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Mating behaviour of female Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae): polyandry increases reproductive output
Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) is an important pest of tomato. Mass trap** of males has seldom proved an effective control measure, probably due to the pest’s reproductive biology. There are few studi...
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Open AccessComparative analysis of hemolymph proteome maps in diapausing and non-diapausing larvae of Sesamia nonagrioides
Sesamia nonagrioides is a noctuid that feeds on maize, sugar cane and sorghum in North Africa and Southern Europe. Larvae reared under long day conditions pupate after 5 or 6 larval instars, whereas larvae reare...
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Host location and suitability of the armyworm larvae of Mythimna unipuncta for the tachinid parasitoid Exorista larvarum
This work evaluates the efficiency of Exorista larvarum (L.) (Diptera: Tachinidae) in localizing and parasitizing the larvae of the noctuid moth Mythimna unipuncta (Haworth) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in laboratory...
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Response of Mythimna unipuncta Males to Components of the Sesamia nonagrioides Pheromone
Several sympatric lepidopteran species feed on maize plants, and the different components of their species-specific female sex pheromones may play a role in attracting conspecifics and/or deter heterospecific ...
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Pheromone Antagonism in the European Corn Borer Moth Ostrinia nubilalis
Mixing the sex pheromones of the Mediterranean corn borer, Sesamia nonagrioides, and the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis, results in significantly lower captures of O. nubilalis when compared to traps loa...
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Six Years after the Commercial Introduction of Bt Maize in Spain: Field Evaluation, Impact and Future Prospects
We carried out a 6-year-field evaluation to assess potential hazards of growing Compa®, a transgenic Bt maize variety based on the transformation event CG 00256-176. Two categories of hazards were investigated...
