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integrated pestmanagement, etc ; ambient temperature; conidia; data collection; ecology; fungi; germination; hazelnuts; mathematical models; mycelium; pathogens; relative humidity; Italy; Show all 13 Subjects
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... Monostichella coryli is the causal agent of the hazelnut anthracnose. The increase in the incidence in hazelnut orchards observed during recent years in Central Italy is increasing the need for information and studies on its biology and ecology, and how environmental factors (e.g., temperature) influence its development. For this purpose, seven isolates from different provenances of M. coryli were ...
pestmanagement, etc ; bioactive properties; byproducts; learning; Show all 4 Subjects
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... P values, binary hypothesis tests, and statistical significance are too often overused or used incorrectly in pest management reports. These statistical results are not the point of an analysis, they are just a by‐product that can sometimes be informative. The point of the analysis is always a biological interpretation of the data focusing on whether something new has been learned and then quantif ...
pestmanagement, etc ; Aphidoidea; crop production; insects; virus transmission; Show all 5 Subjects
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... Aphids severely affect crop production by transmitting many plant viruses. Viruses are obligate intracellular pathogens that mostly depend on vectors for their transmission and survival. A majority of economically important plant viruses are transmitted by aphids. They transmit viruses either persistently (circulative or non‐circulative) or non‐persistently. Plant virus transmission by insects is ...
pestmanagement, etc ; agroecosystems; biological control; geostatistics; pests; precision agriculture; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Natural enemies can effectively reduce pest populations when they coincide spatially and temporally with those populations. Therefore, along with temporal synchronization, the spatial association of pests and natural enemies is also necessary to increase the efficiency of biological control. The aims of this review were to assess the current state of knowledge concerning the spatial association of ...
integrated pestmanagement, etc ; fearfulness; humans; people; pesticides; toxicity; vegetarian diet; Show all 7 Subjects
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... In many human societies, domestic insect pests often evoke feelings of disgust, fear and aversion. These common feelings may translate to increased use of household pesticides. No study has ever explored this possibility and consequently, efforts to mitigate public exposure to domestic pesticides typically focus on addressing knowledge gaps. We tested the hypothesis that negative emotions toward i ...
pestmanagement, etc ; Anabrus simplex; acclimation; embryogenesis; epigenetics; ontogeny; temperature; Wyoming; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Thermal performance curves for development are an essential tool for population modeling and pest management. More broadly, they characterize how selection on thermal limits or maximum rates change with life stage. The effects of temperature on development of Mormon cricket embryos, and hatching and development of nymphs were measured on a population from the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming and model ...
pestmanagement, etc ; data collection; models; robots; vegetables; weed control; weeds; Show all 7 Subjects
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... BACKGROUND: Precision weed control in vegetable fields can substantially reduce the required weed control inputs. Rapid and accurate weed detection in vegetable fields is a challenging task due to the presence of a wide variety of weed species at various growth stages and densities. This paper presents a novel deep‐learning‐based method for weed detection that recognizes vegetable crops and classi ...
integrated pestmanagement, etc ; COVID-19 infection; insects; people; villages; Africa; Show all 6 Subjects
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... While traditional scaling for integrated pest management (IPM) in Africa requires the movement of expert trainers from village to village, these efforts are often costly, time-inefficient, hampered by distance, and became impossible under COVID-19’s movement restrictions (despite tremendously increased public need for IPM-scaling knowledge). One solution to this dilemma is IPM-scaling, usable by a ...
pestmanagement, etc ; Bacillus thuringiensis; Helicoverpa zea; corn; cotton; durability; pests; Show all 7 Subjects
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... BACKGROUND: Pyramided Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) crops producing multiple Bt proteins with different modes of action are widely planted in the United States. Helicoverpa zea is a major target pest of pyramided Bt crops and has evolved practical resistance to both Cry1 and Cry2 proteins in some regions of U.S. However, little information is available regarding redundant killing and the dominance o ...
pestmanagement, etc ; Drosophila suzukii; age structure; ectothermy; models; transportation; wind; Show all 7 Subjects
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... The mathematical description of the dynamics of ectotherm populations has a crucial role in understanding and forecasting insect pests outbreaks, as well as to support the formulation of low-impact control strategies. Even though in recent years a considerable step forward has been made in modelling the biological life cycle of many ectotherms, the modelling of spatial aspects still remain partial ...
