Conservation biological control (CBC) makes valuable contributions to productivity in High
Plains agriculture. Despite some notable exceptions, CBC holds a wide range of potentially …

Hippodamia variegata is one of the most abundant ladybird species in Greece, preying on
several aphid species and other arthropods, of which many are pests of cultivated plants …

Drought represents one of the most severe constraints to agricultural production; therefore,
resistance to drought has the highest priority in the development of new cultivars. How insect …

The role of fertilizers in increasing nutritional content and making host plants more attractive
to herbivores has been repeatedly proved. This study investigated the effect of applying …

The khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium Everts (Coleoptera: Dermestidae), is a
polyphagous pest that infests many stored grains and products. The effect of nine maize …

The filbert aphid Myzocallis coryli (Goeze) is a serious pest of hazelnut in North America,
Italy, Spain, and Turkey. To evaluate the resistance of hazelnut to this insect, aphids were …

Crop resistance and biological control are both considered efficient and environmentally
friendly methods of sustainable pest control. In this study, we aimed at investigating the …

The effect of three host plants, sweet pepper, cucumber and eggplant, on the survival and
fecundity of Myzus persicae (Sulzer)(Hem.: Aphididae) and population growth parameters of …

The melon aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover, is a cosmopolitan pest that infests and damages a
wide range of crop plants, especially cucurbits. It is a host of the coccinellid predator …

We tested six aphid species, viz. Aphis gossypii, Aphis craccivora, Brevicoryne brassicae,
Lipaphis erysimi, Myzus persicae and Uroleucon compositae as essential foods needed for …