EXPLOITING THRIPS AGGREGATION PHEROMONES TO DEVELOP A LURE-AND-KILL STRATEGY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BEAN FLOWER THRIPS

Exploiting Thrips Aggregation Pheromones to Develop a Lure-and-Kill Strategy for the Management of the Bean Flower Thrips

Wine Tumbler Friend Card The potential of semiochemicals to lure insect pests to a trap where they can be killed with biopesticides has been demonstrated as an eco-friendly pest management alternative.In this study, we tested two recently characterized male-produced aggregation pheromones of the bean flower thrips Megalurothrips sjostedti (Trybom),

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Toxic, Oviposition Deterrent and Oxidative Stress Effects of Thymus vulgaris Essential Oil against Acanthoscelides obtectus

The bean weevil Acanthoscelides obtectus Say (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) can Rolling Tray cause significant losses in production of its primary host common bean Phaseolus vulgaris L.To avoid bean protection with environmentally risky chemical insecticides and provide sustainable and safe production of food, new pest management methods ba

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