pestmanagement, etc ; Beauveria bassiana; Megacopta cribraria; instars; mortality; pathogenicity; soybeans; Show all 7 Subjects
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... This is the first study that examined and compared the survival, LC₅₀, and RR₅₀ estimates of Megacopta cribraria F. (Hemiptera: Plataspidae) nymphs and adults that were exposed to two native Beauveria bassiana isolates (Previously codified as NI8 and KUDSC strains) at four concentrations. The greatest reduction in survival and mortality was observed primarily on or after 10 d post-exposure to B. b ...
integrated pestmanagement, etc ; biological control; bioreactors; blastospores; conidia; food security; virulence; Show all 7 Subjects
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... There is a worldwide concern to achieve food security with a sustainable approach, including the generation and implementation of techniques for the production of high-quality chemical-free crops. This food revolution has promoted the development and consolidation of programmes for integrated pest management. Some of those programmes include the use of diverse organisms (biological control agents) ...
integrated pestmanagement, etc ; Otiorhynchus sulcatus; color; horticulture; insect pests; paper; vines; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Vine weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus F. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is an economically important insect pest of horticultural crops. To identify an effective and reliable monitoring system for adult vine weevil, this study investigated the influence of colour, height and entrance position on the efficacy of a model monitoring tool using modified paper cups as refuges. Vine weevil preferences were d ...
pestmanagement, etc ; Philippines; Rattus; paddies; pests; rice; rodents; small mammals; Indonesia; Show all 9 Subjects
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... BACKGROUND: Trapping is a key method for monitoring small mammals and is also one of a number of methods recommended under an ecologically‐based rodent management program to control rodent pest populations. Live‐traps are widely used globally for studying small mammal populations. In Asia where rodents are major pests of rice, single capture traps typically provide low trap success. We compared th ...
pestmanagement, etc ; evolution; fecundity; insects; life history; phenotypic plasticity; stress tolerance; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Global pest invasions have significantly increased in recent years. These invasions together with climate warming directly impact agriculture. Tropical climates feature extreme weather events, including high temperatures and seasonal droughts. Thus, successful invasive pests in tropics have to adapt to these extreme climate features. The intrinsic factors relevant to tropical invasion of insects h ...
integrated pestmanagement, etc ; Drosophila suzukii; apple cider; cider vinegar; spring; summer; Show all 6 Subjects
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... The invasion of Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) worldwide has disrupted existing or developing integrated pest management (IPM) programs in soft-skinned fruits. Currently, with a reliance on only broad-spectrum insecticides, there is a critical call for alternative control measures. Behavioural control is one of the pillars of IPM, and, in the present study, it is investiga ...
pestmanagement, etc ; Blattodea; Fusarium; Nasutitermes; Spodoptera frugiperda; mortality; pathogenicity; regression analysis; Show all 8 Subjects
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... In this study, we evaluated the pathogenicity of 27 isolates of Fusarium incarnatum-equiseti Species Complex (FIESC) against N. corniger and S. frugiperda: four Fusarium sulawesiense (= FIESC 16), six Fusarium pernambucanum (= FIESC 17) and seventeen Fusarium caatingaense (= FIESC 20). Suspensions of 1 × 10⁷ conidia/mL⁻¹ were used for the pathogenicity tests. Cumulative mortality data on the fifth ...
pestmanagement, etc ; fluorescence; fluorescence emission spectroscopy; lighting; plant protection; vegetation; wavelengths; Show all 7 Subjects
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... BACKGROUND: Real‐time site‐specific selective spraying for crop protection against weeds, pests and diseases requires fast and precise detection of targets. This study investigated several aspects of vegetation target detection based on spectral information and developed a low‐cost vegetation sensor. Specific objectives included: (1) compare vegetation‐detection performance using reflected and flu ...
pestmanagement, etc ; Arhopalus rusticus; forest management; instars; larvae; sex ratio; Argentina; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Arhopalus rusticus rusticus and Arhopalus syriacus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) are exotic forestry pests that coexist in Córdoba (Argentina). To contribute to forest management strategies, we examined how their emergence, development, and abundance affect the sex ratio. We found a dispersal sex ratio of 0.5:0.5 (males:females) in both species. The birth sex ratio was 0.5:0.5 in A. syriacus and 0.6: ...
pestmanagement, etc ; Aceria; Bactericera; Lycium; eggs; habitats; leaf abscission; leaves; longevity; mites; Show all 10 Subjects
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... The gall mite Aceria pallida and the psyllid Bactericera gobica are serious Goji berry pests. The mite can be phoretic on the psyllid to overwinter, but it is unclear whether the vector can obtain benefits from the phoront during the growing season. After detachment, the mite shares the same habitat with its vector, so there are very likely to be interspecific interactions. To better understand wh ...