Synthetic chemicals are extensively used to limit the substantial crop damage induced by
two closely related scale insects, the vine mealybug Planococcus ficus (Signoret) and the …

Incorporation of predatory mites (Phytoseiidae) as biological control agents in soft fruit
integrated pest management (IPM) programmes requires understanding of the interactions …

The status of citrus pests management in Spain and of biological control, including classical
biological control strategies, is reviewed. The augmentative versus inoculation-based …

Abstract Knowledge of the impact of acaricides on predatory mites is crucial for integrated
pest management programs. The present study evaluated the sublethal effect of fenazaquin …

Abstract The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann)(Diptera: Tephritidae), is
one of the most important fruit pests worldwide. Mediterranean fruit fly control in Spain has …

Molecular techniques are irreplaceable to untangle the trophic links in communities where
immature entomophagous species (either in the third or fourth level) develop inside the …

Laboratory trials were conducted to test the side-effects of the insecticides chlorpyrifos-
methyl, buprofezin, pyriproxifen, spinosad and a narrow range mineral oil on Aphytis …

Abstract Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) is an important pest of clementine
mandarins, Citrus reticulata Blanco, in Spain. As a first step toward the development of an …

BACKGROUND: Three groups of natural enemies are fundamental in citrus IPM in Spain:
coccinellid and phytoseiid predators and hymenopteran parasitoids. Tetranychus urticae …

California red scale Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell)(Hemiptera: Diaspididae) is a worldwide
citrus key pest. One of the control strategies currently promoted in the Mediterranean basin …