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The potato tuberworm Phthorimaea operculella Zeller, is one of the most important potato pests worldwide including China. Several reports indicate that P.
Hui-guo YUAN +4 more
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Potato virus Y (PVY) and its nonvector insect of potato tuber moth (Phthorimaea operculella) are important disease and pest in global potato industry. In order to investigate whether PVY infection changed the physiological responses of potato plant to P.
GE Yang +9 more
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The Guatemalan potato moth Tecia solanivora (Povolny) recently invaded part of South America, colonizing zones where Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller), another potato moth species belonging to the same group, was previously established. T. solanivora is now the major insect pest of potato in this area encompassing Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador.
Espinel-Correal, Carlos +6 more
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Climate Change Can Generate Enemy‐Free Space for Crop‐Feeding Herbivores
Magnitude and direction of change in parasitoid pressure for 14 agricultural pests subject to climate‐driven distributional shifts. Pests are organized per increasing parasitoid pressure under current climatic conditions (X axis). Bubble size is reflective of the (absolute) area affected by a given pest under a given scenario.
Kris A. G. Wyckhuys +5 more
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Farmers’ knowledge and perceptions of potato pests and their management in Uganda. [PDF]
As we initiate entomological research on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in Uganda, there is need to understand farmers’ knowledge of existing insect pest problems and their management practices.
Kroschel, J., Okonya, J.
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Uji Keefektifan Feromon Seks Serangga Penggerek Umbi Kentang, Phthorimaea Operculella Zell. Di Laboratorium Dan Lapangan [PDF]
Respon serangga jantan penggerek umbi kentang, Phthorimaea operculella Zell.strain Bandung terhadap beberapa formulasi feromon seks sintetik dan ekstrakferomon seks betina telah diuji di laboratorium dan di lapangan.
Susanto, A. (Agus)
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Commodity risk assessment of Petunia spp. and Calibrachoa spp. unrooted cuttings from Uganda
Abstract The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to evaluate the likelihood of pest freedom at entry in the EU, including both regulated and non‐regulated pests, potentially associated with unrooted cuttings of the genera Petunia and Calibrachoa produced under physical isolation in Uganda.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +34 more
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Abstract This work documents the first occurrence of Etiella zinckenella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) infestations in soybean crops in Greece, and in particular within the Regional Unit of Drama, north‐eastern Greece. Larvae of this pest inflict direct damage by feeding on seeds and cause indirect damage by reducing crop marketability, resulting in ...
Konstantinos B. Simoglou +2 more
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Using an observational approach in field and laboratory settings we investigated male glow‐worms' approach to females to determine whether their behaviour is consistent with scramble competition. Our results show that males combine flying and walking, favouring the latter during the final stage of their approach to females.
Estelle M. Moubarak +2 more
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Insects rely on their olfactory systems for host finding, mate choice, and oviposition. These odor-guided behaviors are mediated by the peripheral chemosensory system.
Wangtao Hu +3 more
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