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Harnessing genomic resources for passion fruit improvement: Progress and prospects

The Plant Genome, Volume 19, Issue 1, March 2026.
Abstract Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) is a highly nutritious horticultural crop cultivated widely across tropical and subtropical regions. Despite decades of breeding efforts that have led to the release of a few high‐yielding cultivars, on‐farm productivity remains suboptimal, and several existing cultivars are showing signs of declining vigor ...
Khushboo Fulara, Vanika Garg, Xinhang Sun, Rebecca Ford, Natalie Dillon, Bruce Topp, Robert J. Henry, Mobashwer Alam, Rajeev K. Varshney   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Longtailed Mealybug Pseudococcus longispinus (Targioni Tozzetti) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)

EDIS, 2016
This EDIS publication is an alternate version of a page published first on the Featured Creatures website. The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida.
Morgan A. Byron, Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman   +1 more
doaj   +5 more sources

A Review of the Association of Ants with Mealybug Wilt Disease of Pineapple [PDF]

, 2003
The literature concerning the association between ants and the mealybugs causing pineapple wilt disease is surveyed. A great deal of data on this subject has been published in the relatively obscure technical papers and reports of the defunct Pineapple ...
Beardsley, John W., Gonzalez-Hernandez, Hector, Jahn, Gary C.   +2 more
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Host stage preference and parasitism behaviour of Aenasius bambawaleian an encyrtid parasitoid of Phenacoccus solenopsis [PDF]

, 2016
In Pakistan, the cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Sternorrhyncha (Homoptera): Pseudococcidae), is a serious pest of many cultivated plants.
Abdin Z., Arif M. I., Bodlah I., Charnov E. L., Chen H. Y., Farman Ullah, Gautam R. D., Hagvar E. B., Hayat Badshah, Hayat M., Jervis M. A., Mohindru B., Muniappan R., Neil Crickmore, Paul Andre Calatayud, Ram P., Vijaya   +16 more
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Climate Change Can Generate Enemy‐Free Space for Crop‐Feeding Herbivores

Global Change Biology, Volume 32, Issue 3, March 2026.
Magnitude and direction of change in parasitoid pressure for 14 agricultural pests subject to climate‐driven distributional shifts. Pests are organized per increasing parasitoid pressure under current climatic conditions (X axis). Bubble size is reflective of the (absolute) area affected by a given pest under a given scenario.
Kris A. G. Wyckhuys, Gabor Pozsgai, Elizabeth A. Finch, M. Lukas Seehausen, Wei Zhang, Yubak D. Gc   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Vulnerability of New Zealand Forage Plants to Incursions by New Pests, Pathogens and Weeds, and the Case for Greater Protection

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, Volume 69, Issue 1, February 2026.
We outline the diversity of pests, weeds and plant pathogens absent from New Zealand that threaten forage production, examine their potential import pathways, and outline the challenges of managing them should they arrive. The number and diversity of threats and pathways indicates ongoing incursions are inevitable.
Craig B. Phillips, Gary Barker, Nigel Bell, Chris E. Buddenhagen, Lee Aalders, Mark Braithwaite, Trevor James, Sofia Orre‐Gordon, William Dyck, Dave Hodges   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Badnavirus sequences identified from Passiflora spp. in Guadeloupe and Australia [Abstract] [PDF]

, 2009
Badnaviruses (family Caulimoviridae, genus Badnavirus) have non-enveloped bacilliform particles containing a single copy of a circular dsDNA genome of c. 7.4R7.6 kbp arranged in at least three conserved open reading frames.
Acina, Isabelle Nina, Geering, Andrew D., Le Bellec, Fabrice, Parmenter, Kathleen, Teycheney, Pierre-Yves, Thomas, John   +5 more
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A review of non‐native scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccoidea) of Australia and the challenges in maintaining current and accurate pest lists

Austral Entomology, Volume 65, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract Over 870 species of scale insects, also called coccoids (infraorder Coccomorpha), have been recorded from Australia. Here, we systematically review literature, databases and collections to provide a revised assessment of non‐native species to Australia, for which we confirm those species that are introduced and extant in Australia (including ...
Mark K. Schutze, Michael Gorton, Penny J. Gullan, Desley J. Tree, Ting‐Kui Qin, Peter S. Gillespie, Helen F. Nahrung   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sex Pheromone Aerosol Devices for Mating Disruption: Challenges for a Brighter Future

Insects, 2019
Pheromone-mediated mating disruption (MD) represents an important tool to manage insect pests in agriculture and forestry. MD relies on the release of synthetic sex pheromones from dispensers in crops, interfering with mate finding and reproduction of a ...
Giovanni Benelli, Andrea Lucchi, Donald Thomson, Claudio Ioriatti   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk assessment and management of Banana streak viruses in Guadeloupe.Session 6. Oral 54 [PDF]

, 2017
Several species of Banana streak virus (BSV) occur in banana. They cause a wide range of symptoms on leaves, pseudostem and fruits, although the impact of infections on yield and fruit quality has never been properly assessed.
Dubois, Cécile, Fort, Guillaume, Guiougou, Chantal, Lambert, Frédéric, Pineau, Kaïssa, Pressat, Gersende, Salmon, Frédéric, Teycheney, Pierre-Yves, Umber, Marie   +8 more
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