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Assessing pest control treatments from phenology models and field data

Pest Management Science, Volume 81, Issue 4, Page 1851-1859, April 2025.
Theoretical effect of two larvicide sprays, two delayed larvicide sprays that follow an oil treatment, mating disruption, and mating disruption plus four virus sprays on codling moth larva (brown for treated versus pink for untreated) and adult (dark green for treated versus light green for untreated) phenology.
Diego F. Rincon, Javier Gutierrez‐Illan, David W. Crowder   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Steaming soil is effective in eliminating invasive alien plants (IAPs) – part I: effect of exposure method

Pest Management Science, Volume 81, Issue 4, Page 2032-2039, April 2025.
As regulations on chemical pesticides become more stringent, it is likely that there will be interest in water steam as an alternative approach for soil disinfestation. This study investigated the feasibility of utilizing a soil steaming device for thermal control of selected invasive alien plants and showed a promising mortality rate for their ...
Zahra Bitarafan, Wiktoria Kaczmarek‐Derda, Therese With Berge, Carl Emil Øyri, Inger Sundheim Fløistad   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Combined sterile insect technique and incompatible insect technique: sex separation and quality of sterile Aedes aegypti male mosquitoes released in a pilot population suppression trial in Thailand

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background The sterile insect technique (SIT), which is based on irradiation-induced sterility, and incompatible insect technique (IIT), which is based on Wolbachia-induced cytoplasmic incompatibility (a kind of male sterility), have been used as ...
Patttamaporn Kittayapong, Nuanla-ong Kaeothaisong, Suwannapa Ninphanomchai, Wanitch Limohpasmanee   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Urban bats show dietary flexibility in aquatic arthropod consumption at urban and rural waterbodies

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Urban waterbodies are critical for biodiversity and provide feeding grounds for insectivorous bats. Yet, how urbanisation affects bats' food choices at urban waterbodies and the role of emergent aquatic arthropods remain poorly understood. We compared the diet of three urban bat species – Vespadelus vulturnus, Chalinolobus gouldii,and Myotis macropus –
Tanja M. Straka, Melissa E. Carew, Isabel Valenzuela, Stephen R. Griffiths, Pia E. Lentini, Linda F. Lumsden, Rahul Rane, Rodney Ree van der   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The influence of a cluster‐rooted species on Bossiaea linophylla (Fabaceae) under extremely phosphorus‐impoverished conditions: Phosphorus competition and altered plant–microbe interactions

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Phosphorus (P) limitation may intensify plant competition. However, in severely P‐impoverished soils of south‐western Australia, cluster‐rooted Banksia attenuata (Proteaceae) can facilitate P acquisition of neighbouring species by mobilising tightly bound P from soil ...
Zhao Zhang, Ling‐Ling Chen, Duccio Migliorini, Felipe E. Albornoz, Patrick M. Finnegan, Kosala Ranathunge, Hans Lambers   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimal Control Approach for Implementation of Sterile Insect Techniques [PDF]

Journal of Mathematical Sciences
Vector or pest control is essential to reduce the risk of vector-borne diseases or crop losses. Among the available biological control tools, the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) is one of the most promising. However, SIT-control campaigns must be carefully planned in advance in order to render desirable outcomes.
Bliman, Pierre-Alexandre, Cardona-Salgado, Daiver, Dumont, Yves, Vasilieva, Olga   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Advancing fetal autopsy in cases of maceration: Underwater dissection technique and its forensic relevance

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Fetal autopsy remains essential for determining the cause of intrauterine death and for supporting clinical, genetic, and forensic evaluations. However, in cases of advanced maceration, autolysis severely compromises tissue integrity, often preventing adequate identification of anatomical structures and limiting the diagnostic and medico‐legal
Francesca Buffelli, Sharon Duzioni, Valerio Gaetano Vellone, Alessandro Bonsignore, Ezio Fulcheri   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Age-Dependent Variation in Longevity, Fecundity and Fertility of Gamma-Irradiated Bagrada hilaris (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae): Insights for a Sustainable SIT Program

Insects
Bagrada hilaris is an invasive stink bug causing important yield losses in Brassica crops. It originates from India, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and South Africa and is reported as invasive in several southwestern US states, Hawaii, Mexico, Chile and
Alessandra Paolini, Sergio Musmeci, Chiara E. Mainardi, Chiara Peccerillo, Alessia Cemmi, Ilaria Di Sarcina, Francesca Marini, René F. H. Sforza, Massimo Cristofaro   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Economic and agronomic feasibility of organic vegetable seed production in the UK, and subsequent seed quality (OF0166) [PDF]

, 2003
This is the final report of Defra project OF0166. There is a longer summary at the start of the attached main report. For many farmers and growers, a move to organic production presents major challenges.
Wood, Robin
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Recovery of male DNA acquired from carrion‐feeding insects in a simulated sexual assault scenario

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract When bodies of sexual assault victims are discovered in advanced stages of decomposition, the recovery of direct DNA evidence is often compromised, posing a challenge in criminal investigations. This study aimed to determine insect colonization and succession patterns on pig carcasses inoculated with semen and to assess the feasibility of ...
Tinotenda Angel Mupfumi, Meenu Ghai, Danisile Tembe   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source