Farmers in the Paranapanema Valley (São Paulo, Brazil) have reported problems with flocks of Eared Doves (Zenaida auriculata) eating sprouting soybeans. In this region these birds breed colonially in sugar-cane, and eat four crop seeds, using 70% of the dry weight, in the following order of importance: maize, wheat, rice, and soybeans. Three weeds (Euphorbia heterophylla, Brachiaria plantaginea...

During the preparation of treatment genus Phacelia for Flora Argentina project, several names were found in need typification. In this context lectotypes are designated 17 names: Aldea pinnata, Eutoca frigida, E. litoralis, lomarifolia, pinnatifida, pusilla, Hydrophyllum magellanicum, boliviana, P. foliosa, magellanica fo. amoena, plantaginea, nana, pinnatifida var. elatior, sanzinii, sinuata a...

Aphids are often present in apple orchards Serbia. They represent a significant group of pests for which insecticides regularly used. The most important species are: Aphis pomi, spiraecola, Dysaphis devecta, plantaginea, spp., Rhopalosiphum insertum and Eriosoma lanigerum. paper provides basic data on the development aphids their morphology, biology, distribution harmfulness plants. A identific...

Three new species of Phyllosticta, P. hostae on Hosta plantaginea (China), P. schimae on Schima superba (China), and P. ilicis-aquifolii on Ilex aquifolium (UK), are described and illustrated in this study. They are compared with morphologically similar and phylogenetically closely related species. A polyphasic approach using phylogeny, host association, disease symptoms, colony and morphologic...