Predatory mites of the family Phytoseiidae are important natural enemies of phytophagous
mites and small insects. Phytoseiid mites often experience a variety of stresses brought …

Since the initial suggestion of using insect hormones or their mimics as the third-generation
insecticides, great strides have been made in the discovery of three classes of such insect …

Abstract Macrolophus pygmaeus (Hemiptera: Miridae) is a common generalist predator in
Mediterranean agro-ecosystems. We evaluated the lethal effects of six insecticides and a …

Background Attempts to eradicate alien arthropods often require pesticide applications. An
effort to remove an alien beetle from Central Park in New York City, USA, resulted in …

Highlights• New approaches have been proposed in the evaluation of pesticide selectivity
toward natural enemies, in particular predatory mites.• Predatory mites (ie phytoseiids) can …

Fifteen pesticides were tested in laboratory bioassays on Galendromus occidentalis
(Nesbitt), the principal phytoseiid mite predator in Washington apple orchards. We …

The toxic effects of older classes of pesticides on natural enemies are typically acute and
exposure usually occurs through direct contact with foliar residues. However, older …

The seminal work of Stern and his coauthors on integrated control has had a profound and
long‐lasting effect on the development of IPM programs in western orchard systems …

Grape growers in California utilize a variety of biological, cultural, and chemical approaches
for the management of insect and mite pests in vineyards. This combination of strategies …

The potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli (Šulc)(Hemiptera: Triozidae) is a vector of the
pathogen (Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum) that causes zebra chip in potato. The …