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The Efficiency of Plant Defense: Aphid Pest Pressure Does Not Alter Production of Food Rewards by Okra Plants in Ant Presence

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science, 2021
Pearl bodies are produced by some plant species as food reward for ants and in exchange, ants defend these plants against insect pests. Sap-sucking pests such as aphids also excrete honeydew as food reward for ants, leading to potential conflict where ...
Akanksha Singh   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can Macrolophus pygmaeus (Hemiptera: Miridae) Mitigate the Damage Caused to Plants by Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)?

open access: yesInsects, 2023
Nowadays, in protected vegetable crops, pest management based mainly on biological control represents the most sustainable alternative to pesticide use.
Alessia Farina   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

An Investigation and Evaluation of Insect Pests in Greenhouse Vegetables in Jeonbuk Province [PDF]

open access: yesKorean journal of applied entomology, 2012
Twenty-two families and 39 species of insect pests were surveyed on five families and 20 species of greenhouse vegetables in Jeonbuk province. The species of insect pests and the families of plants infested were seven families and 10 species on Chenophodiaceae, 16 families and 25 species on Brassicaceae, nine families and 10 species on Apiaceae, six ...
Ju-Rak Lim   +6 more
openaire   +1 more source

First Record of Zelus obscuridorsis (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) as a Predator of the South American Tomato Leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The South American tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is a Neotropical key pest of tomato in South America, and in recent years, it has become established in Europe and Africa. Recently we found the native true bug, Zelus
Luna, María Gabriela   +3 more
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Insect Pests Breeding in Vegetable Refuse in Arizona

open access: yesJournal of Economic Entomology, 1942
Uploaded by Plazi for TaxoDros. We do not have abstracts.
openaire   +1 more source

Influence of symbiotic bacteria on the susceptibility of Plagiodera versicolora to Beauveria bassiana infection

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2023
The symbiotic bacterial microbiota of insects has been shown to play essential roles in processes related to physiology, metabolism, and innate immunity.
Mei Liu, Jinli Ding, Min Lu
doaj   +1 more source

Thrips are dangerous pests of vegetable crops

open access: yesКарантин і захист рослин, 2019
Goal. To provide information about dangerous pests of vegetable crops — thrips. To describe the morphology and biology of the pest, the methods of spreading and harmfulness, provide information on the necessary phytosanitary measures to restrict its ...
Y. Klechkovskiy   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Establishment and control of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst, 1797) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) with inert dusts in stored canola

open access: yesEntomological Communications, 2020
Tribolium castaneum (Herbst, 1797) is know as one of main pests of stored canola seeds worldwide, however, the cases of infestation in Brazil are still not reported. Due to its potential pest status allied to the increasing production of canola in Brazil,
Paulo S. G. Cremonez   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identification of Novel Pesticides for Use against Glasshouse Invertebrate Pests in UK Tomatoes and Peppers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
To inform current and future pesticide availability to glasshouse vegetable growers, the current project trialled more than twenty products, including existing industry standards, against four key pests of glasshouse tomatoes and bell peppers.
Banfield-Zanin, Jennifer   +6 more
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Farmers' preferences for eco-friendly nets as an alternative to insecticides in Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Vegetable production in Africa is highly dependent on pesticides with a large proportion of the population involved in farming. We investigate if eco-friendly nets (EFNs) are a viable and accepted alternative to farmer's current practice of extreme use ...
Adegbidi, Anselme   +8 more
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