Biologische bestrijding van plagen in kassen was lange tijd voornamelijk gericht op specialistische natuurlijke vijanden die sterk zijn aangepast aan hun prooi. Gerben …
P Blaeser, C Sengonca, T Zegula - Journal of Pest Science, 2004 - Springer
In the present study, the suitability of different predatory bug species, such as Dicyphus tamaninii Wagner, Macrolophus pygmaeus (Rambur), Orius albidipennis Reuter, Orius …
P De Clercq, TA Coudron, EW Riddick - Mass production of beneficial …, 2023 - Elsevier
This chapter covers several key aspects of rearing procedures for predatory bugs. The value of natural, factitious, and artificial foods for the major species used in biological control is …
abstract Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead) is an endoparasitoid of fruit flies reared for augmentative biological control of several species of Anastrepha in Mexico. During the …
Abstract Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor)(Acari: Phytoseiidae) is one of the most efficient biological control agents of tetranychid mites and is commercially used in various countries …
Increased concern about human health and the environment, fast development of resistance by insects to pesticides, and the interest to utilize sustainable agricultural methods are …
Cognitive abilities used by arthropods, particularly predators, when interacting in a natural context have been poorly studied. Two neotropical sympatric predators, the golden silk …
There is a large body of literature reporting the benefits of silicon (Si) fertilisation to agricultural crops, however, much of this research has focused on high Si-accumulating …