Global climatic changes have severe impacts on agricultural productivity. Enhanced pest attacks crops are one of the major sustainable developments in agriculture to come up with needs ever-increasing human population. Early warning a attack is important for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) activities be effective. also judicious use pesticides efficient resources minimal environment. Sugarcane...

The genetic variability of seven European corn borer populations, Ostrinia nubilalis, from North America and Europe was assessed by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analysis and DNA sequencing. The nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS-1) region (approximately 500 base pair [bp]) and four mitochondrial (mtDNA) regions (1550 bp total) w...

Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) is an invasive primary pest of North American ash (Fraxinus spp.) trees. Blue ash (F. quadrangulata) is less susceptible to emerald ash borer infestations in the forest than other species of North American ash. Whereas other studies have examined adult host preferences, we compared the capacity of emerald ash borer larvae reared from emerald ash...

BACKGROUND Agriculture is a major contributor to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Cameroon, The South West region of Cameroon is known for its potential in the production of major agricultural commodities, but farmers' yields from various speculations are low, dwindling over time due to some major constraints. Maize production is hampered by adverse socio-economic factors, several pests and ...

The response of male dogwood borer, Synanthedon scitula (Harris) (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae), to four commercially available pheromone lures and to pheromone source concentration was evaluated in field trapping studies in commercial apple orchards in Virginia and West Virginia Male peachtree borer, Synanthedon exitiosa (Say), lesser peachtree borer, Synanthedon pictipes (Grote & Robinson), and lila...

Stem borer (Chilo partellus Swinhoe) is one of the most damaging and yield reducing pest in maize. Field experiments were organized to assess extent damage loss due infestation stem maize following two factors randomized complete block design with three replications at National Maize Research Program, Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal, during consecutive spring seasons 2020 2021. varieties; Rampur Hybrid ...