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A Strategic Management Approach to Reduce Pepper Weevil Damage to Jalapeño Pepper Plants with Conventional and Biorational Insecticides

open access: yesAgronomy
The pepper weevil (Anthonomus eugenii) is a major pest that causes significant economic damage to several species and cultivars of pepper, including jalapeño (Capsicum annuum var. jalapeño).
Naga Mani Kanchupati   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fungicide Sensitivity among Isolates of Colletotrichum truncatum and Fusarium incarnatum-equiseti Species Complex Infecting Bell Pepper in Trinidad

open access: yesThe Plant Pathology Journal, 2017
Bell pepper is an economically important crop worldwide; however, production is restricted by a number of fungal diseases that cause significant yield loss.
Hema Ramdial   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lethal Effects of Two Different Isolates of Entomopathogen Fungus, Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) on Myzus persicae

open access: yesMehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, 2020
The study aimed to determine the effectivity of LD.2016 and M6-4 isolates of entomopathogen Beauveria bassiana on Myzus persicae Sulzer (Hemiptera: Aphididae). In this context, the doses of 106, 107 and 108 conidi.ml-1 for isolates were used. Experiments
Gizem BERBER, Ali Kemal BİRGÜCÜ
doaj   +1 more source

Re-assessing the pest status of Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) on solanaceous crops and farmers control practices in Benin

open access: yesJournal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2022
This study was carried out 7 years after a first one conducted in 2013 as part of the policy of the Benin government to promote the vegetable production sector.
Ginette Yèyinou Azandeme-Hounmalon   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

AGRICULTURE IN A SOCIALIST CITY: Towards an Alter‐Urban Political Ecology

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Urban political ecology has developed as a critique of capitalist urbanization. This article develops the concept of alter‐urban political ecology to define urban environments emerging not from capitalist urbanization but from efforts to transform it. Drawing on archival research and ethnographic fieldwork in five urban farms in socialist Cuba,
Gustav Cederlöf
wiley   +1 more source

Banker Plant Efficacy to Boost Natural Predators for Management of Field Populations of Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera Thripidae) in Strawberries

open access: yesInsects
Since 2015, Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood has emerged as the main pest of strawberries in Florida. Given the limited management options, there is a recognized need to expand on the management strategies for this pest.
Allan Busuulwa   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of the Morphological Diversity of Leaf Surface and Phytochemicals Composition on Preference Behavior of Leafhopper and Planthoppers on some Solanaceous Crops [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 2019
The present experiments were conducted to study the effect of different solanaceous host plants on the population density of the leafhoppers and planthoppers according to the morphological diversity of host surface and phytochemical composition on the ...
A. El-Shayeb   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A preventive strategy for the control of aphids in sweet pepper using lacewings and micrococcinelid beetles

open access: yesInsect Science, EarlyView.
Aphids pose a serious risk to horticultural crops. Current biocontrol strategies often fail due to the poor establishment of natural enemies when aphids are scarce. We evaluated the potential of two aphidophagous predators, Micromus variegatus and Scymnus interruptus, to be used as preventive biocontrol agents, released before aphid infestation.
Jesica Pérez‐Rodríguez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pengelolaan Penyakit Kuning pada Tanaman Lada oleh Petani di Wilayah Bangka

open access: yesJurnal Fitopatologi Indonesia, 2014
Yellow disease caused by plant-parasitic nematodes are still a major problem on pepper production area in Bangka region. Significant yield losses occurred due to yellow disease.
Abdul Munif, Ita Sulistiawati
doaj   +1 more source

Ant–aphid mutualism: the influence of Tapinoma ibericum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on Aphis gossypii (Hemiptera: Aphidae) control by commercial and spontaneous natural enemies

open access: yesInsect Science, EarlyView.
The mutualism between Tapinoma ibericum ants and Aphis gossypii disrupts the biological control exerted by Aphidius colemani in greenhouse peppers. Ant exclusion increased parasitism and the presence of most natural enemies, although Aphidoletes aphidimyza was more abundant with ants.
Jesús Foronda   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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