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Banker plants and landscape composition influence colonisation precocity of tomato greenhouses by mirid predators
Conservation biological control involves manipulation of the environment to enhance the effectiveness of natural enemies in controlling crop pests. In this study, we combined historical data, sticky trap sampl...
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Land use alters the abundance of herbivore and predatory insects on crops: the case of alfalfa
We assess the effects of changing land use and crop management on alfalfa insect abundance by comparing it in 50 alfalfa fields when they were inserted in landscapes with different proportions of arable crops ...
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Innate and Learned Prey-Searching Behavior in a Generalist Predator
Early colonization by Zyginidia scutellaris leafhoppers might be a key factor in the attraction and settling of generalist predators, such as Orius spp., in maize fields. In this paper, we aimed to determine whet...
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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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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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Insect and Mite Pests
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Principles of Epidemiology, Population Biology, Damage Relationships and Integrated Control of Diseases and Pests
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Current and Potential use of Polyphagous Predators
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Setting the Stage: Characteristics of Protected Cultivation and Tools for Sustainable Crop Protection