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Ecological engineering in cauliflower for aphid management

The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2020
Because of high-value, the crops like Brassica have very low pest-damage thresholds, natural enemies alone are unlikely to replace use of high cost insecticides.
M C Keerthi, R K Sharma, Sachin S Suroshe, S R Sinha   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Benefits of increased cover crop diversity for predators and biological pest control depend on the landscape context

Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 2021
Increasing plant diversity in agricultural systems is a promising way to balance food production and biodiversity conservation. Biological pest control, a crucial ecosystem service delivered by natural enemies, could particularly benefit from increased ...
Léa Beaumelle, Arthur Auriol, Marie Grasset, Alice Pavy, Denis Thiéry, Adrien Rusch   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Flexible organic electrodes for batteries: A mini‐review

FlexMat, EarlyView.
This review surveys progress and challenges in flexible organic electrodes (FOEs) for batteries. We discuss their fabrication methods, electrochemical performance, and mechanical tolerance, covering both planar and fibrous architectures, and compare them with flexible inorganic and rigid organic electrodes.
Yang Liu, Haowen Chen, Jingwen Wang, Jiena Weng, Zong‐Qiong Lin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the searching efficacy of Macrolophus pygmaeus and Nesidiocoris tenuis (Hemiptera, Miridae) on different Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) egg densities and distribution patterns [PDF]

Bulletin of Insectology
Tuta absoluta is a notorious pest causing serious economic damages in tomato crops, worldwide. Macrolophus pygmaeus (Mp) and Nesidiocoris tenuis (Nt) are the most important natural enemies of this pest.
Sofia Dervisoglou, Argyro Fantinou, Dionysios Perdikis   +2 more
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Artificial intelligence and liquidation: Reality, destiny and fantasy

International Insolvency Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly reshaping the administration of corporate liquidation. Beyond its established role in financial prediction and data analytics, AI is now assisting insolvency practitioners in identifying the onset of financial distress, managing creditor communications, tracing and valuing assets and enhancing ...
Kai Zhang, Jingchen Zhao
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamics of a Stage Structured Pest Control Model in a Polluted Environment with Pulse Pollution Input

Journal of Applied Mathematics, 2013
By using pollution model and impulsive delay differential equation, we formulate a pest control model with stage structure for natural enemy in a polluted environment by introducing a constant periodic pollutant input and killing pest at different fixed ...
Bing Liu, Ling Xu, Baolin Kang
doaj   +1 more source

Kim et al. 2017 Harvest effects on natural enemy communities and biocontrol

, 2017
Data summary tables and site information used in Kim et al. 2017. Harvesting biofuel grasslands has mixed effects on natural enemy communities and no effects on biocontrol services.
Tania N. Kim (2911097), Bill D. Wills (8030924), Timothy D. Meehan (8030927), Aaron F. Fox (8030921), Douglas A. Landis (8026748), Claudio Gratton (148958)   +5 more
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Memòria resum d’actuacions Parc Natural dels Ports 2021 [PDF]

, 2022
Gestió efectuada durant el 2021 al Parc Natural dels Ports, destacar les accions estratègiques i les fites més rellevants en cada un dels àmbits i línies de treball.[es] Gestión efectuada durante el 2021 en el Parque Natural de Els Ports, destaca las ...
Parc Natural dels Ports
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Data from: Natural habitat connectivity and organic management modulate pest dispersal, gene flow and natural enemy communities

, 2023
Dataset used to produce the results shown in the paper: Natural habitat connectivity and organic management modulate pest dispersal, gene flow and natural enemy communities.This research aimed to assess the impacts of local and landscape factors across ...
Danyelle Rocha Novaes (17334835), Patricia Sanae Sujii (4919002), Erich Yukio Tempel Nakasu (9214532), Pedro Henrique Brum Togni (17283938), Amanda Machado (17283868), Alice K Inoue-Nagata (12736521), Karen Mendes Nascimento Barbosa da Silva (17343511), Camila Alves Rodrigues (17343515)   +7 more
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Must Longtermists Wish Us All Dead? A Quadrilemma

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Longtermists assign great moral importance to making the long‐term future as good as possible, especially by ensuring the survival of humanity. We argue, to the contrary, that on assumptions that are plausible, conservative, or shared by leading longtermists, human extinction will likely augment total utility among human and non‐human animals ...
Nir Eyal, Bastian Steuwer, Shai Meiri
wiley   +1 more source