Biological invasions by agricultural pests can have serious negative impacts, including decreases in crop yield and economic losses. The MT-1 MT-8 genotypes of the wheat curl mite (Aceria tosichella) (hereafter ‘WCM’ refers to these two genotypes) are globally distributed maize that not been recorded South Africa. This study examined whether WCM could be introduced to, establish in, Trade data ...

Raoiella indica Hirst, 1924 (Prostigmata: Tenuipalpidae), is one of the leading pest mites in palm and banana trees, however, there are few control methods available for this species. Therefore, work aimed to evaluate acaricidal effect soursop seed extract (Annona muricata L.) on R. adults. The experiment was conducted a completely randomized design using with 7 replicates 12 individuals per re...