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Density-dependent adjustment of inducible defenses [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
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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Using a Standardized Protocol to Assess Female Codling Moth, Cydia pomonella (L.), Mating Status Under Mating Disruption Technologies

open access: yesInsects
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
doaj   +1 more source

Coffee berry borer triple-action integrated pest management [PDF]

open access: yes, 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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Kairomone Attractant for the Leafmining Fly, Liriomyza bryoniae (Diptera, Agromyzidae)

open access: yesZeitschrift 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
openaire   +2 more sources

Predator-prey space use in response to chemical cues of predation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
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]

open access: yes, 1996
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]

open access: yes, 2008
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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Exploring the Possible Role of Semiochemicals in Quince (Cydonia oblonga Mill.): Implications for the Biological Behavior of Cydia pomonella

open access: yesAgronomy
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
doaj   +1 more source

Host fruit odours as attractants for Bactrocera cucurbitae females [PDF]

open access: yes, 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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Synthèse bibliographique sur le comportement de recherche de l'hôte chez la punaise de lit (Cimex lectularius) et applications dans le cadre de la lutte intégrée

open access: yesBiotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 2016
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
doaj  

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