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Trap crops enhance the control efficacy of Metarhizium brunneum against a soil-dwelling pest
Soil-dwelling insect pests may cause considerable damage to crops worldwide, and their belowground lifestyle makes them hard to control. Amongst the...
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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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Yield potential of site-specific integrated pest and soil nutrient management at different harvest intervals under two commercial cocoa planting systems in Malaysia
Spatio-temporal variability of soil fertility and cocoa pod borer (CPB) infestation rate provides strategic information about the soil nutrients and...
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Biodiversity and Pest Outbreaks
The concept of biodiversity as a key factor influencing the stability of insect populations within ecosystems is explored. Biodiversity, encompassing...
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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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Nanotechnology in pest management: advantages, applications, and challenges
Pests are one of the most concerning biotic problems in agriculture and food. Humans are constantly in search of new strategies to control them....
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Pest and Disease Management
This chapter describes the current sensing and actuation technologies for pests and plant diseases in orchards and vineyards. The technologies for...
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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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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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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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Implications for management of wireworms: insect pest suppressiveness of soils with plant functional diversity
Plant species diversity in agricultural systems has been shown to provide multiple ecological and agronomic benefits. How it affects the soil...
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Agroforestry for enhanced arthropod pest management in Vineyards
Modern vineyards, characterized by monoculture and landscape simplicity, face a multitude of pest management issues, including heightened pest and...
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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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Analyzing Pest Risk in the Context of Climate Change
Pests pose a significant threat to global food security and agricultural productivity. Climate change has exacerbated the impact of pests by...
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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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Sharing decision-making tools for pest management may foster implementation of Integrated Pest Management
Agriculture needs to reduce its current dependence toward pesticides while reducing crop losses caused by pests and ensuring food security;...
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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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Intercrop** with aromatic plants enhances natural enemy communities facilitating pest suppression in tea plantations
Habitat management have received considerable attention in agricultural systems for the promotion of successful pest management. The intercrop** of...
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Diversity of Bt toxins and their utility in pest management
BackgroundThe rising demand for food production along with the concerns regarding the injudicious use of chemicals in pest management has paved way...
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Disease and Pest Resistance through Phenolic Substances in the Solanaceae
With the expansion of the planting area of the Solanaceae, diseases and pests have become the main threats to Solanaceae production. Research on the...
