Impacts of Semiochemical Traps Designed for Bruchus rufimanus Boheman 1833 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on Nontarget Beneficial Entomofauna in Field Bean Crops [PDF]
Insects, 2023 Broad bean weevils (BBWs–Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) are serious pests of field bean seeds that hamper the promotion of this crop in the diversification of European cropping systems.
Arnaud Segers +4 more
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Exploiting a natural instance of vertebrate-posed chemical aposematism for tick bite prevention: Repellency of Ixodes scapularis with (E)-Oct-2-enal. [PDF]
PLoS ONETicks are medically important, nuisance arthropods found worldwide. Applications of semiochemical-based tick repellents for personal protection and reproductive/reservoir host-targeted tick interventions are understudied. We evaluated the repellency of a
Eric L Siegel +7 more
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International Journal of Horticultural Science, 2021 Several plant bug species (Miridae) are important pests of crops and vegetables, thus monitoring them is of essential importance for effective pest control.
T. Szalárdi +4 more
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A Feline Semiochemical Composition Influences the Cat’s Toileting Location Choice
Animals, 2022 Unwanted toileting is amongst the most undesirable behaviors in domestic cats and can lead to conflicts between cats and the communities they are living in.
Naïma Kasbaoui +7 more
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Staphylococcus microbes in the bovine skin microbiome attract blood-feeding stable flies
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 The human skin microbiome reportedly contributes to the attraction of mosquitoes to human hosts. We tested the hypothesis that bovine skin microbes affect the attraction of blood-feeding stable flies, Stomoxys calcitrans, to their bovine hosts.
Saif A. Nayani +6 more
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Identification and field evaluation of a new blend of the sex pheromone of Hypsipyla grandella [PDF]
Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2017 : The objective of this work was to identify and carry out a field testing of the sex pheromone composition of the mahogany shoot borer, Hypsipyla grandella, from a population in Southern Brazil. Abdominal glands of H.
Maria Carolina Blassioli-Moraes +8 more
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Symbiotic Bacteria Regulating Insect–Insect/Fungus/Virus Mutualism
Insects, 2023 Bacteria associated with insects potentially provide many beneficial services and have been well documented. Mutualism that relates to insects is widespread in ecosystems. However, the interrelation between “symbiotic bacteria” and “mutualism” has rarely
Siqi Chen, Aiming Zhou, Yijuan Xu
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Male and Female Tortricid Moth Response to Non-Pheromonal Semiochemicals
Insects, 2023 In eastern North America, apple orchards are often attacked by several species of tortricid moths (Lepidoptera), including Cydia pomonella, Grapholita molesta, Argyrotaenia velutinana, and Pandemis limitata.
Ajay P. Giri +2 more
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Applied Sciences, 2023 The Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) fruit fly pest has been widely ecologically controlled by means of using attractant substances. This study supports the idea that α-copaene, a naturally occurring substance found in numerous plants, might be used as a ...
Cristina Lull +2 more
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Using Chemical Ecology to Enhance Weed Biological Control
Insects, 2021 In agricultural systems, chemical ecology and the use of semiochemicals have become critical components of integrated pest management. The categories of semiochemicals that have been used include sex pheromones, aggregation pheromones, and plant volatile
Alexander M. Gaffke +3 more
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