Invasion of sorghum in the Americas by a new sugarcane aphid (Melanaphis sacchari) superclone [PDF]
, 2018 In the United States (US), the sugarcane aphid (SCA) Melanaphis sacchari (Zehnter) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) was introduced in the 1970s, however at that time it was only considered a pest of sugarcane. In 2013, a massive outbreak of M.
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Sugarcane stem borers of the Colombian Cauca River Valley: current pest status, biology, and control [PDF]
, 2015 Citation: Vargas, G., Gomez, L. A., & Michaud, J. P. (2015). Sugarcane stem borers of the Colombian Cauca River Valley: current pest status, biology, and control. Florida Entomologist, 98(2), 728-735.
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Influence of Microbes in Mediating Sorghum Resistance to Sugarcane Aphids
DiversityGut microbiomes profoundly influence insect health and mediate interactions between plant hosts and their environments. Insects, including aphids, harbour diverse obligate symbionts that synthesize essential nutrients and facultative symbionts that ...
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Serangga Fitofag yang Berasosiasi dengan Pertanaman Tebu di Kabupaten Bone Sulawesi Selatan [PDF]
pests of sugarcane plantABSTRACT\ud The research was conducted at the Sugar Mill Plantation PTPN Camming, District Libureng, Bone, and continued at the Laboratory of Plant Pests and Diseases.
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Biology and population dynamics of the potential sugarcane Fiji disease vector Perkinsiella saccharicida (Homoptera: Delphacidae) in Réunion: evidence of its loss of biotic potential [PDF]
, 2010 There is a risk that irrigation schemes that have been developed to enhance sugarcane, Saccharum spp, cropping on the island of Réunion could markedly broaden the distribution range in which outbreaks of the insect Persinkiella saccharicida Kirkaldy ...
Vercambre, Bernard,
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Economic Evaluation of Pesticide Use Externalities in the Cotton Zones of Punjab, Pakistan [PDF]
The crop protection strategy in Pakistan is almost entirely based on pesticide use whereas development of integrated pest management (IPM) based technologies is in its initial phases of scrutiny as well as implementation. The inefficient use of chemicals
Ahmad, Iftikhar +3 more
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, 1980 For cooperation and assistance in the work reported here, we gratefully acknowledge Dr. William Burgoyne, State of Alaska Division of Environmental Conservation and Mr. Delon Brown, USDA, Alaska Crop and Livestock Reporting Service.
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Dynamics of agrarian landscapes in Western Thailand : Agro-ecological zonation and agricultural transformations in Kanjanaburi Province: hypotheses for improving farming systems sustainability [PDF]
, 1994 Ce document traite de la zonation agroécologique à petite échelle, comme outil essentiel dans la recherche orientée sur les systèmes agraires en vue du développement. Ces systèmes sont définis comme modes d'exploitation adaptés à l'environnement (naturel
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Significant improvement of IPM strategies against the sugarcane stem borer, Chilo Sacchariphagus, through long-term succesful storage of Trichogramma chilonis (Hymenoptera:Tric) : S1012TU07 Integrated Pest Management [PDF]
, 2012 The stem borer Chilo sacchariphagus is a key pest of sugarcane in Reunion Island and South-East Asia. Since 2002, an IPM strategy associating inundative release of an egg parasitoid, Trichogramma chilonis, and conservation of a predatory ant has been ...
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Towards Reduced Pesticide Use for Cereal Crops in Asia [PDF]
Several opportunities are available for dramatically reducing the use of agrochemicals in Asian cereal crop production. The first section of this paper summarizes past trends and future prospects for pesticide use in Asia for the three major cereal crops:
Gerpacio, Roberta V., Pingali, Prabhu L.
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