Parasitoid Complex of Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, in Ghana and Benin [PDF]
Insects, 2020 The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, a moth originating from the American continent, has recently invaded most African countries, where it is seriously threatening food security as a pest of cereals.
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Assemblage of the Egg Parasitoids of the Invasive Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys: Insights on Plant Host Associations [PDF]
Insects, 2020 Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is an invasive alien species and a key agricultural pest. Its native parasitoids (Trissolcus japonicus Ashmead and Tr. mitsukurii Ashmead) have been registered in several countries where H. halys brought
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Parasitism of Locally Recruited Egg Parasitoids of the Fall Armyworm in Africa [PDF]
Insects, 2020 The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is an insect native to the tropical and subtropical Americas that has recently spread to Africa, where it predominately attacks maize, sorghum and other plant species ...
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Effects of Food Source Availability, Host Egg:Parasitoid Ratios, and Host Exposure Times on the Developmental Biology of Megacopta cribraria Egg Parasitoids [PDF]
Insects, 2023 Parasitoids forage for hosts in dynamic ecosystems and generally have a short period of time to access hosts. The current study examined the optimal reproductive attributes of two egg parasitoids, Paratelenomus saccharalis Dodd (Hymenoptera ...
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Egg Parasitoids Survey of Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Maize and Sorghum in Central Mexico [PDF]
Insects, 2020 Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith) is the main maize pest in America and was recently detected as an invasive pest in some countries in Asia and Africa. Among its natural enemies presented in Mexico, Trichogramma pretiosum Riley is the only egg parasitoid ...
Jannet Jaraleño-Teniente +4 more
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A survey of egg-parasitoid species associated with Dendrolimus houi (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae) in Fujian, China [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalDendrolimus houi Lajonquiere is a polyphagous defoliator with strong adaptability causing significant damage to hundreds of hectares of pine forest. The larvae primarily damage coniferous tree species.
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Influence of egg traits on parasitism by Trichogramma chilonis Ishii, 1941 and Telenomus remus Nixon, 1937 against Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith, 1797) [PDF]
Frontiers in Insect ScienceTrichogramma chilonis Ishii, 1941 and Telenomus remus Nixon, 1937 are the most common egg parasitoids of fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith, 1797) in maize growing areas.
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Zoodiversity, 2021 In the Atlas cedar forests located on the northern massifs of the Blidean Atlas and at the eastern extension of the Saharan Atlas, 79 egg batches of processionary moth were collected during the summer period from two sites: Chréa National park (46), and ...
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First Report of Native Parasitoids of Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Greece
Insects, 2021 Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is an endemic species of East Asia; it was introduced into Europe in 2007. It has a wide range of hosts as it feeds on over 170 host plant species and significantly impacts crop production. In Greece, H.
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A review of Trichogramma Westwood parasitoids on eggs of Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Denis & Schiffermüller) in habitats of the Balkan Peninsula and Asia Minor [PDF]
Silva Balcanica, 2023 Studies on egg parasitoids of the pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) were conducted during the period 1991-2018 in native localities of the pest on the Balkan Peninsula and in Asia Minor.
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