Deciphering plant-insect-microorganism signals for sustainable crop production

G Thomas, Q Rusman, WR Morrison III, DM Magalhães… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Agricultural crop productivity relies on the application of chemical pesticides to reduce pest
and pathogen damage. However, chemical pesticides also pose a range of ecological …

Using chemical ecology to enhance weed biological control

AM Gaffke, HT Alborn, TL Dudley, DW Bean - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Signaling chemicals produced by one organism that bring about a
behavioral response in a recipient organism are known as semiochemicals, with …

An Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatile From Saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) Is Repellent to Diorhabda carinulata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

AM Gaffke, SE Sing, JG Millar, TL Dudley… - Environmental …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The leaf beetle Diorhabda carinulata Desbrochers (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) was
introduced into the United States in 1999 for classical biological control of the exotic woody …

[HTML][HTML] Field tests of egg and larval release methods of biological control agents (Archanara neurica, Lenisa geminipuncta) for introduced Phragmites australis …

MJ McTavish, IM Jones, P Häfliger, SM Smith… - Biological Control, 2024 - Elsevier
Field releases of the stem-boring moths Archanara neurica and Lenisa geminipuncta
(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) as classical biological control agents for introduced Phragmites …

[PDF][PDF] Tamarix Biological Control in North America

AM Gaffke, TL Dudley, DW Bean, GM Drus… - CLASSICAL …, 2022 - researchgate.net
Exotic shrubs in the genus Tamarix (also known as saltcedar, tamarisk; Tamaricaceae, Fig.
1) were introduced to North America in the 1800s and established invasive populations …