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Pest Management Science, EarlyView.Host‐associated volatiles mediate host location in Cephalonomia tarsalis, with faecal odours from fourth‐instar larvae, particularly 1‐pentadecene, attracting females and supporting the biological control of stored‐product pest beetles. Abstract BACKGROUND Understanding how parasitoids locate their hosts is essential for improving the effectiveness of ...
Lidia del Arco +3 more
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Frontiers in MicrobiologyIn recent years, the problems associated with continuous cropping (CC) that cause soil degradation have become increasingly serious. As a key soil quality property, dissolved organic matter (DOM) affects the circulation of carbon and nutrients and the ...
Peng Chen +10 more
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The increase in coffee plantation area in the Lake Toba area is dominated by 96% of smallholder plantations. The coffee productivity value is relatively low, which is 810 kg/ha/year compared to the productivity that should reach 2000 kg/ha/year.
Retna Astuti Kuswardani
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Managing pests by increasing predators through late termination of cover crops
Pest Management Science, EarlyView.Adding cover crops to crop rotations can improve the sustainability and ecosystem functioning of agroecosystems. By delaying cover‐crop termination, growers can effectively increase natural enemy populations and reduce the need for chemical controls. Abstract BACKGROUND Adding cover crops to crop rotations can improve the sustainability and ecosystem ...
Jared S Adam +2 more
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ToxinsPhyllotreta striolata is a global pest of cruciferous vegetables, and controlling its soil-dwelling larvae is challenging. The lack of standardized larval bioassay methods hinders the screening of effective biocontrol agents.
Leqi Wang +7 more
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Population dynamics of other natural enemies.
, 2014 Mean numbers (±SEM) of other natural enemies per plot in the various natural enemy exclusion treatments from early August to end of September in Bt cotton in Ezhou (China).
Peng Han (623382) +2 more
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Drought stress modulates indirect defense via bottom‐up effects in tomato and wheat
Pest Management Science, EarlyView.Different water regimes can have a significant impact on plant morphology and defense pathways in tomato and wheat, triggering multiple olfactory choices in biocontrol agents of key insect pests. These findings could be used to implement biocontrol strategies within the IPM context under a changing climate scenario.
Mariangela Milordo +8 more
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Functional biodiversity to improve pest control in organic cropping systems
, 2013 A sustainable use of functional agrobiodiversity (FAB) providing habitats with suitable floral resources is needed to conserve and improve pest control by natural enemies in organic cropping and other low-input systems.
Schärer, Hans-Jakob +2 more
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Pest Management Science, EarlyView.This study shows that Orius laevigatus, alone or with other predators, consistently achieved the highest suppression of Thrips parvispinus and improved plant productivity. Franklinothrips vespiformis coexisted with O. laevigatus, suggesting compatibility, while Amblyseius swirskii declined, indicating incompatibility. Individually, F. vespiformis and A.
Estefanía Rodríguez +7 more
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, 2008 Invasive plant species can be controlled by introducing one or more of their natural enemies (herbivores) from their native range; however such introduction entails the risk that the introduced natural enemy will attack indigenous plant species in the ...
Hemerik, L. +3 more
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