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Efficacy of a non-pheromone semiochemical for trapping of western flower thrips in the presence of competing plant volatiles in a nectarine orchard
(Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaría, 2018-07-25)
Non-pheromone semiochemicals or allelochemicals (kairomones, synomones, allomones) are often derived from, or are similar to,
host plant odours and depending on their use, these semiochemicals may have ...
Forty years of biological control in Mediterranean tomato greenhouses: The story of success
(The Entomological Society of Israel, 2018-11-14)
The article highlights major landmarks in the development of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programmes for tomato greenhouses in the Mediterranean region. This is the story of how biological control ...
The contribution of surrounding margins in the promotion of natural enemies in Mediterranean apple orchards
(MDPI, 2019-05-23)
Habitat management can enhance beneficial arthropod populations and provide
ecosystem services such as biological control. However, the implementation of ecological
infrastructures inside orchards has ...
Hymenoptera Complex Associated with Myzus persicae and Hyalopterus spp. in Peach Orchards in Northeastern Spain and Prospects for Biological Control of Aphids
(MDPI, 2019-04-16)
Aphids are a serious pest for peach crops. They have traditionally been managed with
insecticides, but there is increasing concern about the risk that insecticides pose to both humans
and the environment. ...