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Biocontrol potential of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae isolates from Turkey against Hyphantria cunea (Drury) (Lepidoptera: arctiidae) Larvae under laboratory and field conditions

Biosci. j. (Online); 38 (), 2022
Hyphantria cunea is one of the most important pest insects causing significant damage in many plant species. The present study aimed to evaluate the insecticidal activity of Turkey isolates of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae against H. cunea larvae under laboratory and field conditions. B. ...

Liquid preparation of diatomaceous earth against the lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer, 1797) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

The lesser mealworm (LMW) is the most important pest in poultry production. Insects are associated to avian pathogens, mainly Salmonella. Its control is based on chemical insecticide, with limited efficacy in population reduction. Also, insect populations are resistant to the main active ingredients used...

Efficacy of aggregation nano gel pheromone traps on the catchability of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) in Egypt

Braz. j. biol; 81 (2), 2021
Field experiments were carried out in the reclaimed land east of Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, Village of Wardan, Giza Governorate, Egypt, to evaluate the impact of using nano-gels pheromone for the first time on the attraction of the RPW adults by pheromone traps compared to the control which is normal ...

Saúde, ciência e desenvolvimento: a emergência da leishmaniose tegumentar americana como desafio médico-sanitário no Amazonas

Resumo O artigo faz análise histórica da emergência da leishmaniose tegumentar americana como objeto do conhecimento e desafio médico-sanitário no Amazonas desde a década de 1970. Fornece visão geral dessa época, as medidas sanitárias e os estudos científicos realizados no contexto de implantaÃ...

Productivity and quality of bagging fruit of hybrid tomatoes

Biosci. j. (Online); 36 (2), 2020
Tomato cultivation is challenging due to the high susceptibility to various pests and diseases. Fruit borer insects make fruits unfeasible for commercialization because this favors colonization by pathogens. The loss due to borers can be avoided by bagging the bunches of fruit, h...

Factores edáficos y nemátodos entomopatógenos en un agroecosistema neotropical de banano

Rev. biol. trop; 68 (1), 2020
Introducción: En Costa Rica el banano es uno de los cultivos más importantes en términos de producción y exportaciones, que requiere la aplicación de agroquímicos para controlar el efecto de plagas como el picudo negro, Cosmopolites sordidus. Debido a los efectos dañinos en la salud humana y ambie...

Diagnóstico situacional entomoepidemiológico e abordagens operacionais e educacionais para a vigilância entomológica da febre amarela silvestre e malária no município de Macaé, Rio de Janeiro

Os recentes casos de febre amarela silvestre (FAS) e malária na região Extra-Amazônica reacendem a preocupação sobre o risco de reemergência e endemicidade de ambas as doenças transmitidas por mosquitos. A despeito da crescente expansão destes agravos, vários municípios não apresentam uma vigi...

Development and reprotuction of Spodoptera eridania on natural hosts and artificial diet

Braz. j. biol; 79 (1), 2019
Abstract The development and reproductive potential of Spodoptera eridania (Stoll, 1782) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) was compared on natural and artificial diets. Its biology was determined under laboratory conditions, providing an artificial diet, leaves of white clover and the peach cultivar 'Chimarrita'...

Rearing two fruit flies pests on artificial diet with variable pH

Braz. j. biol; 79 (1), 2019
Abstract Fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) are considered the main fruit pests worldwide. In Brazil, two species are predominant: the South American fruit fly, Anastrepha fraterculus and the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata. In this study, we evaluated the effect of artificial diets with var...