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Author(s): SHARMA, K.; BOTTON, M.; BORGES, R.; MACHOTA JR, R.; SAROLI, J.; RICO, J.; SILVA, R. O. da; BERNARDI, C.; URRUTIA, W.; MAFRA, L. E. J.; MAFRA-NETO, A. Introduction: Semiochemicals (chemicals impacting insect behavior) have been employed in species-specific, ecologically friendly insect pest control strategies through a wide variety of mechanisms, ma... ... |
Author(s): SILVA, R. O. DA; URRUTIA, W.; PONCE, J.; BERNARDI, C.; BOTTON, M.; BORGES, R.; MACHOTA JR, R.; RICO, J.; SAROLI, J.; SHARMA, K.; MAFRA, L. E. J.; MAFRA-NETO, A. Introduction: While the advantages of semiochemical-based pest control technologies over traditional insecticides are well-documented (reduced hazards to non-targets and the environment, lower risk of... ... |
Author(s): FALEIRO, J. R.; AL-SHAWAF, A. M.; AL-DANDAN, A. M.; AL-ODHAYB, A.; AL-RUDAYNI, A.; ABDALLAH, A. B.; PEIXOTO, M. P.; VARGAS, R.; BOTTON, M.; CHIDI, S.; BORGES, R.; MAFRA-NETO, A. From 1900–2000, the global human population grew by more than 400%, from 1.5 to 6.1 billion (Roser, 2015). The demands that the current population places upon global food supplies presents what may be... ... |
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Author(s): WALDER, J. M. M.; MORELLI, R.; COSTA, K. Z.; FAGGIONI, K. M.; SANCHES, P. A.; PARANHOS, B. A. J.; BENTO, J. M. S.; COSTA, M. de L. Z. Some species of the genus Anastrepha (Diptera: Tephritidae) are successfully man - aged by matching the sterile insect technique with parasitoid releases. Such strategies used in integrated pest manag... ... |
Author(s): MACHADO, D. do N.; COSTA, E. C.; PERINI, C. R.; VALMORBIDA, I.; SOUZA, D. de S.; PEDRON, L.; SALDANHA, M. A.; FROEHLICH, R.; SCHUHLI, G. S. e; GREFF, H. P.; OLIVEIRA, J. de; ARNEMANN, J. A. The Cerambycidae Oncideres impluviata (Germar, 1823) is an important insect pest for Acacia mearnsii De Wild in Southern Brazil. The damage caused by their girdling behavior reduces tree productivity,... ... |
Author(s): SILVA, A. F. T.; SILVA, L. B.; MALAQUIAS, J. B.; SALUSTINO, A. S.; CORREIA NETO, D. F.; PACHECO, D. M.; FRAGOSO, D. B.; PEREIRA, E. J. G.; a Fall armyworm (FAW, Spodoptera frugiperda) is a polyphagous and migratory lepidopteran pest insect in field crops and is notoriously invasive worldwide. In large portions of the Americas, its populati... ... |
Author(s): FERREIRA, A. L.; FARIA, J. C. de; MOURA, M. da C.; ZAIDEM, A. L. de M.; PIZETTA, C. S. R.; FREITAS, E. de O.; COELHO, G. R. C.; SILVA, J. F. A. e; BARRIGOSSI, J. A. F.; HOFFMANN, L. V.; SOUZA, T. L. P. O. de; ARAGÃO, F. J. L.; PINHEIRO, P. V. Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is a staple food in Brazil with both nutritional and socioeconomic importance. As an orphan crop, it has not received as much research attention as the commodity cr... ... |
Author(s): RIBEIRO, T. P.; BASSO, M. F.; CARVALHO, M. H. de; MACEDO, L. L. P. de; SILVA, D. M. L. da; LOURENCO-TESSUTTI, I. T.; OLIVEIRA-NETO, O. B. de; CAMPOS-PINTO, E. R. de; LUCENA, W. A.; SILVA, M. C. M. da; TRIPODE, B. M. D.; ABREU-JARDIM, T. P. F.; MIRANDA, J. E.; ALVES-FERREIRA, M.; MORGANTE, C. V.; GROSSI-DE-SA, M. F. The cotton boll weevil (CBW, Anthonomus grandis) is the most destructive cotton insect pest affecting cotton crops. To overcome this problem, CBW-resistant genetically modified cotton plants overexpre... ... |
Author(s): SANTOS, M. V. C. dos; NASCIMENTO, P. T.; SIMEONE, M. L. F.; LIMA, P. F.; SIMEÃO, R. M.; AUAD, A. M.; OLIVEIRA, I. R. de; MENDES, S. M. Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a polyphagous pest species capable of feeding on almost all forage and grain crops, although the food quality for the larvae likely varie... ... |
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