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Aphid acceptance of Hordeum genotypes is affected by plant volatile exposure and is correlated with aphid growth [PDF]

, 2009
Nineteen genotypes of Hordeum vulgare were characterized as partially resistant or susceptible regarding growth of the bird cherry - oat aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi L.).
Ninkovic, Velemir, Åhman, Inger
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Dose‐Dependent Effect of Plant Volatiles on the Oviposition Preference of the Corn Leafhopper Dalbulus maidis

Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 150, Issue 4, Page 497-505, May 2026.
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, Enggel Beatriz Silva Carmo, Vinícius Xavier Nogueira dos Reis, M. Fernanda G. V. Peñaflor   +3 more
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Biological Control of Insect Pests in Agroecosystems: Current Challenges, Innovative Strategies, and Future Directions

Agriculture
Biological control (biocontrol), the use of living organisms to suppress pest populations, has become a cornerstone of sustainable agriculture and a core component of integrated pest management (IPM), offering a vital alternative to over-reliance on ...
Xinliang Shao, Qin Zhang, Boyan Zhang, Zihao Xie, Kedong Xu   +4 more
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Efficacy of semiochemical-baited traps for detection of longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in the Russian Far East

European Journal of Entomology, 2014
The efficacy of various combinations of pheromones and plant volatile lures for detection of longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in traps was tested in field bioassays in a mixed coniferous-deciduous forest near Vladivostok in the Russian Far ...
Jon D. SWEENEY, Peter J. SILK, Vasily GREBENNIKOV   +2 more
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Host-specific cues cause differential attractiveness of Kenyan men to the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae [PDF]

, 2002
Background Many studies have suggested that variability in the attractiveness of humans to host-seeking mosquitoes is caused by differences in the make-up of body emanations, and olfactory signals in particular.
Mukabana, W.R., Takken, W., Coe, R., Knols, B.G.J.   +3 more
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Sanitary Logging in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve: One Problem, One Legislation but Different Criteria and Different Treatments

Land Degradation &Development, Volume 37, Issue 7, Page 2795-2808, 30 April 2026.
ABSTRACT Bark beetles are small insects that inhabit the bark of trees. When their population increases excessively, they can weaken the trees and cause their death. In México, federal regulations obligate forest landowners to carry out sanitary logging to control bark beetle outbreaks in adherence to official procedures.
Erika Gómez‐Pineda, Jovanka Špirić, Diego R. Pérez‐Salicrup, M. Isabel Ramírez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic Characterization and Mating Disruption in Spodoptera Species, a Case Study on Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae): A Systematic Review

Insects
The genus Spodoptera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) includes several agricultural pests that cause major losses in global crop production and threaten food security, notably Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith, 1797), an invasive pest that is difficult to manage.
Carla Tavares, Sílvia Catarino, António Mexia, Elsa Borges da Silva, Filipa Monteiro   +4 more
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Disruption of host-seeking behaviour by the salmon louse,Lepeophtheirus salmonis,using botanically derived repellents [PDF]

, 2017
The potential for developing botanically derived natural products as novel feed-through repellents for disrupting settlement of the salmon louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Caligidae) upon farmed Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, was investigated using an ...
Birkett, M A, Mordue Luntz, A J, O'Shea, B, Pickett, John, Pino Marambio, J, Wadsworth, S   +5 more
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trans-α-Necrodyl Acetate: Minor Sex Pheromone Component of the Invasive Mealybug Delottococcus aberiae (De Lotto)

Insects
Reported in Europe in the early 2000s, Delottococcus aberiae (De Lotto) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is an invasive mealybug pest that is causing severe damage to citrus production in eastern Spain.
Javier Marzo Bargues, Sandra Vacas, Ismael Navarro Fuertes, Daniel López-Puertollano, Jaime Primo, Antonio Abad-Somovilla, Vicente Navarro-Llopis   +6 more
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Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance Z‐13‐hexadecen‐11‐yn‐1‐yl acetate

EFSA Journal, 2014
The conclusions of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authority of the rapporteur Member State Austria, for the pesticide active substance Z‐13‐hexadecen‐11‐yn ...
European Food Safety Authority
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