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Evaluation of Artemia sp. (Branchiopoda, Artemiidae) as an alternative prey for laboratory rearing of Tupiocoris cucurbitaceus (Hemiptera: Miridae), a predator of horticultural pes... by Lois, Marcelo, Carrizo, Paola Irene, Lopez, Silvia Noemi, Viscarret, Mariana Mabel

“…(Branchiopoda, Artemiidae), crustáceo evaluado para la cría en laboratorio de otras especies de hemípteros, podría utilizarse como alimento alternativo, siendo menos costoso que el empleado habitualmente (huevos de Sitotroga cerealella [Olivier] [Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae]). El objetivo del presente trabajo fue determinar el tiempo de desarrollo y la mortalidad ninfal, la fertilidad y la proporción de sexos de T. cucurbitaceus alimentados con cistos de Artemia sp. …”
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Distribución, gama de huéspedes y especificidad de cinco poblaciones de Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (Nematoda: Heterorhabditidae) del Alto Valle de Río Negro y Neuquén, Argentina by Giayetto, Alejandro Lorenzo, Cichon, Liliana

“…In lepidopterans and copleopterans larvae the EPM grew at the same extent similar to the one found in Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Galleridae). In particular, Cydia pomonella (Lepidopera: Tortricidae) and Platypus sulcatus (Coleoptera: Platypodidae), key pest of pome fruits and forestry respectively. …”
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Picudo de la guayaba Conotrachelus psidii Marshall, 1922 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Carabalí Muñoz, Arturo, Montes Prado, Millerlandy

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Prospección de nuevas técnicas y mejores prácticas de manejo y control de la plaga Lobesia botrana en Israel

“…La polilla del racimo de la vid o Lobesia botrana (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) es una plaga cuarentenaria presente en Chile desde hace unos años, entiéndase por plaga cuarentenaria a aquellas de importancia económica y/o ambiental que se han introducido recientemente al país o que su distribución en el territorio nacional es limitada y provocan efectos negativos en algún sector económico. …”
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Podwall toughness has no effect on cowpea resistance to the legume pod borer by Oghiakhe, S., Jackai, L.E.N., Makanjuola, W.A.

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Trade-off between foliage and tuber resistance to Phthorimaea operculella in wild potatoes by Horgan, Finbarr G., Quiring, Dan T., Lagnaoui, Aziz, Pelletier, Yvan

“…This species has been widely used in potato breeding programs aimed at acquiring foliage resistance to Phthorimaea operculella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) and other herbivores. Phthorimaea operculella lays eggs in the soil and neonate larvae generally initiate host attack. …”
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Leaf properties, litterfall and nutrient inputs of Terminalia ivorensis at different tree stand densities in a tropical timberfood crop multistrata system by Norgrove, L., Hauser, S.

“…There was near complete defoliation of the T. ivorensis stand by Epicerura sp. (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) caterpillars in the month just before the start of litter-fall sampling. …”
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El barrenador del tallo : plaga del cultivo de mandioca by Almonacid, Roxana Cristina, Aguirre, Maximo Raul Alcides, Velozo, Lucia, Caceres, Sara

“…Se informa sobre la especie Chilomima clarkei Amsel (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), plaga conocida como barrenador del tallo de la mandioca. …”
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Liberación de adultos de Trichogramma exiguum en campo

“…iberación de adultos de Trichogramma exiguum para el control de Diatraea spp. en cultivos de caña de azúcar para panela Se describe detalladamente el sistema de liberación de adultos de Trichogramma exiguum (Hymenoptera: Trichogramatidae) para el control de los huevos del barrenador de los tallos de la caña de azúcar, Diatraea spp. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Se presentan los beneficios económicos logrados por Agrosavia, al implementar este sistema de liberación en cultivos de caña de azúcar para panela. …”
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Estudio preliminar sobre insectos polinizadores de macadamia en Costa Rica by Masis, C.E, Lezama, H.J

“…Se observaron otros insectos de menor importancia, pertenecientes a las órdenes Coleóptera y Lepidóptera, en una frecuencia de 2.26 por ciento. En ningún caso, los períodos de mayor actividad de los insectos polinizadores ocurrieron al mismo tiempo; esto evidencia, probablemente, un ejemplo de la competencia o desplazamiento interespecífico. …”
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Turrialba; Vol. 35, no. 3

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The potential for controlling postflowering pests of cowpea, Vigna unguiculata Walp., using neem, Azadirachta indica A. Juss by Jackai, L.E.N., Inang, E.E., Nwobi, P.

