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Integrated pest management of black weevil in banana cropping systems [PDF]

, 2010
The black weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Coleoptera: curculionidae) is a major pest of banana in export farms and for smallholders in developing countries.
Cabrera Cabrera, Juan, Chabrier, Christian, Guillon, Michel, Okolle, Justin, Padilla Cubas, Angeles, Tixier, Philippe, Vinatier, Fabrice   +6 more
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Controlling Bacterial Wilt in Muskmelon with Perimeter Trap Cropping

, 2012
Perimeter trap cropping (PTC) involves planting one or more rows of a cucurbit crop that is highly attractive to cucumber beetles around the border of a main cucurbit cash crop that is less attractive to the beetles. Cucumber beetles attempting to migrate into the field are concentrated in the relatively more attractive border crop, where they can be ...
Flax, Nick, Batzer, Jean, Gleason, Mark
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Establishment of Wildflower Islands to Enhance Roadside Health and Aesthetics [PDF]

, 2019
Wildflowers are crucial in the ecological function of the low-input roadside plant communities in terms of water andnutrient cycling, nutrient inputs such as nitrogen, total plant canopy cover, stand longevity, and provision of habitat for numerous small
Schacht, Walter, Wu-Smart, Judy
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Dead-end trap cropping in pest management

Arthropod-Plant Interactions
Abstract Dead-end trap cropping is a particular case of trap cropping involving trap crop plants on which targeted insect pests cannot survive. Dead-end trap crops can function as a sink for pests, preventing their movement from the trap crop to the main crop, thus greatly reducing reliance on pesticide ...
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Sidebar: Transgenic trap crops and rootstocks show potential

California Agriculture, 2004
California Agriculture - All ...
J Driver, J Castillón, A Dandekar
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FThe importance of entomophages in protecting pests of vegetable, potato crops through – “trap crops”

BIO Web of Conferences
This article presents studies on the species composition and importance of entomophages in the protection of vegetables and potatoes from pests through the use of bait crops. According to the results of the study, 26 species of entomophages of the order Coleoptera, 26 species of the family Carabidae, order Hymenoptera, 16 species of parasitic ...
Khudoykulov Azamjon, Anorbaev Azimjon, Norova Malika, Kholmurodov Nuriddin, Shukurov Abdumalik   +4 more
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Sampling for aphids by traps and by crop inspection

Annals of Applied Biology, 1969
SUMMARYThe catches of thirty aphid genera and species during 3 years in a suction trap at 40 ft and on a yellow cylindrical sticky trap at 5 ft at Rothamsted and Broom's Barn are tabulated. Suction‐trap catches were the more consistent but both were more effective at recording the first seasonal immigration of Myzuspersicae (Sulz.) and Aphis fabae Scop,
Heathcote, G. D., Palmer, J. M. P., Taylor, L. R.   +2 more
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Field evaluation of sunflower as a potential trap crop of Lygus pratensis in cotton fields. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2020
Zhang R, Wang W, Liu H, Wang D, Yao J.
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Rats: an ecologically-based approach for managing a global problem [PDF]

, 2007
Many people have problems with pest rodents. Rats eat our crops, contaminate our stored food, damage our buildings and possessions and spread dangerous diseases to people and livestock.
Belmain, Steven
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Oviposition Preference of the Cabbage Root Fly towards Some Chinese Cabbage Cultivars: A Search for Future Trap Crop Candidates. [PDF]

Insects, 2020
Lamy F, Bellec L, Rusu-Stievenard A, Clin P, Ricono C, Olivier D, Mauger S, Poinsot D, Faloya V, Daniel L, Cortesero AM.   +10 more
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