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Spillover of parasites at the domestic animal - wildlife interface is a pervasive threat to animal health. Cat and dog fleas (Ctenocephalides felis and C. canis) are among the world’s most invasive and economically important ectoparasites.
N. Clark+3 more
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Potential Solar Radiation as a Driver for Bark Beetle Infestation on a Landscape Scale
In recent decades, Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karst.) forests of the High Tatra Mountains have suffered unprecedented tree mortality caused by European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus L.).
Pavel Mezei+4 more
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Tropilaelaps mercedesae, one of the most devastating parasitic mites of honey bee Apis mellifera hosts, is a major threat to honey products by causing severe damage to honey bee colonies. Here, we recorded injury numbers caused by T.
Tial C. Ling+5 more
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Amino acids play a central role in aphid-plant interactions. They are essential components of plant primary metabolism, function as precursors for the synthesis of defense-related specialized metabolites, and are major growth-limiting nutrients for ...
Victoria Florencio-Ortiz+4 more
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Increase in demand for an alternative to conventional pesticides, resulted in testing various plants materials against different storage pests. In this study, white thyme (Thymus vulgaris L) essential oil (TEO) obtained by steam distillation using ...
A. Nasiru, M Suleiman, B. Absulkarim
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Oak lace bug (Corythucha arcuata) has caused increasing damage throughout Europe since its appearance in 2000. In Hungary, it has become a dangerous pest of Quercus species in recent years.
Kovács Gabriella Enikő+3 more
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The coffee berry borer (CBB), Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari, 1867) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), is the pest that causes the most economic damage to coffee crops.
Carmenza E. Góngora+7 more
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Assessment of Management Options on Striga Infestation and Maize Grain Yield in Kenya
The parasitic purple witchweed [Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth.] is a serious constraint to maize production in sub-Saharan Africa, especially in poor soils. Various Striga spp.
F. Kanampiu+6 more
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The olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae (Rossi, 1790) poses a significant threat to oliviculture worldwide, despite extensive chemical control measures.
Giandomenico Corrado+4 more
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A large number of specimens (2765) of the acorn barnacle Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854, were observed on the spiny lobster Panulirus gracilis Streets, 1871, in western Mexico, including recently settled cypris (1019 individuals or 37%) and encrusted ...
Michel E. Hendrickx+1 more
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