Scientists pit natural enemies against giant whitefly

Natural enemies of cotton whitefly bemisia tabaci gennadius homoptera aleyrodidae in fars province of iran

The Natural Enemies of Locusts

Fig. T. Redwing Locust, dead from Beauucria globlllifera. (Natural size). that death occurs about six to eight days after infection. The infected insect ceases feeding, wanders aimlessly about, and just before death hides in a shady spot on or near the ground. The bottom of the cane stools are favourite places. After death, the whole of the inside of the insect is full of a white growth of fung...

Indirect Effects of Pesticides on Natural Enemies

Pesticides including insecticides and miticides are primarily used to regulate arthropod (insect and mite) pest populations in agricultural and horticultural crop production systems. However, continual reliance on pesticides may eventually result in a number of potential ecological problems including resistance, secondary pest outbreaks, and/or target pest resurgence [1,2]. Therefore, implement...

Evaluation of Three Neonicotinoid Insecticides Against the Common Pistachio Psylla, Agonoscena pistaciae, and Its Natural Enemies

The common pistachio psylla, Agonoscena pistaciae Burckhardt and Lauterer (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), is a key pest in pistachio orchards in Iran. Chemical control is a common method to manage this pest. Compatibility between natural enemies and pesticides is a primary concern in programs of integrated pest management of the psyllid pest. In this research, susceptibility of fifth instar nymphs of A...

Mechanisms of symbiont-conferred protection against natural enemies: an ecological and evolutionary framework.

Many vertically-transmitted microbial symbionts protect their insect hosts from natural enemies, including host-targeted pathogens and parasites, and those vectored by insects to other hosts. Protection is often achieved through production of inhibiting toxins, which is not surprising given that toxin production mediates competition in many environments. Classical models of macroecological inte...