The role of plantation forests will become more important in the future, along with the
increasing demand for wood. However, pest infestation problems may represent significant …

Halyomorpha halys is an invasive, widespread stink bug for which only short-term solutions
are currently available for pest control worldwide. The need for long-term management …

The oil palm industry is a key economic agriculture activity to contribute to Malaysia Gross
Domestic Product (GDP). In 2019, it was reported that oil palm GDP was about RM38 Billion …

In Indonesia, the rapid expansion of oil palm and rubber plantations replaces large areas of
tropical rainforest. Rainforest transformation alters the diversity and composition of …

Metisa plana is one of the main oil palm leaf defoliators in Malaysia. Infestation of M. plana
at the oil palm plantation caused severe yield loss in the past. Many control methods have …

The bagworm species, Metisa plana (Lepidoptera: Psychidae), is a major oil palm pest. The
existence of M. plana parasitoids is reliant on the presence of the host (M. plana) and food …

Bagworm, Metisa plana (Lepidoptera: Psychidae) is a ubiquitous insect pest in the oil palm
plantations. M. plana infestation could reduce the oil palm productivity by 40% if it remains …

Metisa plana is a widespread insect pest infesting oil palm plantations in Malaysia. Farnesyl
acetate (FA), a juvenile hormone analogue, has been reported to exert in vitro and in vivo …

Microbiome studies of the parasitoid wasp, Dolichogenidea metesae (Nixon)(Hymenoptera,
Braconidae) are important because D. metesae has potential as a biological control agent to …

The insect parasitoid, Pediobius imbreus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), which has a diverse
host range, probably possesses various antennal sensilla (sensory organs) to assist the …