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Data on Swiss grapevine growers’ production, pest management and risk management decisions
Data in Brief, 2023 We present survey data from 436 grapevine growers across Switzerland and their production, pest, and risk management decisions. The online survey was conducted in spring 2022 in the three main official languages in Switzerland (German, French, Italian ...
Lucca Zachmann +2 more
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Risk to sustainability of pest management tools in peanut
Agricultural & Environmental Letters, 2020 A diversity of pests can adversely affect peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) yield, quality, and financial return. Farmers rely heavily on applied chemicals to suppress many of the economically important pests present in peanut.
David L. Jordan +8 more
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European agricultural pest management practices following the Green Deal – gaps and challenges [PDF]
Frontiers in Insect ScienceThe European Green Deal, the main aim of which is to substantially change the agricultural production systems through the Farm to Fork (F2F) Strategy, has caused the most significant reconsideration of pest management in the European Union (EU) in a ...
Adalbert Balog +4 more
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mappestRisk: an R package for modelling and mapping risk of crop pest development based on their thermal biology [PDF]
PeerJUnder ongoing global warming and recent crop pest invasions, there is an urgent need to fill the gap between experimental research on pest thermal biology and applied forecasting tools that inform pest-management policies.
Darío San Segundo Molina +3 more
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A risk analysis framework for forest pest management [PDF]
Forestry Chronicle, 2015 A risk analysis framework comprised of assessment, response and communication elements is discussed in the context of forest pest management in Canada. Despite many shared pests and common issues in resource management, capacity in forest pest management varies greatly by jurisdictions depending on historical, socio-economic and cultural expectations.
V G Nealis
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Profitability and risk of integrated pest management
California Agriculture, 1978 By using extensive data gathered by scientists from many disciplines, complex mathematical models of given ecosystems have been developed which enhance our understanding of crop ecosystems.
D Hall
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food SystemsSustainable pest management amid the intensifying adverse effects of climate change is critical to the resilience of agrifood systems. Yet the transition to low-risk and sustainable pest management practices, which often unfolds within gendered and ...
Alex Mayamba +16 more
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Means and ends of effective global risk assessments for genetic pest management [PDF]
BMC Proceedings, 2018 The development and use of genetic technologies is regulated by countries according to their national laws and governance structures. Legal frameworks require comprehensive technical evidence to be submitted by an applicant on the biology of the organism,
Geoff Turner, Camilla Beech, Lucia Roda
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Computers and Electronics in AgriculturePests and diseases are a major cause of crop loss, affecting food security and, in particular, the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. While some pest management practices are widely adopted, poorly informed decisions, such as over-application of pesticides, can severely impact human and environmental health as well as farm profits.
Sytze de Bruin +2 more
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Arthropod Natural Enemies in Biological Control: A Systematic Bibliometric Analysis 2016–2025 [PDF]
InsectsArthropod natural enemies—encompassing predators and parasitoids—form the backbone of sustainable agriculture, delivering irreplaceable ecosystem services via biological pest suppression. Driven by global demand for eco-friendly alternatives to synthetic
Shi-Jie Qi +5 more
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