An extensive survey was carried to study the diversity of predators associated with mealybug complex in cassava growing districts viz., Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Tiruppur and Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India from January September, 2021. The revealed dominance Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero 1977 (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) than other species all surveyed districts. incidence P. ranged 12 90 per ...

Biological control is occasionally supplemented with insecticides treatments, which may have a significant impact on natural enemies. Typically, selective compounds are chosen to overcome lack of compatibility, but an alternative approach the use biocontrol agents resistant pesticides. Orius laevigatus (Fieber) (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) main predator used thrips and other small pests in greenho...

Global warming may affect species abundance and distribution, as well as temperature-dependent morphometric traits. In this study, we first used historical data to document changes in Orius (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) species assemblage and individual morphometric traits over the past seven decades in Israel. We then tested whether these changes could have been temperature driven by searching f...

The life cycle, within-field distribution, crop damage and impact of natural enemies of the potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller) were investigated in two potato cropping systems. The two systems differed in soil type (sandy vs. loess) which in turn affected the choice of cultivars, irrigation programme, insecticide application method (ground vs. aerial), and planting and harvest ...