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Inoculate Release of Stethorus gilvifrons Mulsan (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) for Biological Control of Date Palm Spider Mite, Oligonychus afrasiaticusMcGregor (Prostigmata: Tetranychidae)

open access: yesMajallah-i ḥifāẓat-i giyāhān, 2017
Introduction: The spider mite, Oligonychus afrasiaticus feeds by sucking the sap from the immature fruits tissue. The natural color of fruits changes to pale yellow or gray by mite's feeding.
M. Latifian, Gh. Kajbafvala
doaj   +1 more source

Swine Manure‐Derived Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens L.) Frass Enhances Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) Vegetative Growth and Soil Epigeic Macro‐Arthropod Abundance

open access: yesJournal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid expansion of swine production has increased environmental concerns related to nutrient pollution and improper manure management. Black soldier fly (BSF) larvae offer a promising bioconversion approach, producing frass that may serve as a sustainable organic fertiliser.
Dwi Harya Yudistira   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidemiology of spider mite sensitivity: a meta-analysis and systematic review

open access: yesClinical and Translational Allergy, 2018
Background Spider mites, including Tetranychus urticae, Panonychus citri, and Panonychus ulmi, are common pests in gardens, greenhouses, and orchards.
Ying Zhou   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genotypic Variation in Constitutive and Induced Resistance in Grapes against Spider Mite (Acari: Tetranychidae) Herbivores [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
We examined genotypic variation in constitutive and induced resistance in grapes against Willamette spider mites, Eotetranychus willametti Ewing, and Pacific spider mites, Tetranychus pacificus McGregor, 2 common species of tetranychid mites found in ...
English-Loeb, Gregory   +2 more
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Becoming Dostoevsky (how Rowan Williams opens up Bakhtin)

open access: yesModern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract With the end of Communism in Russia, non‐materialist contexts were enthusiastically restored to Mikhail Bakhtin's globally famous ideas of carnival, dialogism, and polyphony. This essay surveys Rowan Williams's 2008 study Dostoevsky: Language, Faith + Fiction as a major contribution to this effort, concentrating on those general philosophical ...
Caryl Emerson
wiley   +1 more source

On-farm evaluation of integrated pest management of thrips and whiteflies in herb cuttings in Ethiopia : report to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Integrated Pest Management reduces the use of chemicals and therewith the impact of greenhouse horticulture on the environment. It improves working conditions and enables access of Ethiopian products on the world market.
Belder, E., den, Elings, A.
core   +1 more source

Investigation of the global transportation of Culicoides biting midges, vectors of livestock and equid arboviruses, from flower‐packing plants in Kenya

open access: yesMedical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
Arboviral diseases spread by Culicoides biting midges have been introduced into Europe by unknown means. A possible route is the carriage of midges with cut flowers shipped to flower markets. We sampled Culicoides in and around a cut flower farm in Kenya; midges were caught in the vicinity and a greenhouse, but not where flowers are processed.
Jessica Eleanor Stokes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Acaricidal Activity of Venom from the Jellyfish Nemopilema nomurai against the Carmine Spider Mite Tetranychus cinnabarinus

open access: yesToxins, 2016
The carmine spider mite Tetranychus cinnabarinus (T. cinnabarinus) is a common polyphagous pest that attacks crops, vegetables, flowers, and so on.
Huahua Yu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spatial connectedness imposes local‐ and metapopulation‐level selection on life history through feedbacks on demography

open access: yes, 2020
Dispersal evolution impacts the fluxes of individuals and hence, connectivity in metapopulations. Connectivity is therefore decoupled from the structural connectedness of the patches within the spatial network.
Helle W.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Three Decades of China's Bt Cotton: Achievements and Insights

open access: yesPlant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cotton is a vital natural fibre crop with significant economic value worldwide. In response to the threat of cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera), the China government initiated a research project in 1992 to develop transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton.
Zhigang Meng   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

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