Interactions between an invasive aphid, Metopolophium festucae (Theobald) subsp. cerealium, and Barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV-PAV) were studied under laboratory conditions. M. festucae cerealium is an economic pest of wheat and barley that has recently been found in high population densities in wheat in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. BYDV-PAV is the most prevalent and injurious s...

El movimiento internacional de frutas y vegetales frescos que se realiza con el propósito abastecer las necesidades alimentarias la población es una principales causas introducción especies exóticas. Uno los grupos organismos interceptan más frecuencia en terminales portuarias todo tipo mercancía particularmente importados son insectos entre ellos presencia pulgones cobra importancia econ...

In cereal cropping systems of the Pacific Northwestern United States (PNW), climate change is projected to increase the frequency of drought during summer months, which could increase water stress for crop plants. Yet, it remains uncertain how interactions between herbivore species are affected by drought stress. Here, interactions between two cereal aphids present in PNW cereal systems, Metopo...

to identify the impacts of chemical control of weeds on wheat aphids community, a field experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design with two factors, each in three replicates in a 20-ha wheat field. the herbicide treatment used tribenuron methyl, a broadleaf–selective herbicide and the control treatment not treated with herbicide. all other agricultural practices were the same fo...

Functional biodiversity generates essential ecosystem services to agriculture such as biological pest control, pollination and nutrient cycling. Yet, intensive agricultural practices threaten ecological functions thereby posing long-term risks sustainable food production human health (Dainese et al., 2019; Foley 2005). A potential solution is the intensification of farming, which allows farmers...