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Integrating water and insect pest management in agriculture
Water and herbivory are two of the most crucial factors limiting plant growth, and their management is a critical part of crop production. However,...
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A theoretical framework to improve the adoption of green Integrated Pest Management tactics
Sustainable agriculture relies on implementing effective, eco-friendly crop protection strategies. However, the adoption of these green tactics by...
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Climate-Smart Strategies for Integrated Pest Management
Climate change is affecting the distribution, biology, and potential for pest outbreaks across various crops and geographical regions. To ensure...
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How can population models contribute to contemporary pest management practices?
Population models provide a logical knowledge base before conducting laborious and expensive field experiments. Historically, two types of population...
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Integrated Pest Management of Temperate Nuts
All temperate nuts (almond, hazelnut, walnut, pecan, chestnut and chilgoza) are widely planted and support a substantial portion of total...
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Nanobody–GroEL interactions in endosymbionts of whitefly: exploration and implications for pest and disease management
Whiteflies in the Aleyrodidae family cause direct sap-sucking harm and responsible for increasing agricultural losses worldwide by spreading plant...
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Sustainable pest management in cabbage using botanicals: Characterization, Effectiveness and Economic Appraisal
Mustard aphid, Lipaphis erysimi (Kalt.), diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Linn.), and cabbage butterfly, Pieris brassicae (Linn.), were...
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Sugarcane borers: species, distribution, damage and management options
Lepidopteran borers stand out as the most destructive pests in sugarcane, leading to reductions in stalk weight, juice quality and sugar recovery....
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Strategic Analysis of Collaborative Networks in Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Research for Improved Pest Management Strategies
The fall armyworm (FAW) poses a significant global threat to food security, and economics. Timely detection is crucial, and this research explores...
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Can biocontrol be the game-changer in integrated pest management? A review of definitions, methods and strategies
Global agriculture is heavily dependent on sustainable plant protection. Worldwide, the concept of integrated pest management (IPM) is being...
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The invasive fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, in Africa and Asia: responding to the food security challenge, with priorities for integrated pest management research
In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and several Asian countries, maize continues to be a major staple food for millions of people. It plays an important role...
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Management Options for Macadamia Orchards with Special Focus on Water Management and Ecosystem Services
South Africa is the World’s largest producers of macadamia nuts, with about 51,000 ha of land covered by macadamia. This leads to major farming...
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Exploring pest mitigation research and management associated with the global wood packaging supply chain: What and where are the weak links?
Global trade continues to increase in volume, speed, geographic scope, diversity of goods, and types of conveyances, which has resulted in a parallel...
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Biological management options against the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda causing damage to maize in Senegal
Fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda , is a major pest of maize worldwide. Since its first report in West Africa in 2016, FAW has quickly spread...
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Mechanistic microclimate models and plant pest risk modelling
Climatic conditions are key determining factors of whether plant pests flourish. Models of pest response to temperature are integral to pest risk...
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Kaolinite nanoclay-shielded dsRNA drenching for management of Globodera pallida: An environmentally friendly pest management approach
Globodera pallida , an obligate sedentary endoparasite, is a major economic pest that causes substantial potato yield losses. This research aimed to...
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Dynamics of Diaspis echinocacti (Bouché) on opuntia spp.: insights for pest management and breeding programs
Diaspis echinocacti (Bouché), a globally distributed cochineal scale insect, poses a significant threat to Opuntia spp . in Morocco and worldwide....
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Progress towards an eco-friendly insect pest management approach in subtropical agro-ecosystems (South Africa)
South Africa is a known exporter of subtropical fruit (avocado, litchi and mango). The main production areas for subtropical fruit in South Africa...
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Empirical studies of integrated pest and pollinator management (IPPM) in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)
Experimental studies were conducted at Entomology Farm, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu for two...
