Essays about: "pheromone"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 49 essays containing the word pheromone.
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1. Pheromone-based mating disruption to control Spodoptera frugiperda in Tanzania: Possibilites and Constraints for smallholders
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)Abstract : Despite a growing interest in the use of pheromones as a more sustainable form of pest control, their use remains unstudied in the smallholder context. This paper is one of the first to study their use by small scale Tanzanian maize farmers to control the invasive pest Spodoptera frugiperda (known as fall armyworm). READ MORE
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2. Quantity and quality of oaks (Quercus) as suitable habitats for the longhorn beetle species Plagionotus detritus : An inventory study in Stockholm and Uppsala County, Sweden
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildningAbstract : The longhorn beetle Plagionotus detritus is associated with newly dead oak wood and is declining throughout its distribution range. In Sweden, P.detritus has displayed one of the most dramatic reductions in distribution recorded for insect species and is near regional extinction. READ MORE
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3. Biologisk framställning av insektsferomon med enzymer från japansk feberbuske
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Breeding (from 130101)Abstract : Sedan klimatförändringarna fått större plats i dagens forskning har även kraven på förbättrade metoder i vår livsmedelsförsörjning ökat. Feromonfällor är idag en välkänd och uppskattad metod för att undvika användning av farliga insekticider. READ MORE
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4. Can Saccharomycopsis vini and Z4-11Al be used in a push-pull system against the invasive pest Drosophila suzukii?
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)Abstract : Drosophila suzukii is a pest with global spread that lays its eggs in soft fruits. It has been deemed potentially invasive to Sweden. Contrary to other Drosophila species, D. suzukii possess a serrated ovipositor which makes it possible for it to lay its eggs in ripening fruits. READ MORE
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5. Training dogs to indicate synthetic pheromones from Plagionotus detritus, Coleoptera, Cerambycidae to detect living beetles
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)Abstract : Using dogs to detect insects’ emitted volatiles is a non-invasive procedure, and a trained detection dog is potentially a fast and accurate method to search for saproxylic insects. The longhorn beetle Plagionotus detritus is categorized as Endangered in the Swedish Red List of Threatened Species. READ MORE