Sequential Sampling for Wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae) at Sugarcane Planting by Matthew T. VanWeelden, Ron Cherry

“…This 3-page fact sheet provides a step-by-step plan to determine whether an application of soil insecticide may be needed to control wireworms. This publication is also a part of the Florida Sugarcane Handbook, an electronic publication of the Agronomy Department. …”
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Sequential Sampling for Wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae) at Sugarcane Planting by Matthew T. VanWeelden, Ron Cherry

“…This 3-page fact sheet provides a step-by-step plan to determine whether an application of soil insecticide may be needed to control wireworms. This publication is also a part of the Florida Sugarcane Handbook, an electronic publication of the Agronomy Department. …”
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Management of the Blueberry Gall Midge on Southern Highbush Blueberries in Florida by Marice Lopez, Patricio Munoz, Oscar Liburd

“…Applications should also be timed with larval and adult emergence for optimal insecticide efficacy.  …”
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Utilizarea biocidelor în domeniul veterinar by Romeo Teodor Cristina

“…Repellents, Insect sterilization, Pheromones (attractants), Chitin-inhibitors, Insecticidal bacteria, Baculoviruses, Insecticide synergists, Fermentation products, Phenylpyrazoles. …”
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Sweat Bees, Halictid Bees, Halictidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Halictidae) by Katie Buckley, Catherine Zettel Nalen, Jamie D. Ellis

“…Minimum tillage and insecticide use will help to increase populations of Halictidae and other soil nesting bees. …”
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Managing Wireworms in Florida Sweet Potatoes by Robert Hochmuth, Dakshina Seal, Norman Leppla, Daniel Fenneman, Rhoda Broughton, Anil Baniya

“…Soil tillage and crop rotation can suppress populations of these root pests but adequate management requires diligent surveillance and the use of insecticides. Describes new research on managing wireworms with alternative insecticide active ingredients and entomopathogenic nematodes. …”
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The Body of Chagas Disease Vectors by Jean-Pierre Dujardin

“…Most of these have been applied taking into account the particularities of this group of vectors, such as domesticity (synanthropy), food preferences, dispersal ability, insecticide resistance, as well as some taxonomic issues. …”
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Sweat Bees, Halictid Bees, Halictidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Halictidae) by Katie Buckley, Catherine Zettel Nalen, Jamie D. Ellis

“…Minimum tillage and insecticide use will help to increase populations of Halictidae and other soil nesting bees. …”
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Florida Solid and Hazardous Waste Regulation Handbook: Overview by Michael T. Olexa, Aaron Leviten, Kelly Samek

“…The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) affects waste management, as does the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). …”
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Occurrence and Behavior Analysis of <i>Duponchelia fovealis</i> on Strawberry Plants: Insights for Integrated Pest Management by Rodrimar Barboza Gonçalves, Maria Aparecida Cassilha Zawadneak, Taciana Melissa de Azevedo Kuhn, Thales Fernando Moreno Gulinelli, Ida Chapaval Pimentel, Alex Sandro Poltronieri, Joatan Machado da Rosa, José Manuel Mirás-Avalos, Emily Silva Araujo

“…Based on pest behavior, insecticide distribution was assessed following conventional field applications. …”
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Prevalence of malaria and associated factors among febrile children under 15 years at Bududa General Hospital, Eastern Uganda by Benson Okongo, Daisy Asiimwe, Clinton Olong, Enoch Muwanguzi, Robert Wagubi

“…Health education on the correct use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets should be prioritized to help control malaria.…”
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A systematic review of interventions targeting Anopheles stephensi [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Alison M Reynolds, Patricia Doumbe Belisse, Martin J Donnelly, Anne L Wilson, David Weetman

“…The vector control interventions discussed were bio larvicides (n=3), repellents (n=1), Indoor Residual Spraying (n=2), Insecticide Treated Nets (n=3), insecticide-treated materials other than nets (n=3), the combined use of repellents and mosquito nets (n=1), and combination of biolarvicide and fish (n=1). …”
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Genetically Modified Food by Keith R. Schneider, Renée Goodrich Schneider, Susanna Richardson

“…Genetic modification can be used to improve crop yields, reduce insecticide use, or increase the nutritional value of foods. …”
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Management of Insect and Mite Resistance in Ornamental Crops by James F. Price, Elzie McCord, Jr., Curtis Nagle

“…Several effective insecticides including organophosphates, carbamates, pyrethroids, and a triazine were identified for leafminer control during the outbreak; however, control was short-lived as the leafminer developed resistance to each insecticide. …”
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Genetically Modified Food by Keith R. Schneider, Renée Goodrich Schneider, Susanna Richardson

“…Genetic modification can be used to improve crop yields, reduce insecticide use, or increase the nutritional value of foods. …”
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Black salt marsh mosquito Aedes taeniorhynchus (Wiedemann) (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae) by Natasha Marie Agramonte, C. Roxanne Connelly

“… The black salt marsh mosquito is very common in the eastern coastal areas of the Americas, and is responsible for a large part of mosquito insecticide applications in Florida. Although it is not a primary vector of major concern, it can transmit pathogens to humans and other animals. …”
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Management of Insect and Mite Resistance in Ornamental Crops by James F. Price, Elzie McCord, Jr., Curtis Nagle

“…Several effective insecticides including organophosphates, carbamates, pyrethroids, and a triazine were identified for leafminer control during the outbreak; however, control was short-lived as the leafminer developed resistance to each insecticide. …”
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Genomic patterns of strain-specific genetic structure, linkage, and selection across fall armyworm populations by Ashley E. Tessnow, Rodney N. Nagoshi, Robert L. Meagher, Todd M. Gilligan, Ben M. Sadd, Yves Carrière, Holly N. Davis, Shelby J. Fleischer, Kelly Richers, John C. Palumbo, Patrick Porter, Jose Carlos Verle Rodrigues, Gregory A. Sword

“…Finally, our data reveal population-specific patterns of selection on genomic regions containing putative insecticide resistance alleles, which could relate to their biogeography. …”
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Larviciding for malaria control and elimination in Africa by Gretchen Newby, Prosper Chaki, Mark Latham, Dulcisária Marrenjo, Eric Ochomo, Derric Nimmo, Edward Thomsen, Allison Tatarsky, Elijah O. Juma, Michael Macdonald

“…Abstract Background Global progress toward malaria elimination and eradication goals has stagnated in recent years, with many African countries reporting increases in malaria morbidity and mortality. Insecticide-treated nets and indoor residual spraying are effective, but the emergence and increased intensity of insecticide resistance and the challenge of outdoor transmission are undermining their impact. …”
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Optimization of the Aedes aegypti Control Strategies for Integrated Vector Management by Marat Rafikov, Elvira Rafikova, Hyun Mo Yang

“…Three techniques of mosquito population management, chemical insecticide control, sterile insect technique control, and environmental carrying capacity reduction, are combined in order to obtain the most sustainable strategy to reduce mosquito population and consequently dengue disease. …”
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