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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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Epidemiology and Population Dynamics: Modelisation, Monitoring and Management
Understanding how populations of microbial pathogens and arthropod pests develop over time is critical for timely and effective intervention to control disease epidemics and pest infestations in agricultural p...
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Open AccessPre-planting inoculation for early establishment of Dicyphus bolivari and D. errans on tomatoes
Slow establishment and risks of plant damage are major constraints for the use of the predatory mirid bugs that are commercially available for release in greenhouse crops. Therefore, a new interest has turned ...
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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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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