New qPCR protocol to detect Diplodia corticola shows phoretic association with the oak pinhole borer Platypus cylindrus
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DOI: 10.1002/ps.6994
Abstract: Abstract BACKGROUND Botryosphaeria canker (causal agent: Diplodia corticola) is considered one of the most important diseases of cork oak (Quercus suber) stands since it necrotizes the subero‐phellodermic layer preventing cork regeneration after harvesting. One of… read more here.
Keywords: oak; insects; borer; diplodia corticola ... See more keywords
Evaluation of insecticides against bean pod borer and its larval parasitoid, Tachinid fly
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DOI: 10.1080/03235408.2023.2213397
Abstract: Abstract In the field, insecticides were applied to observe the pod borer infestation rate and the infested pods with pod borer larvae were incubated in the laboratory to investigate the emergence of parasitoid, Tachinid fly.… read more here.
Keywords: pod borer; parasitoid tachinid; borer; tachinid fly ... See more keywords
Gut microbiome of the emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, and its relationship with insect population density.
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DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiaa141
Abstract: The gut microbial communities of beetles play crucial roles in their adaptive capacities. Environmental factors such as temperature or nutrition naturally affect the insect microbiome, but a shift in local conditions like the population density… read more here.
Keywords: borer; population; population density; gut microbiome ... See more keywords
Evaluation of winter cover crop methods for management of flatheaded appletree borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae).
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DOI: 10.1093/jee/toad090
Abstract: Winter cover crops grown at the base of red maples (Acer rubrum L.) can reduce flatheaded appletree borer (Chrysobothris femorata Olivier; Coleoptera: Buprestidae; FAB) damage by both physically blocking preferred oviposition sites and altering the… read more here.
Keywords: crop; growth; borer; winter cover ... See more keywords
Differentiation of European Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and American Lotus Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), Ostrinia penitalis, from North American Field Collections
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DOI: 10.1093/jee/toz078
Abstract: Abstract The European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), is a perennial insect pest of cultivated maize that was inadvertently introduced into North America in the early 1900s, but population densities have decreased since the… read more here.
Keywords: ostrinia; borer; borer lepidoptera; lepidoptera crambidae ... See more keywords
GWAS on the Attack by Aspen Borer Saperda calcarata on Black Cottonwood Trees Reveals a Response Mechanism Involving Secondary Metabolism and Independence of Tree Architecture
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DOI: 10.3390/f14061129
Abstract: Black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa) is a species of economic interest and an outstanding study model. The aspen borer (Saperda calcarata) causes irreversible damage to poplars and other riparian species in North America. The insect can… read more here.
Keywords: calcarata; cottonwood; black cottonwood; borer ... See more keywords
Comparison of Mating Disruption and Insecticide Application for Control of Peachtree Borer and Lesser Peachtree Borer (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) in Peach
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DOI: 10.3390/insects11100658
Abstract: Simple Summary The peachtree borer and lesser peachtree borer are destructive insect pests of peach and other stone fruit. Damage is caused by larval feeding on the vascular cambium, which reduces tree health and vigor… read more here.
Keywords: control; mating disruption; peach; borer ... See more keywords