Egg parasitoid exploitation of plant volatiles induced by single or concurrent attack of a zoophytophagous predator and an invasive phytophagous pest [PDF]
, 2019 Zoophytophagous insect predators can induce physiological responses in plants by activating defence signalling pathways, but whether plants can respond to facultative phytophagy by recruiting natural enemies remains to be investigated.
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Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum, 2020 The Red Palm Weevil (RPW), Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier, 1790) is a devastating invasive pest of palm trees, invading the Iraqi date palm tree in 2015 for the first time in Safwan county, Basrah province. The Red Palm weevil has been categorized as
Mohammed M. Alderawii +5 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 IntroductionClimate change affects geographical distribution of insect pests which poses threats to the environment, as well as agricultural productivity and production worldwide.
P. S. Soumia +7 more
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Spatial forecasting of red palm mite in Brazil under current and future climate change scenarios [PDF]
Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2016 : The objective of this work was to predict the spatial distribution of the red palm mite, Raoiella indica (Acari: Tenuipalpidae), in Brazil under current and future climate change scenarios.
Denise Navia +3 more
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First European interception of the brown fir longhorn beetle, Callidiellum villosulum (Fairmaire, 1900) (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) [PDF]
, 2013 A specimen of the brown fir longhorn beetle, Callidiellum villosulum villosulum found in Malta represents the first record of this invasive species for Europe.
Cocquempot, Christian, Mifsud, David
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Ecological IndicatorsInvasive Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) damage pose significant challenges for sustainable forest management, necessitating accurate mapping of damaged ash trees.
Quan Zhou +6 more
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Bactericera cockerelli (Sulc), a potential threat to China's potato industry
Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2020 The potato psyllid Bactericera cockerelli (Hemiptera: Triozidae) has recently emerged as a serious pest of potatoes and other solanaceous crops. It causes direct feeding damage and also vectors Candidatus Liberibacter solanaceaerum (Lso), a pathogen that
Oluwashola OLANIYAN +4 more
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Insects, 2021 The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, is an important agricultural pest native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Western Hemisphere, and has invaded Africa and further spread into most countries of Asia within two years.
Rajendra Acharya +16 more
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The effects of soil moisture, soil texture, and host orientation on the ability of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae) to infect Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) [PDF]
, 2018 Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) demonstrate potential as a biological control for soil dwelling insects. However, edaphic factors, such as soil moisture and texture impact the efficacy of EPN on a host. The objectives were to examine the effects of soil
Hartley, Suzanne M., Wallace, John R.
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Detection of pine wood nematode infestation using hyperspectral drone images
Ecological IndicatorsThe pine wood nematode (PWN) is one of the most threatening pests of pine forests in China. An essential management response involves felling and removing the infested trees before the PWN can spread over large areas, but this requires early detection ...
Run Yu, Youqing Luo, Lili Ren
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