A5065428384- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Plant and animal studies
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Insect Resistance and Genetics
- Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
- Agricultural pest management studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Nematode management and characterization studies
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
- Research on scale insects
- Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop Management
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Insects and Parasite Interactions
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control
Wageningen University & Research
2013-2023
Institute of Entomology
2003-2020
Universidade Federal de Lavras
2019
Universidade de São Paulo
2015-2017
European Food Safety Authority
2012
Central Forensic Science Laboratory
2009
Hyattsville Community Development Corporation
2000
Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences
1986-1999
Agricultural Research Service
1997
United States Department of Agriculture
1997
Augmentative biological control concerns the periodical release of natural enemies. In commercial augmentative control, enemies are mass-reared in biofactories for large numbers to obtain an immediate pests. The history mass production spans a period roughly 120 years. It has been successful, environmentally and economically sound alternative chemical pest crops like fruit orchards, maize, cotton, sugar cane, soybean, vineyards greenhouses. Currently, is critical phase, even though during...
In augmentative biological control (ABC), invertebrate and microbial organisms are seasonally released in large numbers to reduce pests. Today it is applied on more than 30 million ha worldwide. Europe the largest commercial market for agents, while North America has sales of microbials. A strong growth use ABC, particularly taking place Latin America, followed by Asia. The current popularity ABC due (1) its inherent positive characteristics (healthier farm workers persons living farming...
With a growing world population and increasingly demanding consumers, the production of sufficient protein from livestock, poultry, fish represents serious challenge for future. Approximately 1,900 insect species are eaten worldwide, mainly in ...Read More
ABSTRACT. A new type of airflow olfactometer is described, and results given experiments using it to measure behavioural olfactory responses hymenopterous parasitoids. Compared with Y‐tube olfactometers shows several advantages. In its exposure chamber four separate abutting odour fields are presented so that the test insect can readily enter re‐enter them. More than one (or different concentrations odour) be tested at same time, thereby providing complex preference situations. The various...
Classical and augmentative biological control of insect pests weeds has enjoyed a long history successes. However, biocontrol practices have not been as universally accepted or optimally utilised they could be. An International Organisation for Biological Control (IOBC) initiative brought together practitioners researchers from widely diverse fields to identify the main limitations uptake recommend means mitigation. Limitations included: risk averse unwieldy regulatory processes;...
Journal Article Variations in Parasitoid Foraging Behavior: Essential Element of a Sound Biological Control Theory Get access W. J. Lewis, Lewis 1Insect Biology and Population Management Research Laboratory, USDA–ARS, P.O. Box 748, Tifton, Ga. 31793 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Louise E. M. Vet, Vet 2Department Entomology, Wageningen Agricultural University, 8031, 6700 EH Wageningen, The Netherlands H. Tumlinson, Tumlinson 3USDA–ARS, 14565,...
Correct identification of the source population an invasive species is a prerequisite for testing hypotheses concerning factors responsible biological invasions. The native area may be large, poorly known and/or genetically structured. Because actual not have been sampled, studies based on molecular markers generate incorrect conclusions about origin introduced populations. In this study, we characterized genetic structure ladybird Harmonia axyridis in its using various statistics and...
1. The solitary endoparasite Pseudeucoila bochei oviposits in larvae of Drosophila species. wasp is able to discriminate between parasitized and unparasitized hosts also with different numbers parasite eggs. Although discrimination appeared be very strong, a number cases considerable degrees superparasitization were still found during earlier research (BAKKER et al., 1967, 1972). Therefore, six possible causes superparasitism P. analysed: a. female lays more than one egg at an oviposition;...