Journal: Journal of economic entomology / Publication Year: 2013 / Source: 2013 v.106 no.3 / Subject: pest control

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Author:: Guo, Jian-Ying; Wu, Gang; Wan, Fang-Hao
Source:: Journal of economic entomology 2013 v.106 no.3 pp. 1379-1385
ISSN:: 0022-0493
Subject:: Bemisia tabaci; cotton; cryptic species; cultivars; fecundity; females; gossypol; insect pests; integrated pest management; life history; pest control; population growth; survival rate
Abstract:: ... Use of plant secondary metabolic compounds is an important method for insect pest control. In this study, the survival, development, and reproduction of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) MEAM1 cryptic species were compared over two consecutive generations on three cotton cultivars of different gossypol levels. Both cotton cultivar and generation significantly affected the fitness ...

Author:: Ordas, B.; Alvarez, A.; Revilla, P.; Butron, A.; Malvar, R. A.
Source:: Journal of economic entomology 2013 v.106 no.3 pp. 1234
ISSN:: 0022-0493
Subject:: Ostrinia nubilalis; Sesamia nonagrioides; boring insects; corn; flowering; larvae; pest control; plant tissues; sowing date; Mediterranean region
Abstract:: ... In the Mediterranean area, the main corn borer species are Sesamia nonagrioides Lefebvre (Mediterranean corn borer) and Ostrinia nubilalis Hübner (European corn borer). In the overall context of integrated pest control, it is possible to reduce the effect of a pest without having a negative effect on the environment by varying the sowing date. Benefits are possible if the most susceptible stages o ...