Results 1 to 10 of about 9,300 (159)
Urban Pests and Pest Management
EDIS, 2015 The warm southern states provide an ideal environment for a wide variety of pests — and because almost everyone has problems with pests, most urban areas are sprayed with pesticides.
Philip G. Koehler
doaj +7 more sources
Social Context Influence on Urban Gardener Perceptions of Pests and Management Practices
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2020 Community gardens are important urban green spaces with a variety of social and ecological benefits, one of which is access to healthy food. Similar to rural agriculture, the quantity and quality of the food produced can be compromised by pest damage. In
Heidi Liere +5 more
doaj +3 more sources
Effect of Bt-Cry1Ab Maize Commercialization on Arthropod Community Biodiversity in Southwest China [PDF]
InsectsTransgenic Bt maize commercialization has become a critical pest management strategy against lepidopteran insects in southwest China, but its ecological impact on arthropod biodiversity remains insufficiently characterized.
Limei He +8 more
doaj +2 more sources
Cockroaches as urban pests: Challenges, public health implications, and management strategies
IJID One HealthCockroaches are among the most resilient urban pests, posing significant public health and environmental challenges. This review examines their biology, disease transmission potential, and control strategies in urban environments.
Ebrahim Abbasi
doaj +3 more sources
Pest Control in Primary Sector: Towards the Identification of Knowledge Gaps
Agronomy, 2021 Pest control provides important and useful services in rural and urban environments, activities, and value chains. Despite the significance of them, under operational, environmental and food security and safety terms, there are still gaps in the ...
Angeliki Stefopoulou +6 more
doaj +1 more source
Diatomaceous Earth for Arthropod Pest Control: Back to the Future
Molecules, 2021 Nowadays, we are tackling various issues related to the overuse of synthetic insecticides. Growing concerns about biodiversity, animal and human welfare, and food security are pushing agriculture toward a more sustainable approach, and research is moving
Valeria Zeni +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Urban pest control operators in Australia [PDF]
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2007 Occupational tasks of domestic and commercial pest control operators in Australia Domestic and commercial pest control is the management of undesirable animals that intrude on human activities in commercial or residential settings.1 Although the spectrum of control measures available in the modern pest control industry now includes non-chemical ...
Ewan, MacFarlane +3 more
openaire +2 more sources
Pests and Pathogens of Urban Trees
Forests, 2023 Trees play a vital role in enhancing public open spaces, such as city parks, gardens, inter-block spaces of greenery, urban forests, and recreational areas, providing green spaces and leisure opportunities for both residents and visitors [...]
Rostislav Zemek +1 more
openaire +1 more source
BMC Genetics, 2020 Background Bactrocera dorsalis is a destructive polyphagous and highly invasive insect pest of tropical and subtropical species of fruit and vegetable crops.
Zhaohui Cai +6 more
doaj +1 more source
Can Cities Activate Sleeper Species and Predict Future Forest Pests? A Case Study of Scale Insects
Insects, 2020 Sleeper species are innocuous native or naturalized species that exhibit invasive characteristics and become pests in response to environmental change.
Steven D. Frank, Michael G. Just
doaj +1 more source