The invasive Argentine ant, Linepithema humile (Mayr), has become a worldwide problem capable of inflicting significant ecological and economic injury on urban, agricultural, and natural environments. The mobility of this pest ant has long been noted, rapidly moving nests to new food resources and then away as resources are depleted. This ant, like many pest ant species, has a special affinity ...

the german cockroach, blattella germanica, is one of the most common pest species, and is acarrier of many pathogen and allergen factors in humans. thus, regarding public health, the control of thisinsect is quite important. dietary use of hormone analogues, especially juvenoids which disrupt reproductiveorgan development, is a relatively new method to control cockroaches. in this study, the ef...

Japanese beetle,Popillia japonicaNewman(Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), is an important quarantine pest of nurseries. Nursery plant movement from P. japonica-infested regions is regulated by the U.S. Domestic Japanese Beetle Harmonization Plan (DJHP), which classiÞes states by risk categories. Treatments for category 2 states include preharvest soil surface treatment of nursery plants grown in Þeld ...

the study was conducted among the two farmer groups in bhaktapur and kavre districts of nepal. the main objective of the study is to evaluate the differences in belief, attitude and practices felt by the farmers after participation in the ipm ffs. the study has been based on data collected through personal interview with the farmers, focus group discussion, personal observation in the farmers f...

Agricultural intensification could reduce pressures on natural habitats, but biological constraints may mitigate the long-term benefits of improved agricultural technologies. We consider one such constraint: that imposed by resistance to pesticides. The application of pesticides places selective evolutionary pressure on pest populations. Those organisms that survive show resistance. Resistance ...

A multi-spectral imaging system for use on agricultural aircraft was developed and tested to provide images of fields and help farmers and crop consultants manage agricultural lands. The results of this research indicate that the airborne MS4100 multi-spectral imaging system has a great potential for use in areawide pest management systems, such as weed control or detection of insect damage. Mu...

The adoption of agricultural technologies, whether developed through biotechnology or other methods, depends on social, political, regulatory and biological parameters. This article first presents an example of a low-input, non-biotechnological method of pest control that, while seemingly reasonable to researchers and extension agents, was not adopted by farmers. It then analyses a method for i...

The effects of insecticides on arrhenotokous and thelytokous types in adult females onion thrips, Thrips tabaci Lindeman, collected from a total 13 sites Welsh onions, cabbages, onions Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, 2016 2017 were evaluated. Susceptibility to the tested varied among reproductive types, populations, years. Among 14 female adults type using kidney bean leaf dipping method, spinetoram, ...

The German cockroach, Blattella germanica, is one of the most common pest species, and is a carrier of many pathogen and allergen factors in humans. Thus, regarding public health, the control of this insect is quite important. Dietary use of hormone analogues, especially juvenoids which disrupt reproductive organ development, is a relatively new method to control cockroaches. In this study, the...