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rsp<p>Meet Rhinocyllus conicus (the Nodding Thistle Receptacle Weevil). Native to Eurasia and North Africa, it was introduced to the United States in 1969 as a biocontrol for invasive thistle. However, it began attacking native thistles also. The larvae feed on the flower receptacle, reducing seed production. </p><p><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/WeevilWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeevilWednesday</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/biocontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biocontrol</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/beetles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beetles</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/NaturalHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalHistory</span></a></p>
Natalia Martínez<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Presentaci%C3%B3n" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Presentación</span></a> 🔬✨</p><p>¡Hola! 👋 Soy Natalia Martínez Reyes, biotecnóloga y doctoranda en microbiología aplicada. Me especializo en el estudio de hongos y bacterias con aplicaciones biotecnológicas. 🌱🦠</p><p>🔹 Investigación en micotoxinas<br>🔹 Modificación genética en hongos filamentosos<br>🔹 Bioensayos y biocontrol de fitopatógenos<br>🔹 Ciencia, divulgación y publicaciones 📚</p><p>Amante de la montaña 🏔️ y la música 🎸. ¡Hablemos de ciencia y más!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ciencia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ciencia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biotecnolog%C3%ADa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biotecnología</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microbiolog%C3%ADa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microbiología</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Divulgaci%C3%B3nCient%C3%ADfica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DivulgaciónCientífica</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biocontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biocontrol</span></a></p>
The Conversation U.S.<p>Scientists are developing a "toxic male technique" to control disease-carrying insects and agricultural pests. Genetically engineered male insects would produce venomous semen, killing females after they mate. Bill Sullivan, Indiana University <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/malaria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malaria</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/biocontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biocontrol</span></a> 🦟 <a href="https://theconversation.com/making-sex-deadly-for-insects-could-control-pests-that-carry-disease-and-harm-crops-248723" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/making-sex</span><span class="invisible">-deadly-for-insects-could-control-pests-that-carry-disease-and-harm-crops-248723</span></a></p>
EURACTIV Agrifood<p>Approve sustainable pesticides faster, says centre-right <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/approve-sustainable-pesticides-faster-says-centre-right/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=dlvr.it" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euractiv.com/section/agricultu</span><span class="invisible">re-food/news/approve-sustainable-pesticides-faster-says-centre-right/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=dlvr.it</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/biocontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biocontrol</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/ENVIcommittee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ENVIcommittee</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pesticides</span></a></p>
Jon Sullivan<p>I found *another* cinnabar moth caterpillar in Ōtautahi-Christchurch, NZ, this time feeding on European groundsel (*Senecio vulgaris*) at the front of a garden in Somerfield.</p><p>That's now the second time I've seen this ragwort biocontrol species in Christchurch city, after 20 years of looking at every Senecio I pass by (senecios are one of my things).</p><p>It's odd.</p><p>If you're local, I'd be interested if you find any.</p><p><a href="https://inaturalist.nz/observations/258412827" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.nz/observations/25</span><span class="invisible">8412827</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/biocontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biocontrol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nz</span></a></p>
Entomological Soc. of America<p>New on Entomology Today: To identify natural enemies of Ommatissus lybicus, a key pest of date palms also known as the Dubas bug, researchers collected nearly 7,000 arthropod specimens from date palm plantations in Oman and analyzed their gut contents for traces of the bug's DNA. They found at least 56 species that feed on the Dubas bug, a treasure trove of knowledge for future biological control efforts. <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/biocontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biocontrol</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/IPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IPM</span></a> <a href="https://entomologytoday.org/2025/01/10/what-eats-dubas-bugs-molecular-gut-content-analysis-predators-date-palm-pest-biological-control/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">entomologytoday.org/2025/01/10</span><span class="invisible">/what-eats-dubas-bugs-molecular-gut-content-analysis-predators-date-palm-pest-biological-control/</span></a></p>
Alexander Schmidt-Lebuhn<p>My team member Stephanie Chen and I tried to find the threatened Australian <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/daisy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>daisy</span></a> Erigeron conyzoides to support <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/biocontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biocontrol</span></a> research, after it had eluded colleagues for years. When we found it, we thought, wait a second...</p><p><a href="https://www.publish.csiro.au/bt/BT24047" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">publish.csiro.au/bt/BT24047</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Jon Sullivan<p>Here's my surprise of the day (and the year so far).</p><p>Cinnabar moths were introduced into New Zealand to control ragwort.</p><p>I have never seen cinnabar moth larvae in Christchurch city before, and I have never seen them feeding on the native ragwort relative *Senecio quadridentatus* before.</p><p>And, yet, here they are in Christchurch city today doing exactly that.</p><p>If you see any, please let me know.</p><p><a href="https://inaturalist.nz/observations/257561024" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.nz/observations/25</span><span class="invisible">7561024</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Biocontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biocontrol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/%C5%8Ctautahi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ōtautahi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Christchurch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christchurch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/PlantInsectInteractions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlantInsectInteractions</span></a></p>
