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The effects of postharvest carbon dioxide and a cold storage treatment on Tuta absoluta mortality and tomato fruit quality
(Elsevier, 2016-10)
Tuta absoluta is an invasive pest species that affects tomatoes and other solanaceous crops and is found in Europe and other Mediterranean areas. Hitherto, fumigation with methyl bromide is the only measure used to control ...
Physico-chemical and sensory quality of 'Clemenules' mandarins and survival of the Mediterranean fruit fly as affected by complementary cold and carbon dioxide quarantine treatments
(Elsevier, 2008)
Cold-based quarantine treatments (exposure to 1.1-2.2 °C for 14-18 d) against the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) must be currently applied to Spanish citrus exports to pest-free ...
The multifaceted role of ABA in disease resistance
(Elsevier, 2009)
Long known only for its role in abiotic stress tolerance, recent evidence shows that abscisic acid (ABA) also has a prominent role in biotic stress. Although it acts as a negative regulator of disease resistance, ABA can ...
Can summer and fall vegetative growth regulate the incidence of Tetranychus urticae Koch on clementine fruit?
(Elsevier, 2008)
Fruit scarring caused by Tetranychus urticae is one of the main pest problems faced by Spanish clementine growers as it can downgrade the quality of the fruit completely. T. urticae infestations concentrate on fruit at the ...
Potential of an indigenous strain of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana as a biological control agent against the Red Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
(Elsevier, 2010)
The potential of a strain of Beauveria bassiana (Ascomycota: Clavicipitaceae) obtained from a naturally infected Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) pupa as a biological control agent against this weevil ...
Changes in predation and parasitism of the citrus leafminer Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) populations in Spain following establishment of Citrostichus phyllocnistoides (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)
(Elsevier, 2010)
The citrus leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella, is a pest native to Southeast Asia which threatened the citrus industry in the Mediterranean region upon its introduction in 1993. Immediately afterward, a classical biological ...
Sugars as complementary alternative food for the establishment of Nesidiocoris tenuis in greenhouse tomato
(Copyright © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved, 2014-07)
Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter) (Hemiptera: Miridae) is an omnivorous generalist predator which is augmentatively released and conserved for control of whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) and Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: ...
Replacement of CTV-susceptible sour orange rootstock by CTV-tolerant ones may have triggered outbreaks of Tetranychus urticae in Spanish citrus
(Elsevier, 2010)
The two spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) is a major pest of citrus in Spain. Commercial citrus plants are always propagated asexually by bud-grafting onto a seedling rootstock. During the ...
The role of Brachyufens osborni (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) in the classical biological control program against Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Florida
(Elsevier, 2010)
Brachyufens osborni is an indigenous egg parasitoid of weevil species laying concealed eggs in Florida. Diaprepes abbreviatus, an exotic weevil pest of different crops in the southern USA, has been reported as a host for ...
Research activities focused on management of red palm weevil at the UJI-IVIA Associated Unit (Region of Valencia, Spain)
(Organisation Européene et Méditerranéene pour la Protection des Plantes/European and Mediterranean Plant Protection OrganizationJohn Wiley & Sons, 2011)
During the past 5 years, the Associated Unit between Institut Valencia` d’Investigacions Agra`ries (IVIA) and Universitat Jaume I (UJI) has been working on the management of Rhynchophorus ferru- gineus. The host status of ...