Essays about: "pest control"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 115 essays containing the words pest control.

  1. 6. Scent traps and trap crops for broad bean weevil (Bruchus rufimanus) control

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Ylva Johansson; [2022]
    Keywords : faba bean; Vicia faba minor; semiochemicals; kairomones;

    Abstract : Bönsmyg (Bruchus rufimanus) är en skadeinsekt vars larv orsakar skada i åkerböna (Vicia faba minor L), vilket reducerar bönornas kvalitet och kommersiella värde. Detta projekts syfte var att testa och utvärdera doftfällor i kombination med fångstgrödor som en biologisk kontroll mot bönsmyg. READ MORE

  3. 7. Functional characterization of sterol regulatory element transcription factors in the biocontrol fungus Clonostachys rosea

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology

    Author : Alma Gustavsson Ruus; [2022]
    Keywords : SREBP; Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein; Sterol regulatory element transcription factor; INSIG; SCAP; Clonostachys rosea; biological control; hypoxia; antagonism; Botrytis cinerea; Fusarium graminearum; Boscalid; Proline; prothioconazole; Integrated Pest Management;

    Abstract : Phytopathogens account for a large portion of the yield loss in the world today. Developing sustainable strategies to limit their effect for increasing food safety and security is one of important challenge for agriculture and horticulture production systems. READ MORE

  4. 8. Skadeinsekter i sockerbetor

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Isak Brånstrand; [2022]
    Keywords : Aphis fabae; Atomaria linearis; Chaetocnema concinna; Pegomya hyoscyami; Thrips angusticeps; Beta vulgaris ssp; sockerbetor; neonikotinoider; integrerat växtskydd;

    Abstract : Det finns ett flertal skadeinsekter som kan angripa sockerbetor i Sverige och Danmark. 2018 förbjöds betning med neonikotionider vilket har varit ett säkert skydd mot insekter i sockerbetor. READ MORE

  5. 9. The effects of a land reform program on smallholder farmers’ livelihoods and availability of edible insects for food and nutrition security : the case of the Zvimba and Mhondoro districts of Zimbabwe

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : James Chikonyani; [2022]
    Keywords : food security; livelihoods; edible insects;

    Abstract : Edible insects are an important source of nutrition for rural populations in many parts of the world, including Zimbabwe. This research examines the contribution of edible insects to the livelihoods, food and nutrition security, and the strategies and mechanisms that can be implemented to ensure the preservation and better management of the environment and edible insects in Zvimba and Mhondoro districts. READ MORE

  6. 10. Effects of plant-fungal interactions on volatile emission of Hordeum vulgare and aphid preference

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Bina Johansson; [2022]
    Keywords : volatile organic compounds; chemical communication; Trichoderma atroviride; Fusarium graminearum; Rhopalosiphum padi; biological control;

    Abstract : Barley is one of the most economically important cultivated crops in the world. However, barley is a host for many insect pests and plant pathogenic fungi which is a threat to the production. Rhopalosiphum padi is an economically important insect pest that leads to large economical losses in agricultural crops such as barley. READ MORE