Managing Thrips in Pepper and Eggplant
Revised! ENY-658, a 10-page illustrated fact sheet by Joe Funderburk, Stuart Reitz, Phil Stansly, Dave Schuster, Greg Nuessly, and Norm Leppla, provides pepper and eggplant growers with management information for this serious pest of ornamental ...
Joe Funderburk +5 more
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Study of oviposition and host plant finding of tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Lep.:Gelechiidae) in laboratory conditions [PDF]
Tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) is a key and dangerous pest of Solanaceous plants in Iran. Larvae of the pest cause damage on different parts of host plants including leaves, stems, and fruits.
E. Tamoli Torfi +2 more
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Biological control agents in the integrated nematode management of pepper in Egypt
Pepper is an important vegetable crop in Egypt and worldwide. Yet, it is usually attacked and damaged by numerous plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs) especially root-knot nematodes in Egypt.
Mahfouz M. M. Abd-Elgawad
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Introduction to the Growers IPM Guide for Florida Tomato and Pepper Production
IPM-200, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by N. C. Leppla, presents the IPM principles, past, present, and future of pest management in future, advantages of IPM, and project objectives. Includes references.
Norman C. Leppla
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The effect of strip-intercropping pepper and garlic on the control of the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) [PDF]
The two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch, is an important pest of agricultural crops in Iran. In this study, intercropping pepper (P),Capsicum annuum L., with garlic (G), Allium sativum L., in the three patterns 3T:5G, 3T:8G and 3T:11G (row ...
K. Mohammadi +3 more
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Eliciting Plant Defenses Through Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles’ Exposure in Sweet Peppers
Insect herbivory activates plant defense mechanisms and releases a blend of herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs). These volatile compounds may be involved in plant-plant communication and induce defense response in undamaged plants. In this work, we
Chaymaa Riahi +4 more
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Conditioning in an organic greenhouse [PDF]
A description of the characteristics of vegetable production in tropical Asia is presented. The description is followed by a discussion of the opportunities and constraints of improved non-seed vegetable production technologies.
Raaphorst, M.G.M.
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The tomato pinworm Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechuidae) is native to South America and has now become the main tomato pest in Europe, Africa and Asia.
Gerson A. Silva +8 more
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Chile Pepper Sensitivity to Mustard Seed Meal Applied after Crop Emergence
When applied before crop emergence, soil amendments with mustard seed meal (MSM) control some weeds and soilborne pathogens. MSM applications after crop emergence (herein “postemergence applications”) might be useful components of agricultural pest ...
Asmita Nagila +3 more
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Identification of Novel Pesticides for Use against Glasshouse Invertebrate Pests in UK Tomatoes and Peppers [PDF]
To inform current and future pesticide availability to glasshouse vegetable growers, the current project trialled more than twenty products, including existing industry standards, against four key pests of glasshouse tomatoes and bell peppers.
Banfield-Zanin, Jennifer +6 more
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