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Clever pest control? The role of cognition in biological pest regulation
Crop pest management is a global challenge. Increases in agricultural intensity due to anthropogenic demands, alongside the need to reduce the...
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The impact of field margins on biological pest control: a meta-analysis
Floral field margins are known to benefit invertebrate species diversity and abundance within agricultural landscapes, but variation in success...
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Nematode spatial distribution in the service of biological pest control
Sound nematode sampling techniques and related measures can gain biocontrol merits from determining their spatial (geographic and temporal)...
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New grasslands promote pollination but not biological pest control in nearby arable fields in the short term
Agricultural intensification is a major threat to farmland biodiversity and associated ecosystem services. Semi-natural habitats are integral to the...
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Do silvopastoral management practices affect biological pest control in oil palm plantations?
The reliance of conventional oil palm production on agrochemicals to control understory vegetation has caused devastating impacts on the environment....
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The effectiveness of intercrop** and agri-environmental schemes on ecosystem service of biological pest control: a meta-analysis
Plant diversification contributes to the ecological intensification of agroecosystems through pest biocontrol services provision. However, the...
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A biobased superabsorbent formulation for above-ground application of a new entomophthoralean fungus for biological psyllid pest control
Entomophthoralean fungi have long been recognized as promising candidates for biological insect pest control. However, due to technical challenges,...
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Semiochemical based integrated livestock pest control
The role of arthropods as livestock pests has been well established. Besides their biting habits causing nuisance in animals; they are important...
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Nanoparticle-mediated dsRNA delivery for precision insect pest control: a comprehensive review
Nanoparticle-based delivery systems have emerged as powerful tools in the field of pest management, offering precise and effective means of...
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A new paradigm: proactive biological control of invasive insect pests
Invasive insect pests are a significant and accelerating threat to agricultural productivity, they degrade wilderness areas, and reduce quality of...
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Biopesticides: Uses and importance in insect pest control: A review
Biopesticides are made up of plant materials that kill insects and a variety of microorganisms that kill insects, such as entomopathogenic fungi,...
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New lethal liquid bait for control of pest ants
An aqueous ant bait consisting of sucrose (4.55% w/v), essential amino acids (EAAs, 1%), and water is known to be highly appealing to multiple ant...
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Biological Control of Fruit Flies with Emphasis on Microbial Control
The damage caused by fruit flies can occur directly through egg laying and larval development, which opens the door to secondary pathogens in the...
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Benefits associated with the implementation of biological control programmes in Latin America
Agriculture in Latin America plays a significant role in the region’s economy, food security, and rural development. Although pest control has...
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Nanotechnology for Pest and Microbiological Control
Until 2019, México has been considered the tenth largest agricultural producer in the world and contributes 1.7% of world demand. Great efforts have...
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Pest suppression services and dietary niche differentiation of bats in Chinese smallholder farming systems: implications for integrated pest management
Smallholder farming systems make a vital contribution to food security. However, pests pose a significant challenge to the productivity and...
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Ecology and management of the coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei): the potential of biological control
Coffee is an important commodity in Latin America that is grown by smallholder farmers and large-scale coffee producers. The coffee berry borer, Hypoth...
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Smallholder farmers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices towards biological control of papaya mealybug in Kenya
BackgroundFarmer perceptions are highly important in influencing on-farm pest management decision-making. Biological control is extremely sustainable...
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Native marsupial acts as an in situ biological control agent of the main soybean pest (Euschistus heros) in the Neotropics
Natural predators of agricultural pests are known to help increase crop yields and are considered an alternative to chemical insecticides. We...
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Enhancing biological control: conservation of alternative hosts of natural enemies
BackgroundThere is a consensus that the conservation of natural enemies is the most important biological control strategy, but it has also been the...