Multifamily housing facilities serving low-income populations have been at the forefront of bed bug outbreaks. Research conducted in the past 8 years has consistently proven that integrated pest management (IPM) is the best approach for successful suppression of bed bug infestations. Bed bug IPM in multifamily settings is especially dependent upon a collaborative community or building-wide effo...

Scirpophaga incertulas Walker is an important agricultural pest in Asia. Only few studies are available on its long-term population dynamics under climate warming. In this study, we used the linear and generalized additive models (GAMs) to analyze the historical dataset of >50 years on this pest at Xinfeng County of Jiangxi Province, China. The main objective of this study was to explore the ef...

Abstract Pest management professionals aim to answer two primary questions for their customers: 1) ‘Where/What is the pest?’ and 2) ‘How do I kill it?’. These drive at core of any pest program. 2020 was an exciting year entomology research, with much work being done on novel technologies methods detecting controlling pests. The objectives current publication were discuss papers published in tha...

Novel methods of data analysis were used to interpret codling moth (Cydia pomonella) catch data from central-trap, multiple-release experiments using a standard codlemone-baited monitoring trap in commercial apple orchards not under mating disruption. The main objectives were to determine consistency and reliability for measures of: 1) the trapping radius, composed of the trap's behaviorally ef...

A pilot Integrated Fruit Production (IFP) programme for pest and disease management was evaluated on approximately 88 apple orchards throughout New Zealand. Insect control was based on increased use of biological control, monitoring and threshold-based applications of insecticides. The insect growth regulator tebufenozide was used for control of codling moth and leafrollers, while homopteran pe...

William F. Fagan Mark A. Lewis Michael G. Neubert and P. van den Driessche Department of Biology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287±1501, USA. Tel. 480-965-8263. Fax +480-965-2519. E-mail [email protected] Department of Mathematics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA. Current Address: Department Mathematical Sciences and Department Biological Sciences, University of Alberta,...

today, with the advanced statistical techniques and neural networks, predictive models of distribution have been rapidly developed in ecology. purpose of this research is to predict and map the distribution of tetranychus urticae koch (acari: tetranychidae) using mlp neural networks combined with genetic algorithm in surface of farm. population data of pest was obtained in 2016 by sampling in 1...

This article investigated public preferences for forest biomass based liquid biofuels, particularly ethanol blends of 10% (E10) and 85% (E85). We conducted a choice experiment study in three southern states in the United States: Arkansas, Florida, and Virginia. Reducing atmospheric CO(2), decreasing risk of wildfires and pest outbreaks, and enhancing biodiversity were presented to respondents a...