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Insect netting: effect of mesh size and shape on exclusion of some fruit pests and natural enemies under laboratory and orchard conditions
To improve exclusion systems for fruit trees, insect nets of various types were evaluated for their permeability to different beneficial and pest...
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Irrigated trap crops impact key hemipteran pests in organic pistachio orchard
Using sown groundcovers as trap crops to protect a cash crop is a traditional pest management tool. Pistachio is a major crop in California’s Central...
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Towards sustainable performance of urban horticulture: ten challenging fields of action for modern integrated pest management in cities
We identified ten current key challenges for plant protection in cities each of them belonging to a specific field of action of IPM in urban...
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Mustard aphid, Lipaphis erysimi (Kaltenbach) (Homoptera: Aphididae): Its management and impact on predatory fauna in rapeseed mustard under organic farming conditions
Rapeseed- mustard is an important source of edible oil but vulnerable to attack by various insect pests. More than three dozen insect pests are known...
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For the love of insects: gardening grows positive emotions (biophilia) towards invertebrates
AbstractAs growing urban populations have fewer chances to experience nature, i.e., ‘the extinction of experience’, the subsequent loss of emotional...
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Visual modelling can optimise the appearance and capture efficiency of sticky traps used to manage insect pests
Sticky traps are one of the most important tools for monitoring and mass trap** of insect pests. Their effectiveness depends on attracting and...
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Mycorrhizal Networks: A Secret Interplant Communication System
Mycorrhizal symbiosis has received special attention due to its benefits for terrestrial plants and soil sustainability. Here, we focus on the most...
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Natural enemies associated with Tuta absoluta and functional biodiversity in vegetable crops
Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is considered one of the main pests threatening tomato production worldwide. In the Mediterranean,...
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Unraveling the Roles of Solitary and Social Web-Making Spiders in Perennial Ecosystems: Influence on Pests and Beneficials
The results show that the orb-weaver spiders, Neoscona theisi and Cyrtophora citricola , occurred in both guava and citrus agroecosystems, and their...
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Biostimulants, soil improvers, bioprotectants: promoters of bio-intensification in plant production
The paper summarizes, after defining the meaning and agreed-upon usage of crucial key-concepts, the different perspectives of participants of the 10th...
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Potential of two omnivorous iolinid mites as predators of the tomato russet mite, Aculops lycopersici
Two iolinid predatory mites were studied in the laboratory as potential biological control agents of the tomato russet mite, Aculops lycopersici ...
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Multifarious management of the reniform nematode, Rotylenchulus reniformis infecting cowpea
Anti-nemic capability of nine agrochemicals that included fertilizers, commercial plant growth supplements and chemicides applied singly and combined...
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Inventory of arthropods associated with cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) in Panama
Cashew ( Anacardium occidentale L.) (Sapindales: Anacardiaceae) is a plant frequently found in backyards; its false fruit and nut are consumed as a...
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Ecological Engineering in Pest Management in Horticultural and Agricultural Crops
Ecological engineering has recently emerged as a paradigm shift for considering pest management approaches that are based on cultural practices...
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Entomopathogenic nematodes to control the hibiscus bud weevil Anthonomus testaceosquamosus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), above ground and on soil surface
The hibiscus bud weevil (HBW), Anthonomus testaceosquamosus , is a pest of tropical hibiscus ( Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ). Chemical insecticides are...
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Novel approaches to assess lethal and sublethal effects when evaluating risks of biopesticides toward beneficial arthropod
BackgroundBiopesticides are defined as substances derived from naturally occurring materials (i.e., plants, microorganisms and minerals)...
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Chemical Control of Drosophila suzukii
Current effective Drosophila suzukii Matsumura control programs are mainly based on chemical methods although violations of maximum residue limits...
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Invertebrate diversity in peri-urban community gardens and possible mechanisms of community assemblage
Urban gardening is becoming increasingly popular in the U.S., in metro and nonmetro communities alike, to address rapid urbanization and food...
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The indirect effect of nectar-inhabiting yeasts on olfactory responses and longevity of two stink bug egg parasitoids
Adult parasitoids are well known to feed on sugar-rich resources such as floral nectar. Recently, an increasing body of evidence has shown that...
