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Do Pesticide Hazards to Human Health and Beneficial Insects Cause or Result from IPM Adoption? Mixed Messages from Farmer Field Schools in Nicaragua [PDF]

This paper analyzes the interaction between farmer training in pest management and effects on acute pesticide poisoning and populations of beneficial insects in Nicaragua.
Labarta, Ricardo A., Swinton, Scott M.
core   +1 more source

Preventive cutworm treatments in corn [PDF]

, 2001
It is happening again. Several insecticide companies are promoting the application at planting of their insecticides in corn solely for the purpose of preventing black cutworm damage, which is not a good integrated pest management practice.
Rice, Marlin E.
core   +2 more sources

The accumulation of modular serine protease mediated by a novel circRNA sponging miRNA increases Aedes aegypti immunity to fungus

BMC Biology
Background Mosquitoes transmit many infectious diseases that affect human health. The fungus Beauveria bassiana is a biological pesticide that is pathogenic to mosquitoes but harmless to the environment.
Tengfei Lu, Yannan Ji, Mengmeng Chang, Xiaoming Zhang, Yanhong Wang, Zhen Zou   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Landscape Integrated Pest Management

EDIS, 2016
Every landscape manager has a pest management toolbox, which contains tools that represent different management strategies. People can be quick to use pesticides, but an integrated approach using multiple tools can be much safer, have longer lasting beneficial effects, and in some cases cut costs.
Eileen A. Buss, Adam G. Dale
openaire   +3 more sources

How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

An iron-binding protein of entomopathogenic fungus suppresses the proliferation of host symbiotic bacteria

Microbiome
Background Entomopathogenic fungal infection-induced dysbiosis of host microbiota offers a window into understanding the complex interactions between pathogenic fungi and host symbionts.
Juan Li, Jiujie Li, Lili Cao, Qinghua Chen, Ding Ding, Le Kang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transformation of Internal Thoracic Structures of Callobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) from Larva to Adult

Insects
Callobruchus maculatus is a major quarantine pest of stored legumes in China. As a holometabolous insect, it lives inside the bean it burrows into in both its larval and pupal stages.
Sipei Liu, Xiaokun Liu, Lijie Zhang, Xieshuang Wang, Xinying Zhang, Le Zong, Wenjie Li, Zhengzhong Huang, Xin Liu, Siqin Ge   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Integrated Pest Management in Pennsylvania Apple Orchards [PDF]

, 1971
Dean Asquith, Richard Colburn
openalex   +1 more source

Agricultural Diversification at the Margin. Strategies and Determinants in Italian Mountain and Remote Areas

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli, Francesco Pagliacci, Paola Gatto   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular basis governing diapause and pigmentation in the hawthorn spider mite, Amphitetranychus viennensis

BMC Biology
Background Diapause is a physiological adaptation that evolves in arthropods to cope with unfavorable environmental conditions. By synchronizing their development and reproduction to seasonal variations, these animals can maximize their odds to survive ...
Jing Yang, Yuanpeng Duan, Yifei Wang, Yuying Zhang, Meibin Liu, Zhonghuan Zhang, Xuguo Zhou, Meifeng Ren   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source