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Lobesia mating disruption by pheromone mesofiber dispensers [PDF]
Acta fytotechnica et zootechnica, 2015 Lobesia botrana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) is a permanently established viticultural insect pest in all vinegrowing countries. According to recent findings, sex pheromones dispensed from electrospun mesofibers serve as environmentally compatible, biodegradable mating disruptants of an innovative type.
Hans E. Hummel +2 more
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PLoS ONE, 2019 The pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella, is a world-wide pest of cotton and in some parts of the cotton growing region is controlled by the mating disruption technique using synthetic sex pheromone. The sex pheromone consists of two compounds, (Z,Z)-
Xiaoyi Dou +4 more
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Beyond sex allocation : the role of mating systems in sexual selection in parasitoid wasps [PDF]
, 2014 Funding: UK NERC Doctoral Training GrantDespite the diverse array of mating systems and life histories which characterise the parasitic Hymenoptera, sexual selection and sexual conflict in this taxon have been somewhat overlooked.
Laura A. Collins +5 more
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Multidimensional perfectionism and assortative mating: A perfect date? [PDF]
, 2015 Assortative mating has been found regarding personality traits, personal attitudes and values, and cognitive abilities, but so far no study has investigated assortative mating regarding multidimensional perfectionism.
Stoeber, Joachim +2 more
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International Journal of Horticultural Science, 2007 The study was aimed to study that how mating disruption by hand applied dispensers can reduce the number of damage caused by Cydia pomonella, Adoxophyes orana and Pandemis heparana in four integrated and organic apple orchards.
I. Újvári, I. J. Holb
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California Agriculture, 1993 In flight, codling moths prefer upper tree strata, whereas navel orangeworm oviposition is more evenly distributed throughout the tree. Pest monitoring and pheromone placement for mating disruption should recognize the vertical distribution of these ...
G. Steven Sibbett +4 more
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Pheromone mating disruption offers selective management options for key pests
California Agriculture, 2005 The direct management of insect pests using pheromones for mating disruption, or “attract and kill” approaches, can provide excellent suppression of key lepidopteran pests in agriculture. Important successes to date include codling moth
Stephen Welter +5 more
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Pheromone traps for monitoring Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in the presence of mating disruption [PDF]
, 2010 High-dose pheromone lures have proved useful for monitoring some lepidopteran pests in the presence of mating disruption, but not others. We performed experiments in commercial and pilot scale facilities to examine the effect of pheromone dose on ...
Brandl, D. G. +4 more
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Female mating decisions in the rose bitterling (Rhodeus ocellatus) [PDF]
, 2011 The aim of this study was to obtain an understanding of the basis to female mating decisions in the Chinese rose bitterling (Rhodeus ocellatus). Bitterling have a resource-based mating system that involves the female laying her eggs inside the gills of a
Agbali, Muna
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Persistence of the Gypsy Moth Pheromone, Disparlure, in the Environment in Various Climates
Insects, 2013 Mating disruption techniques are used in pest control for many species of insects, yet little is known regarding the environmental persistence of these pheromones following their application and if persistence is affected by climatic conditions. We first
E. Anderson Roberts +5 more
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