Distribution and activity of Drosophila suzukii in cultivated raspberry and surrounding vegetation

J Klick, WQ Yang, VM Walton, DT Dalton… - Journal of applied …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura)(Diptera: Drosophilidae), may
utilize wild 'Himalaya'blackberry (HB) Rubus armeniacus Focke or other non‐crop plants as …

Aphids (Homoptera: Aphididae) on Winter Wheat: Predicting Maximum Abundance of Metopolophium dirhodum

A Honek, Z Martinkova, P Saska… - Journal of Economic …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract In Central Europe, the most abundant aphid infesting the leaves of small grain
cereals is Metopolophium dirhodum (Walker)(Homoptera: Aphididae). Annual variation in its …

Are fungal epizootics a sign of successful biological control of cereal aphids?

S Saussure, AGR Hjelkrem, I Klingen, R Meadow… - Journal of Pest …, 2024 - Springer
Pandora neoaphidis is a common entomopathogenic fungus on Sitobion avenae, which is
an important aphid pest on cereals in Europe. Pandora neoaphidis is known to cause …

RNA interference of Sitobion avenae voltage-gated sodium channels for improved grain aphid resistance

J Shafqat, A Afroz - International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2024 - Springer
Sitobion avenae presents a major challenge, leading to significant reductions in wheat yield
per year. This study aimed to explore the potential of targeting Voltage-gated Sodium …

Drop** behaviour of pea aphid nymphs increases their development time and reduces their reproductive capacity as adults

B Agabiti, RJ Wassenaar, L Winder - PeerJ, 2016 - peerj.com
Background. Many aphid species, including the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum, exhibit a
behaviour where they drop or fall from their host plant, a commonly used strategy to avoid …

Land cover diversity increases predator aggregation and consumption of prey

HJ Penn, KJ Athey, BD Lee - Ecology Letters, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A lower diversity of land cover types is purported to decrease arthropod diversity in
agroecosystems and is dependent on patterns of land use and fragmentation. Ants …

Spatial and temporal spread of maize stem borer Busseola fusca (Fuller)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) damage in smallholder farms

FT Ndjomatchoua, HEZ Tonnang, C Plantamp… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2016 - Elsevier
The main purpose of this study was to understand the spatio-temporal spread of the maize
stem borer Busseola fusca (Fuller)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in smallholder maize farms. The …

Annual predictions of the peak numbers of Sitobion avenae infesting winter wheat

A Honek, Z Martinkova, AFG Dixon… - Journal of Applied …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Sitobion avenae is the most abundant aphid that infests the ears of winter wheat in central
Europe. Control of this pest will benefit from prediction of its maximum abundances on ears …

Feeding location affects demographic performance of cabbage aphids on winter canola

X Cibils‐Stewart, BK Sandercock… - Entomologia …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The cabbage aphid, B revicoryne brassicae L.(H emiptera: A phididae), is a perennial pest
that specializes on plants of the B rassicaceae family, attacking winter canola (B rassica …

Do invasive and naturalized aphid pest populations respond differently to climatic and landscape factors?

S Adhikari, E Seamon, Y Wu… - Journal of Economic …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Ongoing environmental change affects pest populations, migration, and propensity to
damage crops, but the responses to climatic drivers could vary among newly invasive and …