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Utilizing Olive Fly Ecology Towards Sustainable Pest Management [PDF]
BiologyThe olive fly (Bactrocera oleae, OLF) is a major pest of global significance that occurs in places where olive cultivation thrives. This paper highlights the economic and environmental damage caused by OLF infestations, including reduced olive oil yield and quality, disrupted supply chains, and ecosystem imbalances due to heavy insecticide use ...
Thanasis` Kizos +2 more
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Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 2023 Mediterranean olive cultivation faces challenges in the global environmental change context. Pests and diseases caused by arthropods such as Bactrocera oleae, Prays oleae, and certain vectors of Xylella fastidiosa are expected to increase and spread in ...
BEATRIZ Matallanas, Esther Lantero
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Microorganisms, 2019 The applied importance of symbiosis has been gaining recognition. The relevance of symbiosis has been increasing in agriculture, in developing sustainable practices, including pest management.
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The effects of phenolic compounds on the abundance of olive psyllid, Euphyllura straminea Loginova in commercial and promising olive cultivars [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyThe olive psyllid (Euphyllura straminea Loginova) has been reported as a key pest of olive in Iran. Field observations have shown that the infestation rates of various olive cultivars differ among olive psyllid.
Mahmoud Azimi +3 more
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Results in EngineeringPests significantly impact agricultural productivity, making early detection crucial for maximizing yields. This paper explores the use of machine learning models to predict olive fly and red spider mite infestations in Andalusia.
Francesc Rodríguez Diaz
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Understanding Factors That Influence Pest Risk in Olive Production
Sustainability, 2023 The aim of this article was to provide a comprehensive review of the factors that influence the risk of pests in olive cultivation on a global scale. Two different analytical methods were used: a bibliometric review and a systematic review. The first method, based on the Scopus database and supported by analytical tools such as VOSviewer and ...
Sam Michael Espinoza Vidaurre +2 more
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Black scale now a major olive pest
California Agriculture, 1976 Black scale, Saissetia oleae (Oliver), has, until recently, been a minor pest of olive in California, and the specific chemical controls established for black scale have seldom been used. Chemical control of another scale, Parlatoria, a more serious pest
G Sibbett, J Dibble, J Babcock
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Planting System and Cultivar Influence Olive Key-Pests Infestation in an Olive-Growing Vocated Area
HorticulturaeTraditional and intensive planting systems have paved the way for the phenomenon of intensification, with the super high-density (SHD) system being the most prominent. This system has demonstrated high levels of profitability due to both the reduction in
Michele Cutrone +6 more
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Biological ControlSustainable agricultural practices and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) can minimize reliance on synthetic pesticides by including environmentally friendly pest control strategies. A promising but overlooked example of such a strategy is the augmentorium,
G.A. Desurmont +2 more
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A tritrophic interaction model for an olive tree pest, the olive moth — Prays oleae (Bernard) [PDF]
Ecological Modelling, 2021 Abstract The olive tree (Olea europaea L.) is among the oldest and most widespread crops in the Mediterranean basin. Portugal is the third olive producer in the European Union, and Tras-os-Montes region, located in northeastern Portugal, is the second Portuguese producing olive region.
Sonia Pappalardo +5 more
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