Bracon wasps for ecological pest control–a laboratory experiment

Ecological Foundations for Pest Damage Functions: Why Ecology Matters

Using Gall Wasps on Oaks to Test Broad Ecological Concepts

Planning conservation of insect herbivores requires knowing what needs to be conserved and developing a set of predictor variables that aid management. We conducted a state-wide survey to examine the species richness of gall wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) on six oak species dominant in the threatened scrub-oak vegetation in peninsular Florida. Eighty-eight cynipid species were recorded; 23 were...

first report of the parasitoid wasps, microchelonus subcontractus and bracon intercessor (hym.: braconidae), from iran

this paper reports the occurrence of the hymenoterous parasitoids of the beet moth, scrobipalpa ocellatella boyd larvae in iran for the first time. two braconid species of microchelonus subcontractus abdinbekova and bracon intercessor nees were collected from the larvae of s. ocellatella in the sugar beet fields located in ray, the southern district of tehran. these parasitoids are belonging to...

Ecological approaches and the development of "truly integrated" pest management.

Recent predictions of growth in human populations and food supply suggest that there will be a need to substantially increase food production in the near future. One possible approach to meeting this demand, at least in part, is the control of pests and diseases, which currently cause a 30-40% loss in available crop production. In recent years, strategies for controlling pests and diseases have...

Economic and ecological perspectives of farmers on rice insect pest management

Understanding farmers’ perception is important in the development of sustainable and cost-effective integrated pest management strategies. Hence, farmers’ perception on rice insect pests and pesticide use was evaluated by selected 112 farmers composed of 77% males and 23% females, over the rice growing areas of North Cotabato, Central Mindanao, Philippines. 62% of farmers that were interviewed ...