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Dissipation study of ten insecticides in apples under field conditions

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Volume 105, Issue 12, Page 6603-6614, September 2025.
Abstract BACKGROUND Apples are among the most widely cultivated fruits in temperate climate zone. Given the potential of pests and diseases to cause significant damage to fruit production, orchardists rely on using insecticides and fungicides in infested orchards to protect apple yields.
Dana Schusterova, Jitka Stara, Frantisek Kocourek, Vojtech Hrbek, Petr Mraz, Vit Kosek, Petra Vackova, Vladimir Kocourek, Jana Hajslova, Tereza Horska   +9 more
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Confirmation of Acutaspis albopicta (Cockerell, 1898) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in Brazil: occurrence on baru (Dipteryx alata Vogel, Fabaceae), a native Cerrado plant species

Entomological Communications
Recent research has been shown that Cerrado hosts a high richness of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) associated with native and exotic plants from different families and botanical species.
Marcelo T. Castro, Sandro C. L. Montalvão, Vera R. S. Wolff   +2 more
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First records of Aulacaspis tubercularis, Icerya seychellarum and Protopulvinaria pyriformis on Persea indica

EPPO Bulletin, Volume 55, Issue 2, Page 328-334, August 2025.
Abstract Persea indica (Lauraceae) is an endemic evergreen tree of the Macaronesian Laurisilva forests, valued for its ecological importance, ornamental appeal and bioactive compounds. We report, for the first time, the presence of three scale insect species (Superfamily Coccoidea), namely Aulacaspis tubercularis, Icerya seychellarum and ...
Helena Romero, Rosario Planelló, Juan Antonio Díaz‐Pendón, Patrick De Clercq, Eduardo de la Peña   +4 more
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Biological Flora of Britain and Ireland: Cytisus scoparius*

Journal of Ecology, Volume 113, Issue 7, Page 1877-1933, July 2025.
Broom is an attractive and common native plant across Britain, Ireland and most of Europe, and yet it is considered a harmful and invasive weed around the rest of the world. This is aided by broom thriving on poor dry soils, helped by using green stems for photosynthesis and having root nodules to fix nitrogen.
Peter A. Thomas, Monika Dering, Grzegorz Iszkuło, Marta Kujawska, Adrian Łukowski, Mariola Rabska, Katarzyna Sękiewicz, Dominik Tomaszewski, Łukasz Walas, Marian J. Giertych   +9 more
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Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) associated with arabica coffee and geographical distribution in the neotropical region

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2017
Coffee is one of the most important Brazilian agricultural commodities exported, and Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo States are the main coffee producers.
MAURÍCIO J. FORNAZIER, DAVID S. MARTINS, MARIA CRISTINA G. DE WILLINK, VICTOR D. PIROVANI, PAULO S.F. FERREIRA, JOSÉ C. ZANUNCIO   +5 more
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A new prey record and range extension for Hyperaspis paludicola Schwarz and a new prey record for Microweisea misella (LeConte) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) [PDF]

, 2009
The miscanthus mealybug, Miscanthicoccus miscanthi (Takahashi) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), is newly reported as prey for the lady beetle Hyperaspis paludicola Schwarz (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) at the Regan National Airport, Washington, DC (northern ...
Davidson, John, Gordon, Robert
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Biological invasion by the cycad‐specific scale pest Aulacaspis yasumatsui (Diaspididae) into Cycas revoluta (Cycadaceae) populations on Amami‐Oshima and Okinawa‐jima, Japan

Plant Species Biology, Volume 40, Issue 4, Page 280-291, July 2025.
This article details the invasion of cycad aulacaspis scale into the islands of Okinawa‐Jima and Amami‐Oshima. Several recommendations are proposed in this article by members of the IUCN cycad specialist group and experts in the biological control of this scale insect.
Benjamin E. Deloso, José Said Gutiérrez‐Ortega, Jui‐Tse Chang, Yasuko Ito‐Inaba, Anders J. Lindström, L. Irene Terry, John Donaldson, William Tang, Ronald D. Cave, Jorge Antonio Gómez‐Díaz, Vanessa M. Handley, M. Patrick Griffith, Thomas E. Marler   +12 more
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Catalogue des ravageurs d'intérêt agricole de Nouvelle-Calédonie [PDF]

, 1986
Ce document à double entrée, zoologique et botanique, recense tous les ravageurs d'intérêt agricole (acariens, insectes, mollusques, vertébrés) signalés en Nouvelle-Calédonie (435 espèces), avec leurs plantes-hôtes, la source de l'information, et une ...
Brun, Luc-Olivier, Chazeau, Jean
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Plant–arthropod associations in custard apples, genus Annona: A global perspective

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 173, Issue 7, Page 651-660, July 2025.
Annona species, commonly known as custard apples, engage with a wide range of arthropods, including both herbivores and pollinators, which shape their ecology. These plants produce secondary metabolites that may serve as natural defenses against pests.
Helena Romero, Mónica Aquilino, Rosario Planelló, Eduardo de la Peña   +3 more
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Effect of Pest Control Strategies on Arthropod Pests of Apple in Europe: A Meta‐Analysis

Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 149, Issue 6, Page 957-987, July 2025.
ABSTRACT Apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) is a major fruit crop in Europe. More than 200 phytophagous arthropod species thrive in European apple orchards, several of which are economically important pests. Due to the pest pressure on apple production, consumer demand for residue‐free products and current policies to make food production in the European ...
Ingrid Aline Bapfubusa Niyibizi, Pia Addison, Klaus Birkhofer   +2 more
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