BACKGROUND Yellow cattle and water buffalo are two of the most important natural hosts for Schistosoma japonicum in China. Previous observation has revealed that yellow cattle are more suited to the development of S. japonicum than water buffalo. Understanding more about the molecular mechanisms involved in worm development, as well as the pathological and immunological differences between yell...

Abstract Cucumber is a popular plant that much needed by Indonesian society. The demand for cucumbers tends to increase every year. In cucumber cultivation activities, the biggest challenge pest and disease attacks. Continuous attack causes growth failure plants. For this reason, technology can reduce attacks damage design of an automatic trap uses solar energy so it be placed in field without ...

A better understanding of the visual attraction of house ßies to colors and patterns is needed to improve ßy trap performance. This study combined physiological responsesmeasuredwith electroretinogram studies of the house ßyÕs compound eyes and ocelli with behavioral attraction of ßies to reßective colors and patterns in light tunnel assays. Compound eye and ocellar electroretinogram responses ...

The redbay ambrosia beetle, Xyleborus glabratus Eichhoff, is a non-native invasive pest and vector of the fungus that causes laurel wilt disease in certain trees of the family Lauraceae. This study assessed the relative attractiveness and suitability of cut bolts of several tree species to X. glabratus. In 2009, female X. glabratus were equally attracted to traps baited with swampbay (Persea pa...

Field experiments were conducted to determine the effectiveness of different colored pheromone-baited traps in capture of Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda , males and nontarget Hymenoptera. Plastic Universal Moth Traps (Unitraps) of different colors were baited with commercial sex pheromone and were placed in peanut and corn fields in northern Florida. In one study, standard-colored (green ...

The eastern cherry fruit ßy, Rhagoletis cingulata (Loew), and black cherry fruit ßy, R. fausta (Osten Sacken), are the most important insect pests of cherries Prunus spp. in the eastern and midwestern United States. In 1998, we studied the responses of cherry fruit ßy species using the recommended V-shaped Pherocon AM board. SigniÞcantly more R. cingulata ßies were caught on boards with aqueous...

Chemical insecticides have hazardous effects on human health and the ecosystem hence there is a dire need of hour to use nonchemical eco-friendly tactics for management major insect pests. While traps other attract-and-kill devices in pest strategies reduce fruit fly (Tephritidae) populations has proved be efficient, therefore current study was designed evaluate different lure combinations moni...

ABSTRACT Mosquito surveillance is the cornerstone for determining abundance, species diversity, pathogen infection rates, and temporal spatial distribution of different life stages in an area. Various methods are available assessing adult mosquito populations, including mechanical trap devices using forms attractant cues (chemical visual) to lure mosquitoes trap. So-called “light traps” use var...

Abstract The Dacus frontalis Becker is known species, being an agricultural pest. It has been attacked Cucumis melo L. Sticky traps and baits have used as one of effective integrated control methods to monitor different types insects. way know population density For sticky traps, the average number adults insects caught in yellow, Transparent, blue red was 15.72, 9.50, 4.67, 3.17 adults\ trap\ ...

Forty-one plant essential oils were tested under field conditions for the ability to reduce the attraction of adult Japanese beetles, Popillia japonica Newman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), to attractant-baited or nonbaited traps. Treatments applied to a yellow and green Japanese beetle trap included a nonbaited trap, essential oil alone, a Japanese beetle commercial attractant (phenethyl proprion...