Insecticide Resistant Natural Enemies and their Role in IPM

Natural enemies of cypress tree mealybug planococcus vovae (nasonov)and their parasitoids in shiraz iran

Conservation and evaluation of natural enemies in IPM systems for Bemisia tabaci

Conservation biological control emphasizes the preservation and enhancement of natural enemies and is the cornerstone of all approaches to biological control. This review critically examines recent and current research efforts in conservation biological control by predators and parasitoids of Bemisia tabaci worldwide. A large number of natural enemy species have been identified from many agricu...

Insecticide Resistance Management Potato IPM Workshop

Introduction / Background. Wisconsin continues to be a leader in the production of commercial tablestock and processing potatoes as well as seed in the US averaging over 77,000 K acres through the 5 year interval 2001 through 2005 (USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2006). Total farm gate value of the potato industry in the state has been valued at just over 201 M dollars per year ...

Plant invaders and their novel natural enemies: who is naïve?

Introduced exotic species encounter a wide range of non-coevolved enemies and competitors in their new range. Evolutionary novelty is a key aspect of these interactions, but who benefits from novelty: the exotic species or their new antagonists? Paradoxically, the novelty argument has been used to explain both the release from and the suppression by natural enemies. We argue that this paradox c...

Is the Naturally Derived Insecticide Spinosad† Compatible with Insect Natural Enemies?

Spinosad† (Dow Agrosciences) is a neurotoxic insecticide produced by fermentation of an actinomycete. Spinosad is classified as an environmentally and toxicologically reduced risk material and has been embraced by IPM practitioners as a biorational pesticide. We examined the available information on the impact of spinosad on natural enemies and classified mortality responses to spinosad using t...