New Plant Protection, EarlyView.Abstract Insect natural enemies, encompassing predators and parasitoids, serve as vital regulators of pest populations and architects of ecosystem balance. Most studies on natural enemies have focused on understanding the mechanisms by which these insects eliminate pests after an attack.
Yaoyao Chen +3 more
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Optimal‐Control Techniques for Managing Dengue Outbreaks: An Advanced Mathematical Modeling
Natural Sciences, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Dengue remains a major public health threat in tropical and subtropical regions. We develop a general human–vector SEIR–SEI optimal‐control framework that integrates four time‐dependent interventions: public awareness/behavioral protection, u1(t)${{u}_1}( t )$, enhanced clinical management u2(t)${{u}_2}( t )$, adulticide spraying u3(t)${{u}_3}(
Md. Sajib Miah +3 more
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Frontiers in Tropical DiseasesBackgroundGrowing concerns about mosquito-borne diseases (MBDs) in urban settings have prompted renewed urgency for collaborative and active mosquito surveillance programs.
Noel K. Joseph +13 more
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Occurrence of the Old World bug Megacopta cribraria (Fabricius) (Heteroptera: Plataspidae) in Georgia: a serious home invader and potential legume pest [PDF]
, 2010 Specimens of Megacopta cribraria (Fabricius) were collected in northern Georgia in late October 2009, where they were invading homes in large numbers.
Ames, Lisa M. +5 more
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Intrinsic competition and its effects on the survival and development of three species of endoparasitoid wasps [PDF]
, 2009 In natural systems, pre-adult stages of some insect herbivores are known to be attacked by several species of parasitoids. Under certain conditions, hosts may be simultaneously parasitized by more than one parasitoid species (= multiparasitism), even ...
Gols, R., Harvey, J.A., Strand, M.R.
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Oikos, EarlyView.Seasonal environmental cycles affect plant–pollinator interactions by altering plant phenology. Periods of low resource availability can filter pollinators and reduce the complexity of interaction networks, but the extent to which the functional morphology of pollinators influences such filtering remains unclear.
Ugo M. Diniz +3 more
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Preliminary Entomological and Parasitological Studies in Humboldt, Aripuanã, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. [PDF]
, 1976 R. Lainson +4 more
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A new species of Dialeurodes Cockerell (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) on Schefflera Forst and Forst in Florida [PDF]
, 2009 Descriptions of pupal cases of Dialeurodes schefflerae, new species, as well as distribution records are presented. This species is known to occur in Florida, Hawaii and Puerto Rico appearing to feed only on species of Schefflera Forst and Forst.
Dooley, J. W., Hodges, G. S.
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Losers and winners: responses of grassland arthropods to land‐use components
Oikos, EarlyView.Intensified land‐use in grasslands reduces biodiversity, particularly affecting arthropod populations. However, responses of individual species vary depending on their ecological traits and habitat requirements. Some species may tolerate or even benefit from intensive land‐use, while others, particularly specialists or those with narrow niches, are ...
Margarita Hartlieb +7 more
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Resistance of Rice Varieties to \u3ci\u3eSitophilus oryzae\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [PDF]
, 2016 Rice, Oryza sativa L. (Poaceae), is one of the world’s most important food crops. Among the insects that damage rice grains, the rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is the most important species.
da Silva Araújo, Marcio +6 more
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