BACKGROUND The solanaceous fruit crop pepino (Solanum muricatum Ait.), originating in the Andes, is grown commercially in South American countries and New Zealand. In these areas, pests and diseases of pepino have been identified well; however, to date, these have seldom been investigated in detail in Japan. Herein, we attempt to reconstruct an agricultural production system for commercial pepi...

Various seed treatments were evaluated for their effect on early-season corn pests. Imidacloprid at low and high rates (Gaucho and Prescribe , respectively) and thiamethoxam (Cruiser ) at low and high rates were effective in reducing populations and exhibited systemic insecticidal activity against chinch bugs, flea beetle, wireworm, white grub, and southern corn leaf beetle. Another systemic ne...

Abstract China is a large grain storage country, and at this stage, the effective capacity of country has exceeded 900 million tonnes. Grain subject to localized high temperatures, pests, other abnormalities during storage. Therefore, regular quality checks need be carried out on grain, cuttings are first step in carrying checks. The current domestic cutting equipment suffers from low efficienc...

Pest phenology models allow producers to anticipate pest outbreaks and deploy integrated pest management (IPM) strategies. Phenology models are particularly useful for cropping systems with multiple economically damaging pests throughout a season. Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) crops of Washington State, USA, are attacked by many insect pests including the potato tuberworm (Phthorimaea operculel...