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Effects of bioinsecticide exposure route on aphids and their natural enemies in oilseed rape

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Fatty acids, silicone polymers and surfactants reduced aphid numbers but caused natural enemy mortality under direct exposure, while minimal residual activity suggests potential for targeted, compatible use in integrated pest management. Abstract BACKGROUND Myzus persicae Sulzer and Brevicoryne brassicae L.
Aimee J. Tonks, Tom W. Pope, Simon Cooper, Joe M. Roberts   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

An update on crop-raiding by elephants at Bia Conservation Area, Ghana from 2004 to 2006

Pachyderm, 2008
The study updates the post 2004 elephant crop-raiding situation around Bia Conservation Area (BCA). This was done through an analysis of data on elephant damage from crop-raiding report forms completed for all raids occurring between 2004 and 2006 at ...
Samuel Oppong, Emmanuel Danquah, Moses Sam   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Human–Wildlife Conflict and Gender in Protected Area Borderlands: A Case Study of Costs, Perceptions, and Vulnerabilities from Uttarakhand (Uttaranchal), India

, 2008
Human–wildlife conflict (HWC) is a growing problem for communities located at the borders of protected areas. Such conflicts commonly take place as crop-raiding events and as attack by wild animals, among other forms. This paper uses a feminist political
Ogra, Monica V.
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Safe Farming: Development of a Prevention System to Mitigate Vertebrates Crop Raiding

Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics, 2018
One of the main problems for farmers is the protection of their crops, before and after harvesting, from animals and birds. To overcome this problem, this paper proposes a model of safe farming in which the crops will be protected from vertebrates’ attack through a prevention system that is based on Wirelesses Sensors Networks.
openaire   +2 more sources

Community composition, abundance and activity‐density of carabids and staphylinids depend on prey abundance and adjacent habitat even in diverse agricultural landscapes

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Carabid and staphylinid communities are shaped by adjacent habitat type, prey availability and landscape context, influencing natural pest control across agricultural landscapes. Abstract BACKGROUND The functioning of agroecosystems depends on key ecosystem processes that deliver ecosystem services, yet agricultural management has increasingly shifted ...
Riina Kaasik, Silva Vilumets, Kaia Treier, Uno Roosileht, John M Holland, Eve Veromann   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating astigmatid mites as supplemental food for Macrolophus pygmaeus: contrasting responses between commercial and wild populations

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Astigmatid mites provide low‐cost supplemental food for Macrolophus pygmaeus, supporting survival and development, with population‐specific responses and Acarus siro and Carpoglyphus lactis as the most promising alternatives. Abstract BACKGROUND Early establishment of Macrolophus pygmaeus in crops depends on the availability of supplemental food ...
María del Carmen Reche, Carolina Graválos, Amador Rodríguez‐Gómez, Virginia Balanza, Ana Belén Abelaira, Pablo Bielza   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Analysis of Primate Behavioral Responses to Environmental Change: An Anthropological and Neurobiological Approach [PDF]

, 2013
This thesis explores the relationship between stress, measured by glucocorticoid levels, and parasites in primate taxa to evaluate physiological and behavioral responses to humaninduced and environmental change.
Fardi, Sara
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Did Neoliberalizing West African Forests Produce a New Niche for Ebola? [PDF]

, 2015
A recent study introduced a vaccine that controls Ebola Makona, the Zaire ebolavirus variant that has infected 28,000 people in West Africa. We propose that even such successful advances are insufficient for many emergent diseases.
Bergmann, L, Gilbert, M, Hogerwerf, L, Kock, R A, Mattioli, R, Pittiglio, C, Wallace, R, Wallace, R G   +7 more
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Managing pests by increasing predators through late termination of cover crops

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Adding cover crops to crop rotations can improve the sustainability and ecosystem functioning of agroecosystems. By delaying cover‐crop termination, growers can effectively increase natural enemy populations and reduce the need for chemical controls. Abstract BACKGROUND Adding cover crops to crop rotations can improve the sustainability and ecosystem ...
Jared S Adam, John M Wallace, John F Tooker   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

An assessment of human-elephant conflict in Manas National Park, Assam, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2009
An assessment of human-elephant conflict was carried out in the fringe villages around Manas National Park, Assam during 2005-06. The available forest department conflict records since 1991 onwards were also incorporated during analysis.
N.K. Nath, B.P. Lahkar, N. Brahma, S. Dey, J.P Das, P.K. Sarma, B.K. Talukdar   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source