Jon Sullivan<p>We've got a project on <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/iNaturalistNZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalistNZ</span></a> called "Biocontrol of Weeds in NZ", where keen iNat users not only upload photos of weed biocontrol agents but also tag them with what plants they're feeding on. It's a helpful way to keep track of what they're up to in wild NZ.</p><p><a href="https://inaturalist.nz/projects/biocontrol-of-weeds-in-nz" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.nz/projects/biocon</span><span class="invisible">trol-of-weeds-in-nz</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/biocontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biocontrol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/weeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weeds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/WeedBiocontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeedBiocontrol</span></a></p>
Jon Sullivan<p>I've seen lots of larvae of thistle tortoise beetles this week. The species *Cassida rubiginosa* was introduced into NZ as a biocontrol agent in 2006 and is now knocking back thistle weeds in parts of NZ.</p><p>NZ has no native thistles so we could introduce a beetle that eats a lot of species. I saw them on Californian thistles, nodding thistles and Scotch thistles.</p><p>Their larvae carry all their shit in a "frass shield" to protect themselves.</p><p><a href="https://inaturalist.nz/observations/255116807" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.nz/observations/25</span><span class="invisible">5116807</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/biocontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biocontrol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/weeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weeds</span></a></p>
Sarah Arnold<p>Paper out in British Journal of Entomology and Natural History soon. Arnold, S.E.J., Fountain, M.T., Silva, C.X., &amp; Wamonje, F. O. The introduced parasitoid Lysiphlebus&nbsp;testaceipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is widespread in fruit-growing regions of England. BJENH, 37. [14/14]</p><p><a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/BiologicalControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BiologicalControl</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/IntroducedSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IntroducedSpecies</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/ParasitoidWasp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ParasitoidWasp</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/Biocontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biocontrol</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/EcosystemServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EcosystemServices</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/Horticulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horticulture</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/AgriculturalEntomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AgriculturalEntomology</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/Entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Entomology</span></a></p>
Sarah Arnold<p>Ultimately, what does this mean for UK biocontrol? It may mean that we will see a smaller species richness of aphid parasitoids active on some farms, which may or may not affect our ability to control aphids. We'll have to see what happens. [12/]</p><p><a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/Biocontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biocontrol</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/BiologicalControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BiologicalControl</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/Horticulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horticulture</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/Aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aphids</span></a></p>
Sarah Arnold<p>Over the last 18 months or so, we have been exploring the relationship between landscape and insect-related ecosystem services on strawberry farms. Let me tell you about something we found... [1/]</p><p><a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/horticulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horticulture</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/biocontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biocontrol</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/ParasitoidWasp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ParasitoidWasp</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/EcosystemServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EcosystemServices</span></a></p>
DEE UNIL<p>Gyda Fenn-Moltu, Cleo Bertelsmeier and colleagues have published a paper in Ecological Applications on « Pathways for accidental biocontrol: the human-mediated dispersal of insect predators and parasitoids » learn more: </p><p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.3047" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.1002/eap.3047</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/biocontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biocontrol</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/publication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publication</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/parasitoids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parasitoids</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a></p>
