Orange jasmine as a trap crop to control Diaphorina citri. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2019 AbstractNovel, suitable and sustainable alternative control tactics that have the potential to reduce migration of Diaphorina citri into commercial citrus orchards are essential to improve management of huanglongbing (HLB). In this study, the effect of orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata) as a border trap crop on psyllid settlement and dispersal was ...
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Elucidating the Fitness of a Dead-End Trap Crop Strategy against the Tomato Fruitworm, Helicoverpa armigera [PDF]
Insects, 2021 Solanum viarum has been proposed as a potential dead-end trap crop for the management of Helicoverpa armigera because of its unsuitability for larval growth and survival despite being overwhelmingly preferred for oviposition.
Purushottam Gyawali +3 more
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The ‘Botanical Triad’: The Presence of Insectary Plants Enhances Natural Enemy Abundance on Trap Crop Plants in an Organic Cabbage Agro-Ecosystem [PDF]
Insects, 2019 Habitat manipulation through the incorporation of non-crop plants such as trap crops (to lure pests away from the cash crop) and insectary plants (to provide resources for natural enemies) into agro-ecosystems is an ecological approach to pest management.
Binita Shrestha +2 more
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Effect of the trap crop, Solanum sisymbriifolium, on Globodera pallida, Globodera tabacum, and Globodera ellingtonae [PDF]
Journal of Nematology, 2019 The effect of the nematode trap crop Solanum sisymbriifolium was assessed against three Globodera spp., the potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida (in Idaho), the recently described Globodera ellingtonae (in Oregon), and the tobacco cyst nematode ...
Dandurand L. M. +2 more
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Living on the Edge: Using and Improving Trap Crops for Flea Beetle Management in Small-Scale Cropping Systems [PDF]
Insects, 2019 The use of trap crops to manage pest insects offers an attractive alternative to synthetic pesticides. Trap crops may work particularly well at smaller production scales, being highly amenable where crop diversification and reduction of synthetic inputs ...
David George +2 more
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Case Study: Trap Crop with Pheromone Traps for Suppressing Euschistus servus (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) in Cotton [PDF]
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2012 The brown stink bug, Euschistus servus (Say), can disperse from source habitats, including corn, Zea mays L., and peanut, Arachis hypogaea L., into cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L.
P. G. Tillman, T. E. Cottrell
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Insect pest management in vegetable crops through trap cropping: Review
The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2021 The study was carried out at CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar during 2019 as the widespread use ofinsecticides to control crop pests has created various problems such as residues in the food chain, phytotoxicity,pesticide resistance, pest ...
LALITA PANWAR, SUMAN DEVI, YASHDEV SINGH
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Evaluating the Influence of Trap Type and Crop Phenological Stage on Insect Population Diversity in Mediterranean Open-Field Tomatoes [PDF]
InsectsThe relationship between insect diversity and crop production has been of continuous scientific interest. Understanding insect community dynamics using various sampling and monitoring methods at different crop phenology stages is crucial for enhancing ...
Nada Abdennour +11 more
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Can Sweet Maize Act as a Trap Crop for Fall Armyworm? [PDF]
PlantsAmong various plants, corn is the primary host damaged by Spodoptera frugiperda J. E. Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). After long-term regional colonization, its larvae feed on sweet waxy corn and fresh corn for extended periods.
Caihong Tian +6 more
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Marigold, Tagetes patula, a Trap Plant for Western Flower Thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, in Ornamental Bedding Plants Under Controlled Greenhouse Conditions [PDF]
InsectsWestern flower thrips (WFT), Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) [Thysanoptera: Thripidae], is a destructive pest of greenhouse ornamentals. Flowering yellow marigolds, Tagetes patula (L.) [Asterales: Asteraceae], have been shown to be attractive to ...
Cheryl Frank Sullivan +2 more
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