The effect of within-crop habitat manipulations on the conservation biological control of aphids in field-grown lettuce [PDF]
, 2011 Within-crop habitat manipulations have the potential to increase the biological control of pests in horticultural field crops. Wildflower strips have been shown to increase the abundance of natural enemies, but there is little evidence to date of an ...
Kravar-Garde, L. (Lidija) +4 more
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Taxonomic revision of the genus Aridelus Marshall (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Euphorinae) from Korea
Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 2017 In this paper, a total of six species of genus Aridelus Marshall are recognized from Korea. Among them, one species, Aridelus alternecolatus He, 1980 is reported for the first time from Korea.
Hye-Rin Lee +3 more
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Sprinkler Irrigation as a Management Practice for \u3ci\u3eBemisia Tabaci\u3c/i\u3e (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) in Cotton Fields [PDF]
, 2018 Field experiments were conducted in 1999 and 2000 to investigate the effect of irrigation method on populations of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) and natural enemies in cotton fields in Aydın Province, Turkey.
Gencsoylu, Ibrahim, Sezgin, Fuat
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Scientific Reports, 2021 The agricultural use of silica (SiO2) nanoparticles (NPs) has the potential to control insect pests while the safety and tritrophic effects on plants and beneficial natural enemies remains unknown.
Ahmed F. Thabet +9 more
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Escape from natural enemies depends on the enemies, the invader, and competition [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Abstract The enemy release hypothesis (ERH) attributes the success of some exotic plant species to reduced top‐down effects of natural enemies in the non‐native range relative to the native range. Many studies have tested this idea, but very few have considered the simultaneous effects of multiple kinds of enemies on more than one invasive species in
David U. Nagy +8 more
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Genus Pygostolus Haliday (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Euphorinae) new to Korea
Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 2016 The genus Pygostolus Haliday of the subfamily Euphorinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) with a newly recorded species, Pygostolus falcatus (Ness), is reported for the first time from Korea. Diagnosis and a photograph of the genus and species are provided.
Hye-Rin Lee +3 more
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Exploratory Survey for the Emerald Ash Borer, \u3ci\u3eAgrilus Planipennis\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), and Its Natural Enemies in China [PDF]
, 2018 An exploratory survey for the emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis, and its natural enemies was conducted in China during October and November 2003. We examined 29 field plots in six provinces.
Bauer, Leah S +5 more
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Impact of a nonnative parasitoid species on intraspecific interference and offspring sex ratio
Scientific Reports, 2021 In an assemblage of multiple predators sharing a single prey species, the combined effects of the component species may scale unpredictably because of emergent interspecific interactions.
Yao Zhuo Zhang +3 more
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Natural Enemies of Butterflies [PDF]
Nature, 1883 IT would be very interesting to ascertain what testimony can be brought forward to show that the Rhopalocera are commonly the prey of insect-eating birds. The return of a gentleman who has been collecting butterflies and studying their transformations for the last five years in Brazil, and who by my request has given especial attention to the matter ...
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