2009
Moshe Coll, born in Israel in 1957, is an Associate Professor of Insect Ecology, Department of Entomology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI), Rehovot. He received his B.Sc. in Biology (1982) and M.Sc. in Zoology (1985) from Tel-Aviv University, and his PhD. (1991) in Entomology from the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA (UMD).
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Dolichopodidae abundance in different cover crop species

Ciência Rural, 2021
: This study evaluated the Dolichopodidae abundance in different cover crop species. For this, the following species were used in treatments: Crotalaria (Crotalaria spectabilis), cowpea (Vigna unguiculata), sunflower (Helianthus annuus), castor bean ...
Orcial Ceolin Bortolotto, Adriano Thibes Hoshino, Katyuscia Cristine Kubaski Silva, Renato Soares Capellari, Ayres de Oliveira Menezes Junior   +4 more
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Chronic BPAF exposure differentially enhances fat deposition in mice fed normal or high-fat diets via lipid metabolism dysregulation

Frontiers in Endocrinology
BackgroundBisphenol AF (BPAF), an alternative to Bisphenol A (BPA), is increasingly utilized in various industrial applications, yet its toxicological profile remains incompletely understood.
Ziquan Lv, Ziquan Lv, Xinyue Xu, Xinyue Xu, Zhi Tang, Yin Liang, Changfeng Peng, Yuxuan Wu, Yuxuan Wu, Dan Sang, Guixuan Jia, Xiaoxiao Hu, Ying Chen, Guangnan Liu, Dan Wang, Suli Huang, Yajie Guo   +16 more
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Chemical Ecology of Floral Resources in Conservation Biological Control

Annual Review of Entomology, 2023
Conservation biological control aims to enhance populations of natural enemies of insect pests in crop habitats, typically by intentional provision of flowering plants as food resources. Ideally, these flowering plants should be inherently attractive to natural enemies to ensure that they are frequently visited.
Colazza S., Peri E., Cusumano A.
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Effect of the Landscape on Insect Pests and Associated Natural Enemies in Greenhouses Crops: The Strawberry Study Case

Insects, 2023
Compared to open-field crops, the influence of the surrounding landscape on insect diversity in greenhouse crops has been poorly studied. Due to growing evidence of insect influx in greenhouses, identifying the landscape properties influencing the ...
Marianne Doehler, Delphine Chauvin, Anne Le Ralec, Émeline Vanespen, Yannick Outreman   +4 more
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Reciprocal control of viral infection and phosphoinositide dynamics

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Phosphoinositides, although scarce, regulate key cellular processes, including membrane dynamics and signaling. Viruses exploit these lipids to support their entry, replication, assembly, and egress. The central role of phosphoinositides in infection highlights phosphoinositide metabolism as a promising antiviral target.
Marie Déborah Bancilhon, Bruno Mesmin
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Plant-Rich Field Margins Influence Natural Predators of Aphids More Than Intercropping in Common Bean

Insects, 2022
Field margins support important ecosystem services including natural pest regulation. We investigated the influence of field margins on the spatial and temporal distribution of natural enemies (NEs) of bean pests in smallholder farming systems.
Baltazar J. Ndakidemi, Ernest R. Mbega, Patrick A. Ndakidemi, Steven R. Belmain, Sarah E. J. Arnold, Victoria C. Woolley, Philip C. Stevenson   +6 more
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A functional overview of conservation biological control

Crop Protection, 2017
Conservation biological control (CBC) is a sustainable approach to pest management that can contribute to a reduction in pesticide use as part of an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategy. CBC is based on the premise that countering habitat loss and environmental disturbance associated with intensive crop production will conserve natural enemies ...
Begg, Graham S., Cook, Samantha M., Dye, Richard, Ferrante, Marco, Franck, Pierre, Lavigne, Claire, Lövei, Gábor L., Mansion-Vaquie, Agathe, Pell, Judith K., Petit, Sandrine, Quesada, Nora, Ricci, Benoit, Wratten, Stephen D., Birch, A.Nicholas E.   +13 more
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Phosphatidylinositol 4‐kinase as a target of pathogens—friend or foe?

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This graphical summary illustrates the roles of phosphatidylinositol 4‐kinases (PI4Ks). PI4Ks regulate key cellular processes and can be hijacked by pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria and parasites, to support their intracellular replication. Their dual role as essential host enzymes and pathogen cofactors makes them promising drug targets.
Ana C. Mendes, Guilherme M. Azevedo, Amanda P. Barcellos, Diana Bahia   +3 more
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Microorganism-Driven 2,4-D Biodegradation: Current Status and Emerging Opportunities

Molecules
The herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) has been widely used around the world in both agricultural and non-agricultural fields due to its high activity.
Shao-Fang Chen, Wen-Juan Chen, Haoran Song, Mingqiu Liu, Sandhya Mishra, Mohamed A. Ghorab, Shaohua Chen, Changqing Chang   +7 more
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