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Efficacy of a postharvest treatment aiming at eradication of all developmental stages of Tecia solanivora in ware potatoes. [PDF]
Abstract The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to prepare and deliver a scientific opinion on the efficacy of a postharvest treatment aiming to eradicate all developmental stages of Guatemalan potato tuber moth Tecia solanivora (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in ware potatoes.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +23 more
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Unexpected soundscape response to insecticide application in oak forests. [PDF]
Abstract Rachel Carson's warning of a silent spring directed attention to unwanted side effects of pesticide application. Though her work led to policies restricting insecticide use, various insecticides currently in use affect nontarget organisms and may contribute to population declines.
Mitesser O +11 more
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In Puerto Rico, a tropical archipelago in a region characterized by complex socio‐economic and environmental change, ecological knowledge of the local insect fauna is scarce. Greater emphasis on ecological monitoring of model insect groups like Lepidoptera could provide insight into the effects of global change on tropical biodiversity and contribute ...
Caitlin N. Terry +3 more
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Abstract The valley of Cuatro Ciénegas in Coahuila, Mexico, has the highest degree of local endemism of any habitat in North America. Despite the arid desert climate, the basin harbours an extensive system of permanent streams, wetlands, and spring‐fed pools, and is divided into two sub‐basins by the central Sierra de San Marcos y Pinos. Microsatellite
Jia Yan Xie +5 more
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Spatio-temporal risk assessment models for Lobesia botrana in uncolonized winegrowing areas [PDF]
The objective of this work was to generate a series of equations to describe the voltinism of Lobesia botrana in the quarantine area of the main winemaking area of Argentina, Mendoza.
Aceñolaza, Pablo Gilberto +2 more
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Investigations on Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae): larval infestation on the tomato cultivated in open field and evaluation of five essential oils against larvae in laboratory [PDF]
The tomato miner Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is a Neotropical species, which cause serious damages to tomato in spread areas. It appeared in 2008 in Italy, where it seriously threatened tomato production both in greenhouse and open ...
Alfonso Agrò +2 more
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Primer registro de Ascalapha odorata (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) en la zona central de Chile
Se documenta por primera vez la presencia de Ascalapha odorata (L.) en la zona central de Chile, a partir de un ejemplar recolectado en la ciudad de Santiago.
Francisco Urra
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Moth assemblages in Costa Rica rain forest mirror small‐scale topographic heterogeneity
Abstract In many tropical lowland rain forests, topographic variation increases environmental heterogeneity, thus contributing to the extraordinary biodiversity of tropical lowland forests. While a growing number of studies have addressed effects of topographic differences on tropical insect communities at regional scales (e.g., along extensive ...
Dominik Rabl +4 more
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Background. No previous records of Tosale oviplagalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) as an agricultural pest have been found. In Peru, the Chinchao area is part of the conservation area of the Carpish Montane Regional Forest, currently an expansion area for ...
Agustina Valverde Rodríguez +2 more
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