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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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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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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Chaotic dynamics of the sugarcane borer-two parasitoid agroecosystem with seasonality [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 Sugarcane production is a significant and profitable agribusiness sector in many countries. Nevertheless, this industry suffers significant losses from the sugarcane pests, among which the most important one is the sugarcane borer (Diatraea saccharalis).
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Moisture source and diet affect development and reproduction of Orius thripoborus and Orius naivashae, two predatory anthocorids from southern Africa [PDF]
, 2012 The effect of moisture source and diet on the development and reproduction of the pirate bugs, Orius thripoborus (Hesse) and Orius naivashae (Poppius) (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) was examined in the laboratory. Both species had been collected in and around
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2020 The sugarcane giant borer (SGB), Telchin licus licus, is a pest that has strong economic relevance for sugarcane producers. Due to the endophytic behavior of the larva, current methods of management are inefficient.
Daniel D. Noriega +16 more
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An Efficient Insect Pest Classification Using Multiple Convolutional Neural Network Based Models [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 Accurate insect pest recognition is significant to protect the crop or take the early treatment on the infected yield, and it helps reduce the loss for the agriculture economy. Design an automatic pest recognition system is necessary because manual recognition is slow, time-consuming, and expensive. The Image-based pest classifier using the traditional
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The Philippine journal of science, 2021 Correct identification and proper monitoring are vital components of integrated pest and disease management. The Android application – Smarter Pest Identification Technology (SPIDTECH) – was developed for the digital identification and remote monitoring ...
Angelo Guiam +4 more
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Apertochrysa smitzi (Navás, 1914) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae), a novel chrysopid biocontrol agent for Pakistan [PDF]
نامه انجمن حشرهشناسی ایرانBiological 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
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Detecting common coccinellids found in sorghum using deep learning models
Scientific Reports, 2023 Increased global production of sorghum has the potential to meet many of the demands of a growing human population. Developing automation technologies for field scouting is crucial for long-term and low-cost production.
Chaoxin Wang +3 more
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