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Community structure of Neuroptera (Insecta) in a Mexican lime orchard in Colima, Mexico

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2021
The present study provides information on the composition and  seasonal abundance of the families Chrysopidae, Coniopterygidae and Hemerobiidae associated with Mexican lime trees [Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle] in Tecomán, Colima. The study was
Mariza Araceli Sarmiento-Cordero, Beatriz Rodríguez-Vélez, Francisco Martín Huerta-Martínez, Claudia Aurora Uribe-Mú, Atilano Contreras-Ramos   +4 more
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Effect of the Genotypic Variation of an Aphid Host on the Endosymbiont Associations in Natural Host Populations

Insects, 2021
Understanding the role of facultative endosymbionts on the host’s ecology has been the main aim of the research in symbiont–host systems. However, current research on host–endosymbiont dynamics has failed to examine the genetic background of the hosts ...
Francisca Zepeda-Paulo, Blas Lavandero
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Composition and Food Web Structure of Aphid-Parasitoid Populations on Plum Orchards in Chile

Insects, 2023
By increasing plant diversity in agroecosystems, it has been proposed that one can enhance and stabilize ecosystem functioning by increasing natural enemies’ diversity.
Jeniffer K. Alvarez-Baca, Xiomara Montealegre, Armando Alfaro-Tapia, Francisca Zepeda-Paulo, Joan Van Baaren, Blas Lavandero, Cécile Le Lann   +6 more
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OCCURRENCE OF ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGI ASSOCIATED WITH AVOCADO (Persea americana Mill.) SOILS IN COLIMA, MEXICO

Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2023
Background: Entomopathogenic fungi (EF) play a key role in the regulation of arthropod populations and biotransformation in natural systems, as well as biological pest control agents in different agroecosystems, including avocado cultivation (Persea ...
José Carlos Rodríguez-Rodríguez, José Pedro Castruita-Domínguez, Beatriz Rodríguez-Vélez, Cecilia Neri-Luna, Miguel Angel Ayala-Zermeño   +4 more
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Low bacterial community diversity in two introduced aphid pests revealed with 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing [PDF]

PeerJ, 2018
Bacterial endosymbionts that produce important phenotypic effects on their hosts are common among plant sap-sucking insects. Aphids have become a model system of insect-symbiont interactions.
Francisca Zepeda-Paulo, Sebastían Ortiz-Martínez, Andrea X. Silva, Blas Lavandero   +3 more
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Providing Alternative Hosts and Nectar to Aphid Parasitoids in a Plum Orchard to Determine Resource Complementarity and Distance Range Effect on Biological Control

Agronomy, 2021
There are many different practices that contribute to conservation biological control, but little is known about their complementarity. We tested the effects of providing food and alternative hosts to parasitoids by intercropping a plum orchard with ...
Louise Lérault, Elsa Clavel, Cinthya M. Villegas, Nuri Cabrera, Bruno Jaloux, Manuel Plantegenest, Blas Lavandero   +6 more
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Effect of a cover crop on the aphid incidence is not explained by increased top-down regulation [PDF]

PeerJ, 2022
Background Cover crops can be used as a habitat management strategy to enhance the natural enemies and their temporal synchronization with a target pest. We examined the effect of winter oat intercropping within organic plum orchards on the natural enemy
Jeniffer K. Alvarez-Baca, Xiomara Montealegre, Cécile Le Lann, Joan Van Baaren, Blas Lavandero   +4 more
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In vitro evaluation of drying supports and adhesive polymers as adjuvants for biocontrol of Diplodia seriata by Trichoderma harzianum and Clonostachys rosea

Phytopathologia Mediterranea, 2023
Grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs) can cause large losses in vineyards. Diplodia seriata is an important GTD pathogen in Chile. Development and use of bioprotectors is a complementary alternative to the use of agrochemicals for disease management.
Katherina AGUIRRE, Luz M. PEREZ, Jaime R. MONTEALEGRE   +2 more
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The Host-Plant Origin Affects the Morphological Traits and the Reproductive Behavior of the Aphid Parasitoid Aphelinus mali

Agronomy, 2021
Diversifying agroecosystems through habitat management inside or outside production fields can provide alternative hosts and/or prey for natural enemies.
Ainara Peñalver-Cruz, Bruno Jaloux, Blas Lavandero   +2 more
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Predation capacity and larval development of Ceraeochrysa claveri (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) fed with Raoiella indica (Acari: Tenuipalpidae)

Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, 2021
Ceraeochrysa claveri Navás (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) is a predator found in several agricultural ecosystems and feeds on insects and phytophagous mites.
Martín Palomares-Pérez Palomares-Pérez, Yadira Contreras-Bermúdez, Pedro Fabián Grifaldo-Alcántara, Rosa Elia García-García, Manuel Bravo-Núñez, Hugo Cesar Arredondo-Bernal   +5 more
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