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ABSTRACT The Australian Crop Mirid (ACM), Sidnia kinbergi Stål (Hemiptera: Miridae), is highly polyphagous and is endemic to Australia. It is widely distributed across Australia and New Zealand and feeds on a wide range of agricultural crops. ACM has traditionally been a pest of forage crops and legumes but has recently emerged as a key pest of several
Kiran Bhusal +3 more
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Population management of cone and seed insects in spruce seed orchards [PDF]
Seed orchards have been established in order to produce high quality seeds for reforestation and forestation. However, seed production in spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) seed orchards is severely hampered by cone- and seed-feeding insects.
Rosenberg, Olle
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Spring–Summer spatial dynamics of Palomena prasina (L.) and potential IPM strategies. ABSTRACT Palomena prasina (L.) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), the green shield bug (GSB), is an important hazelnut pest in Southern Europe. Currently, its control focuses on insecticide spraying during the crop season. We hypothesized that, as for other pentatomid species,
Laetitia Driss +4 more
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Feeding Preference and Foraging Behaviour of Eriopis connexa on Two Aphid Species
ABSTRACT Aphids are phloem‐feeding insects that cause both direct and indirect damage to crops, reducing agricultural productivity. Among the available pest control strategies, biological control using natural enemies is a sustainable and effective approach. The ladybird Eriopis connexa (Germar, 1824) is a generalist predator known for its voracity and
Anna Mara Ferreira Maciel +3 more
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ABSTRACT Maize (Zea mays L.) is a major annual crop cultivated worldwide. In the Americas, the corn leafhopper Dalbulus maidis (DeLong) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) is a key pest of this crop, causing direct damage to plants through phloem feeding and indirect damage by transmitting phytopathogens.
Tatiane Cristina Barbosa Cândido +3 more
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Barley yellow dwarf virus transmission assays show that virus diversity, not vector diversity, is the main driver of competency in the rose‐grain aphid. ABSTRACT Yellow dwarf viruses (YDVs) are a group of aphid‐vectored viruses that affect cereal crops and cause yellow dwarf disease.
Daniel J. Leybourne +6 more
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In a laboratory study, irritancy of five pyrethroids impregnated nets including lambdacyhalothrin, permethrin, deltamethrin, cyfluthrin and etofenprox were evaluated against a strain of An.stephensi originated from Bandar Abbas, Iran.
P.Mehrooyan +1 more
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Efficient Refuge policies for Bt cotton in India [PDF]
This study examined the efficient refuge policies for Bt cotton for three cotton growing regions in India. This was accomplished by developing a single-pest, dual-toxin biological model simulating bollworm resistance to the Bt toxin and synthetic ...
Johnson, Phillip N. +2 more
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Knowledge mapping of risk mitigation measures against vector‐borne diseases
Abstract A comprehensive synthesis of current evidence on surveillance, prevention and control measures for 25 selected vector‐borne diseases (VBDs) affecting animals in the EU is presented here. The assessment integrates evidence from systematic literature reviews, modelling studies, field investigations and expert judgement.
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) +8 more
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