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Management of strawberry blossom weevil and European tarnished plant bug in organic strawberry and raspberry using semiochemical traps [PDF]
In the absence of effective control measures, the strawberry blossom weevil (Anthonomus rubi), the European tarnished plant bug (Lygus rugulipennis) and the raspberry beetle (Byturus tomentosus) cause large (10 - >80%) losses in yield and quality in ...
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Ethnobotanical survey of pesticidal plants used in South Uganda : case study of Masaka district [PDF]
, 2011 Use of synthetic pesticides in developing countries is not only limited by their being expensive but also the small (uneconomic) fields whose limited production costs cannot offset costs of agricultural implements like agro-chemicals. Subsistence farmers,
Charles, Kudamba +3 more
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Scientific ReportsSoilborne pests especially Spongospora subterranea f. sp. subterranea, which causes powdery scab, are posing serious threats to potato production in China.
Liangang Mao +8 more
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Temperature-Dependent Oviposition Models for Monochamus saltuarius (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
InsectsMonochamus saltuarius Gebler is a serious insect pest in Europe and East Asia regions, including Portugal, Spain, China, Japan, and Korea. It transfers the pine wood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus to conifer trees, resulting in pine wilt disease ...
Hyoseok Lee +3 more
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Scientific Reports, 2017 The Bemisia tabaci Mediterranean (MED) cryptic species has been rapidly invading most parts of the world owing to its strong ecological adaptability, particularly its strong resistance to temperature stress.
Tian-Mei Dai +4 more
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Don’t Spray the Wasps! Using \u3ci\u3ePolistes\u3c/i\u3e Paper Wasps for Pest Management in the Home Garden [PDF]
, 2011 Pest control poses a challenge to all gardeners, especially those wishing to use organic practices. We examined the potential use of Polistes paper wasps as a bio-control agent in the organic backyard garden.
Goldsmith, Laura, Henshaw, Michael
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Impact of climate change on insect pests of trees [PDF]
There are many interactions and it is exetremely difficult to predict the impact of climate change on insect pests in the future, but we may expect an increase of certain primary pests as well as secondary pests and invasive ...
Jagers op Akkerhuis, G.A.J.M. +2 more
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Who's the pest? Imagining human–insect futures beyond antagonism [PDF]
, 2013 Joining the effort to reimagine our relationships with insects, the Wellcome Collection's ‘Who's the Pest?’ programme attempts to challenge the stigma of insects as ill-disposed ‘bugs’.
Last, Angela
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Making the Complicated Simple: A Minimizing Carrier Strategy on Innovative Nanopesticides
Nano-Micro LettersHighlights Nanopesticides with minimizing carrier were prepared through prodrug molecular design and molecular self-assembly. Nanopesticides with minimizing carrier are expected to solve the environmental risks caused by the unrestricted introduction of ...
Wenjie Shangguan +8 more
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Inert Gases in the Control of Museum Insect Pests [PDF]
, 1998 Describes in detail the techniques, materials, and operating parameters of successful insect eradication procedures developed at the Getty Conservation Institute and ...
Charles Selwitz, Shin Maekawa
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