Synergism of Adjuvants Mixed With Spinetoram for the Management of Bean Flower Thrips, Megalurothrips usitatus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Cowpeas
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DOI: 10.1093/jee/toac149
Abstract: Abstract The bean flower thrips, Megalurothrips usitatus (Bagnall) is an economically important insect pest of cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp in south China. Spinetoram is a newly available commercial active ingredient in the spinosyn mode… read more here.
Keywords: mixed spinetoram; bean flower; thrips megalurothrips; flower thrips ... See more keywords
A self-assembled multicomponent RNA nano-biopesticide for increasing the susceptibility of destructive bean flower thrips to insecticides via dsNrf2
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DOI: 10.1186/s12951-025-03460-5
Abstract: High resistance of bean flower thrips (BFT, Megalurothrips usitatus) has led to the unscientific application of insecticides to cause famous “toxic cowpea” incidents in China. Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) plays an important… read more here.
Keywords: bean flower; flower thrips; hldp dsnrf2; self assembled ... See more keywords
Exploiting Thrips Aggregation Pheromones to Develop a Lure-and-Kill Strategy for the Management of the Bean Flower Thrips
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DOI: 10.3390/agronomy11071269
Abstract: The potential of semiochemicals to lure insect pests to a trap where they can be killed with biopesticides has been demonstrated as an eco-friendly pest management alternative. In this study, we tested two recently characterized… read more here.
Keywords: bean flower; management; aggregation pheromones; flower thrips ... See more keywords