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Landscape and farm management influence generalist predators [PDF]

, 2002
Chemical pest control is currently the dominant form of pest management against insect pests in agroecosystems, but has negative side effects. Biological control by specialist predators has been successful in greenhouses, but has not been successfully ...
Östman, Örjan
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OPTIMAL PESTICIDE USAGE WITH RESISTANCE AND ENDOGENOUS TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE [PDF]

This paper develops a model analyzing the first best policy for a social planner when pesticide use causes resistance, the level of pest infestation is heterogeneous among farmers, and the development of a backstop technology is an endogenous and ...
Secchi, Silvia, Babcock, Bruce A.
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The ROS–FOXO pathway mediates broad-spectrum detoxification of acaricides in Tetranychus cinnabarinus

Communications Biology
Arthropods have evolved advanced metabolic detoxification pathways that have helped them adapt to complex stresses induced by plant secondary metabolites and synthetic pesticides.
Xiang Wen, Kaiyang Feng, Peng Wei, Jinhang Li, Ming Li, Wei Dou, Zhaojiang Guo, Youjun Zhang, Lin He   +8 more
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EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT ON AGRICULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE [PDF]

Agricultural producers in the Texas High Plains are facing the worst comparative economic conditions since 1913. Under these circumstances it is desirable to evaluate which programs are beneficial to agricultural producers and which ones are not.
Colette, W. Arden, Almas, Lal K., Schuster, Greta L.   +2 more
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ECONOMICS IN THE DESIGN, ASSESSMENT, ADOPTION, AND POLICY ANALYSIS OF I.P.M. [PDF]

During the past twenty years, economics has played a key role in technology assessment and policy analysis related to integrated pest management (IPM) practices.
Swinton, Scott M., Day, Esther
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Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Expression of Defense Pathways and Specific Protease Inhibitor Genes in Solanum lycopersicum in Response to Feeding by Tuta absoluta

Insects
Understanding plant-insect interactions can help control the harm of herbivorous pests. According to transcriptome data, transcripts of Solanum lycopersicum responding to feeding by Tuta absoluta were screened for important endopeptidase inhibitors ...
Yan Zhou, Yongyi Pan, Jia Liu, Wenjia Yang, Guangmao Shen   +4 more
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Integrated Pest Management Portfolios in UK Arable Farming: Results of a Farmer Survey [PDF]

BACKGROUND. Farmers are faced with a wide range of pest management (PM) options which can be adopted in isolation or alongside complement or substitute strategies.
Sharma, Abhijit, Bertaglia, Marco, Fraser, Iain, Bailey, Alastair, Douarin, Elodie   +4 more
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Ecology, impacts and management of pest birds [PDF]

, 2012
Pests can impact significantly upon the economy, the environment and on human and animal health. However, for pest birds there are surprisingly few studies of these impacts and how to reduce them. The aim of this thesis is to advance our understanding of
Tracey, John Paul
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AN ADVANCED METHOD FOR ECONOMIC THRESHOLD DETERMINATION: A POSITIVE APPROACH [PDF]

Research Methods/ Statistical Methods,
Talpaz, Hovav, Frisbie, Ray E.
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Potential pest and vector mosquito problems, proposed Second Cavalry Regiment site : Yarrawonga area, Darwin, N.T. [PDF]

, 1988
The Department of Administrative Services plans to locate the Second Cavalry Regiment near Darwin. They have engaged Maunsell and Partners Pty. Ltd. to carry out an investigation of the proposed location in the Yarrawonga area.
Whelan, Peter Ian
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