Fitness costs of resistance to insecticides in insects
The chemical application is considered one of the most crucial methods for controlling insect
pests, especially in intensive farming practices. Owing to the chemical application, insect …
pests, especially in intensive farming practices. Owing to the chemical application, insect …
Temporal resource partitioning mitigates interspecific competition and promotes coexistence among insect parasites
GR Hood, D Blankinship, MM Doellman… - Biological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT A key to understanding life's great diversity is discerning how competing
organisms divide limiting resources to coexist in diverse communities. While temporal …
organisms divide limiting resources to coexist in diverse communities. While temporal …
Insect pests of cotton
TP Rajendran, A Birah, PS Burange - Pests and their management, 2018 - Springer
Cotton, the king of natural fibres since antiquities, has been entwined in human civilization. It
is the most popularly used fibre for clothing and for a host of other purposes since ancient …
is the most popularly used fibre for clothing and for a host of other purposes since ancient …
Every generalist biological control agent requires a special risk assessment
AJM Loomans - BioControl, 2021 - Springer
Abstract In an Environmental Risk Analysis (ERA) benefits and risks of a biocontrol agent
(BCA) or other beneficial organisms are assessed using criteria based on ecological …
(BCA) or other beneficial organisms are assessed using criteria based on ecological …
Welfare dilemmas created by keeping insects in captivity
M Boppré, RI Vane-Wright - The welfare of invertebrate animals, 2019 - Springer
The challenging issue of animal welfare has focused mainly on furred and feathered
vertebrates. However, unnoticed by most people, literally billions of insects are kept in …
vertebrates. However, unnoticed by most people, literally billions of insects are kept in …
Volatiles Mediating Parasitism of Euschistus conspersus and Halyomorpha halys Eggs by Telenomus podisi and Trissolcus erugatus
R Tognon, J Sant'Ana, QH Zhang, JG Millar… - Journal of chemical …, 2016 - Springer
This study identified chemicals found on the eggs of two stink bug species, one native to
western North America, Euschistus conspersus, and an invasive species from Asia …
western North America, Euschistus conspersus, and an invasive species from Asia …
Egg parasitoid production and their role in controlling insect pests
SHD Masry, N El-Wakeil - Cottage Industry of Biocontrol Agents and Their …, 2020 - Springer
Egg parasitoids have been used successfully as inundative or augmentative biological
control agents against a wide range of agricultural pests; Trichogramma and other egg …
control agents against a wide range of agricultural pests; Trichogramma and other egg …
Direct and indirect influences of intercrops on the coconut defoliator Opisina arenosella
KS Shameer, M Nasser, C Mohan, ICW Hardy - Journal of pest science, 2018 - Springer
Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) infestation by Opisina arenosella (Lepidoptera:
Oecophoridae) in the Indian subcontinent may occur in November to May each year in the …
Oecophoridae) in the Indian subcontinent may occur in November to May each year in the …
Efficiency of spinosad, Bacillus thuringiensis and Trichogramma brassicae against the tomato leafminer in greenhouse
A Jamshidnia, S Abdoli, S Farrokhi, R Sadeghi - BioControl, 2018 - Springer
The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of three eco-friendly control agents,
either singly or in a pairwise combination, for the control of the tomato leafminer, Tuta …
either singly or in a pairwise combination, for the control of the tomato leafminer, Tuta …
Halyomorpha halys (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) egg surface chemicals inhibit North American Telenomus and Trissolcus (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) parasitism
R Tognon, JR Aldrich, ML Buffington, EJ Talamas… - Biological Control, 2017 - Elsevier
Halyomorpha halys (Stål)(Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), the brown marmorated stink bug
(BMSB), is an invasive pest in the US, where it has been largely unaffected by natural …
(BMSB), is an invasive pest in the US, where it has been largely unaffected by natural …