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Dietary restriction induces persistent multigenerational phenotypic effects in Phytoseiulus persimilis

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
The study shows ancestral dietary restriction in Phytoseiulus persimilis produces persistent, sex‐specific, multi‐generational effects on survival and body size, with stronger maternal than paternal lineage influences despite nutritional recovery. Abstract BACKGROUND Transgenerational phenotypic plasticity (TGP) allows environmental effects to persist ...
Xia Chen, Keshi Zhang, Xiao Han, Yun Xu, Zhi‐Qiang Zhang   +4 more
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Wildlife as Natural Enemies of Crop Pests

, 1996
One asset of wildlife to landowners is the potential but understudied role of birds and other species as endemic natural enemies of crop pests. Enhancing such natural enemies as part of sustainable agricultural systems offers promise for maintaining ...
Brandle, James R., Case, Ronald M., Dix, Mary, Hodges, Laurie, Johnson, Ron J., Fitzmaurice, Rebecca, Sunderman, Natalie, Young, Linda J., Harrell, Mark O., Beecher, Nancy A., Wright, Robert J.   +10 more
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Perceptions, challenges and determinants of management strategy choices for combating fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) infestation in Ghana

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Despite high awareness of fall armyworm, a significant gap remains in the use of sustainable and effective control measures. Farmers predominantly perceive synthetic pesticides as ideal despite studies highlighting botanical and traditional methods as more sustainable.
Richard Adabah, Robert Aidoo, Bright Owusu Asante, Amos Mensah, Seth Etuah, Gifty Boakye Appiah, Jonas Osei‐Adu   +6 more
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Optimal control and multitrophic physiologically‐based models: The binomial for successful decision support systems in insect pest management

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Decision‐making in integrated pest management (IPM) corresponds to an optimisation problem where the plant–pest dynamics and the control actions are constraints and where the objective function accounts for the costs of the treatments and the total income at the harvest time.
Luca Rossini, Ouassim Benhamouche, Emanuele Garone   +2 more
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Host plant‐specific volatiles of Beauveria bassiana‐colonized plants initiate trophic plant–aphid–predator cascades

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Endophytic colonization of melon plants by B. bassiana modifies the crop volatile profiles in a genotype‐dependent manner. A predator choice is biased toward endophytically colonized plants infested with aphids revealing a guardian within effect of the fungus of great potential in integrated pest management.
María Cuenca‐Medina, Raquel Rodríguez‐Solana, José Manuel Moreno‐Rojas, Rafael Alcalá‐Herrera, Enrique Quesada‐Moraga, Natalia González‐Mas   +5 more
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Ecological Balance in Unmanaged Beech Reserves: Scolytids or Their Natural Saproxylic Beetle Enemies?

Insects
The accumulation of dead wood can serve as a potential source of insect pests, with scolytids being the most frequently discussed group. The aim of this study was to quantify the abundance and species composition of scolytids and their natural saproxylic
Václav Zumr, Oto Nakládal, Lukáš Bílek, Jiří Remeš   +3 more
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Flowering margins support natural enemies between cropping seasons [PDF]

IntroductionPopulations of natural enemies of insect pests are declining owing to agricultural intensification and indiscriminate use of pesticides, and this may be exacerbated in agricultural systems that clear all margin plants after the cropping ...
Richard M. S. Mulwa, Philip C. Stevenson, Jane G. Nyaanga, Joshua O. Ogendo, Steven R. Belmain, Janet N. Obanyi, Erick K. Cheruiyot, Sarah E. J. Arnold, Philip K. Bett, Victoria C. Nash-Woolley   +9 more
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Behavioural manipulation of the cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala L): Prospects for push–pull strategies in oilseed rape

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Behavioural manipulation of Psylliodes chrysocephala provides promising opportunities for sustainable pest management in oilseed rape systems. This review synthesises evidence on glucosinolates and their volatile isothiocyanate derivatives as phagostimulants and attractants, alongside the repellent or antifeedant effects of non‐host plants, plant ...
Suleiman Mustapha, Patricia A Ortega‐Ramos, Jozsef Vuts, Tariq M Butt, E. Joel Loveridge, Daniel Rüde, Samantha M Cook   +6 more
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Aphid control using natural enemies: Lessons for fine-tuning banana-aphid management

Biological Control
Aphids are serious crop pests and vectors of plant-pathogenic viruses. Natural enemies (parasitoids, pathogens, and predators) can be effective aphid control agents. Vector control can achieve the sustainable management of vector-borne diseases. However,
Christian Adjalla, Bonaventure A. Omondi, Geofrey Ogwal, Walter Ocimati, Peter Wasswa, Guy Blomme   +5 more
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Genetic variability in Cotesia flavipes and its importance in biological control of lepidopteran stemborers

, 2003
Lepidoperan stemborers are a major constraint to increasing the production of maize and sorghum under subsistence farming conditions in sub-Saharan Africa.
Niyibigira, E.I.
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