Socioeconomic drivers of urban pest prevalence
People and Nature, 2020 Bed bugs have re‐established themselves as a common household pest in the United States and pose significant public health and economic concerns, particularly in urban areas.
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The Brazilian Portuguese version of the psoriasis epidemiology screening tool (PEST-bp) is reliable and accurate: a cross-sectional study from southern Brazil, [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de DermatologiaBackground Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) remains diagnostically challenging in clinical practice. The Psoriasis Epidemiology Screening Tool - Brazilian Portuguese version (PEST-BP) offers a potential solution for simplified case identification. Objective To
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Prevalence of antibodies against hantavirus, Leptospira, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus and Chlamydia psittaci in pest control workers in Germany – a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Journal of Occupational Medicine and ToxicologyBackground Pest control workers may be exposed to zoonotic pathogens during their work, yet data on the prevalence of zoonotic infections in this occupational group in Germany is scarce.
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PLoS ONE, 2017 Pests in the home are a health risk because they can be vectors for infectious disease, contribute to allergies and cause damage to buildings. The aims of this study were to record which categories of pests were reported in homes and to use a social ...
Stefan A Lipman, Sara A Burt
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Ecological Analysis of the Helminth Community and Its Relationship with the Physiological State in the Montane Water Vole, Arvicola scherman (Shaw, 1801), in NW Spain [PDF]
AnimalsThe montane water vole, Arvicola scherman, is a fossorial rodent that lives underground in grasslands, pastures and meadows in the mountain ranges of southwestern and central Europe.
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Prevalence of pest nematodes associated with soybean (Glycine max) in Wisconsin from 1998 to 2021
Journal of Nematology, 2023 The prevalence of Heterodera glycines and other cyst and vermiform genera was determined from 8,009 soil samples over two decades. Prevalence of cyst nematodes for farms increased from 16% in 1998 to 1999, reaching a peak of 40%, with marked differences ...
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Analysis of the Bacterial Microbiota in Wild Populations of Prickly Pear Cochineal, Dactylopius opuntiae in Morocco [PDF]
InsectsDactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell) (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae), the wild cochineal scale, is a major pest of prickly pear crops worldwide. This study characterized the bacterial community structure of D.
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Prevalent Pest Management Strategies for Grain Aphids: Opportunities and Challenges [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Cereal plants in natural ecological systems are often either sequentially or simultaneously attacked by different species of aphids, which significantly decreases the quality and quantity of harvested grain. The severity of the damage is potentially aggravated by microbes associated with the aphids or the coexistence of other fungal pathogens. Although
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Agronomy, 2023 The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) developed in Madagascar has spread to many parts of the world, including India. This study assessing insect pest prevalence on rice grown with SRI vs.
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Risk assessment of Resseliella citrifrugis for the EU
EFSA Journal, 2023 Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a risk assessment of the citrus fruit midge Resseliella citrifrugis (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), an oligophagous species, which feeds on fruits of Citrus spp., and is
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