Natural Enemies of Simulium: Notes

The Natural Enemies of Locusts

Fig. T. Redwing Locust, dead from Beauucria globlllifera. (Natural size). that death occurs about six to eight days after infection. The infected insect ceases feeding, wanders aimlessly about, and just before death hides in a shady spot on or near the ground. The bottom of the cane stools are favourite places. After death, the whole of the inside of the insect is full of a white growth of fung...

Proconiini Sharpshooters of Argentina, with Notes on Its Distribution, Host Plants, and Natural Enemies

The American tribe Proconiini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae) is one of the largest groups of xylem-feeding insects and includes the majority of the known vectors of xylem-born phytopathogenic organisms. The significance of the pathogens that this group transmits gives them an important role as pests, mostly for citrus fruit, grapes, and almonds. Knowledge of these Hemiptera in Argentin...

Indirect Effects of Pesticides on Natural Enemies

Pesticides including insecticides and miticides are primarily used to regulate arthropod (insect and mite) pest populations in agricultural and horticultural crop production systems. However, continual reliance on pesticides may eventually result in a number of potential ecological problems including resistance, secondary pest outbreaks, and/or target pest resurgence [1,2]. Therefore, implement...

Natural enemies of cotton whitefly bemisia tabaci gennadius homoptera aleyrodidae in fars province of iran

Natural enemies of cypress tree mealybug planococcus vovae (nasonov)and their parasitoids in shiraz iran