Optimizing entomopathogenic nematode genetics and applications for the integrated management of horticultural pests

MMM Abd-Elgawad - Horticulturae, 2023 - mdpi.com
Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) can kill and recycle in their host populations, which
bodes well for EPNs' exploitation in long-term and safe pest management. However, EPNs' …

Entomopathogenic nematology in Latin America: A brief history, current research and future prospects

E San-Blas, R Campos-Herrera, C Dolinski… - Journal of Invertebrate …, 2019 - Elsevier
Since the 1980s, research into entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) in Latin America has
produced many remarkable discoveries. In fact, 16 out of the 117 recognized species of …

Family‐level relationships of the spittlebugs and froghoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadomorpha: Cercopoidea)

JR Cryan, GJ Svenson - Systematic Entomology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The spittlebug superfamily Cercopoidea (Hemiptera: Cicadomorpha) comprises
approximately 3000 phytophagous species (including some economically important pests of …

Entomopathogenic nematodes in agricultural areas in Brazil

AL De Brida, JMO Rosa, CMG Oliveira, BMC Castro… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs)(Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae)
can control pests due to the mutualistic association with bacteria that kill the host by …

Spittlebugs produce foam as a thermoregulatory adaptation

M Tonelli, G Gomes, WD Silva, NTC Magri, DM Vieira… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Insects have evolved multiple mechanisms to adapt to variations in environmental
temperatures, including postural control of solar input, variations in diurnal activity, external …

[PDF][PDF] Residual impact of pesticides on environment and health of sugarcane farmers in Punjab with special reference to integrated pest management

HA Raza, RM Amir, MA Idrees, M Yasin… - Journal Global …, 2019 - academia.edu
Pesticides have a negative impact not only on the environment but also on human health.
Therefore, alternative method of integrated pest management (IPM) is a suitable technique …

Attraction of entomopathogenic nematodes to sugarcane root volatiles under herbivory by a sap-sucking insect

M Tonelli, MFGV Peñaflor, LG Leite, WD Silva… - Chemoecology, 2016 - Springer
Few systems have been described in which herbivore-induced root volatiles mediate
attraction of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs), and they only concern root damage …

Spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Cercopidae): Integrated pest management on gramineous crops in the Neotropical ecozone

PA Espitia Buitrago, MR Manzano… - Frontiers in Sustainable …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Spittlebug (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) species cause large economic losses on gramineous
crops (Poaceae) in tropical and subtropical America. These insects are key pests of …

Diversity and evolutionary relationships of entomopathogenic nematodes (Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) from the Central Andean region of Colombia

JC Lopez-Nunez, L Cano, C Góngora-B, SP Stock - Nematology, 2007 - brill.com
A survey of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) was conducted in the Central Andean
region of Colombia. Out of a total of 945 soil samples, 28 (3%) were positive for …

[HTML][HTML] Patogenicidad de dos nematodos entomopatógenos sobre Metamasius hemipterus sericeus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

JA Jiménez, JC López, A Soto - … Centro de Museos. Museo de Historia …, 2012 - scielo.org.co
El picudo rayado Metamasius hemipterus sericeus es una plaga importante en la caña de
azúcar y el plátano, causando perjuicio al destruir el tejido y debilitar la planta. Especies de …