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Showing 1 to 20 of 249 for “"Pest management"”.
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Economics of Decision-Making in Agricultural Pest Management (Integrated Pest Management (Ipm))
Decision making in pest management, like all other economic problems, involves allocating scarce resources to meet human needs. One hundred Illinois corn and soybeans farmers were surveyed to examine their pest management decision making in the 1984 growing season. Farmer's decisions to adopt …
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Virginia Integrated Pest Management Expert for Wheat
The Virginia Integrated Pest Management Expert for Wheat was designed to combine the best available information regarding wheat pest management of disease pathogens, weeds, and insects into a decision support system that would provide potential outbreak risk and pest control information to the …
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Insect pest management in hemp in Virginia
… and feeding injury to plants. Multiple insect pests were present, including corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea [Boddie]) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys [Stål]) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), and cannabis aphid (Phorodon cannabis) (Hemiptera: Aphididae). In 2019, …
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Pest management program for structured urban environments
The development and evaluation of the pest management program involved many different aspects of urban pest control and urban pest management. The program consisted of individual pest management programs for the primary urban pests in prison environments. Each program involved resource manuals, …
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Gender and Pest Management in the Ecuadorian Andes
… to assess the intersection of gender and pesticide knowledge to identify gendered dynamics that may prove important to consider when implementing an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program. Key findings include knowledge being associated with task undertaken, not necessarily the gender of …
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Improving Integrated Pest Management in Sweet Corn System
… (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a common insect pest of sweet corn in the United States. The larvae cause chewing damage on corn ears rendering them unmarketable. Traditionally, growers have controlled CEW in sweet corn using multiple applications of insecticides such as pyrethroids during ear …
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Pest management practices used by West Virginia corn growers
… and designing educational programs concerning pest management for corn farmers. This research identified current trends in management practices, insect, fungal, and weed problems, and educational needs so that instructional materials can be designed to meet clientele needs. Data were collected …
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Economic Aspects of Crop Pest Management and Monarch Conservation
… rise in prophylactic chemical treatments for pest and weed control in the past two decades have raised many environmental concerns. Although cost effective, such treatments which include neonicotinoids and herbicide tolerant (HT) crops contaminate soil and water and cause wildlife habitat …
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Pest management of billbugs in orchardgrass grown in Virginia
… vestitus Chittenden) have become important pests of orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.) grown in Virginia, causing 40 - 100% stand losses according to a 2005 survey of over 324 ha (800 ac) of orchardgrass. Their sheltered feeding habits combined with a lack of labeled insecticides for …
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Improving integrated pest management for plum curculio in Illinois peaches
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2027-08-01
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Developing an integrated pest management program for edamame in Virginia
… and other regions to develop cultivars and best management practices for growing edamame in the mid-Atlantic region. Beginning in 2018, edamame trials examining breeding lines and cultivars were conducted to look at their suitability for this region. These varieties were sampled and evaluated for …
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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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Aggregation Pheromone Biosynthesis and Engineering in Plants for Stinkbug Pest Management
Stinkbugs (Pentatomidae) and other agricultural pests such as bark beetles and flea beetles are known to synthesize terpenoids as aggregation pheromones. Knowledge of the genes and enzymes involved in pheromone biosynthesis may allow engineering of pheromone biosynthetic pathways in plants to …
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Compatible components of the integrated pest management of Bathycoelia distincta (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae
… Distant (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), is a major pest of macadamia. It causes damage by directly feeding on macadamia kernel throughout the season and reducing nut quality by inducing nut abscission, premature nut abortion, necrotic lesions, deformed kernels, discoloration, or translucent …
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Development and delivery of biopesticide-based pest management for Michigan apple producers
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Michigan State University. Dept. of Entomology, 2010
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Development of integrated pest management for sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis in rice
… an urgent need exists to develop strategies for management. Currently, no IPM program is in place for stem borers in Louisiana rice and research has been initiated to develop an IPM program for these pests. The first objective of this research was focused on host plant resistance. For this …
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The Effects of Agricultural Waste-Based Compost Amendments in Organic Pest Management
<p>Soil-borne pests and pathogens, such as <em>Verticillium dahliae</em>, can devastate a wide range of annual and perennial crops. Current management options for organic production are limited and sustainable management of pathogens, weeds, and arthropods is important for staying profitable and …
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Economic impacts of extension integrated pest management programs in the United States
Integrated pest management (IPM) is an approach to pest control which emphasizes the Integration of biological, cultural, and chemical control methods for optimal pest management. The purpose of this thesis is to empirically examine the level and distribution of net economic benefits of Extension …
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Gendered Production Roles and Integrated Pest Management in Three Jamaican Farming Communities
In the promotion of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) as an alternative to pesticides, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Office of International Research and Development (OIRD) at Virginia Tech, and the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute …
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Non chemical alternatives for pest management: Entomopathogenic nematodes and UV-C light
… control strategies of insect and disease pests in order to reduce harsh chemical use during greenhouse crop production and transport s. This research includes two separate studies: 1) testing the practical viability of rearing and storing four species of entomopathogenic nematode (EPN), …
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