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The economic performance of mango integrated pest management practices at different scales of production
Integrated pest management (IPM) strategies are being promoted to suppress tephritid fruit fly infestation and reduce economic damage in mango …
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Now you see me, now you don’t: verifying the absence of alien invasive yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes in South Africa
Anoplolepis gracilipes is an invasive species that is a major threat to native ecosystems worldwide. It has been listed as …
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Selection on female reproductive schedules in the marula fly, Ceratitis cosyra (Diptera: Tephritidae) affects dietary optima for female reproductive traits but not lifespan
Introduction A changing environment can select on life-history traits and trade-offs in a myriad of ways. For example, global warming …
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Larval and adult diet affect phenotypic plasticity in thermal tolerance of the marula fly, Ceratitis cosyra (Walker) (Diptera: Tephritidae)
Introduction Temperature fluctuations are important for the distribution and survival of insects. Rapid hardening, a type of phenotypic plasticity, is …
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The potential economic benefits of insect-based feed in Uganda
Black soldier fly farming is gaining traction globally as a strategy for recycling organic waste into high-quality proteins and fat …
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Efficacy of Metarhizium anisopliae and (E)–2–hexenal combination using autodissemination technology for the management of the adult greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum Westwood (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)
The efficiency of an autodissemination technique in controlling adult whiteflies, Trialeurodes vaporariorum Westwood (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) on tomato, Solunum lycopersicum was …
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Reproductive potential of fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) and effects of feeding on diverse maize genotypes under artificial infestation
(J.E. Smith) has become a major threat to maize production in Africa. In this study, six maize genotypes were assessed …
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Evaluating the growth and cost–benefit analysis of feeding improved indigenous chicken with diets containing black soldier fly larva meal
The high cost of feed has been the major hindrance to a hindrance to the growth, sustainability, profitability, and expansion …
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The Adipokinetic Peptides of Hemiptera: Structure, Function, and Evolutionary Trends
The Hemiptera comprise the most species-rich order of the hemimetabolous insects. Members of a number of superfamilies, most notably especially …