Natural-Enemy-Based Biocontrol of Tobacco Arthropod Pests in China
Agronomy, 2023 The devastating impact of chemical pesticides has prompted a shift towards sustainable agricultural pest management, such as biological control with natural enemies.
Wenxin Xue, Pengjun Xu
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Effect of flower identity and diversity on reducing aphid populations via natural enemy communities. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2021 Floral plantings are often used in agriculture to attract pollinator communities, but they also play an important role in recruiting and establishing natural communities for natural pest control.
Zytynska SE +3 more
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Improving Natural Enemy Selection in Biological Control through Greater Attention to Chemical Ecology and Host-Associated Differentiation of Target Arthropod Pests. [PDF]
Insects, 2022 Host-associated differentiation (HAD) refers to cases in which genetically distinct populations of a species (e.g., herbivores or natural enemies) preferentially reproduce or feed on different host species.
Thompson MN +3 more
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Pest control of aphids depends on landscape complexity and natural enemy interactions [PDF]
PeerJ, 2015 Aphids are a major concern in agricultural crops worldwide, and control by natural enemies is an essential component of the ecological intensification of agriculture.
Emily A. Martin +3 more
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Identification and expression profiling of neuropeptides and neuropeptide receptor genes in a natural enemy, Coccinella septempunctata. [PDF]
Front PhysiolIntroductionNeuropeptides and their receptors constitute diverse and abundant signal molecules in insects, primarily synthesized and released primarily from neurosecretory cells within the central nervous system Neuropeptides act as neurohormones and ...
Han S +8 more
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AcMNPV, a viral insecticide of Lepidoptera pests, stimulates the immune response of the natural enemy <i>Arma chinensis</i> Fallou. [PDF]
Appl Environ MicrobiolAutographa Californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) is the most widely studied baculovirus currently used as a biopesticide application for crop pest control.
Yuan X +7 more
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Three reasons why expanded use of natural enemy solutions may offer sustainable control of human infections. [PDF]
People Nat (Hoboken), 2022 Many infectious pathogens spend a significant portion of their life cycles in the environment or in animal hosts, where ecological interactions with natural enemies may influence pathogen transmission to people.
Jones IJ, Sokolow SH, De Leo GA.
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Diversity of Gut Microbes in Adult Vespa velutina (Asian Hornet) Carcasses Killed by Natural Causes
Diversity, 2023 [Objective] This study’s objective was to investigate the diversity of intestinal microorganisms in adult Vespa velutina (Asian hornet) killed by natural causes.
Meiling Pang +3 more
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 Improved knowledge on the regulation of reproductive diapause in Coccinella septempunctata, an important predator of aphids, is crucial for improving shelf-life and mass production of the ladybeetles. In many insects, the absence of juvenile hormone (JH)
Yu-Yan Li +7 more
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Carabids for Natural-Enemy Pest Control: combining ecology and knowledge exchange to bridge the gaps [PDF]
, 2022 Carabid beetles are proven predators of crop pests and weed seeds. Agri-environmental measures, such as grass margins and beetle banks, are beneficial to the abundance and diversity of carabids.
Jowett, K., Jowett, Kelly
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