The vine mealybug (VMB), Planococcus ficus, is a major grapevine pest worldwide, whose
chemical control is often unsatisfactory due to its cryptic behavior, insecticide resistance and …

[EN] Mating disruption (MD) is a species-specific and environmentally friendly pest
management tactic based on the release of synthetic sex pheromones aiming to interrupt the …

Sexual reproduction implies binary outcomes of competitive interactions for access to male
gametes: lifelong virgin females with null fitness vs. mated females with variable (generally …

The vine mealybug (VMB), Planococcus ficus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), is a key insect
pest of vineyards. While pheromone-based mating disruption (MD) has been successfully …

Mealybugs are worldwide pests in vineyards due to direct damage and spread of grapevine
leafroll disease. The objective of this study was to find natural products valuable as …

Nitrogen is a key macronutrient for the quantitative and qualitative yield of grapes; in
addition, it influences the development and reproduction of grape pests. The multiple effects …

BACKGROUND Although mating disruption is increasingly being used to control the
worldwide grapevine pest vine mealybug, Planococcus ficus (Signoret)(Hemiptera …

Indian cotton farmers have reaped the benefits of Bt cotton cultivation since
commercialization (March 2002) until 2013–14. From 2014 onwards, the pink bollworm …

Simple Summary The citrophilous mealybug is an economically important pest that is mainly
controlled using insecticides, not always successfully, and with unintended negative …

The citrophilous mealybug Pseudococcus calceolariae (Maskell)(Hemiptera,
Pseudococcidae) is a primary pest of various crops, including grapevines. The use of …