Does "enemy-free space" exist? Experimental host shifts of an herbivorous...

Ecology;  April 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......interactions between the herbivore and its natural enemies, via enemy-free space, than of host...hypothesis is scant (Berdegue et al. 1996). Natural enemies have long been recognized as important...populations (Hairston et al. 1960). Natural enemies could be important in molding ...

Trait-mediated indirect interactions in a simple aquatic food web.

Ecology;  June 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......Schoener 1993, Menge 1994, Wootton 1994a). These indirect interactions may take several forms. The most commonly recognized indirect interactions are density-mediated indirect interactions (DMII), or those effects transmitted through...

China Boosts Natural Killers of Forest Pests (2)

Xinhua News Agency;  April 27, 2002 ;     194 words ......center released some 38 million various natural enemies of forest pests. Tao Wanqiang, head...that controlling pests with their natural enemies had achieved good results in some...the moths. However, in 1998 after natural enemies of the white moths were released into...

HEBEI KILLS VEGETABLE PESTS BY BREEDING NATURAL ENEMIES

AsiaInfo Services;  April 22, 2004 ;     196 words ......Kills Vegetable Pests by Breeding Natural Enemies HEBEI, Apr 22, 2004 (SinoCast via...vegetable pests by breeding their natural enemies, which replaces the pesticide. By...April 15). The parasitic rate of the natural enemies of the pests is above85 averagely...

The UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management project publishes...

University Wire;  August 18, 1998 ;     503 words ......fingers and pick up the new, informative Natural Enemies Handbook. You may find out that the...really your best outdoor buddy. The Natural Enemies Handbook, created by the efforts and...readers find, identify and utilize natural enemies to control pests in almost any agricultural...

Quantifying aphid predation rates of generalist predators in the field

European Journal of Entomology;  January 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......prior to the arrival of specialist natural enemies. Although direct observations of predation...INTRODUCTION The role of generalist natural enemies in biological control and their interactions...strata and are attacked by a range of natural enemies (pathogens, parasitoids and ...

Bug battles

Boys' Life;  March 1, 1997 ;     291 words ......are trying the same thing. These "natural enemies" attack and devour plant-eating bugs...then battle accordingly. "The best natural enemies are the ones that are specific to...catalogues. By bombarding plants with natural enemies, they hope to safely win the war against...

Forgotten natural enemies: Interactions between coccinellids and...

European Journal of Entomology;  July 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......the Coccinellidae; the natural enemies of coccinellids have...bassiana) and finally indirect interactions such as coccinellids...all too often forgotten natural enemies and future research should...entomopathogens) as natural enemies of nonpest insects is...attacked by ...

B.C.I. bugs the Dutch. (contract with Koppert B.V.)

Israel Business Today;  April 16, 1993 ;     173 words ......largest producer and distributor of beneficial natural enemies in the world. Owned by Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu, B.C.I. develops beneficial natural enemies in integrated pest management. Natural enemies (predatory mites, predatory beetles, parasitic...

Letter: Time to protect the tsetse fly

The Independent - London;  May 21, 1996 ;     238 words ......right to eradicate what he calls "natural enemies" like the tsetse fly. There are thousands...placed in Mr Schoon's classification "natural enemies". Should we destroy them too? In an...nature's game when we destroy our "natural enemies" there is no hope for the future...

Grape growers want a gunslinger to take out the sharpshooter.

San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX);  November 4, 2005 ;     641 words ......in favor of grape growers. Both are natural enemies of the sharpshooter. The sharpshooter...sharpshooter, then we know where to collect natural enemies, said Jesse de Leon, a research molecular...research center. Among the sharpshooter's natural enemies are species of tiny parasitic ...

Fly from Amazon jungle could be next weapon against water weed.

M2 Presswire;  March 2, 2000 ;     700+ words ......latest step to building a new team of natural enemies to stop water-hyacinth, a nasty aquatic...Biological control with insects and other natural enemies, such as fungi, is essential to a...But having a more diverse crew of natural enemies should increase our success against...

`Wait and see' on aphids.(News)

The Journal (Newcastle, England);  May 25, 2004 ;     185 words ......The good news is that the aphid's natural enemies have also benefited, and could be...situation develop and see if the various natural enemies do the job for you. If this threshold...and tip the balance in favour of the natural enemies. Grain aphids feed on leaves and ears...

'Wait and see' on aphids.(Farming)

The Journal (Newcastle, England);  May 25, 2004 ;     185 words ......The good news is that the aphid's natural enemies have also benefited, and could be...situation develop and see if the various natural enemies do the job for you. If this threshold...and tip the balance in favour of the natural enemies. Grain aphids feed on leaves and ears...

Cereal aphids (Hemiptera: Aphidoidea) in Serbia: Seasonal dynamics and...

European Journal of Entomology;  July 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......record over 60 species of cereal aphid natural enemies, including primary and secondary parasitoids...life cycles, agrotechnical practices, natural enemies) (Vickerman & Wratten, 1979; Dean...quality, dispersal efficiency and natural enemies (Mann et al., 1995; Roitberg et al...