very little information exists in regards to the control options available for potato flea beetles, epitrix spp. this short review covers both chemical and ecological options currently available for control of epitrix spp. synthetic pyrethroids are the weapon of choice for the beetles. however, the impetus in integrated pest management is to do timely (early-season) applications with something ...

1. Plants respond to herbivore damage by inducing defences that can affect the abundance of herbivores and predators. These tritrophic interactions may be influenced by heterogeneity in plant neighbourhood. 2. In the present study, the effects of induced responses on the abundance of herbivores (flea beetles and aphids), omnivores (pirate bugs and thrips), and predators (lady beetles and spider...

The repelling of insect pests and attracting beneficial insects using non-host plants is an important component ‘push-pull’ strategy. Plants with insecticidal properties are locally abundant can be utilized to management pests. For this study, Lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus L.) Marigold plant (Tagetes erecta were intercropped cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata as border reduce the popul...

The chapter presents previous field and laboratory investigations of cabbage flea beetles (Phyllotreta spp.) and cabbage stink bugs (Eurydema spp.) interactions with different Bras‐ sica crops in Slovenia. The special emphasis is given to an influence of different glucosi‐ nolates on injuries caused by mentioned economically important two genera of insect pests. In the study, we found out that ...

Two new species of Silphitrombium Fain, 1992 (Acari: Prostigmata: Neothrombiidae), ectoparasites of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera), are described from Sistan and Baluchestan Province, eastern Iran: S. elateridum sp. nov. on Heteroderes heideni Reitter, 1891 (Col.: Elateridae) and S. iranicum sp. nov. on Opatroides punctulatus Brullé, 1832 (Col.: Tenebrionidae) and the genus Silphitrombium is red...

Integrated pest management (IPM) for invasive plant species is being advocated by researchers and implemented by land managers, but few studies have evaluated the success of IPM programs in natural areas. We assessed the relative effects of components of an IPM program for leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula), an invasive plant, at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota. Effects of herbicides...