The tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta Meyrick is an invasive species for Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, attacking cultivated and wild Solanaceae plants. After it was recorded in Bulgaria in 2009 it spread in all tomato growing regions of the country. The aim of the study was to establish...
Author(s)
Deleva, E.; Harizanova, V.; Draganova, S.
Publisher
Academic Publishing House of the Agricultural University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Citation
Agrarni Nauki, 2016, 8, 19, pp 61-67
Aim: The fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea (Drury) (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae), a destructive invasive pest and native to North America, has spread from Dandong city, Liaoning province of northeastern China to Wuhu city, Anhui province of southeastern China. Effective control measures are urgently...
Author(s)
Zhang LongWa; Kang Ke; Liu YuJun; Zhang Ting; Sun Long; Zhan Cheng; Huang ChangChun; Jiang LiYa; Ye KaiYun; Ding DeGui
Publisher
Editorial Office of Acta Entomologica Sinica, Beijing, China
Citation
Acta Entomologica Sinica, 2016, 59, 1, pp 111-118
The pathogenicity of indigenous isolates of Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae and Isaria fumosorosea was evaluated in the laboratory against larvae and adults of the sisal weevil, Scyphophorus acupunctatus. Inoculation was achieved via immersion of individuals into conidia suspensions of...
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Gkounti, V. T.; Markoyiannaki, D.; Kontodimas, D. Ch.
Publisher
Benaki Phytopathological Institute, Athens, Greece
Citation
Hellenic Plant Protection Journal, 2015, 8, 2, pp 46-54
The invasive red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is one of the most destructive pests of palms in the world. To date, the control of this pest has been mainly based on the use of insecticides. However, this control method can result in environmental,...
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Dembilio, Ó.; Jacas, J. A.
Publisher
Association Française de Protection des Plantes (AFPP), Alfortville, France
Citation
Colloque méditerranéen sur les ravageurs des palmiers, Nice, France, 16-18 Janvier 2013, 2013, pp unpaginated
The red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (Coleoptera Dryophthoridae), is an important pest of palms. Knowledge of both its natural enemies and its defensive mechanisms against predators and microorganisms is important to develop methods for an integrated pest control. Antimicrobial...
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Mazza, G.; Arizza, V.; Baracchi, D.; Barzanti, G. P.; Benvenuti, C.; Francardi, V.; Frandi, A.; Gherardi, F.; Longo, S.; Manachini, B.; Perito, B.; Rumine, P.; Schillaci, D.; Turillazzi, S.; Cervo, R.
Publisher
Department of Agroenvironmental Sciences and Technologies, Bologna, Italy
Citation
Bulletin of Insectology, 2011, 64, 1, pp 33-41
This study has been conducted through a project for biological control of the red palm weevil (R. ferrugineus; RPW) in Arab Gulf Countries sponsored by the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development. Steinernema carpocapsae and/or Beauveria bassiana were applied in the soil around the trunks of ...
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Saleh, M. M. E.; Hegazy, G.; Salem, M.; Hanounik, S. B.; Al-Mohanna, O.; Alheji, M. A.
Publisher
Egyptian Society for Biological Control of Pests, Giza, Egypt
Citation
Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 2004, 14, 1, pp 141-145