Ecosphere, 2021 Tea plantations are intensive monocultures and vulnerable to various pests due to a low diversity of natural enemies. In ancient tea plantations, the trees have grown for hundreds of years in mixed stands with many native trees, resulting in a landscape ...
Yuanyuan Meng +6 more
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A Natural Enemy of the Argentine Ant [PDF]
Journal of Economic Entomology, 1914 n ...
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PlantsAlthough nanoparticles have gained attention as efficient alternatives to conventional agricultural chemicals, there is limited knowledge regarding their effects on herbivorous insect behavior and plant physicochemistry. Here, we investigated the effects
Siyi Gao, Midori Tuda
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Review of the Palaearctic species of Apsilocera Bouček, 1956 (Chalcidoidea, Pteromalidae), with descriptions of the eight new species [PDF]
ZooKeysPalaearctic species of the genus Apsilocera Bouček, 1956 are reviewed. Twelve Palaearctic species are recognized based on females, of which eight new species are described: Apsilocera bradburyi Tselikh, Lee & Ku, sp. nov.
Ekaterina V. Tselikh +4 more
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A primary survey of aphid species on almond and peach, and natural enemies of Brachycaudus amygdalinus in As-Sweida, Southern Syria [PDF]
, 2008 Syria is one of the biggest almond producer country in the world. Few arthropdes that live on almond are consider as pests. Aphids are one of the major pests their.
Almatni, W., Khalil, N.
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The Response of Natural Enemies to Selective Insecticides Applied to Soybean [PDF]
, 2012 Natural enemies of the invasive pest Aphis glycines Matsumura can prevent its establishment and population growth. However, current A. glycines management practices include the application of broad-spectrum insecticides that affect pests and natural ...
O'Neal, Matthew +2 more
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Effect of Insecticides and Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) Genotype on a Predator and Parasitoid and Implications for the Evolution of Insecticide Resistance [PDF]
, 2017 In the laboratory and in cages in the greenhouse, we evaluated the toxicity of two insecticides (lambda-cyhalothrin and spinosad) on the parasitoid, Diadegma insulare (Cresson), and the predator, Coleomegilla maculate (DeGeer), both natural enemies of ...
Chen, Mao +6 more
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Bistability induced by generalist natural enemies can reverse pest invasions [PDF]
, 2016 Reaction-diffusion analytical modeling of predator-prey systems has shown that specialist natural enemies can slow, stop and even reverse pest invasions, assuming that the prey population displays a strong Allee effect in its growth.
Barles, Guy +3 more
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Konceptuell modell Övervakningsmetoder för naturliga fiender i relation till skadegörarförekomst, biologi och metodernas styrkor och svagheter [PDF]
, 2017 A poster showing the relationship between major pests, key natural enemies and monitoring methods for natural enemies over a growing season.
Joakim, Pålsson +3 more
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Biological control of pests in protected cultivation: implementation in Latin America and successes in Europe [PDF]
The area with greenhouse crops is estimated to be around 40,000 hectares in Latin America, of which approximately 60% is occupied with ornamentals. Several pests are responsible for losses in yield or quality of greenhouse crops production and pest ...
Bueno, V.H.P., Lenteren, J.C., van
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