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The eriophyid mites, Aceria kenyae (Keifer), A. mangiferae Sayed, and Calepitrimerus baileyi Keifer are important phytophagous pests in Egypt. In this study, the effect of the above-mentioned eriophyids, as natural prey, on the biological and population
Shimaa F. Fahim, Faten M. Momen
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International Biological Flora: Ceratonia siliqua
The carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua) has a long traditional history in Mediterranean cultures providing food for humans and domestic animals. Its remarkable tolerance of drought, salt and fire, with an ability to thrive in poor, dry soils, makes it ideal for a warming Mediterranean climate.
Peter A. Thomas +3 more
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New species, names, and type designation of rust fungi from New Zealand
ABSTRACT Rust fungi are obligate plant pathogens, usually restricted to a single host species or genus, although some species such as myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii) and some cereal and grass rusts (Puccinia spp.) can infect many members of the families Myrtaceae and Poaceae, respectively.
Eric H. C. McKenzie +2 more
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Coconut mite, Acathrix trymatus (Keifer)
Acathrix trymatus was originally described by Keifer (1962b) from specimens collected in the folds of newly emerging coconut fronds in the Philippines.
W. C. Welbourn
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Three new species from the subfamily Phyllocoptinae (Acari, Trombidiformes, Eriophyidae) in Iran
Three new eriophyid species (Phyllocoptinae), Shevtchenkella denticulata sp. n., Notallus pestehae sp. n. and Echinacrus ruthenicus sp. n., were described from Eryngium thyrsoideum Boiss. (Apiaceae), Pistacia vera L. (Anacardiaceae) and Lycium ruthenicum
Parisa Lotfollahi +2 more
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Characterization of the Rose Rosette Disease causal agent: potential for biological control and multiflora rose [PDF]
Rosa multiflora (multiflora rose), introduced to America from Japan for ornamental purposes 200 years ago, was promoted in Iowa during the mid-1930s as a living fence that would help to conserve soil and provide cover for wildlife. Multiflora rose has
Epstein, Abraham H., Hill, John H.
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Non-volant modes of migration in terrestrial arthropods [PDF]
Animal migration is often defined in terms appropriate only to the ‘to-and-fro’ movements of large, charismatic (and often vertebrate) species. However, like other important biological processes, the definition should apply over as broad a taxonomic ...
Chapman, Jason W. +2 more
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Abstract Ziziphus mauritiana is an economically detrimental and environmentally destructive plant in non‐native areas where it has escaped cultivation. It forms dense, impenetrable thickets that restrict the movement of livestock across the landscape and has the capacity to alter various ecological functions at the site of invasion, all of which ...
Jason Roberts +2 more
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Molecular Characterization of Ti Ringspot Associated Emara Virus and the Development of Assays for Its Detection [PDF]
M.S. University of Hawaii at Manoa 2016.Includes bibliographical references.Ti ringspot disease (TRD) is an emerging virus-like disease of ti plants (Cordyline fruticosa L.) spreading throughout the Hawaiian Islands.
Park, Adam
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