Foraging Behaviour and Population Dynamics of Asian Weaver Ants: Assessing Its Potential as Biological Control Agent of the Invasive Bagworms Metisa plana …

MP Exélis, R Ramli, RW Ibrahim, AH Idris - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The bagworm (Metisa plana) is a recurrent indigenous invasive defoliator in oil palm
plantations. Moderate foliar injury can cost up to 40% yield loss and more for years. The …

The Dual Benefit of Plant Essential Oils against Tuta absoluta

S Ben Abdallah, C Riahi, S Vacas, V Navarro-Llopis… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Plant essential oils (PEOs) are being studied as a potential alternative to synthetic pesticides
in agriculture. PEOs have the potential to control pests both directly, by being toxic or …

Keep Your Eggs Away: Ant Presence Reduces Ceratitis capitata Oviposition Behaviour through Trait-Mediated Indirect Interactions

S Smargiassi, A Masoni, F Frizzi, P Balzani, E Desiato… - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The use of chemical pesticides in agriculture is a critical threat to the
environment. Implementing the use of biological control practices is an increasing worldwide …

[PDF][PDF] Functional and chemical characterization of mandibles and mandibular glands of Oecophylla smaragdina (Fab.) worker ants

J Biju, S Sreelakshmi, U Sharma, S Percival… - Journal of …, 2024 - researchgate.net
Ant mandibles and associated mandibular glands are multifunctional mouthparts that play
crucial roles in their eusocial life by assisting various functions like food capture, digestion …

[PDF][PDF] The dual benefit of plant essential oils against Tuta absoluta. Plants. 2023, 12, 985

S Ben Abdallah, C Riahi, S Vacas, V Navarro-Llopis… - 2023 - academia.edu
Plant essential oils (PEOs) are being studied as a potential alternative to synthetic pesticides
in agriculture. PEOs have the potential to control pests both directly, by being toxic or …

Insects Induced Mango Fruit Rot: Unraveling the Culprits

S Subramaniam, NAM Noordin… - Andalasian …, 2024 - aijent.lppm.unand.ac.id
Plant diseases and pests are important factors determining plant yield production, including
mango. Mango is an economically important fruit crop in tropical and subtropical areas …

The use of a novel scent enrichment to improve captive primate welfare and its potential application to conservation breeding

EJ Elwell - 2024 - wlv.openrepository.com
Scent-marking behaviours are common across vertebrates, having roles in territoriality, sex
identification and advertising fertility. Lemurs which rely on olfactory communication are a …

Adaptation des systèmes olfactifs de mouches des fruits Tephritidae à leur gamme de fruits hôtes

G Ramiaranjatovo - 2023 - theses.hal.science
Les signaux olfactifs sont d'une importance cruciale pour la localisation d'hôte par les
insectes, afin que ces derniers effectuent leurs besoins primaires nécessaires à leur survie …

[PDF][PDF] Foraging Behaviour and Population Dynamics of Asian Weaver Ants: Assessing Its Potential as Biological Control Agent of the Invasive Bagworms Metisa plana …

MP Exélis, R Ramli, RW Ibrahim… - Sustainable Crop Plants …, 2022 - researchgate.net
The bagworm (Metisa plana) is a recurrent indigenous invasive defoliator in oil palm
plantations. Moderate foliar injury can cost up to 40% yield loss and more for years. The …