Fatty acids from soybeans: compatibility with Panonychus citri (Acari: Tetranychidae) and its two predators☆ by Qayyoum Muhammad Asif, Khan Bilal Saeed, Song Zi-Wei, Yi Tian-Ci, Inayat Rehan, Akram Muhammad Irfan, Mobarak Syed Husne, Li Dun-Song

“…Soybean oil, with its lower mortality rates and sublethal effects on reproduction and behavior, is a strong candidate for integrated pest management strategies. Oleic and palmitic acids, though effective, have repellency to beneficial predators.…”
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Cadmium exposure increases insecticide sensitivity of Sogatella furcifera (Horváth) by decrease the diversity of symbiotic bacteria by Yanfei Zhu, Yu Wu, Xiangjie Li, Yujie Li, Zichao Zheng, Qiao Gao, Wenbing Ding, Hualiang He, Lin Qiu, Youzhi Li

“…Cadmium (Cd) is a prevalent environmental pollutant in agricultural ecosystems, particularly within paddy ecosystems, is readily absorbed by rice and enter herbivorous insects through the food chain, thereby influencing the implementation of integrated pest management strategies. However, the effect and mechanisms of Cd exposure on the sensitivity of pests in paddy to insecticides remain unclear. …”
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Inhibition of the invasive plant Ambrosia trifida by Sigesbeckia glabrescens extracts by Lijuan Yin, Guangzhong Zhang, Haoyu Zhao, Yuxin Zhang, Jiaozi Wangchen, Fanghao Wan, Bo Liu, Wanqiang Qian

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Hierarchizing multi-scale environmental effects on agricultural pest population dynamics: a case study on the annual onset of Bactrocera dorsalis population growth in Senegalese or... by Caumette, Cécile, Diatta, Paterne, Piry, Sylvain, Chapuis, Marie-Pierre, Faye, Emile, Sigrist, Fabio, Martin, Olivier, Papaïx, Julien, Brévault, Thierry, Berthier, Karine

“…Implementing integrated pest management programs to limit agricultural pest damage requires an understanding of the interactions between the environmental variability and population demographic processes. …”
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Economic and environmental sustainability of agriculture production at the crop level by A.Z. Bi, K.B. Umesh, B. Md Abdul, D. Sivakumar, P. Srikanth

“…The goals of integrated pest management and organic farming are to preserve the sustainable environment, control diseases and pests at the farm level, and use less chemicals overall. …”
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Pruning, Harvesting and Maintenance of Florida-Friendly Edible Landscapes by Rachel Gutner, Tina McIntyre, Tiare Silvasy, Hamutahl Cohen, Esen Momol

“… Maintaining an edible landscape using the nine Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ (FFL) principles provides a practical approach to food production in the home environment. Integrating pest management strategies, addressing nutrient deficiencies, proper pruning techniques, timely harvesting, and mulching are all practices that contribute to having a healthy edible landscape. …”
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