In order to identify natural products for plant disease control, the essential oil of star anise
(Illicium verum Hook. f.) fruit was investigated for its antifungal activity on plant pathogenic …

The superfamily Scarabaeoidea comprises a large and diverse monophyletic group.
Members share ancestral characteristics, but often exhibit considerable differences in their …

Pollinator-mediated convergence in floral traits is the fundamental basis for pollination
syndromes, but it has seldom been rigorously analysed. Here we synthesize information on …

Apple fruit moth Argyresthia conjugella is a specialist seed predator of rowan Sorbus
aucuparia. Large‐scale synchronous fluctuation of seed production in rowan (ie named …

In order to improve the efficiency of the known floral attractant of Epicometis hirta [(E)-
anethol and (E)-cinnamyl alcohol in a ratio of 1: 1], candidate synergist compounds for field …

The dried bean beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus, is an economically important, worldwide
pest of legume crops including dry beans, Phaseolus vulgaris. Assessment of A. obtectus …

The potential of commercially available light blue VARb3k traps and baits for T. hirta
(Csalomon®, Plant Protection Institute, Budapest, Hungary) as a new tool for detection and …

abstract The study was conducted to elucidate the possibility that a shift in color preferences
of adults of the apple blossom beetle, Epicometis hirta, occurs sometime after the end of …

We describe a trap comprised of both chemically and visually attractive stimuli for the alfalfa
longhorn beetle, Plagionotus floralis (Pallas)(Coleoptera Cerambycidae Clytini), a pest …

Trap** tests were performed concurrently in several countries of Central and Southern
Europe throughout the spring and summer of 2008, to study the selectivity and performance …