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Parasite spread at the domestic animal - wildlife interface: anthropogenic habitat use, phylogeny and body mass drive risk of cat and dog flea (Ctenocephalides spp.) infestation in wild mammals

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2018
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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Potential Solar Radiation as a Driver for Bark Beetle Infestation on a Landscape Scale

open access: yesForests, 2019
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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Tropilaelaps mercedesae Infestation Is Correlated with Injury Numbers on the Brood and the Population Size of Honey Bee Apis mellifera

open access: yesAnimals, 2023
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
doaj   +1 more source

Changes in the free amino acid composition of Capsicum annuum (pepper) leaves in response to Myzus persicae (green peach aphid) infestation. A comparison with water stress

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2018
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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

BIO-EFFICACY OF THE ESSENTIAL OIL OF THYMUS VULGARIS AGAINST DERMESTES MACULATUS DEGEER 1774 (COLEOPTERA: DERMESTIDAE) INFESTING SMOKE-DRIED CLARIAS GARIEPINUS BURCHELL 1822

open access: yesThe Bioscientist, 2022
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
doaj  

Appearance of oak lace bug (Corythucha arcuata Say, 1832) on sweet chestnut in Hungary (Heteroptera: Tingidae)

open access: yesFolia Oecologica, 2020
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
doaj   +1 more source

A Novel Caffeine Oleate Formulation as an Insecticide to Control Coffee Berry Borer, Hypothenemus hampei, and Other Coffee Pests

open access: yesAgronomy, 2023
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
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of Management Options on Striga Infestation and Maize Grain Yield in Kenya

open access: yesWeed science, 2018
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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Investigation of Fruit Growth Patterns, Olive Fly Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) Infestation, and Genetic Diversity in Italian Olive Cultivars

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2023
The olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae (Rossi, 1790) poses a significant threat to oliviculture worldwide, despite extensive chemical control measures.
Giandomenico Corrado   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Settlement of the barnacle Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854, on Panulirus gracilis Streets, 1871, in western Mexico

open access: yesNauplius, 2019
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
doaj   +1 more source

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