Pentatomid stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) include several species that occur in pear orchards where they cause feeding damage with their piercing-sucking mouthparts, resulting in deformed fruits. In the Belgian fruit growing area they used to be secondary pests, but over the last decade they...

This paper presents the results of several trials conducted in 2009-14 in Italy to test different control strategies against the grapevine mealybug (Planococcus ficus), an introduced species in Trentino, which can cause direct damage (limiting production) and indirect (virus transmission) on the...

Arthropods considered viral vectors are early pests in the tomato crop and have the ability to cause direct or indirect damage, especially when there are failures in their management. The aim of this work was to study the incidence and infestation of viral vectors in two systems of pest management...

A pest survey and subsequent identification confirmed the presence of the spiraling whitefly, Aleurodicus dispersus Russell (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), in Pinrang District, South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. This is the first report of the insect in the province and population outbreaks resulting...

Cereal aphids, Sitobion avenae, have developed resistance to pyrethroids in the last few years, culminating in control failure at some locations in England 2011 and 2012, associated in the latter year with local epidemics of barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV). Studies by Rothamsted Research and...

The common blossom thrips, Frankliniella schultzei (Trybom), has been recently reported as an agronomic pest in South Florida. It poses a serious threat to tomato and pepper growers due to its ability to transmit Groundnut ring spot virus (GRSV). In the wake of the current problem 3 trials were...

Conventional chemical control compounds used for the management of insect pests have been much maligned, but still serve a critical role in protecting people and agricultural products from insect pests, as well as conserving biodiversity by eradicating invasive species. Although biological control...

The anthranilic diamide insecticide cyantraniliprole was previously shown to reduce transmission of Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) to pepper, Capsicum annuum, by Frankliniella fusca but not Frankliniella occidentalis. This study examines the effects of cyantraniliprole and imidacloprid on thrips...

This paper presents the importance of aphids in potato production, especially in the seed potato production where they transmit potato viruses Y, A, X and PLRV. Among aphids, the most important vectors are the following aphid species: Myzus persicae - green peach aphid, Macrosiphum euphorbiae -...

BACKGROUND: The spread of the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), resulted in the worldwide destabilization of established integrated pest management programs for many crops. Efforts to control the pest and the thrips-vectored tospoviruses with...