Essays about: "quarantine pest"

Found 2 essays containing the words quarantine pest.

  1. 1. A risk assessment of Bemisia tabaci and its quarantine status in Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Science

    Author : Thilda Nilsson; [2006]
    Keywords : Bemisia tabaci; cotton whitefly; sweet potato whitefly; tobacco whitefly; quarantine pest;

    Abstract : Bemisia tabaci, the cotton whitefly, is a polyphagous pest of numerous important crops grown in subtropical and tropical areas and in greenhouses. It is considered the most important member of the whitefly family (Aleyrodidae), from an economic point of view, due to its polyphagy and ability to transmit viruses. READ MORE

  3. 2. Kålgallmygga, Contarinia nasturtii Kieffer : en växtskadegörare på kål

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Science

    Author : Stina Andersson; [2005]
    Keywords : kålgallmygga; Contarinia nasturtii; Swede Midge; Kohldrehherzgallmücke; kål; växtskadegörare; växtskydd; feromon; karantänskadegörare; gallmygga; skadegörare; grönsaker;

    Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to examine what problems cabbage growers have with the Swede Midge. The last few years the Swede Midge, Contarinia nasturtii, has become a larger problem for cabbage growers in several countries in Europe as well as in Sweden. READ MORE