Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2020 Background. Heterorhabditis and Steinernema are two genera of entomopathogen nematodes used as effective biocontrollers in pest insect control. Target.
Pedro Fabian Grifaldo-Alcantara +7 more
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Insect pest control in agriculture. Changing scale: from field to landscape [PDF]
, 2013 Over the last 20 years, insect pest pressure on agriculture has been increasing. This growing pressure is explained by the expansion of monocropping and the intensification of farming practices, which are altering landscapes and reducing biodiversity. It
Goebel, François-Régis
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Ralstonia solanacearum and Xanthomonas perforans as Causal Agents of Bacterial Disease of Tomato
MicrobiologyOpen, Volume 14, Issue 6, December 2025.An extensive review of Xanthomonas perforans and Ralstonia solanacearum, two important tomato pathogens, with a focus on disease progression and new methods of management. ABSTRACT Tomatoes are produced worldwide, and in South Africa, they are cultivated in all provinces.
Mateka Patience Modiba +3 more
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Scientia Agricola, 2006 Mahanarva fimbriolata (Stål) (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) is the most important pest of sugarcane harvested without the use of fire to burn leaf trash. Its biology was studied for three generations in order to obtain basic information about its life cycle.
José Francisco Garcia +2 more
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A study of the early detection of insect infestations and density/distribution of host plants [PDF]
The author has identified the following significant results. With comparative observations of film types and seasonal influences on reflectance characteristics, many crop varieties can be identified.
Davis, M. R., Hart, W. G., Ingle, S. J.
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Resistance of Rice Varieties to \u3ci\u3eSitophilus oryzae\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [PDF]
, 2016 Rice, Oryza sativa L. (Poaceae), is one of the world’s most important food crops. Among the insects that damage rice grains, the rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is the most important species.
da Silva Araújo, Marcio +6 more
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The beetles of St. Lucia, Lesser Antilles (Insecta: Coleoptera): diversity and distributions [PDF]
, 2009 The published beetle fauna of the island of St. Lucia is summarized. It contains 135 genera, and 175 species in 25 families. Four species are accidentally introduced by human activities. Twenty three species are endemic (restricted) to the island. Twenty
Peck, Stewart B.
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The beetle fauna of Dominica, Lesser Antilles (Insecta: Coleoptera) : diversity and distribution [PDF]
, 2006 The beetle fauna of the island of Dominica is summarized. It is presently known to contain 269 genera, and 361 species (in 42 families), of which 347 are named at a species level. Of these, 62 species are endemic to the island.
Peck, Stewart B.
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A history of mole crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae) in Puerto Rico [PDF]
, 2009 Published claims in 1887-1903 that the mole cricket Neocurtilla hexadactyla (Perty) occurs in Puerto Rico all seem to be derived from a misidentification made by Agustín Stahl, a medical practitioner and collector of natural history objects, published in
Frank, J. Howard
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Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda Smith) feeding elicits differential defense responses in upland and lowland switchgrass [PDF]
, 2019 Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is a low input, high biomass perennial grass being developed for the bioenergy sector. Upland and lowland cultivars can differ in their responses to insect herbivory.
Basu, Saumik +5 more
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