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Oviposition Strategies in Beneficial Insects [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Insect Science, 2018
AIMS AND SCOPE: The aim of this special collection is to highlight the importance of reproduction (ie, oviposition) in the life history, population dynamics, survival, and fitness of beneficial insects, broadly defined. Specific areas of interest include the (1) identification of natural products to boost oviposition; (2) importance of chemical cues ...
Riddick, Eric W   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Effects of nitrogen nutrient on the behavior of feeding and oviposition of the brown planthopper, Nilarpavata lugens, on IR64

open access: yes浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版, 2005
We determined the preferences of feeding and oviposition of the brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens, to rice plants of IR64 with different nitrogen content, the changes in preferences of BPH populations fed successively on plants with high (200N)
LÜ Zhong-xian   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of different lining paper materials and infusions on oviposition preference of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) gravid mosquitoes

open access: yesScientific Reports
Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) mosquito is a vector responsible for increasing global public health concerns due to its rapid geographical spread and increasing vectorial capacity. Understanding the breeding behavior of Ae.
Mahfuza Momen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Integrated Management of European Cherry Fruit Fly Rhagoletis cerasi (L.): Situation in Switzerland and Europe [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
: The European cherry fruit fly, Rhagoletis cerasi (L.) (Diptera: Tephritidae), is a highly destructive pest. The low tolerance for damaged fruit requires preventive insecticide treatments for a marketable crop.
Agee   +145 more
core   +2 more sources

Fitness of Mythimna separata (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on Cultivated Wheat and a Weed, Wild Oat (Avena fatua), and Its Implications for Pest Management

open access: yesBiology
Mythimna separata (Walker), a significant migratory pest in many Asian countries, can cause severe damage to wheat crops. Understanding whether wild oat can serve as an alternate host is important for informing predictive models of M.
Qinjian Pan   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dispersal of \u3ci\u3eFenusa Dohrnii\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) From an \u3ci\u3eAlnus\u3c/i\u3e Short-Rotation Forest Plantation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The European alder leafminer, Fenusa dohrnii, is a defoliating insect pest of Alnus in short-rotation forest plantations. A 2-year study was performed to quantify movement from infested stands to uninfested areas.
Hall, Richard B   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

The Gonotrophic-Age Structure of a Population of the \u3ci\u3eSimulium Venustum\u3c/i\u3e Complex (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Algonquin Park, Ontario [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Eight techniques for the determination of parity and gonotrophic age were assessed for the obligatorily anautogenous blackfly-species complex, Simulium venustum Say.
Hayton, Alan, Smith, Stephen M
core   +2 more sources

Comparative susceptibility of different legume seeds to infestation by cowpea bruchid Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

open access: yesPlant Protection Science, 2009
The comparative susceptibility of seeds of ten legumes to infestation by Callosobruchus maculatus was studied in choice and no-choice experiments. Cowpea, garden pea and pigeon pea seeds recorded the significantly highest number of eggs oviposited and ...
George B. Swella, Deus M. K. Mushobozy
doaj   +1 more source

Lethal and sublethal effects of pesticides used in Brazilian citrus groves on Panonychus citri (Acari: Tetranychidae)

open access: yesArquivos do Instituto Biológico, 2018
: Pesticides have been blamed as the principal factor responsible for biological disequilibrium favoring the population increase of Panonychus citri (McGregor) in Brazilian citrus groves.
Everaldo Batista Alves   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Suboptimal Larval Habitats Modulate Oviposition of the Malaria Vector Mosquito Anopheles coluzzii. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Selection of oviposition sites by gravid females is a critical behavioral step in the reproductive cycle of Anopheles coluzzii, which is one of the principal Afrotropical malaria vector mosquitoes.
Choe, Dong-Hwan   +3 more
core   +4 more sources

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