Annals of Applied Biology, EarlyView.Outbreak‐prone insects often undergo explosive population growth despite high natural mortality caused by predators, disease, host toxicity and inclement weather. Although contemporary forest pest management focuses on short‐term tree protection, there is increasing interest in developing strategies to directly suppress outbreaks.
Rob C. Johns +4 more
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Preference of the metallic blue ladybeetle Curinus coeruleus Mulsant for different nymphal instars of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Homoptera: Psyllidae) [PDF]
, 2006 The preference of the metallic blue ladybeetle, Curinus coeruleus Mulsant for Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama was investigated in the insectary. The aim was to determine whether there was any preference by C. coeruleus at different stages
Ibrahim, Rohani +3 more
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Morphological observations on the egg and first instar larva of Metacutereba apicalis (Diptera: Cuterebidae) [PDF]
, 1989 Antônio Cesar Rios Leite, Paul Williams
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Agricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.Abstract This review provides a synthesis of the available knowledge on Carmenta foraseminis, an emerging cocoa pest in northern South America. This moth was first described in 1995 in Panama, and its proliferation across the Amazon basin is currently threatening the production of cocoa in the region and may endanger the sector's sustainability. Hence,
Mónica Arias +9 more
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Larval parasitism of the autumnal moth reduces feeding intensity on the mountain birch [PDF]
, 2013 Plants respond to grazing by herbivorous insects by emitting a range of volatile organic compounds, which attract parasitoids to their insect hosts. However, a positive outcome for the host plant is a necessary precondition for making the attraction ...
Ammunét, Tea +3 more
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Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 2012 Descrição da larva de último instar e pupa de Epacroplon cruciatum (Aurivillius) (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae) e notas biológicas. Último instar larval e pupa do Hexoplonini sul-americano Epacroplon cruciatum (Aurivillius, 1899) são descritos,
Juares Fuhrmann +4 more
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Biology and first instar larva of Epimetopus trogoides (Col., Hydrophilidae)
, 1967 Aristides Almeida Rocha
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Hypertrehalosaemic and hyperlipaemic responses to adipokinetic hormone in fifth larval instar locusts, Locusta migratoria [PDF]
, 1984 W.J.A. Van Marrewijk +3 more
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Agricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.Abstract Thanasimus formicarius (L.) (Coleoptera: Cleridae) is an important bark beetle predator and can reduce bark beetle population densities of some of the most severe forest pests in Europe. We analysed the population genetics and phylogeography of T.
Eva Papek +19 more
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The effect of diet, temperature and diapause on the number and identification of larval instars in the oriental fruit moth Grapholita molesta (Busck) (Lepidoptera : Tortricidae) [PDF]
, 1989 D. Russel, R. Bouzouane
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