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Sustainable Pest Management for Health and Well-Being. [PDF]
China CDC Wkly, 2020 Liu Q.
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Sustainable Management Methods of Orchard Insect Pests [PDF]
Insects, 2021 The current need for sustainable resource management is increasingly urgent, as demand for agricultural commodities is rising rapidly as the world’s population grows [...]
Estrella M. Hernández-Suárez +1 more
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Utilizing Olive Fly Ecology Towards Sustainable Pest Management. [PDF]
Biology (Basel)The olive fly (Bactrocera oleae, OLF) is a major pest of global significance that occurs in places where olive cultivation thrives. This paper highlights the economic and environmental damage caused by OLF infestations, including reduced olive oil yield and quality, disrupted supply chains, and ecosystem imbalances due to heavy insecticide use ...
Stavrianakis G +4 more
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The Mechanisms of Social Immunity Against Fungal Infections in Eusocial Insects
Toxins, 2019 Entomopathogenic fungus as well as their toxins is a natural threat surrounding social insect colonies. To defend against them, social insects have evolved a series of unique disease defenses at the colony level, which consists of behavioral and ...
Long Liu +4 more
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How labour organization may affect technology adoption: an analytical framework analysing the case of integrated pest management [PDF]
, 2003 Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an important component of sustainable agriculture. Farmers who switch from a more capital-intensive pesticide-based pest management strategy to IPM have to substitute capital with labour.
Beckmann, V., Wesseler, J.H.H.
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Reference gene stability of a synanthropic fly, Chrysomya megacephala
Parasites & Vectors, 2015 Background Stable reference genes are essential for accurate normalization in gene expression studies with reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR).
Xiaoyun Wang +4 more
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Insects, 2020 This study investigated the effects of diallyl trisulfide (DAT), an active substance from garlic essential oil, on the metabolism of the main energy substances of pre- and postmating males of Sitotroga cerealella.
Meng-Ya Wu +8 more
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Scientific Reports, 2017 Transgenic rice expressing cry genes from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt rice) is highly resistant to lepidopteran pests. The brown planthopper (BPH, Nilaparvata lugens) is the main non-target sap-sucking insect pest of Bt transgenic rice.
Lin Niu +7 more
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Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2015 The brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens is an economically important pest on rice plants. This species produces macropterous and brachypterous morphs in response to environmental cues, which makes it very difficult to control.
Kai-yin LI +7 more
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Insect pest resistance: an alternative approach for crop protection [PDF]
, 2015 From experience with insect resistance caused by synthetic chemical insecticides, it is clear that no single management tactic can provide lasting solutions to the insect pest problem.
Aggarwal, Chetana +6 more
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