Management of insect pests using semiochemical traps [PDF]
, 2016 In the absence of effective control measures, the strawberry blossom weevil (Anthonomus rubi) (SBW) and the raspberry beetle (Byturus tomentosus) (RB) cause large (10 - >80%) losses in yield and quality in organically grown raspberry.
Baroffio, Catherine +11 more
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Pyrazines Attract Catocheilus Thynnine Wasps
Insects, 2014 Five previously identified semiochemicals from the sexually deceptive Western Australian hammer orchid Drakaea livida, all showing electrophysiological activity in gas chromatography–electroantennogram detection (EAD) studies, were tested in field ...
Bjorn Bohman, Rod Peakall
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EFSA Journal, 2021 The conclusions of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authorities of the rapporteur Member State Italy and co‐rapporteur Member State France for the pesticide ...
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) +42 more
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Assessment of SPLAT formulations to control Grapholita molesta (Lepidoptera:Tortricidae) in a Brazilian apple orchard. [PDF]
, 2019 Mating disruption is a technique that uses synthetic copies of sex pheromones to control insect pests. We aimed to control Oriental fruit moth (OFM) Grapholita molesta (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) with formulations of SPLAT Grafo (SG) and SPLAT ...
ARIOLI, C. J. +5 more
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Use of an Argentine Ant, Linepithema humile, Semiochemical to Deliver an Acute Toxicant
Insects, 2018 The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, is an invasive nuisance, agricultural, and ecological pest from South America. In the United States, its primary distribution is in California and the Southeast.
Benjamin M. Gochnour +3 more
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SOFTPEST MULTITRAP - MANAGEMENT OF STRAWBERRY BLOSSOM WEEVIL AND EUROPEAN TARNISHED PLANT BUG IN ORGANIC STRAWBERRY AND RASPBERRY USING SEMIOCHEMICAL TRAPS [PDF]
, 2014 Many growers of organic strawberry and raspberry have large losses in yield and reduced quality of their products because of insect damage. For many insects species pheromones and host plant volatiles are of major importance in mate finding and host ...
Baroffio, Catherine +8 more
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New Distributional Record for \u3ci\u3eBalcha Indica\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) in Eastern West Virginia Discovered During Emerald Ash Borer Parasitoid Recovery Surveys [PDF]
, 2018 Between 2010 and 2012, approximately 6,300 Spathius agrili Yang (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and 9,500 Tetrastichus planipennisi Yang (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) parasitoids were released for biological control of the invasive emerald ash borer, Agrilus ...
Braud, Rachel +3 more
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Volatile phytochemicals as mosquito semiochemicals [PDF]
Phytochemistry Letters, 2014 Plant biochemical processes result in the release of an array of volatile chemical substances into the environment, some of which are known to play important plant fitness enhancing functions, such as attracting pollinators, thermal tolerance of photosynthesis, and defense against herbivores.
Vincent O, Nyasembe, Baldwyn, Torto
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Do interactions between plant roots and the rhizosphere affect parasitoid behaviour? [PDF]
, 2004 Multitrophic interactions are powerful forces shaping the structure of living communities. Plants encounter a great diversity of organisms in their environment: some of these interactions are beneficial (e.g. symbiotic fungi and insect pollinators) while
DIGILIO, MARIA CRISTINA +3 more
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Semiochemicals from Domestic Cat Urine and Feces Reduce Use of Scratching Surfaces
AnimalsScratching is a natural behavior in cats but can cause damage to household furnishings. In this work, we sought to identify potential semiochemicals in the urine and feces of domestic cats that may modify cat scratching behavior.
Lingna Zhang +4 more
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