Mixed Baculovirus Infections Boost Cotton Leafworm Mortality, but Only Additively
A laboratory study found that combining a nucleopolyhedrovirus and a granulovirus increased mortality of cotton leafworm larvae, but the interaction ...
Tag: integrated pest management
Wood-boring beetle raises bole breakage risk in Japan’s coastal forests
A field study in Niigata City, Japan, found that the wood-boring beetle Eupromus ruber preferentially infests Machilus thunbergii in coastal ...
Nanoemulsions Turn Volatile Essential Oils into Next-Generation Insecticides
A new review finds that essential oil nanoemulsions with droplets of 20 to 200 nanometres outperformed traditional formulations in several ...
Lady beetle shown to be key field predator of major tea pest in China
A year of field surveys and DNA metabarcoding of beetle gut contents show that Chilocorus kuwanae is a key predator ...
Fungus Shows Laboratory Virulence Against Citrus Psyllid Vector of Huanglongbing
Laboratory tests show the entomopathogenic fungus Akanthomyces lecanii isolate V3450 kills Asian citrus psyllid nymphs and adults in a concentration-dependent ...
Two Parasitoid Wasps Show Promise Against Invasive Fall Armyworm in Lab Tests
A laboratory study in India found the parasitoid wasp Chelonus formosanus achieved significantly higher pupation and adult emergence rates on ...
Native Fungus Outperforms Commercial Acaricide Against Strawberry Spider Mites
A native Metarhizium anisopliae isolate from Colombian strawberry fields killed over 84 percent of two-spotted spider mites in laboratory tests ...
Organic and IPM apples differ in soil life, yields and fruit quality
A three-year study of two long-term Estonian apple orchards linked IPM management with higher yields and more earthworms, while organic ...
Jacques Derron Built Pest Control Around Ecology, Evidence and Shared Knowledge
The career of Swiss entomologist Jacques Derron demonstrated how ecological research, biological control and carefully calibrated intervention thresholds can make ...
Fields That Talk in Scents: How Airborne Chemistry Could Reshape Sustainable Pest Control
A new review in The Science of Nature argues that the volatile organic compounds released by companion crops can be ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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