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Qualitative Cost-Benefit Analysis of Using Pesticidal Plants in Smallholder Crop Protection.
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Agri-environment scheme nectar chemistry can suppress the social epidemiology of parasites in an important pollinator.
Folly, Arran J. ; Koch, Hauke ; Farrell, Iain W. ; Stevenson, Philip C. ; Brown, Mark J. F.
Sainfoin, Phytochemical, Caffeine, Emergent infectious disease, Bumblebee, and Microsporidia
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Intercropping and diverse field margin vegetation suppress bean aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) infestation in dolichos ( Lablab purpureus L.).
Mwani, Christine N. ; Nyaanga, Jane ; Cheruiyot, Erick K. ; Ogendo, Joshua O. ; Bett, Philip K. …
Aphids, Intercropping, Dolichos, Field margin vegetation, Lablab purpureus, and Natural enemies
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Natural Pest Regulation and Its Compatibility with Other Crop Protection Practices in Smallholder Bean Farming Systems.
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) production and storage are limited by numerous constraints. Insect pests are often the most destructive. However, resource-constrained smallholders in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) often do little to manage pests. Where farmers do use a control strategy, it typically relies on chemical pesticides, which have adverse effects on... -
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Cattle tick control in Africa: potential of ethnoveterinary plants.
Cattle are a livelihood asset to smallholder farmers in Africa yet remain threatened by the effects of ticks and tick-borne diseases during production because they cause morbidity and premature death. The use of indigenous plants in tick control is a worldwide practice spanning thousands of years. Changes in the agricultural... -
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Bumble bees show an induced preference for flowers when primed with caffeinated nectar and a target floral odour.
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Beneficial insects are associated with botanically rich margins with trees on small farms.
Beneficial insect communities on farms are influenced by site- and landscape-level factors, with pollinator and natural enemy populations often associated with semi-natural habitat remnants. They provide ecosystem services essential for all groecosystems. For smallholders, natural pest regulation may be the only affordable and available option to manage pests. We evaluated...Arnold, Sarah E. J. ; Elisante, Filemon ; Mkenda, Prisila A. ; Tembo, Yolice L. B. ; Ndakidemi, Patrick A. …
Community ecology, Biodiversity, Ecosystem services, Agroecology, and Beneficial insects
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Pollen sterols are associated with phylogeny and environment but not with pollinator guilds.
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Contrasting effects of the alkaloid ricinine on the capacity of Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii to transmit Plasmodium falciparum.