Comparative gut transcriptome analysis of Diatraea saccharalis in response to the dietary source.
PLoS ONE, 2020 The sugarcane borer (Diatraea saccharalis, Fabricius, 1794) is a devastating pest that causes millions of dollars of losses each year to sugarcane producers by reducing sugar and ethanol yields. The control of this pest is difficult due to its endophytic
Daniel D Noriega +10 more
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Effect of selectivity of herbicides and plant growth regulators used in sugarcane crops on immature stages of Trichogramma galloi (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) [PDF]
Planta Daninha, 2014 Herbicides and plant growth regulators are often used in sugarcane management. However, the use of non-selective pesticides can cause adverse effects on the efficiency of beneficial insects in integrated pest management.
H.N. Oliveira +3 more
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Environment Conservation Journal, 2022 The early shoot borer, top borer, root borer, internode borer are major insect occurs in most of the sugarcane growing areas of the Gujarat and cause extensive damage to the sugarcane crop, which leads to losses in the crop yield.
Yogesh Garde +4 more
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Population genetics of the sugarcane borer Diatraea saccharalis (Fabr.) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
Acta Scientiarum. Agronomy, 2014 Diatraea saccharalis is the principal pest of sugarcane in Brazil and is found throughout the sugarcane crop. Information about its population genetics is scarce, but population genetic analysis is of particular importance as a basis for a successful ...
Denise Alves Lopes +4 more
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Quantifying the impacts of symbiotic interactions between two invasive species: the tawny crazy ant (Nylanderia fulva) tending the sorghum aphid (Melanaphis sorghi) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 The establishment of new symbiotic interactions between introduced species may facilitate invasion success. For instance, tawny crazy ant (Nylanderia fulva Mayr) is known to be an opportunistic tender of honeydew producing insects and this ants ...
Jocelyn R. Holt +2 more
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Hemipteran Pests of Sugarcane in North America
Insects, 2019 Piercing-sucking herbivores (Insecta: Hemiptera) represent one of the greatest threats to agricultural production worldwide. Hemipteran pests directly injure plants as well as vector disease-causing plant pathogens. Production of sugarcane (Saccharum spp.
Blake E. Wilson
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Quantifying uncertainty in pest risk maps and assessments : adopting a risk-averse decision maker’s perspective [PDF]
, 2013 Pest risk maps are important decision support tools when devising strategies to minimize introductions of invasive organisms and mitigate their impacts.
Koch, Frank H. +20 more
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Insect herbivore communities colonising the flower-heads of Berkheya in South Africa and Carduoideae in Europe and California [PDF]
, 1989 Bibliography: leaves 231-233.One of the main purposes of this study was to determine whether general conclusions can be made about the association of insect herbivores with Berkheya and thistles and whether there are any 'rules' that have influenced the ...
Clark, Maxwell Maitland
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Pest control and resistance management through release of insects carrying a male-selecting transgene [PDF]
, 2015 Development and evaluation of new insect pest management tools is critical for overcoming over-reliance upon, and growing resistance to, synthetic, biological and plant-expressed insecticides.
Thea Marubbi +23 more
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Frontiers in Fungal Biology, 2023 Brazil has a long history of using biological control and has the largest program in sugarcane agriculture to which a biocontrol program has been applied.
Emily Mesquita +4 more
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