Intraspecific variation in facultative symbiont infection among native and exotic pest populations: Potential implications for biological control
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2017.06.007
Abstract: Abstract Facultative bacterial symbionts can provide their host insects with protection from natural enemies. These symbionts are often found at low to intermediate frequencies among hosts in native populations, suggesting that fewer symbiont taxa (and… read more here.
Keywords: pest populations; symbiont infection; biological control; exotic pest ... See more keywords
Origin of Pest Lineages of the Colorado Potato Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae).
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DOI: 10.1093/jee/tox367
Abstract: Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say [Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae]) is a pest of potato throughout the Northern Hemisphere, but little is known about the beetle's origins as a pest. We sampled the beetle from uncultivated Solanum… read more here.
Keywords: pest populations; pest lineages; colorado potato; beetle ... See more keywords
How Effective Is Conservation Biological Control in Regulating Insect Pest Populations in Organic Crop Production Systems?
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DOI: 10.3390/insects11110744
Abstract: Simple Summary Organic crop production systems typically rely on conservation biological control to increase and sustain natural enemies including parasitoids and predators that will regulate insect pest populations below damaging levels. The use of flowering… read more here.
Keywords: pest populations; organic crop; natural enemies; insect pest ... See more keywords
Optimal control of irrupting pest populations in a climate-driven ecosystem
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6146
Abstract: Irruptions of small consumer populations, driven by pulsed resources, can lead to adverse effects including the decline of indigenous species or increased disease spread. Broad-scale pest management to combat such effects benefits from forecasting of… read more here.
Keywords: pest populations; irrupting pest; climate driven; control ... See more keywords