Importance of phenotypic plastic traits on invasion success: Response of Xenostrobus securis to the predatory dogwhelk Nucella lapillus [PDF]
, 2016 14 páginas, 7 figuras, 3 tablasThe ability of the invasive mussel Xenostrobus securis to activate defence mechanisms in response to the novel predatory dogwhelk Nucella lapillus was explored using field- and laboratory-based approaches. The importance of
Babarro, José M. F. +2 more
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Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2015 The nervous system is organized to detect, internally represent and process sensory information to generate appropriate behaviors. Despite the crucial importance of odors that elicit instinctive behaviors, such as pheromones and kairomones, their neural ...
Vinicius Miessler de Andrade Carvalho +13 more
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How do migrating daphnids cope with fish predation risk in the epilimnion under anoxic conditions in the hypolimnion? [PDF]
, 2017 The vertical distribution of Daphnia in experimental tubes is influenced by fish kairomone concentration in the ‘epilimnion' and oxygen conditions in the ‘hypolimnion'.
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Parasitism of Cranberry Fruitworm (\u3ci\u3eAcrobasis Vaccinii\u3c/i\u3e; Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) by Endemic or Released \u3ci\u3eTrichogramma Pretiosum\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) [PDF]
, 2017 Two levels of commercially-reared Trichogramma pretiosum were released during the oviposition period of the cranberry fruitworm (Aerobasis vaccinii) in eight Massachusetts (U.S.A.) cranberry bog sites. Release levels of 4.8 X 105 T. pretiosum per ha or 1.
Simser, Dave
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Attractiveness of host banana leaf materials to the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus in Ghana for development of field management strategies [PDF]
, 2018 The banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus, has been frequently cited as the most challenging constraint to banana and plantain production, particularly in small-scale (smallholder) farming.
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Coffee berry borer triple-action integrated pest management [PDF]
, 2009 In coffee plantations, some of the coffee berry borer (#Hypothenemus hampei Ferrari#) females emerging from residual fruits survive by taking refuge in dry fruits remaining on the branches.
Dufour, Bernard Pierre
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InsectsImplementing mating disruption (MD) programs to manage codling moth (CM), Cydia pomonella (L.), should be based on knowledge of how effectively each program disrupts female mating.
Alan Lee Knight +2 more
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A promising biotechnical approach to pest management of the western corn rootworm in Illinois maize fields shielded with a MCA kairomone baited trap line [PDF]
, 2008 The leaf beetle Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), (D.v.v.), also called the western corn rootworm, is endemic to the New World and ranks among the top ten insect pests in worldwide grain production. D.v.v.
Hein, Detlef F. +2 more
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Kairomone Attractant for the Leafmining Fly, Liriomyza bryoniae (Diptera, Agromyzidae)
Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C, 2008 A field test carried out in an industrial greenhouse in Lithuania revealed the attractiveness of synthetic methyl salicylate (MeSa) towards an economically important leafmining tomato pest, Liriomyza bryoniae (Kaltenbach) (Diptera, Agromyzidae). The behavioural reaction of the flies depended very much on the simultaneous presence of both olfactory and ...
Vincas, Bŭda, Sandra, Radziute
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Hatching with the enemy: Daphnia diapausing eggs hatch in the presence of fish kairomones [PDF]
, 2018 Summary.: Infochemicals are known to play a key role in mediating predator-prey interactions, both in aquatic and terrestrial communities. However, state-dependent variation may exist in how effectively individuals can use this information, depending on ...
Lass, Sandra +3 more
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