8Petros [$ rm -rv /capitalism/*]<a href="https://petroskowo.pl/search?tag=southafrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southafrica</span></a> <a href="https://petroskowo.pl/search?tag=fungi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungi</span></a> <a href="https://petroskowo.pl/search?tag=apples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apples</span></a> <a href="https://petroskowo.pl/search?tag=Insectpests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insectpests</span></a> <a href="https://petroskowo.pl/search?tag=Biocontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biocontrol</span></a> <a href="https://petroskowo.pl/search?tag=Fruitindustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fruitindustry</span></a> <a href="https://petroskowo.pl/search?tag=Croppests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Croppests</span></a> <a href="https://petroskowo.pl/search?tag=aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aphids</span></a><br><a href="https://theconversation.com/fungi-to-the-rescue-south-african-scientists-use-innovative-approach-to-protect-apple-trees-236886" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fungi to the rescue: South African scientists use innovative approach to protect apple trees</a>
Colin Purrington<p>Rhinoncomimus latipes, a weevil introduced into the United States in 2004 to control mile-a-minute (Persicaria perfoliata), a Class B noxious weed. Larvae eat stems, adults eat leaves. The beetle's range is expanding ~4 km/yr. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/weevil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weevil</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insect</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/ipm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ipm</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/biocontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biocontrol</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/beetle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beetle</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/weed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weed</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/invasive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invasive</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/coleoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coleoptera</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macro</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
EURACTIV Agrifood<p>EU seeks tweaks to pesticide rules to fast-track sustainable solutions <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/eu-seeks-tweaks-to-pesticide-rules-to-fast-track-sustainable-solutions/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euractiv.com/section/agricultu</span><span class="invisible">re-food/news/eu-seeks-tweaks-to-pesticide-rules-to-fast-track-sustainable-solutions/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/biocontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biocontrol</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/biologicalpesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biologicalpesticides</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/biopesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biopesticides</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pesticides</span></a></p>
Entomological Soc. of America<p>New on Entomology Today: A pair of beetle species are key players in managing the hemlock woolly adelgid, but it can be difficult to detect where they are present and feeding on the invasive pest. A new study details a genetic test to detect and differentiate traces of the beetles' DNA in samples of soil, water, or plant matter from a target area. <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/EnvironmentalDNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalDNA</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/biocontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biocontrol</span></a> <a href="https://entomologytoday.org/2024/06/18/environmental-dna-biological-control-hemlock-woolly-adelgid-laricobius-beetles/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">entomologytoday.org/2024/06/18</span><span class="invisible">/environmental-dna-biological-control-hemlock-woolly-adelgid-laricobius-beetles/</span></a></p>
Pestinfo<p>No recommendations exist for the <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/biocontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biocontrol</span></a> of <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aphids</span></a> in winter high tunnel <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/crops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crops</span></a> like <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/spinach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spinach</span></a> and <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/strawberry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strawberry</span></a>. Three commercially available <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/predators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>predators</span></a> (insidious flower bug, two-spotted lady beetle and the common green lacewing) in combination with 3 <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/biorational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biorational</span></a> products were tested against aphids like the potato aphid (Macrosiphum euphorbiae) - article in the journal Biocontrol by Samantha A. Willden and others - <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2024.105511" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2</span><span class="invisible">024.105511</span></a></p>
Nonia Pariente<p>Off to <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/GordonConference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GordonConference</span></a> on “Genetic <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Biocontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biocontrol</span></a>” focused on “Enhancing <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a>, <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biodiversity</span></a>”<br>Such an important topic in this era of expanding ranges of disease vectors</p><p>Looking forward to learning loads and reconnecting with/meeting new people</p><p>Stop me for a chat if curious about <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fediscience.org/@PLOSBiology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>PLOSBiology</span></a></span> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/PLOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PLOS</span></a> publishing, science (or anything else)</p>