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Rapid and transient evolution of local adaptation to seasonal host fruits in an invasive pest fly. [PDF]

Evol Lett, 2022
Olazcuaga L, Foucaud J, Deschamps C, Loiseau A, Claret JL, Vedovato R, Guilhot R, Sévely C, Gautier M, Hufbauer RA, Rode NO, Estoup A.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

African fountain grass: Pest risk assessment [PDF]

This pest risk assessment assessed the potential for Amazon frogbit (Cenchrus setaceus syn.
Csurhes, Steve, Department of Primary Industries, Queensland, Davies, Caitlin   +2 more
core  

A composite, host‐participatory haustorium links host compatibility to defence bifurcation in Alectra vogelii (Orobanchaceae)

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Parasitic weeds of the family Orobanchaceae are among the most damaging constraints on food production in the tropics, draining water and nutrients from their hosts and threatening the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers. Yellow witchweed (Alectra vogelii) can destroy entire legume harvests across sub‐Saharan Africa, where these crops are a ...
Hildah Kithinji, Guillaume Brun, Susann Wicke   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Body Size Trade-Offs Underpin Reproductive Success and Thermal Stress Tolerance in an Invasive Pest, the Small Hive Beetle. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Adams B, Chen J, Amiri E.
europepmc   +1 more source

CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Mutagenesis of Sex-Specific Doublesex Splicing Variants Leads to Sterility in Spodoptera frugiperda, a Global Invasive Pest. [PDF]

Cells, 2022
Gu J, Wang J, Bi H, Li X, Merchant A, Zhang P, Zhang Q, Zhou X, Zhou X.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Austrocylindropuntia species (Eve's pin cactus): Pest risk assessment [PDF]

This pest risk assessment assessed the potential for the Austrocylindropuntia species (Eve's pin cactus) to become an invasive pest in ...
Department of Primary Industries, Queensland, Davies, Caitlin   +1 more
core  

Modelling the phenology of the grapevine leafhopper Erasmoneura vulnerata

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
This study developed and validated a phenological population dynamics model for Erasmoneura vulnerata, integrating field monitoring and literature data to reproduce observed seasonal patterns across multiple sites. Abstract BACKGROUND Erasmoneura vulnerata (Fitch) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) is an invasive Nearctic leafhopper that has become a pest of ...
Andrea De Francesco, Andrea Pintossi, Anna Simonetto, Igor Daniel Weber, Paola Gervasio, Gianni Gilioli   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A New Invasive Pest in Plums: Monitoring and Control of <i>Eurytoma schreineri</i>. [PDF]

Insects
Ouředníčková J, Skalský M, Mészáros M.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Molecular Identification of Asian Hornet Vespa velutina nigrithorax Prey from Larval Gut Contents: A Promising Method to Study the Diet of an Invasive Pest. [PDF]

Animals (Basel), 2023
Stainton K, McGreig S, Conyers C, Ponting S, Butler L, Brown P, Jones EP.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Regional analysis of spatiotemporal trends in Colorado potato beetle abundance

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Leveraging a large data set on Colorado potato beetles in Wisconsin, we examine spatial and temporal abundance trends. Spatiotemporal statistical models substantially improve fit and show that climate and management factors are positively associated with abundance levels.
Nursultan Azhimuratov, Russell L. Groves, Juan Francisco Mandujano Reyes, Jun Zhu, Sean D. Schoville   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source