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DNA barcoding for plant protection: applications and summary of available data for arthropod pests.
Over the last decade, DNA barcoding -the use of short, standardized DNA sequences for species identification -has emerged as an important tool to st...
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Cryptolaemus montrouzieri (Mulsant) (Coccinellidae: Scymninae): a review of biology, ecology, and us
Over the years, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) has been used in both classical and augmentative biological control prog...
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Herbicide-resistant crops as weeds in North America.
Growers have rapidly adopted transgenic herbicide-resistant (HR) crops, such as canola (Brassica napus L.), soyabean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.], maize ...
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Responses of farmland wildlife to genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops.
Genetically modified herbicide-tolerant (GMHT) crops have the potential to affect farmland wildlife through the associated pesticide usage and manag...
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Comparing impacts of plant extracts and pure allelochemicals and implications for pest control.
Many plant extracts or allelochemicals show a broad spectrum of activity against pests and such products have long been touted as attractive alternat...
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Barriers to adoption of biological control agents and biological pesticides.
Biological (bio)pesticides represent 2.4% of the global pesticide market, but this share is growing quickly and is projected to double by 2010. In c...
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Weed control with methyl bromide alternatives.
Methyl bromide (MeBr) has been used for several decades for preplant (PRE) soil fumigation in high-value agricultural and horticultural crops because ...
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Classical biological control of weeds with Curculionidae.
The intentional use of insects to control weeds has been in practice for more than 150 years. Historically, species from the orders Lepidoptera and C...
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New weed threats: extent, origins, and proper management.
Weed problems continue to be an obstacle in plant protection and in natural areas, causing high costs of control and asking for adequate prevention m...
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Assessing risk across the spectrum of weed management.
A range of risk assessment systems has been applied to the field of weed management globally to address the ever-growing problem of plant invasions. ...
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