Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang +2 more
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Malaria Journal, 2010 Background The control of most vectors of malaria is threatened by the spread of insecticide resistance. One factor that has been hitherto largely overlooked is the potential effects of insecticide resistance on the ability of mosquitoes to transmit ...
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Geometric morphometrics of nine field isolates of Aedes aegypti with different resistance levels to lambda-cyhalothrin and relative fitness of one artificially selected for resistance. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Aedes aegypti, a mosquito closely associated with humans, is the principal vector of dengue virus which currently infects about 400 million people worldwide.
Nicolás Jaramillo-O +2 more
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Heliyon, 2021 Coffee, Coffea arabica L. is a vital crop in Ethiopia's social, cultural, and national economy. Despite its dominant role in the country, the crop is challenged by various insect pests, which reduce coffee yield and quality.
Sisay Kidanu +2 more
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Efektivitas Insektisida Alami Ekstrak Daun Legetan Untuk Mengendalikan Hama Ulat Grayak (Spodoptera Litura) Pada Daun Cabai Skala Laboratorium [PDF]
, 2018 Spodoptera litura or grayak caterpillar is one type of pest that can cause damage to the plant. Plants attacked one of them chili plants. The use of natural insecticides from legetan plants can eradicate grayak worms (Spodoptera litura).
, Dra. Titik Suryani, M.Sc +1 more
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Occurrence of the Leucine-to-Phenylalanine knockdown Resistance (kdr) Mutation in Anopheles Arabiensis Populations in Tanzania, Detected by a Simplified High-Throughput SSOP-ELISA Method. [PDF]
, 2006 Molecular markers of insecticide resistance can provide sensitive indicators of resistance development in malaria vector populations. Monitoring of insecticide resistance in vector populations is an important component of current malaria control ...
Alifrangis, Michael +12 more
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan +3 more
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Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2009 In order to establish the insecticide susceptibility status for Anopheles darlingi in Colombia, and as part of the National Network on Insecticide Resistance Surveillance, five populations of insects from three Colombian states were evaluated ...
Idalyd Fonseca-González +3 more
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Sustainable control of Anopheles mosquito population [PDF]
, 2014 Despite the widespread use of insecticides, community engagement programmes and preventive measures mosquito borne diseases are growing and new tools to prevent the spread of disease are urgently needed. An alternative control measure for the eradication
Birch, Philip +5 more
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Effects of selected insecticides on osmotically treated entomopathogenic nematodes [PDF]
, 2012 Combining environmentally friendly insecticides with entomopathogenic nematodes may constitute an effective alternative to conventional chemical control of many insect pests.
Chen, Shulong +4 more
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