AgricultureThe Western Flower Thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) constitutes a significant threat to rose greenhouses in Colombia. An eco-friendly approach to managing this pest involves using the predatory bug Orius insidiosus.
Marco A. Díaz +2 more
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Host fruit odours as attractants for Bactrocera cucurbitae females [PDF]
, 2014 Background: The Melon fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae (Diptera, Tephritidae), is one of the most i mportant pests attacking Cucurbitaceae crops i n tropical regions of the world such as Reunion Island.
Atiama-Nurbel, Toulassi +8 more
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Chemical cannibalistic cues make damselfly larvae hide rather than hunt. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2023 Sysiak M +4 more
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Use of infochemicals in pest management with special reference to the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [PDF]
, 2002 Dicke, M. +3 more
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Migration of Net Phytoplankton and Zooplankton in Mendum’s Pond, New Hampshire [PDF]
, 2006 The study examines the vertical distribution and migratory behavior of net phytoplankton and zooplankton of Mendum’s Pond in Barrington, N.H. The cyanobacteria, Microcystis and Aphanocapsa were the dominant net phytoplankton in this lake.
Murby, Amanda L.
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InsectsMost assessments of sex pheromone-based mating disruption (MD) for codling moth (CM), Cydia pomonella (L.), have not included measurements of female mating.
Alan Lee Knight +2 more
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Prospects for developing odour baits to Control Glossina fuscipes spp., the major vector of human African trypanosomiasis [PDF]
, 2009 We are attempting to develop cost-effective control methods for the important vector of sleeping sickness, Glossina fuscipes spp. Responses of the tsetse flies Glossina fuscipes fuscipes (in Kenya) and G. f.
Esterhuizen, J. +10 more
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Kairomones: Finding the fish factor
, 2019 The water flea Daphnia moves to deeper waters to avoid predators when it detects a chemical produced by fish.
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Comparative transcriptome analysis of two Daphnia galeata genotypes displaying contrasting phenotypic variation induced by fish kairomones in the same environment of the Han River, Korea. [PDF]
BMC Genomics, 2023 Choi TJ, Han SM, Malik A, Kim CB.
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Nanofasern als neuartige Träger für flüchtige Signalstoffe zur biotechnischen Regulierung von Schadinsekten im integrierten und ökologischen Landbau [PDF]
, 2009 Using nanofibers as dispensers for pheromones and kairomones in plant protection for disrupting insect chemical communication is a novel approach aiming at popularizing this technique in organic and integrated plant production.
Beer, Dr. Holger +14 more
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