Habitat management involving manipulation of farmland vegetation can exert direct
suppressive effects on pests and promote natural enemies. Advances in theory and practical …

Climate change can have diverse effects on natural enemies of pest species. Here we
review these effects and their likely impacts on pest control. The fitness of natural enemies …

Grapevine (Vitis spp.) is one of the most widely grown fruit crops in the world. It is a
deciduous woody perennial vine for which the cultivation of domesticated species began …

Economic losses resulting from vineyard mealybug infestations have increased dramatically
during the past decade. In response, there has been a cosmopolitan effort to improve control …

Grapevine leafroll disease (GLD) is caused by a complex of vector-borne virus species in
the family Closteroviridae. GLD is present in all grape-growing regions of the world, primarily …

Abstract Mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) are small, soft-bodied plant sap-sucking
insects that constitute the second largest family of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) …

We review direct and indirect effects of climate change on both the grapevine plant as a host
for phytophagous insects, as well as on grape insect pests, their natural enemies and …

With some of the highest biodiversity on the planet, the Mediterranean Biome is
experiencing a conservation crisis driven by high human population density, development …

Climate change is a critical challenge for the global grape and wine industry, as it can
disrupt grapevine growth, production, and wine quality. Climate change could influence the …

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 …