The Mediterranean basin thrives in native plant species are able to produce numerous
derivatives that can be used for insect pest control. This article provides an up-to-date …

While rice studies are abundant, they usually focus on macro-level rice production and yield
data, genetic diversity, cultivar varieties, and agrotechnological innovations. Moreover, many …

Overuse of fertilizers has been associated with the selection of competitive and dominant
weed communities and biodiversity loss. Considering that crop nutrient management is …

Ecological engineering is an agroecological approach to pest management that has been
adopted by thousands of rice farmers in the Mekong Delta Region of Vietnam. Farmers …

We provide a case study where Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for rice production
systems has been introduced to the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). Funded by the …

Yield losses from rice stem borers depend on the nature of the rice variety, the timing of
attack, and the composition of the stem borer species assemblage. This study uses a range …

Intensive crop production often requires the use of significant amounts of chemical fertilizers
and pesticides, leading to negative environmental impacts. Strategies to increase …

This study compares the effects of temperature (constant at 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35° C) on
adult longevity, oviposition, and nymph development of the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata …

Possibilities to combine augmentative biological control using Trichogramma spp. egg
parasitoids and conservation biological control through habitat manipulation, for the …

Ecological engineering using linear flower strips is proposed as an alternative to insecticide-
based rice pest management. However, its success depends on farmers' appreciations of …