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Host-plant location by the Guatemalan potato moth Tecia solanivora is assisted by floral volatiles. [PDF]
Insects locate their host plants using mainly visual and olfactory cues, generally of the exploited plant structure. However, when the resource is difficult to access, it could be beneficial to utilise indirect cues, which indicates the presence of ...
Karlsson MF, Proffit M, Birgersson G.
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Tecia solanivora is a quarantine organism regarded as one of the insect pests causing major economic losses during potato cultivation and storage in Central America.
María Gloria Lobo +3 more
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Standard protocols for plant health scientific assessments. [PDF]
Abstract In accordance with the EFSA Strategy 2027 outlining the need for fit‐for‐purpose protocols for EFSA generic scientific assessments, the EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH Panel) developed standard protocols to harmonise the problem formulation process and outputs for mandates addressing recurrent scientific questions.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +30 more
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La polilla guatemalteca Tecia solanivora (Povolný), es una de las principales plagas del cultivo de papa que afecta los rendimientos en campo y en condiciones de almacenamiento.
Diana Lizeth Pinzón-Rangel +2 more
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Se evaluó la eficacia de hongos entomopatógenos nativos en el biocontrol de Tecia solanivora (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in vitro. Los aislamientos fueron obtenidos de larvas y adultos de gusano blanco Premmotrypes vorax, barrenador del curubo Aepytus sp,
Jorge Enrique Villamil +1 more
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Tecia solanivora infestation increases tuber starch accumulation in Pastusa Suprema potatoes
In response to infestation with larvae of the Guatemalan tuber moth (Tecia solanivora), some Solanum tuberosum (potato) varieties exhibit an overcompensation response, whereby the total dry mass of uninfested tubers is increased.
Etzel Garrido +2 more
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Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance <i>Phthorimaea operculella</i> granulovirus. [PDF]
Abstract The conclusions of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authority of the rapporteur Member State, The Netherlands for the pesticide active substance Phthorimaea operculella granulovirus are reported.
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) +52 more
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Baculoviruses are used for pest control in agroecosystems, where parasitoids are present. We assessed whether parasitoids discriminate against virus‐infected hosts and examined the effect of the virus on parasitoid offspring. We found few indirect effects of the virus on the parasitoids, indicating that both agents can be combined.
Jérémy Gonthier +3 more
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The potato is one of the main agricultural products in Colombia and is the second most important crop in the country. The production of this tuber represents 3.3% of the country’s agricultural gross domestic product (GDP). More than 100,000 producer families subsist on cultivation at the national level, the vast majority of which are smallholdings ...
Dayhanna S. Vargas +5 more
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