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Rearing Istocheta aldrichi (Diptera: Tachinidae) From Field‐Collected Japanese Beetles (Popillia japonica): 1. Methods to Improve Insect Collection and Parasitoid Pupariation

open access: yesEntomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
We describe methods for collecting and rearing the tachinid parasitoid Istocheta aldrichi from parasitized Japanese beetle adults. Hosts can be collected by hand and reared in the laboratory, or by using modified trap containers with added plant material and substrate to provide suitable conditions for I.
Simon Legault   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Rice Thresher, Vol. 101, No. 9, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 26, 2016

open access: yes, 2016
twelve pages : ill. ; page 17 x 10 3/4 in.A weekly student newspaper from the Rice University in Houston, Texas that includes campus news and commentaries along with ...

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Hydromulches in Organic Strawberry Production: Effects on Densities of Insect Pests and Natural Enemies

open access: yesJournal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Liquid‐sprayable cellulose hydromulches (HM) are alternatives to plastic polyethylene (PE) mulches for weed suppression in organic agriculture. However, their impact on arthropod pests and natural enemies remains unexplored. Various HMs made of shredded newsprint, water and guar gum were compared against white‐on‐black PE mulch, paper sheet ...
Andres Torres‐Moya   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Porous borders at the wild-crop interface promote weed adaptation in Southeast Asia

open access: yesNature Communications
High reproductive compatibility between crops and their wild relatives can provide benefits for crop breeding but also poses risks for agricultural weed evolution.
Lin-Feng Li   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Rice Thresher, Vol. 104, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 23, 2019

open access: yes, 2019
twelve pages : ill. ; page 17 x 10 3/4 in.A weekly student newspaper from the Rice University in Houston, Texas that includes campus news and commentaries along with ...

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The Capital–Labour–State Dynamics of Herbicide Adoption in Rainfed India

open access: yesJournal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper engages debates around the capital–labour–state dynamics of agrarian transitions to address the oft‐studied but still little‐understood question of why farmers adopt herbicides when they do. Over the last several years, smallholder farmers in India have begun using the herbicide bispyribac sodium at breakneck speeds, particularly in
Carly Nichols, Nidhi Kumari
wiley   +1 more source

The Rice Thresher, Vol. 100, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 26, 2015

open access: yes, 2015
twenty four pages : ill. ; page 17 x 10 3/4 in.A weekly student newspaper from the Rice University in Houston, Texas that includes campus news and commentaries along with ...

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The Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST) and New Agrarian Questions in Brazil

open access: yesJournal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Landless Rural Workers Movement of Brazil (MST) primarily organized occupations of large‐scale farms, forcing the redistribution of land for creation of agrarian reform settlements. In the past 20 years, however, land occupations and the establishment of new agrarian reform settlements have consistently declined, while the MST shifted ...
Estevan Coca, Gustavo de L. T. Oliveira
wiley   +1 more source

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