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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Pest Management Strategies"”.
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An economic analysis of soybean pest management strategies in Virginia
… compare net revenue associated with alternative pest management strategies for Virginia soybean producers, and (ii) to compare attractiveness of different pest management options when net revenue risk is considered in conjunction with the corresponding level of expected net revenue. The method …
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Home Gardener Preferences, Perceptions, Knowledge and Behaviors Associated with Pest Management Strategies and Information Acquisition
Abstract The overuse and/or misuse of pesticides by home gardeners has been verified through various reports indicating home gardeners may fail to recognize opportunities to implement more preferable pest management practices such as Integrated Pest Management (IPM). A series of three surveys, …
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New insights for the Drosophila suzukii sustainable control: integrating parasitoids into current pest management strategies
Nell’attuale era della globalizzazione, gli artropodi fitofagi rappresentano una delle principali minacce per l’agricoltura e l’ambiente. Il moscerino dei piccoli frutti, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura), è un importante esempio di insetto invasivo responsabile di ingenti perdite economiche a …
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Economically Optimal Integrated Pest Management Strategies for Control of Corn Rootworm and Soybean Cyst Nematode (Dynamic Program)
Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 70027 Lift date: Forever Reason: Restricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETDs
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Pest Management Strategies for Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant and an Assessment of Aerial Radiography for Hazard Rating Pine Stands for Southern Pine Beetle Infestation
<p>Currently, sampling or hazard rating insects at military installations is limited. The use of aerial videography is a relatively new technology and is currently used for aerial surveys and is being developed for hazard rating for southern pine beetle. The purpose of this study was to apply …
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Exploiting muscarinic acetylcholine receptors as an insecticidal target to enhance the toxicity of gamma-amino butyric acid channel blockers and the continued challenges with resistance
… that are underutilized for controlling insect pests despite their involvement in various physiological functions. To-date, there are no commercialized insecticides targeting insect mAChRs. In this dissertation, effective target-site synergism was demonstrated in susceptible Drosophila …
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Molecular Characterization of Stress Response in Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
… However, they face various stressors such as pesticides, pathogens, habitat loss, and climate change. Extensive research has been conducted to understand how bees respond to these stressors. Scientists have discovered that honey bees exhibit complex physiological and behavioral responses to …
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Interactions Between the Odorous House Ant (Tapinoma sessile) and RNA Viruses: a Multi-Faceted Approach
… ant, Tapinoma sessile, is a widespread, common pest in North American residential areas, yet the understanding of how viral pathogens shape its behavior, management, and interactions with other insects remains limited. Over the course of my thesis, I characterized four novel viruses in T. …
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Exploring challenges and intervention strategies for harvesting Mopane worms in conservation areas: A case study of selected areas in Vhembe District Municipality
… study explored the challenges and intervention strategies for harvesting Mopane worms at Ha-Gumbu, Matiyani, and Bokmakieries Farm in the Vhembe District. It was observed that conservation areas in South Africa continued to use pesticides and deforestation, which could potentially lead to the …
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A biologically-active pest deterrent: what is the mode-of-action and how does this affect pest behaviour?
The application of chemical pesticides to protect crops is standard practice worldwide, however, the detrimental repercussions of excessive use on human health and environmental degradation are becoming more evident. Integrated pest management strategies, providing non-chemical alternatives to pest …
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Behavioral Responses of Diabroticite Beetles to Selected Olfactory and Visual Cues (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
… to the available arsenal of integrated pest management strategies.
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Insights into the seasonal ecology and thermal biology of the lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae)
… grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica, is a major pest capable of infesting intact kernels and causing damage directly or indirectly through contamination and promoting fungal growth. Its resilience to chemical controls and behavior of developing within grain kernels make traditional management …
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Effects of anthropogenic change on interactions between North American tephritid flies and their biotic associates
… change, agriculture, invasive species, and human management of land all affect insect community dynamics, interactions between competitors and natural enemies, and invasive potential. In this thesis, I examine the effects of the following anthropogenic changes on tephritid fruit flies, Rhagoletis …
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Identifying floral hosts of cerambycid beetles using palynology
… of beetles whose larvae are important forest pests. I quantified the distribution of pollen-feeding in adults of several species of long-horned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Palynivory by cerambycid beetles is common in the subfamily Lepturinae and occurs sporadically in Cerambycinae. …
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The effect of aphid lethal paralysis virus (ALPV) on the biology of grain aphids in the Western Cape
… is taken into consideration, it could influence pest management strategies directly.
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Plant Virus Diagnostics: Comparison of classical and membrane-based techniques for immunoassay and coat protein sequence characterization for Cucumber mosaic virus and three potyviruses
… in the development and implementation of pest management strategies. The virus diagnostic capabilities of several plant pathology collaborators within the Integrated Pest Management Collaborative Research Support Program (IPM CRSP) host countries were evaluated with the aid of a survey. …
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Welfare Impacts Of False Codling Moth Threatening California Oranges
<p>Welfare impacts of alternative pest management strategies of False Codling Moth (FCM) threatening California's oranges are examined. Different economic agents along the supply chain of fresh oranges and orange products in the United States are considered, including consumers, retailers, …
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Toward developing pheromone emitting trap crops: Metabolic engineering of an aggregation pheromone for enhanced attraction of Phyllotreta cruciferae
Pheromone lures and trap crops are appealing pest management tools that use insect and/or plant volatiles to reduce pest populations on crops of interest. Generating pheromone-emitting trap plants may allow for a continuing and highly-specific attraction of insect pests without repeated and costly …
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Assessing Farm-Level and Aggregate Economic Impacts of Olive Integrated Pest Management Programs in Albania: an Ex-Ante Analysis
Concerns about the harmful effects of pesticides on the environment, human health, and wildlife have led to research and promotion of integrated pest management (IPM) strategies. Recently, an IPM program was introduced in the Albanian olive sector through the USAID-funded global IPM-CRSP project to …
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