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Decoding phenotypic signatures of Cylas formicarius Fab. resistance in a global sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam.) germplasm collection [PDF]

Frontiers in Plant Science
IntroductionSweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam.) is a critical global food crop that suffers devastating yield losses from the sweetpotato weevil (Cylas formicarius), especially in tropical regions where chemical control is often impractical. Breeding
Alfredo Morales, Alfredo Morales, Peiyong Ma, ZhaoDong Jia, Dania Rodríguez, Iván Javier Pastrana Vargas, Rosa Elena González, Osmany Molina, Alay Jiménez, Yuniel Rodríguez, Lilian Morales, Yoel Beovides, Orelvis Portal, Orelvis Portal, Xiaofeng Bian   +14 more
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Heilipus squamosus (LeConte, 1824): clarification of the correct name for the “avocado tree girdler” with updates on its biology and distribution (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Molytinae, Hylobiini) [PDF]

Biodiversity Data Journal, 2022
A single species of the genus Heilipus Germar, 1824 is native to the south-eastern United States and was a pest of avocado in Florida in the mid-20th century. Two names—Heilipus apiatus (Olivier, 1807) and H.
Salvatore Anzaldo, Valentina Díaz-Grisales   +1 more
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Insecticidal and Repellent Activity of Plant Powders on the Weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) in Stored Corn Grains in a Rural Community of Oaxaca, Mexico [PDF]

Insects
The bioinsecticidal and repellent effect of four plant powders (Chenopodium ambrosioides, Piper auritum, Laurus nobilis, and Origanum vulgare) was evaluated in the control of Sitophilus zeamais adults in corn grains stored in the rural community of Santa
Citlaly Peña-Flores, Arturo Zapién-Martínez, Gabriel Sánchez-Cruz, Leobardo Reyes-Velasco, Aristeo Segura-Salvador, Jaime Vargas-Arzola, Luis Alberto Hernández-Osorio, Honorio Torres-Aguilar, Héctor Ulises Bernardino-Hernández   +8 more
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The Host Range of the Stem-Boring Weevil, Listronotus setosipennis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Proposed for the Biological Control of Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae) in Pakistan

Insects, 2021
Parthenium, or Parthenium hysterophorus, has extended its range in Pakistan throughout Punjab and into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and Sindh Provinces. Without control measures against parthenium,
Philip Sebastian Richard Weyl, Abdul Rehman, Kazam Ali   +2 more
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Study on geographical distribution and population density of Stenopelmus rufinasus Gyllenhal, in paddy fields and aquatic ecosystems in northern Iran [PDF]

نامه انجمن حشره‌شناسی ایران, 2023
Azolla (Azolla spp.: Salviniaceae) is an aquatic fern that was introduced to the northern region of Iran with the aim of increasing the fertility of paddy fields, but due to suitable climatic conditions and the absence of natural enemies it became a ...
Mahdi Jalaeian, Atousa Farahpour-Haghani, Farzad Majidi-Shilsar, Bijan Yaghoubi, Mehrdad Amooghli-Tabari   +4 more
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First observation of Pleurodirus fairmairii damages on Cistus heterophylus subsp. carthaginensis, an Ibero-Balearic endangered endemism

Forest Systems, 2023
Aim of study: To survey and report the behavior of the weevil Pleurodirus fairmairii as a pest species on Cistus heterophyllus subsp. carthaginensis (Pau) M.B.
Hugo MAS, Antonio J. VELÁZQUEZ-DE-CASTRO   +1 more
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Seed storage proteins and seed coat compounds additively influence Callosobruchus maculatus Fab. tolerance in selected cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) varieties

Legume Science, 2023
The cowpea weevil, Callosobruchus maculatus, is a major threat to stable cowpea production, especially in storage, and has been reported to facilitate postharvest losses in cowpea grains.
Oluwafemi Daniel Amusa, Emmanuella Adaeze Emereuwa, Solomon Tayo Akinyosoye, Oreoluwa Ideraoluwa Olayiwola, Omotola Victoria Osunkojo, Azeezat Adeola Adetola, Fechi Daniella Ugbo, Liasu Adebayo Ogunkanmi, Bolanle Olufunmilayo Oboh   +8 more
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Dryophthorinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the Collection of the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi: inventory and type specimens

Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais, 2021
This paper reports the results of the curation of specimens of Dryophthorinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) housed in the Entomological Collection of the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi (MPEG), Belém, state of Pará, Brazil.
Roberta de Melo Valente, José Raimundo Rocha Guimarães   +1 more
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Viability of Entomopathogenic Fungi in Oil Suspensions and Their Effectiveness against the Agave Pest Scyphophorus acupunctatus under Laboratory Conditions

Agronomy, 2023
Oaxaca, Mexico, is home to over 30 species of the genus Agave, and its cultivation is of great economic and social importance for the mezcal industry, which depends on its production.
Teodulfo Aquino-Bolaños, Yolanda Donají Ortiz-Hernández, Angélica Bautista-Cruz, Marco Aurelio Acevedo-Ortiz   +3 more
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Participatory validation and optimization of the Triple S method for sweetpotato planting material conservation in southern Ethiopia

Open Agriculture, 2022
A climate-resilient, root-based sweetpotato planting material (SPM) conservation method called “Triple S” or “Storage in Sand and Sprouting” has created timely access to sweetpotato planting material in areas with a prolonged dry season in Uganda and ...
Hundayehu Mihiretu C., McEwan Margaret, Namanda Sam, Low Jan W., Vandamme Elke, Brouwer Roland   +5 more
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