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An RNA interference biopesticide reduces reproduction of the honey bee parasite Varroa destructor by down‐regulating embryo development pathways

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Varroa destructor mites exposed to dsRNA specific in sequence to a V. destructor calmodulin gene significantly effected gene expression of adult female mites sampled 5 days after entering a honey bee brood cell to reproduce. Significantly down‐regulated genes included Calmodulin and were associated with calcium ion binding and embryo developmental ...
Zoe E Smeele, Rose A McGruddy, James W Baty, Brian Manley, Kenneth Narva, Emma De Neef, Eric RL Gordon, Upendra K Devisetty, Katie Youngs, Antoine Felden, Philip J Lester   +10 more
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Evaluation of selected crops for rearing predatory mite (Phytoseiulus persimilis), a predator of two-spotted red spider mites

Heliyon
The damage caused by two-spotted spider mites, and the risks associated with chemical pesticides, including health and environmental risks necessitate the exploration of sustainable pest management methods.
Benard Mutuku, S.M. Mwendwa, E.M. Amwoka
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Evolving resistance patterns in Tetranychus urticae and Bemisia tabaci in Greece

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Greek populations of T. urticae and B. tabaci exhibit evolving multi‐resistance, confirmed by bioassays and molecular markers, highlighting the urgent need for evidence‐based resistance monitoring in IPM. Abstract BACKGROUND Pesticide resistance in agricultural pests remains a major barrier to effective and sustainable crop protection.
Anastasia Kampouraki, Aris Ilias, Kiriaki‐Maria Papapostolou, Styliani Malliaraki, Ioannis Pirgianakis, Evangelia Karakosta, John Vontas, Anastasia Tsagkarakou, Konstantinos Mavridis   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of timed LED regimes on tomato plant traits, performance of two‐spotted spider mites, and predatory mites (Phytoseiulus persimilis)

Pest Management Science, Volume 81, Issue 4, Page 2300-2311, April 2025.
Light‐emitting diode (LED)‐based treatments for enhancing crop production and pest management have primarily focused on continuous treatments. This study, using Tetranychus urticae and Phytoseiulus persimilis, demonstrates that the timing of LED supplementation is crucial for designing integrated pest management strategies that improve both plant ...
Patrice Savi, Samantha Hall, Maria Hernandez, Anil Mantri, Daniel Kliebenstein, Christian Nansen   +5 more
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The continuing significance of chiral agrochemicals

Pest Management Science, Volume 81, Issue 4, Page 1697-1716, April 2025.
In the time frame 2018–2023, around 43% of the 35 chiral agrochemicals introduced to the market (herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, acaricides, and nematicides) contain one or more stereogenic centers in the molecule, and almost 69% of them have been marketed as racemic mixtures of enantiomers or stereoisomers.
Peter Jeschke
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring marking methods for the predatory hoverfly Sphaerophoria rueppellii (Diptera: Syrphidae)

Insect Science, EarlyView.
As important pollinators and predators of aphids, hoverflies play an important role in ecosystems. This study focuses on identifying the best marking technique for the model species Sphaerophoria rueppellii that can be used to track hoverfly feeding and oviposition sites, evaluating three methods: rubidium (RbCl), fluorescein, and fluorescent dusts ...
Michele Violi, Elena Costi, Elena Monari, Daniele Sommaggio, Lara Maistrello   +4 more
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Iflaviruses in arthropods: when small is mighty

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Many arthropod species harbor iflaviruses, which often cause covert (asymptomatic) infections, but may still affect host fitness. We review the impact of iflaviruses on arthropod fitness, immunity, behaviour as well as the iflavirus’ host range, transmission, tissue tropism and the interactions with other microorganisms within arthropods.
Annamaria Mattia, Hannah‐Isadora Huditz, Monique M. van Oers, Vera I.D. Ros   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spider mite on walnuts: Promising results obtained with three miticides tested in control experiments in infested walnut orchard at San Jose

California Agriculture, 1957
The most destructive species of spider mites—found in localities where experimental investigations were conducted in 1956—was the European red mite. Infestations of the Pacific spider mite and the two-spotted spider mite were limited and noneconomic.
A Michelbocher
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Plant-Mediated Effects of Beneficial Microbes and a Plant Strengthener against Spider Mites in Tomato

Plants, 2023
The two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae is a polyphagous herbivore with a worldwide distribution, and is a serious pest in tomato and other crops.
Konstantinos Samaras, Soultana Mourtiadou, Theodoros Arampatzis, Myrsini Kakagianni, Maria Feka, Felix Wäckers, Kalliope K. Papadopoulou, George D. Broufas, Maria L. Pappas   +8 more
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Competitive Interactions Between Generalist Predators and Their Effects on Shared and Non‐Shared Pests in a Greenhouse Crop

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Orius laevigatus engages in unidirectional intraguild predation on Transeius montdorensis. Despite this, both predators coexisted and suppressed the shared thrips prey. Aphids, a non‐shared prey, were effectively controlled by O. laevigatus even when its population was limited due to intraguild predation. T.
Angelos Mouratidis, Jesica Pérez‐Rodríguez, Hessel van der Heide, Gerben J. Messelink   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source