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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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Disrupting insect-mediated transmission of plant viruses
… mosaic virus (TuMV) between Arabidopsis thaliana plants by the aphid Myzus persicae. Among other things, I investigated if there were differences in the extent to which the viruses modified aphid-plant interactions in different Arabidopsis accessions, as well as the intrinsic susceptibility of …
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Studies on Conura torvina (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) Reproduction and biology in Relation to Hosts in Brassica Crops
… and behavior were initiated. A study using plants laden with "trap hosts" to detect C. torvina activity in the spring indicated no activity until late June, but proved trap host sampling to be an efficient and effective method of monitoring C. torvina activity. Studies of C. torvina's …