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Potential for the American toad (Anaxyrus americanus) to contribute to biological control in a vegetable agroecosystem

open access: yesAgrosystems, Geosciences &Environment, Volume 9, Issue 1, March 2026.
Abstract The American toad (Anaxyrus americanus) is a native insectivorous amphibian common in agricultural fields in eastern North America. Past research on this and related species suggests potential for positive or negative effects on pest populations, depending on the prevalence of intraguild predation.
Margaret R. Douglas   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Viabilidade da antecipação do tratamento de sementes de arroz com inseticidas em relação à data de semeadura no controle de Oryzophagus oryzae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Viability of the advance rice seed treatment with insecticides in relation to sowing date in the control of Oryzophagus oryzae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

open access: yesCiência Rural, 2008
Oryzophagus oryzae (Costa Lima, 1936) é uma das pragas mais prejudiciais da cultura do arroz irrigado, sendo seu controle efetuado tradicionalmente com inseticidas granulados aplicados na água de irrigação.
Anderson Dionei Grützmacher   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Devouring the Invaders: The Racial‐Ecological Politics of the Chinese Crayfish Trade in Kenya

open access: yesAmerican Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 183-194, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines entanglements of ecology, race, and foodways at Lake Naivasha in Kenya. Nonnative Louisiana red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii), first introduced to Kenya in the 1960s, were once viewed as invasive but are now sought after as a delicacy among Kenya's Chinese community.
Amanda Kaminsky
wiley   +1 more source

Factors Contributing to Resistance in Rice to the Rice Water Weevil, Lissorhoptrus Oryzophilus Kuschel.

open access: yes, 1993
Studies were conducted in the field and greenhouse to identify sources of rice water weevil (Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus Kuschel) resistance in rice, Oryza sativa L., and determine the mechanisms of resistance.
N\u27guessan, Francois Kouame
core   +2 more sources

Rice water weevil: Beetle pest in rice growing areas of southern states discovered in California

open access: yesCalifornia Agriculture, 1959
Young rice plants damaged by the rice water weevil–Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus Kuschel–were found in fields near Biggs on June 1, 1959.
W Lange, A Grigarick
doaj  

Loss‐of‐Function Mutation in CER2‐LIKE1 Reduced Accumulation of Cuticular Wax and Susceptibility to Thrips in Welsh Onion

open access: yesPlant Biotechnology Journal, Volume 24, Issue 2, Page 871-883, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Cuticular waxes can form a hydrophobic barrier on aerial plant surfaces, which is essential for mediating plant‐environment interactions by providing protection against both biotic and abiotic stresses. In this study, a cuticular wax mutant (gl) was identified and characterised in Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum L.), exhibiting a functional ...
Jiayi Xing   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Dimilin in Water And Drill-Seeded Rice For Rice Water Weevil Control, 1996

open access: yes, 1997
Dimilin ap plied at different rates, formulations, and times was evaluated for control of adult RWW at the Rice Research Station, Crowley, LA. Plots, 5 X 20 ft, were arranged in a RB design with 4 blocks and 8 treatments with sub-sample nesting within ...
J.D. Barbour   +3 more
core   +1 more source

The cotton historical lines project—Part I: History and field evaluation

open access: yesCrop Science, Volume 66, Issue 1, January/February 2026.
Abstract Common garden experiments have provided great insights into crop adaptation across many systems. Cotton (Gossypium spp.) cultivars have changed in the 20th and 21st centuries, but breeders have not quantified the degree of these changes. We synthesized a panel of 164 non‐genetically modified genotypes, from the private and public sectors ...
Grant T. Billings   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rice Water Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Population Dynamics in Louisiana

open access: yes, 2004
The rice water weevil, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus Kuschel, has long been an important pest of rice in the U.S. and has recently emerged as a pest of rice in Asia.
Michael J. Stout   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Analysis of Maize Farming Systems in Cameroon and Drivers of Productivity

open access: yesFood and Energy Security, Volume 15, Issue 1, January/February 2026.
Conceptual framework illustrating key factors influencing maize productivity. ABSTRACT Maize is a staple crop critical for food security and livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Cameroon. However, productivity is constrained by socio‐economic, agricultural, institutional and climatic factors.
Shey Ndogmi Yoniwo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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