The overall goal of this work was to determine the effects of Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks) (Trombidiformes: Tarsonemidae) infestation on the physicochemical contents of fresh tea leaves and tea yield under field ...

In this investigation, the species of root-knot nematodes (RKNs) infesting weeds in kiwifruit orchards were investigated in the Ordu Province, Turkiye. A survey was conducted in 2018 and roots of weeds with RKN infestations ...

During a survey in April 2021, root and soil samples were collected from a wheat (Triticum vulgare L.) field in Samsun, Turkey. These samples were processed by the modified Baermann funnel method and a nematode belonging ...

The intrinsic rate of increase, denoted as r or r(m), describes the rate of population growth. Simplified formulas for estimating r have been developed to reduce labour and avoid complicated computations. The aim of this ...

In October 2020, the presence of an intense Fusarium dry rot disease was detected during a survey of potato tubers in the production storage facilities in Chui region, Kyrgyzstan. The species of Fusarium isolates, obtained ...

Erankliniella intonsa (Trybom) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is an important pest of numerous horticultural and agricultural crops in Taiwan. Orius strigicollis (Poppius) (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) is a predator with high ...

Ephestia elutella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) is a cosmopolitan and polyphagous pest attack a wide variety of stored products. To better understand the effect of an artificial diet and tobacco leaves on mass-rearing performance ...

Cyst nematodes (Heterodera spp.) are one of the most important groups of plant parasitic nematodes in many countries throughout the world (Subbotin et al. 2010). The hop cyst nematode Heterodera humuli Filipjev. 1934, the ...