Using selective food plants to maximize biological control of vineyard pests

Comparative influence of temperature on development and biological control of two common vineyard pests (Acari: Tetranychidae)

1049-9644/$ see front matter 2010 Elsevier Inc. A doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2010.07.006 * Corresponding author. Present Address: Agricultur Cyprus. Fax: +357 22316770. E-mail address: [email protected] (M We studied the effects of temperatures from 10 to 40 C on development of the Pacific spider mite, Tetranychus pacificus (McGregor), and the Willamette spider mite, Eotetranychus w...

Biological Control of Vertebrate Pests

DNA Barcoding and Its Relevance to Pests, Plants and Biological Control

Sustainability of modern food production requires the ability to confidently monitor, identify and distinguish a wide variety of insect and plant species. Virtually all industries are susceptible to direct damage from insect pests and weeds, and also from associated diseases transmitted by them. Additionally, in order to limit reliance on pesticide usage, the importation and use of biocontrol a...

Optimal Spraying in Biological Control of Pests

Fairly recent researches have highlighted the role that generalist predators, i.e., predators that feed on several species, have on pests in agriculture, so that their presence in agroecosystems should be fostered [26]. For instance, it is well known that toward the end of the nineteenth century, the European vineyards Vitis vinifera suffered from the accidental introduction of the plant louse ...

Biological control of cotton pests in China

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