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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): KLEINERT, A. M. P.; RAMALHO, M.; CORTOPASSI-LAURINO, M.; RIBEIRO, M. de F.; IMPERATRIZ-FONSECA, V. L. In this chapter, we will address the role of food in the organization of social bees colonies from foraging activity to its use on offspring feeding, emphasizing the characteristics of the two main re... ... |
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