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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Trap crops"”.
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Protection of organic cucumber production against striped cucumber beetles using trap crops
Thesis (M.S.)--Michigan State University. Entomology, 2010
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Role of trap crops on harlequin bug, Murgantia histrionica (Hahn), population dynamics and parasitism in broccoli plots
Trap crops were evaluated for harlequin bug control in broccoli field plots in 1994 and 1995. Mustard and rape prevented low densities of harlequin bug from reaching broccoli, but at high densities the insect moved from the trap plants into the broccoli. This indicates that harlequin bugs that are …
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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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From pest management to education: A study of trap crops for the western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte) and 3D models for teaching insect morphology and identification
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-10-19 without embargo terms
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Aggregation Pheromone Biosynthesis and Engineering in Plants for Stinkbug Pest Management
… pathways in plants to develop new forms of trap crops and agricultural practices for pest management. The harlequin bug, Murgantia histrionica, a specialist pest on crucifer crops, produces the sesquiterpene, murgantiol, as a male-specific aggregation pheromone. Similarly, the southern green …
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Investigating host plant selection of harlequin bug, Murgantia histrionica (Hahn), in order to improve a trap cropping system for its management
… Murgantia histrionica (Hahn), is a pest of cole crops. Alternative control strategies were investigated for control of HB, including trap cropping and systemic neonicotinoid insecticide applications. Potential trap crops, mustard (Brassica juncea "Southern Giant Curled" ), rapeseed (B. napus …
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Functional and ecological investigations in Cucurbita: factors mediating fruit infections and insect interactions
… major pests of pumpkins and related Cucurbita crops. We evaluated how floral resource availability and cultivar identity influenced beetle abundance across two field seasons on 16–21 pumpkin cultivars. Each season, randomized blocks of pumpkin cultivars were planted and sampled weekly over six …