“…The pests were larvae of Maruca testulalis Geyer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), the legume pod borer and Clavigralla tomentosicollis Stäl (Hemiptera: Coreidae), the cowpea coreid bug. …”
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Horizon scanning to assess the bioclimatic potential for the alien species Spodoptera eridania and its parasitoids after pest detection in west and central Africa by Tepa-Yotto, Ghislain T., Gouwakinnou, G.N., Fagbohoun, J.R., Tamo, Manuele, Saethre, M.

“…BACKGROUND The southern armyworm (SAW) Spodoptera eridania (Stoll) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is native to the tropical Americas where the pest can feed on more than 100 plant species. …”
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Effect of adult feeding substrates on survival and reproduction of Therophilus javanus and Phanerotoma syleptae, two parasitoids of Maruca vitrata by Dannou, E.A., Azokpota, E.T., Zanzana, K., Datinon, B.D., Sinzogan, A., Srinivasan, R., Pittendrigh, B.R., Tamò, Manuele

“…The current study was designed to assess the effect of different feeding substrates on survival and reproduction of Therophilus javanus (Bhat & Gupta) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and Phanerotoma syleptae Zettel (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in order to optimize their potential as biological control agents against Maruca vitrata Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Experiments were carried out in laboratory with batches of ten adult females exposed to flowers of either Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp., Tephrosia candida (Roxb.) …”
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Control potential of multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (SfMNPV) isolated from fall armyworm in Nigeria (West Africa) by Tepa-Yotto, G., Douro Kpindou, O., Koussihouede, P. S., Adjaoke, A., Winsou, J. K., Tognigban, G., Tamò, Manuele

“…The fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) has now become an invasive pest of global concern. …”
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Variations in resistance against Phthorimaea operculella in wild potato tubers by Horgan, Finbarr G., Quiring, Dan T., Lagnaoui, Aziz, Salas, Alberto R., Pelletier, Yvan

“…Tuber resistance can contribute to current management strategies against the potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea operculella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), in field and stored potatoes. …”
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Integrated pest management for cowpea cereal cropping systems in the West African savannah by Adati, T., Tamò, Manuele, Yusuf, S.R., Downham, M.C.A., Singh, B.B., Hammond, W.

“…The key pests of cowpea of importance in the West African savannah are the legume flower thrips Megalurothrips sjostedti (Trybom) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), the legume pod borer Maruca vitrata (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and the pod-sucking bug Clavigralla tomentosicollis Sta˚l (Hemiptera: Coreidae). …”
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The invasive South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta, continues to spread in Afro-Eurasia and beyond: The new threat to tomato world production by Desneux, Nicolas, Luna, Maria G., Guillemaud, Thomas, Urbaneja, Alberto

“…The South American tomato pinworm Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is an invasive pest, native to South America which was detected in eastern Spain at the end of 2006. …”
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Morphology and development of immature stages of Galeopsomyia fausta (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Tetrastichinae) by Llácer, Elena, Urbaneja, Alberto, Garrido, Antonio, Jaques, Josep A.

“…Galeopsomyia fausta LaSalle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) is a Neotropical eulophid solitary ectoparasitoid of the immature stages of Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). In Central and South America, the activity of this wasp has resulted in good biological control of P. citrella. …”
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The combined use of Bacillus thuringiensis and Nesidiocoris tenuis against the tomato borer Tuta absoluta by Mollá-Hernández, Óscar, González-Cabrera, Joel, Urbaneja, Alberto

“…Since Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) was first detected at the end of 2006 in the Mediterranean Basin, several endemic natural enemies have been reported to prey on this exotic pest. …”
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