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Apertochrysa smitzi (Navás, 1914) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae), a novel chrysopid biocontrol agent for Pakistan [PDF]

open access: yesنامه انجمن حشره‌شناسی ایران
Biological control is a key component of Integrated Pest Management, however, the use of green lacewings as a biocontrol agent has not received much attention in Pakistan, although Chrysoperla carnea, a generalist predator against a variety of soft ...
Jan Muhammad Dahri   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Annual report Project Integrated pest management of stem borers and insect vectors of viral diseases of sugarcane in Indonesia, 1 June 2009-31 May 2010 [PDF]

open access: green, 2010
The project focuses on the following elements: i. identification of the most important pests and diseases of sugarcane in Java, ii. the development of improved IPM practices for these pests and diseases, iii. better extension of these practices to the sugarcane farming community, and iv.
R. C. Magarey
openalex   +2 more sources

Effect of Spectral Sensitivity and Light Intensity Response on the Phototactic Behavior of Exolontha castanea Chang (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae), a Pest of Sugarcane in China

open access: yesAgronomy, 2022
The phototaxis of insects is closely related to light source factors, such as spectrum and light intensity. The cane grub, Exolontha castanea Chang (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae), is an important underground pest of sugarcane in Guangxi province of China ...
Xian-Kun Shang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Down regulation of a gene for cadherin, but not alkaline phosphatase, associated with Cry1Ab resistance in the sugarcane borer Diatraea saccharalis. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2011
The sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis, is a major target pest of transgenic corn expressing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) proteins (i.e., Cry1Ab) in South America and the mid-southern region of the United States.
Yunlong Yang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Survival of a native mammalian carnivore, the leopard cat Prionailurus bengalensis Kerr, 1792 (Carnivora: Felidae), in an agricultural landscape on an oceanic Philippine island

open access: yesJournal of Threatened Taxa, 2013
Concerns about vulnerability of mammalian carnivores to extinction, especially on small islands, appear to conflict with prior reports of endemic populations of leopard cat Prionailurus bengalensis (Kerr, 1792) surviving in agricultural landscapes on ...
M.R.P. Lorica, L.R. Heaney
doaj   +1 more source

Greenbug feeding-induced resistance to sugarcane aphids in sorghum

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023
Plants are attacked by multiple insect pest species and insect herbivory can alter plant defense mechanisms. The plant defense responses to a specific herbivore may also contribute to the herbivore growth/survival on plants. Feeding by one insect species
Heena Puri   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Variation in physiological host range in three strains of two species of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Knowledge of the host range of a biocontrol agent (BCA) is fundamental. Host range determines the BCA's economic potential, as well as the possible risk for non-target organisms. Entomopathogenic fungal strains belonging to the genus Beauveria are widely
Besse, Samantha   +8 more
core   +2 more sources

TRAPPING AND DISRUPTION OF THE MATING ACTIVITY OF SCAPANES AUSTRALIS USING LIVE MALE AS BAIT IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA

open access: yesCORD, 1999
Scapanes australis is a major insect pest of coconut palms in Papua New Guinea. Field observations showed that on host plants like coconuts, male Scapanes always attracted females and other male members.
Kakul, T.K   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impacts of Crop Residue on Damage by Sugarcane Pests during the Tillering Phase in Argentina [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
One of the most important recent changes in sugarcane cultural practices in Tucumán, Argentina, is the adoption of the practice of green-cane harvesting, which involves harvesting the sugarcane crop in the absence of burning.
Gastaminza, Gerardo   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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