Despite the critical role that contact between hosts and vectors, through vector bites, plays in
driving vector-borne disease (VBD) transmission, transmission risk is primarily studied …

ABSTRACT The New Zealand economy is export-driven and heavily reliant on the
productivity of the pastoral sector. The transformation of native forest and tussock grassland …

The functional response parameters and patterns of three coccinellid predators,
Cheilomenes sexmaculata, Propylea dissecta, and Coccinella transversalis (Coleoptera …

The egg parasitoid Telenomus remus (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) has been investigated for
classical and applied biological control of noctuid pests, especially Spodoptera …

We contend that invasion ecology requires a universal, measurable trait of species and their
interactions with resources that predicts key elements of invasibility and ecological impact; …

Since its creation, considerable effort has been given to improving the utility of the consumer
functional response. To date, the majority of efforts have focused on improving mathematical …

The citrus red mite, Panonychus citri (McGregor)(Acari: Tetranychidae), is a pest of citrus
worldwide, and a major pest of satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu Marcovitch) in Alabama …

益蝽Picromerus lewisi Scott 是一种重要的捕食性昆虫, 为探究其控害潜能,
在实验室条件下研究不同龄期的益蝽对粘虫的捕食能力. 选择饥饿24 h 的3, 4, 5 …

We compare the efficiencies of different stages of Hippodamia variegata (Coleoptera:
Coccinellidae) preying on Aphis fabae (Scolpoli)(Hemiptera: Aphididae) by estimating the …

We currently lack the capacity to rapidly and reliably predict the efficacy of biological control
agents due to inadequate consistency in derivations of functional and numerical responses …