Herbivorous arthropods have interacted with plants for millions of years. During feeding they
release chemical cues that allow plants to detect the attack and mount an efficient defense …

Ectoparasitic salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) present a major challenge to Atlantic
salmon (Salmo salar) aquaculture. The demand for effective louse control has produced …

Abstract Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a holistic approach to combat pests (including
herbivores, pathogens, and weeds) using a combination of preventive and curative actions …

Genetic technologies such as gene editing and gene drive systems have recently emerged
as potential tools for pest control. Gene drives, in particular, have been described as …

The invertebrate pests most commonly affecting New Zealand's pastoral-based production
in 'average'years cause losses of between 1.7Band 2.3 B pa of which up to 0.9 …

ABSTRACT The New Zealand economy is export-driven and heavily reliant on the
productivity of the pastoral sector. The transformation of native forest and tussock grassland …

Biocontrol agents can help reduce pest populations as part of an integrated pest
management scheme, with minimal environmental consequences. However, biocontrol …

Background A number of epidemiologic studies with a variety of exposure assessment
approaches have implicated pesticides as risk factors for childhood cancers. Here we …

The agricultural community is confronted with dual challenges; increasing production of
nutritionally dense food and decreasing the impacts of these crop production systems on the …

Invasive insect species can act as a plague across the globe, capable of vast expansion and
rapid, proliferate reproduction. The spread of pathogens of serious diseases such as malaria …