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Showing 1 to 20 of 348 for “"biological control"”.

  1. Platforms for Biological Control

    Gretton, DanaMassachusetts Institute of Technology2022

    … is the first open-source Python package for controlling Hamilton liquid-handling robots for biology. SecureDNA is the only DNA screening concept to prioritize anti-proliferation of pathogen genomes, and the first to employ modern cryptography to secure a global screening system that can keep …

    mit Repository record

  2. Autonomous Finite Capacity Scheduling using Biological Control Principles

    Manyonge, LawrenceDe Montfort University2012

    … mechanisms are developed based on centralised control architecture in which all of the knowledge base and databases are modelled at the same location. This control architecture has difficulty in handling complex manufacturing systems that require knowledge and data at different locations. …

    de-montfort Repository record

  3. Biological control of Culex mosquitoes using multiple predators

    Cuthbert, RossQueen's University Belfast2019

    Biological control is a longstanding approach in the management of populations of pests, vectors and invasive species. Mosquitoes are major vectors of pathogens and parasites which induce unrivaled morbidity and mortality through disease. Emergent insecticide resistance and environmental concerns …

    qu-belfast Repository record

  4. The biological control of the fall webworm in Colorado

    Swain, Ralph B. (Ralph Brownlee), 1912-, authorColorado State University. Libraries1936

    colostate Repository record

  5. Research in Biological Control of the Formosan Subterranean Termite

    Wang, CaiEntomology2022

    … losses. Compared to chemical pesticides, biological control may provide a more environmentally friendly and persistent method for the control of C. formosanus. In this research, a series of studies were conducted to understand the termite-pathogen interaction and to develop a feasible …

    lsu-thes Repository record

  6. Biological control of internal decay in creosoted distribution poles

    Bruce, Alan1983

    The use of biological agents both in the form of the pure cultures of <i>Trichoderms plysporul</i>, <i>T. harzianum</i> and <i>Scytalidium</i> FY strain and a commercial product in which all three are included (Binab FYT pellets) to control <i>Lentinus lepideus</i> both in the laboratory and in the …

    abertay Repository record

  7. Biological control of wood decay in ground contact timbers

    Brown, HeatherUniversity of Abertay Dundee2002

    … project examined the use of biological control as a means of protecting ground contact timbers from fungal decay. <i>Trichoderma </i>spp. are soil-inhabiting fungi with broad-spectrum antagonistic properties, and have been extensively investigated as potential biocontrol …

    abertay Repository record

  8. Conservation biological control in a multi-strata agroforestry system

    Kranz, AdamUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2017

    … ecosystem services that benefit farmers. Pest control by wild predators and parasitoids could be an especially valuable service in fruits and nuts, the main cash crops in polyculture agroforestry systems. To understand how diverse agroforestry’s unique traits would affect pest control, I …

    uiuc Repository record

  9. Habitat manipulation for conservation biological control in organic Vegetable crops

    Togni, Pedro Henrique BrumUniversidade Federal de Viçosa2014

    O controle biológico é a principal estratégia utilizada na agricultura orgânica para prevenção dos danos causados por artrópodes praga. Para que o controle biológico possa ser favorecido, a manipulação de habitats nos agroecossistemas deve prover recursos e condições adequadas para a conservação e …

    brazil-ufv Repository record

  10. Economic Feasibility of a Biological Control Cottage Industry in Niger

    Guerci, Michael JohnVirginia Tech2016

    … study evaluates the economic feasibility of a biological control industry in Niger. Farmers in the Sahel region of Niger are vulnerable to high millet yield losses due to the millet head miner, and their pest control options are extremely limited. Researchers have begun to support small …

    vt Repository record

  11. Biological control of postharvest phytopathogenic molds promoted by food-isolated yeasts

    PARAFATI, LUCIAUniversità degli studi di Catania2015

    … meccanismi d'azione coinvolti nel processo di biocontrollo di muffe patogene del post raccolta di ceppi di lievito appartenenti alle specie Wickerhamomyces anomalus, Metschnikowia pulcherrima, Aureobasidium pullulans e Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Per ogni specie, sono stati valutati diversi …

    catania Repository record

  12. The Biological Control of Spotted Knapweed in the Southeastern United States

    Minteer, Carey R.2017

    … yields, and reducing soil infiltration. A biological control program for spotted knapweed using <em>Larinus minutus</em> (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), was initiated in Arkansas in 2008. In this dissertation I described the releases of <em>L. minutus</em> and investigated the adult activity …

    arkansas Repository record

  13. Biological control of the dry rot fungus <i>Serpula lacrymans</i>

    Score, AlanUniversity of Abertay Dundee1998

    … value, is not always desirable.<br/><br/>Biological control of wood decay fungi has been proposed for a number of years and previous investigations have indicated that control of decay fungi is possible. However, there were a number of problems reported, in particular, the extrapolation of …

    abertay Repository record

  14. Sasajiscymnus tsugae(COLEOPTERA: COCCINELLIDAE) AS A BIOLOGICAL CONTROL FOR HEMLOCK WOOLLY ADELGID

    Klunk, Wess

    clemson Repository record

  15. Mathematical models for host-parasitoid interactions and biological control of Drosophila suzukii

    Pfab, FerdinandUniversità degli studi di Trento2017

    … parasitoid release should be timed to optimally control the invasive fruit fly Drosophila suzukii. The third part analyzes an experiment for releasing parasitoids in a greenhouse which is infested by D.suzukii. The models presented are used to discuss how to improve such biological control …

    trento Repository record

  16. Rhizoctonia disease of soybeans and its potential biological control by Bacillus megaterium

    Liu, ZonglinUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2011

    Three intraspecific groups (ISGs), ISG-2A, 2B, and 2C, of Rhizoctonia solani were proposed for 14 isolates of anastomosis group (AG) 2 based on isozyme analysis. These ISGs were fixed for deferent genotypes at aco locus and seemed to reflect genetic affinities. A highly virulent field isolate, …

    uiuc Repository record

  17. Behavior and population dynamics of grass carp incrementally stocked for biological control

    Stich, Daniel StephenVirginia Tech2011

    … throughout the world due to their utility as a biological control. In the United States, the species has been used to successfully control invasive, aquatic weeds such as hydrilla Hydrilla verticillata. Despite the large body of research surrounding the use of grass carp, few studies have …

    vt Repository record

  18. Chemical and biological control of silvery threadmoss on creeping bentgrass putting greens

    Post, Angela R.Virginia Tech2013

    … quality and playability. Moss is typically controlled postemergence and currently only one herbicide, carfentrazone, is registered for silvery threadmoss control on greens. Carfentrazone controls moss up to 75% applied at a three week interval throughout the growing season. Alternatives …

    vt Repository record

  19. Population genetics prior to biological control: Ceutorhynchus weevils proposed for managing garlic mustard

    Rauth, Steven J., author, Hufbauer, Ruth, advisorColorado State University. Libraries2009

    … and C. scrobicollis, being considered for the biological control of garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata, in North America. My first objective was to develop a polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) assay which could be used to identify the morphologically …

    colostate Repository record

  20. Development of Pythium oligandrum drechsler for biological control of fungal soil-borne diseases.

    McQuilken, Mark PatrickUniversity of Sheffield1990

    … causing damping-off in cress and the level of biocontrol in artificially infested sand was not as good as that obtained in naturally infested soil. Alginate pellets and a perlite preparation survived well in laboratory storage at 5-25° for at least 24 wk. Seeds of cress and sugar beet were coated …

    whiterose Repository record

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