Alien plants from psammophilous ecosystems have been studied in southern Spain. Sixteen sites, which are included in the Andalusian Network of Protected Spaces, have been chosen along 1100 km of Andalusian coasts in order to verify the degree of abundance and influence of these species on different ...

The gray pineapple mealybug, Dysmicoccus neobrevipes Beardsley, is an invasive pest that during recent years has caused serious damage on Sisal (Agave sisalana Perrine) crops in South China. The biology of D. neobrevipes including its development, survivorship, longevity and reproduction was...

To explore the composition, distribution and interrelation of the pineapple mealybugs in China, samples were collect from 14 counties of five provinces. The genetic variations of pineapple mealybugs from China, Brazil and Hawaii of USA have been analyzed. The whole ribosomal internal transcribed...

A study was conducted to evaluate the structural modifications in some Agave (A. americana, A. americana var. marginata, A. decipiens, A. × leopoldii, A. sisalana, and A. vera-cruz) and Yucca (Y. aloifolia, Y. aloifolia 'Marginata', Y. elephantipes, and Y. gloriosa) species in relation to their...

The agave snout weevil, Scyphophorus acupunctatus Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Dryophthorinae), is reported from Puerto Rico for the first time. It was collected on feral sisal, Agave sisalana Perrine (Agavaceae), in the Guánica Dry Forest Reserve in the southwestern part of the island.

A new leaf spot disease of mango was found in Yunnan province of China in 2009. A fungus was isolated from diseased leaves and Koch's law fulfilled. The fungus was identified as Trichothecium roseum according to its morphology and the sequence analysis of rDNA-ITS. The disease was named Mango ...

The effects of four host plants (Agave sisalana, Ag. americana var. marginata, Ananas comosus Baili and An. comosus Smooth Cayenne) on the biology of the mealybug Dysmicoccus neobrevipes Beardsley were studied in the laboratory at 26±1°C, 75-90% RH and 14:10 (L:D) photoperiod. The development,...

The present study was carried out to understand the successional changes, which take place in shrubby vegetation in an age series of 23, 22, 21 and 20 years old mine restored sites at Dehradun district in Uttarakhand, India and an adjoining natural forest was also studied for comparison of...

Pomacea canaliculata Lamarck is an invasive alien species that is very harmful to the ecosystem and rice production in South China. To verify the toxicity and related mechanism of Agave sisalana Perrine to golden apple snail, the toxic effects of aqueous, n-butanol and ethanol extracts of A....

This study was carried out to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of extracts of the leaves and leaf waste discarded in the process of obtaining the hard fibers of Agave sisalana. The antimicrobial activity was determined by the paper disk diffusion method using Gram-positive and Gram-negative...