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Root Weevil Control 1996 [PDF]

open access: yesArthropod Management Tests, 1997
Abstract Two-year-old rhododendrons were planted in 6 inch black plastic containers with equal parts sphagnum peat and pumice and treated weekly with 20-20-20 fertilizer. Each container was placed in a 13 inch diameter plastic saucer whose inner 1.5 inch high walls were coated with Fluon to sequester the 10 BVW adults placed on each ...
L. K. Tanigoshi, J. D. Chamberlin
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Pest categorisation of Diaprepes abbreviatus

open access: yesEFSA Journal, 2023
The EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of the citrus root weevil Diaprepes abbreviatus (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) for the European Union (EU) following the commodity risk assessment of Ligustrum delavayanum topiary grafted ...
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH)   +24 more
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Citrus Pest Quick Guide: Diaprepes Root Weevil

open access: yesEDIS, 2020
A one-page quick guide written by Lauren M. Diepenbrock and Jamie D. Burrow and published by the Entomology and Nematology Department presents the life cycle of the Diaprepes root weevil and provides several photos of the pest and the damage it causes ...
Lauren M Diepenbrock, Jamie D Burrow
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Combining ability and heritability analysis of sweetpotato weevil resistance, root yield, and dry matter content in sweetpotato

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science, 2022
Efficient breeding and selection of superior genotypes requires a comprehensive understanding of the genetics of traits. This study was aimed at establishing the general combining ability (GCA), specific combining ability (SCA), and heritability of ...
Immaculate Mugisa   +19 more
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Root Weevil Control on Strawberry, 1995 [PDF]

open access: yesArthropod Management Tests, 1996
Abstract Treatments were evaluated for control of a heavy population of strawberry root weevil and some black vine weevil. Treatments were replicated 4 times in a 2 year-old ‘Totem’ strawberry field in Burlington, WA. Plots measuring 3 rows wide and 25 ft long were arranged in a RCB design. Five 1 ft2 samples were randomly taken on 20
L. K. Tanigoshi   +2 more
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Weedy Hosts of the Diaprepes Root Weevil in Florida Sugarcane

open access: yesEDIS, 2021
This publication provides an overview of Diaprepes root weevil and the role of weeds in providing harborage for the insect. Written by D. Calvin Odero and Ron Cherry, and published by the UF/IFAS Agronomy Department, July 2021.
Dennis C. Odero, Ronald Cherry
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2019–2020 Florida Citrus Production Guide: Citrus Root Weevils

open access: yesEDIS, 2019
Citrus root weevils represent a complex of species known to infest citrus trees and various alternate host plants in Florida. This 4-page fact sheet is part of the 2019–2020 Florida Citrus Production Guide. Written by Larry W.
Larry W. Duncan, Catharine Mannion
doaj   +5 more sources

Synergistic effects of methyl jasmonate treatment and propagation method on Norway spruce resistance against a bark-feeding insect

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science, 2023
Utilizing plants with enhanced resistance traits is gaining interest in plant protection. Two strategies are especially promising for increasing resistance against a forest insect pest, the pine weevil (Hylobius abietis): exogenous application of the ...
Kristina Berggren   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genotype Stability Index for Root Yield and Tolerance to Sweetpotato Weevil Cylas puncticolis: A Tool for Identifying Climate Smart Varieties

open access: yesOpen Agriculture, 2017
Despite the ability of sweetpotato to grow in marginal areas, large differential genotypic responses have been reported under varying environmental conditions.
Chalwe A.   +5 more
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Cypress Weevil, Eudociminus mannerheimii (Boheman) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

open access: yesEDIS, 2019
The cypress weevil, Eudociminus mannerheimii (Boheman), is a native insect that breeds primarily in scarred, weakened, or fallen bald cypress (Taxodium distichum [L.] L.C. Rich) and pond cypress (T. ascendens Brongn.).
Albert E. Mayfield, III
doaj   +5 more sources

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