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Contribution of predation to the biological control of a key herbivorous pest in citrus agroecosystems
(Wiley, 2019-03-21)
Biological control has traditionally simplified the view of trophic relationships between herbivorous pests and their natural enemies in agriculture. The success or failure of this pest management strategy is still mainly ...
Ocorrência de Phoracantha recurva Newman (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) em eucalipto no Estado de São Paulo, Brasil
(2002-12-01)
This paper reports the occurrence of the longhorn beetle Phoracantha recurva Newman (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) attacking Eucalyptus citriodora logs in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. This Australian species was introduced ...
Silica nanoparticles for insect pest control
(Bentham Science Publishers, 2019-10)
To date, control strategies used against insect pest species are based on synthetic insecticide applications. In addition, the efficacy of these treatments could be decreased due to insecticide resistance in insect ...
Population ecology and classical biological control of forest insect pests in a changing world
(Elsevier, 2022-09-15)
Forests are important for climate regulation and provide wood and fiber to an increasing human population. Forest systems encompass a large part of the world’s land surface area and they are increasingly threatened by ...
Fighting the fall armyworm through collective action
(Feed the FutureCIMMYTUSAIDCGIAR, 2018)
First reports of the invasive pest Bermudagrass Stem Maggot, Atherigona reversura Villeneuve, 1936 (Diptera: Muscidae), in South America
(Pensoft Publishers, 2016-07)
This study presents the first occurrence of Atherigona reversura in South America. This muscid, commonly known as shoot-fly, is a significant pest of cereal crops throughout the Old World tropics and subtropics. Several ...
First reports of the invasive pest bermudagrass stem maggot, atherigona reversura villeneuve, 1936 (diptera: muscidae), in south america.
(Pensoft Publishers, 2016-07-15)
This study presents the first occurrence of Atherigona reversura in South America. This muscid, commonly known as shoot-fly, is a significant pest of cereal crops throughout the Old World tropics and subtropics. Several ...
Social wasps are effective biocontrol agents of key lepidopteran crop pests
(2019-11-06)
Biocontrol agents can help reduce pest populations as part of an integrated pest management scheme, with minimal environmental consequences. However, biocontrol agents are often non-native species and require significant ...