The population dynamics of pest insects is a subject of interest to farmers, agricultural economists, ecologists, and those concerned with animal welfare...

Nicholson–Bailey model Pest insect population dynamics Population cycle Population dynamics of fisheries Population ecology Population genetics Population modeling...

well as insects, mites, nematodes and weeds. Introduced plant pests can lower crop yields and have environmental impacts. The spread of plant pests from...

common pest insect known for attacking and infesting stored flour and grain. They are one of the most common and most destructive insect pests for grain...

control insects with chemical insecticides, but increasingly rely on biological pest control. This uses one organism to reduce the population density...

of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. Some species are well-known pests. Modern cockroaches are an ancient group that first appeared during the...

protecting them from predators. Aphids are among the most destructive insect pests on cultivated plants in temperate regions. In addition to weakening the...

and breeding sites. Species that prey on agricultural pests are considered beneficial insects. Several species have been introduced outside their range...

insects, repelling pests, or providing nutrients such as by fixing nitrogen, shade, or support. Companion plantings can be part of a biological pest control...

minimum viable population size) and in the context of agriculture (biological and pest control). In conservation biology, minimum viable population (MVP) size...

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Cicadellidae), in wine grapes.” Pest Management Science 67(5): 560–567. ” Erlandson, W., & Obrycki, J. (2015). “Population Dynamics of Empoasca fabae (Hemiptera:...

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cockroach, is a species of cockroach that was first described in 1981 from insects collected on Okinawa Island, Japan. It is a small species of cockroach...

it rapidly became a most destructive pest of potato crops. It is today considered to be the most important insect defoliator of potatoes. It may also cause...

and confirms that hermetic environments are sufficient for controlling insect pests. The beetle is of Indo-Australian origin and less able to survive outdoors...

Loliginidae. Journal of Applied Ecology 36: 101-110. Walter GH (2003) Insect Pest Management and Ecological Research Cambridge University Press, Cambridge...

Entomopathogenic fungi generally suppress pests by mycosis - causing a disease that is specific to the insect. Biological control products have been under...

frugiperda, in Argentina Journal of Insect Science 9(20) Meagher, Robert L.; Nagoshi, Rod N. (2004). "Population dynamics and occurrence of Spodoptera frugiperda...

friendly methods to control population dynamics. In pest control, the use of pheromones in attractant traps to control insects is common practice. This can...

these populations persist. This ability to withstand a high degree of inbreeding has likely contributed to this species’ prevalence as a pest. It is...

ants have formed symbiotic relationships with many insects. This ant may be used as a form of pest control to kill the cane toad, an invasive species...

act as an agent of disturbance, changing forest dynamics as they invade and spread. Invasive insects and pathogens (diseases) are introduced to the United...

eugenol, which is used to monitor and estimate populations, as well as to annihilate males as a form of pest control. They are also important pollinators...

D. (2008). "Estimation of the number of founders of an invasive pest insect population: the fire ant Solenopsis invicta in the USA". Proceedings of the...

decreased susceptibility of a pest population to a pesticide that was previously effective at controlling the pest. Pest species evolve pesticide resistance...

The cereal leaf beetle (Oulema melanopus) is a significant crop pest, described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. One generation of this beetle is produced a year...

fruit of olive trees, hence the common name. It is considered a serious pest in the cultivation of olives. Until 1998, the fly had not been detected in...

funnel trap. Pheromone traps are used both to count insect populations by sampling, and to trap pests such as clothes moths to destroy them. Pheromone traps...

William J. Mattson; Gary A. Simmons; John A. Witter (1988), Dynamics of Forest Insect Populations, Springer, pp. 309–330, doi:10.1007/978-1-4899-0789-9_16...