Use of a Monitoring System to Evaluate Pesticide Efficacy and Residual Activity Against Two Pine Root Weevils, \u3ci\u3eHylobius Pales\u3c/i\u3e and \u3ci\u3ePachylobius Picivorus\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in Christmas Tree Farms [PDF]
, 2017 Hylobius pales, the pales weevil, and Pachylobius picivorus, the pitch-eating weevil, comprise part of a weevil complex which affects plantation pine production in the Lake States.
Raffa, Kenneth F, Rieske, Lynne K
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Modeling the impact of sweetpotato weevils on storage root yield
Open Agriculture, 2018 This study estimated the amount of loss in storage roots caused by various levels of damage caused by sweetpotato weevils (Cylas spp). Seven varieties of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L.
Akansake Daniel A. +2 more
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Use of Baited Pitfall Traps for Monitoring Pales Weevil, \u3ci\u3eHylobius Pales\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [PDF]
, 2017 Pitfall traps baited with ethanol and turpentine serve as an effective tool for monitoring pales weevil (Hylobius pales) populations. Males and females are equally attracted to this bait. Neither component alone showed any attractiveness. The presence of
Hunt, David W. A, Raffa, Kenneth F
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Lessons learned: rearing the crown-boring weevil, Ceutorhynchus scrobicollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in containment for biological control of garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) [PDF]
, 2020 In this paper, we describe lessons learned and protocols developed after a decade of rearing Ceutorhynchus scrobicollis Nerenscheimer and Wagner in a Biosafety Level 2 containment facility. We have developed these protocols in anticipation of approval to
Becker, Roger L. +4 more
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, 2004 Author(s): Grafton-Cardwell, Elizabeth E; Godfrey, Kris E; Peña, Jorge E; McCoy, Clayton W; Luck, Robert F; Duncan, R; Grafton-Cardwell, E; Jackson, I | Abstract: Diaprepes root weevil is a serious pest of Florida citrus, sweet potatoes, papayas, and ornamental plants, and it threatens to become established in California as well.
Grafton-Cardwell, Elizabeth E +7 more
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, 2016 Clover root weevil was first discovered in the northern South Island in 2006, and an introduced biocontrol agent the parasitoid wasp Microctonus aethiopoides, was immediately released there in response.
S. Hardwick +8 more
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Interaction between clover root weevil and clover root type
New Zealand Plant Protection, 2000 A slant board experiment investigated the effect of four white clover (Trifolium repens L) root types on tolerance of root feeding by larvae of clover root weevil (Sitona lepidus Gyllenhål) Root damage was determined by image analysis and larval weight gains were measured Differences in root type did not have a major impact on initial damage by clover ...
D.A. Care +4 more
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RNA interference : a promising biopesticide strategy against the African sweetpotato weevil Cylas brunneus [PDF]
, 2016 The African sweetpotato weevil Cylas brunneus is one of the most devastating pests affecting the production of sweetpotatoes, an important staple food in Sub-Saharan Africa. Current available control methods against this coleopteran pest are limited.
Bailey, Ana +7 more
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Phytophthora Management for Commercial Citrus Groves
EDIS, 2009 PP269, a 2-page full-color fact sheet by Megan M. Dewdney and Jamie D. Yates, highlights symptoms and management for phytophthora foot rot, brown rot, phytophthora root rot, and diaprepes root weevil in citrus groves.
Megan M. Dewdney, Jamie D. Yates
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Abundance, Harmfulness, and Control of Pea Leaf Weevil in Broad Beans (Vicia faba Linn.)
Agriculture, 2022 A field experiment was carried out on broad beans (Vicia faba L.) to investigate the abundance of the pea leaf weevil (Sitona lineatus L.), as influenced by the timing of pest control, using insecticides.
Mohammad Almogdad, Roma Semaškienė
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