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Fighting fruit decay nature's way. (includes related articles on treating for fruit flies and protective yeast patents)
Agricultural Research
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August 1, 1993|
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COPYRIGHT 1993 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.
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Ah! Juicy, tart-sweet grapefruit - perfect at breakfast or at any other time of the day.
But grapefruit, like many other tasty fruits, is not without its problems. And sometimes the solution to one problem is the cause of another.
For example, federal regulations require Florida citrus shippers to certify that fruit is free of fruit flies that could perhaps hitchhike a ride to other citrus areas and damage crops. But some of the special treatments devised to protect citrus produced in fruit-fly-infested areas leave the fruit more vulnerable to ...
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A book written by a CSIRO scientist as a guide to the diverse range of 'ladybird beetles' to be found in Australia has been awarded a prestigious Whitley Award Commendation in the 2008 Awards' Systematic Zoology category.
M2 Presswire
; ...large group of ladybirds." "We are delighted...book - Australian Ladybird Beetles (Coleoptera...identifying Australian ladybirds, especially those...very successful beetle group. "Some...are found." Ladybirds are small, dome-shaped, colourful beetles that display a...mm. ...
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Intraguild predation between the aphidophagous ladybird beetles Harmonia axyridis and Coccinella undecimpunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): the role of body weight
Magazine article from: European Journal of Entomology
; ...prey differs for the two ladybirds. A small difference in the...Lucas et al., 1998). In ladybird beetles, large species usually eat...species. That this ladybird beetle can be successfully reared...negative impact on native ladybird beetles and other non-target arthr
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Comparison of the incidence of sibling cannibalism between male-killing Spiroplasma infected and uninfected clutches of a predatory ladybird beetle, Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
Magazine article from: European Journal of Entomology
; ...microorganism, hatching rate, ladybird beetle Abstract. The incidence of...populations of the ladybird beetle. INTRODUCTION Cannibalism...observed in predatory ladybird beetles (Kawai, 1978; Osawa, 1989...in the predatory ladybird beetle, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas...
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The effect of prey availability on ovarian development and oosorption in the ladybird beetle Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
Magazine article from: European Journal of Entomology
; ...dynamics, predator Abstract. The ladybird beetle Harmonia axyridis Pallas was...those in herbivorous ladybird beetles. Body length, initial body...oosorption in the herbivorous ladybird beetle Epilachna niponica has been well...
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Phenotypic plasticity of elytron length in wingless two-spot ladybird beetles, Adalia bipunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
Magazine article from: European Journal of Entomology
; ...Abstract. Winglessness in the two-spot ladybird beetle Adalia bipunctata (L.) is determined...2000, was used together with wildtype ladybird beetles from the same locality to generate...stock of wingless and heterozygote ladybirds. This stock was outcrossed in at least...
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THEY'RE SPOTTED ALL OVER | LADYBIRD BEETLE BOOM BENEFICIAL, BOTHERSOME
Newspaper article from: News-Sun, The (Waukegan, IL)
; ...them ladybugs, and in Europe they are called ladybird beetles or lady beetles. But the beetles causing all the ruckus aren't part of a British...a few exceptions, such as the Mexican bean beetle -- are not considered harmful to human ways...
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Glandular hairs: Pupal chemical defense in a non-native ladybird beetle (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
Magazine article from: Northeastern Naturalist
; ...herbivorous coccinellid beetle of Eurasian origin...from 1997-2001. The beetle's papal surface bears...The biogeography of ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae...to introduce ladybird beetles to control insect pests...accidental introduction, the beetle was first ...
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Attack of the ladybird beetles
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; ...plagued with a whole lot of lady bug beetles? I've heard that they are brought...them. A. You are seeing Asian ladybird beetles. They were introduced into this...small enough to admit a ladybug. Ladybird beetles aren't the only insects...
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Are we studying too few taxa? Insights from aphidophagous ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
Magazine article from: European Journal of Entomology
; ...biological phenomena. Using aphidophagous ladybirds, I show that in this group, in the...agents, and over half the aphidophagous ladybird work on intraguild interactions is centred...use the aphidophagous Coccinellidae (ladybird beetles) to illustrate the potential risks...
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Effects of early growth conditions on body composition, allometry, and survival in the ladybird beetle Harmonia axyridis.(Report)
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Zoology
; ...flight fuel in insects, including beetles (Auerswald et al. 1998; Zera et...The diet of the Asian multicoloured ladybird beetle (Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773...often in response to predation by the ladybirds themselves. Activity, oviposition...conflict for limited resources. While all ...
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