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Density-dependent adjustment of inducible defenses [PDF]
International audiencePredation is a major factor driving evolution, and organisms have evolved adaptations increasing their survival chances. However, most defenses incur trade-offs between benefits and costs.
Duggen, Sonja +4 more
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Implementing 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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Coffee berry borer triple-action integrated pest management [PDF]
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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Kairomone Attractant for the Leafmining Fly, Liriomyza bryoniae (Diptera, Agromyzidae)
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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Predator-prey space use in response to chemical cues of predation [PDF]
Interactions between predators and prey are a major component of ecosystems and have the potential to shape ecosystem dynamics. As predators and prey move together spatially and temporally throughout their habitat, each makes decisions to increase its ...
Brown, Taylor
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A new egg parasitoid for possible biological control of the asiatic maize borer in Malaysia [PDF]
A species of egg parasitoid tentatively identified as Trichogramma papilionis Nag. was found attacking egg masses of Ostrinia furnacalis Guenee. The life cycle of the parasitoid was completed within 9 days; the egg, larval and pupal stages lastedfor 2 ...
Hussein, Mohd Yusof +2 more
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2-Undecanone : a new attractant for anthropophilic mosquitoes [PDF]
Stechmücken der Art Stegomyia aegypti (ehemals Aedes aegypti, REINERT et al. 2004) sind die wichtigsten Überträger von Gelbfieber- und Dengueviren. Diverse Arten der Gattung Anopheles verbreiten die Erreger der Malaria. Bei Versuchen, Malaria, Gelbfieber
Geier, Martin +2 more
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The codling moth (Cydia pomonella L.) is a major pest of pome fruits worldwide, guided by semiochemicals to locate hosts and oviposition sites. Quince (Cydonia oblonga Mill.), although less studied, is also affected by this pest.
María Pía Gomez +5 more
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Host fruit odours as attractants for Bactrocera cucurbitae females [PDF]
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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Host-seeking behavior in the bed bug (Cimex lectularius) and applications in integrated pest management. A review. Description of the subject. This study analyzes host-seeking behavior in the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius, paying particular attention
Legrand, P. +3 more
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