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Pest Management Science, EarlyView.Global models identified high‐risk areas for Mythimna separata invasion, highlighting major economic vulnerability for Brazilian crops and guiding targeted prevention and management strategies. Abstract BACKGROUND Identifying high‐risk areas for the introduction of invasive alien species is particularly important for agricultural pests with a broad ...
Gabriel Dorotel da Silva Ferreira +1 more
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Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.We assessed attraction of eight elaterid species to a “generic” pheromone blend containing their eight known pheromones or sex attractants. All eight species were attracted by their specific attractants, as expected. Six species were attracted to the blend, but the remaining two species were strongly inhibited by unknown blend components.
Rachel M. Rusen +3 more
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The genus Sipha Passerini (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in North America [PDF]
, 2013 Five species of the aphid genus Sipha Passerini (Hemiptera: Aphididae) are reported in North America and are reviewed herein. Of these species, three are adventive species and include: Sipha elegans del Guercio, Sipha glyceriae (Kaltenbach), and Sipha ...
Ames, Lisa M. +2 more
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Management of pest insects and plant diseases by non-transformative RNAi [PDF]
, 2019 Since the discovery of RNA interference (RNAi), scientists have made significant progress towards the development of this unique technology for crop protection.
Avila dos Santos, Ericmar +5 more
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Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.Land‐use change and seasonality shape the taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity of fruit‐feeding butterflies in tropical dry forests. Pastures reduce phylogenetic diversity and increase wing fluctuating asymmetry, while taxonomic and functional diversity is greater in the wet season than in the dry season.
João Rafael S. Macêdo +8 more
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Sugarcane giant borer transcriptome analysis and identification of genes related to digestion.
PLoS ONE, 2015 Sugarcane is a widely cultivated plant that serves primarily as a source of sugar and ethanol. Its annual yield can be significantly reduced by the action of several insect pests including the sugarcane giant borer (Telchin licus licus), a lepidopteran ...
Fernando Campos de Assis Fonseca +10 more
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The beetles of Martinique, Lesser Antilles (Insecta: Coleoptera); diversity and distributions [PDF]
, 2011 This paper summarizes the published information on the beetle fauna of the island of Martinique, in the Lesser Antilles. The fauna is known to contain 42 families, with 201 genera, and 270 species.
Peck, Stewart B.
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White ants, empire and entomo-politics in South Asia [PDF]
, 2020 By focussing on the history of white ants in colonial South Asia, this article shows how insects were ubiquitous and fundamental to the shaping of British colonial power.
Deb Roy, Rohan
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Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Huanglongbing (HLB) is the most destructive citrus disease worldwide, and it has been disseminated by the Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri, the vector of the causing agent Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus. Although processed kaolin reduces psyllid infestation, long‐term field data from commercial orchards are limited.
Marcelo Pedreira de Miranda +4 more
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Biosaintifika: Journal of Biology & Biology Education, 2015 Penelitian bertujunan mengamati serangga-serangga hama penting yang menyerang tanaman tebu di PTPN VII, Cinta Manis Sumatera Selatan, dilakukan dari bulan Februari sampai September 2012.
Dewi Meidalima +1 more
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