An Assessment of the Potential Economic Impacts of the Invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in South Africa
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DOI: 10.1093/jee/toac061
Abstract: Abstract Studies addressing the economic impacts of invasive alien species are biased towards ex-post assessments of the costs and benefits of control options, but ex-ante assessments are also required to deal with potentially damaging invaders.… read more here.
Keywords: impacts invasive; shot hole; polyphagous shot; economic impacts ... See more keywords
Piperitone (p-Menth-1-En-3-One): A New Repellent for Tea Shot Hole Borer (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Florida Avocado Groves
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DOI: 10.3390/biom13040656
Abstract: The tea shot hole borer, Euwallacea perbrevis, has been recently established in Florida, USA, where it vectors fungal pathogens that cause Fusarium dieback in avocado. Pest monitoring uses a two-component lure containing quercivorol and α-copaene.… read more here.
Keywords: tea shot; shot hole; hole borer; avocado groves ... See more keywords