Management of Nematodes with Cowpea Cover Crops by Koon-Hui Wang, Robert McSorley

“…If used appropriately, cover crops can improve soil structure and fertility, decrease soil erosion, provide foliage and animal feed, and suppress crop pests such as weeds, insects, nematodes, and other plant pathogens. Residues from cover crops can be incorporated as green manure to supply nutrients and improve fertility for the next crop. …”
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Stink Bugs in Florida Rice by Ron Cherry

“… Although many different insects can be found in rice fields in Florida, stink bugs are currently considered the most important pest. …”
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Management of Nematodes with Cowpea Cover Crops by Koon-Hui Wang, Robert McSorley

“…If used appropriately, cover crops can improve soil structure and fertility, decrease soil erosion, provide foliage and animal feed, and suppress crop pests such as weeds, insects, nematodes, and other plant pathogens. Residues from cover crops can be incorporated as green manure to supply nutrients and improve fertility for the next crop. …”
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Orange Spiny Whitefly, Aleurocanthus spiniferus Quaintance (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) by Jamba Gyeltshen, Amanda Hodges, Greg S. Hodges

“…Heavy infestations of orange spiny whitefly, or other honeydew-producing insects such as scales, mealybugs, aphids, and other whitefly species, can cause sooty mold to completely cover the leaf surface and negatively affect photosynthesis. …”
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Reniscymnus gen. nov., a new genus of Scymnini (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) from the Oriental region by Feng Peng, Mingjie Tang, Xingmin Wang, Xiaosheng Chen

“…Ladybird beetles (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) are a species-rich, ecologically diverse and economically important group of insects. A new ladybird genus of Scymnini, Reniscymnus gen. nov., is described from China and Laos, along with two new species, Reniscymnus cordatus Peng & Chen, sp. nov. and Reniscymnus explanatus Peng & Chen, sp. nov. …”
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Cover Crops for Managing Root-Knot Nematodes by Harsimran K. Gill, Zane Joseph Grabau, Robert McSorley

“… Cover crops are grown between cash crop cycles or incorporated with cash crops to improve soil fertility and struc­ture, decrease soil erosion, and suppress weeds, insects, nematodes, and other plant pathogens. Cover crop residues can be incorporated as “green manure” to increase soil fertility for the next crop. …”
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State of the art and new directions using DNA and other molecular markers in forensic entomology by David Haymer

“…The use of these new sets of markers has significantly enhanced the ability of forensic entomologists to identify insects associated with human cadavers and to provide improved estimates of the time elapsed since death, commonly referred to as the postmortem interval (PMI), along with other valuable information for crime scene investigations. …”
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Animal-derived therapeutic alternatives for candidiasis treatment by Manuela Gómez-Gaviria, Joaquín O. Chávez-Santiago, José A. Martínez-Álvarez, Héctor M. Mora-Montes

“…This review article shows an update on the recent literature related to new prophylactic strategies derived from marine animals, insects, amphibians, and reptiles for the treatment of invasive candidiasis.…”
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Optimizing milpa agrosystems with beneficial microbes and their ecological interactions: a review by Blanca Rojas-Sánchez, Sergio de los Santos-Villalobos, Juan J. Valdez Alarcón, Ana T. Chávez-Bárcenas, Ma. del Carmen Orozco-Mosqueda, Gustavo Santoyo

“…Ecologically, milpas enhance biodiversity, improve soil physicochemical properties, and mitigate environmental harm through beneficial interactions among plants, insects, and microorganisms. This work examines these interactions, with a focus on the role of beneficial microorganisms in reversing environmental damage and revitalizing milpa systems. …”
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Recent Advances in Biopesticide Research and Development with a Focus on Microbials [version 4; peer review: 3 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Dennis Ndolo, Jing Ge, Debbie Muir, Lawrence Malinga, Kahsay Tadesse Mawcha

“…Biopesticides are pest control products derived from natural sources such as microbes, macro-organisms (insects and pathogens), plant extracts, and certain minerals. …”
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Impact des changements climatiques sur les écosystèmes alpins : comment les mettre en évidence et les prévoir ? by Nigel G. Yoccoz, Anne Delestrade, Anne Loison

“…Climate can modify species phenology, such as flowering date of plants and hatching date in insects. It can also change directly population demography (survival, reproduction, dispersal), and therefore species distribution. …”
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Asymmetric-bifurcation snapping, all-or-none motion of Venus flytrap by Xiangli Zeng, Yingzhe Wang, Keisuke Morishima

“…Abstract The Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant that catches insects by snapping rapidly and reopening slowly. …”
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Sharpshooters, Leafhoppers, Cicadellidae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) by Chris Tipping, Russell F. Mizell, III

“…The term sharpshooter is also attributed to the hiding behavior of these insects when alarmed. Disturbed sharpshooters will slip quickly behind branches and stems to avoid predators, an action not unlike the behavior of army sharpshooter riflemen who would hide behind the trunks of trees to avoid detection by the opposition as they passed by their position. …”
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Giant Sweetpotato Bug, Spartocera batatas (Fabricius) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coreidae) by Susan E. Halbert

“…The plants were badly damaged by the insects. That collection represented the first report of S. batatas in the continental U.S. …”
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Professional Disease Management Guide for Ornamental Plants by Philip F. Harmon, S. D. Bledsoe

“…Florida’s warm, humid environment is a gardener’s paradise and a great location for ornamental plant producers to grow numerous plant species—but these conditions also are suitable for the development of a wide variety of plant pathogens and insects that can spread them. Florida is also a major port of entry for the international trade of ornamental plants, which carries the risk of introducing exotic invasive pathogens, so growers are required to follow certain phytosanitory regulations. …”
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Redbay Ambrosia Beetle Xyleborus glabratus Eichhoff (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) by Rajinder Mann, Jiri Hulcr, Jorge E. Peña, Lukasz Stelinski

“…Ambrosia beetles are wood-degrading insects that live in nutritional symbiosis with ambrosia fungi. …”
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Pest Identification Guide: An Introduction to Thrips by Nicole Casusa, Hugh Smith

“… Tiny insects called thrips are difficult to see with the unaided eye but cause very obvious and sometimes ruinous damage to the flowers, buds, and fruit of many important crops. …”
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Sharpshooters, Leafhoppers, Cicadellidae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) by Chris Tipping, Russell F. Mizell, III

“…The term sharpshooter is also attributed to the hiding behavior of these insects when alarmed. Disturbed sharpshooters will slip quickly behind branches and stems to avoid predators, an action not unlike the behavior of army sharpshooter riflemen who would hide behind the trunks of trees to avoid detection by the opposition as they passed by their position. …”
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Redbay Ambrosia Beetle Xyleborus glabratus Eichhoff (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) by Rajinder Mann, Jiri Hulcr, Jorge E. Peña, Lukasz Stelinski

“…Ambrosia beetles are wood-degrading insects that live in nutritional symbiosis with ambrosia fungi. …”
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Cicada Killer, Giant Ground Hornet, Sphecius hogardii (Latreille) and Sphecius speciosus (Drury) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) by Lionel A. Stange

“…They are conspicuous insects, since the males are territorial and will butt or grapple with intruders including other males. …”
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