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Publikováno v:
International Journal of Pest Management. 51:101-109
Nuclear polyhedrosis virus (NPV) and Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are the most commonly used biopesticides for the control of Helicoverpa spp. larvae on cotton crops in Australia. The performance of NPV and Bt against Helicoverpa spp. larvae on cotton
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Pest Management. 51:63-70
We determined the efficacy of an nC27 petroleum spray oil (PSO) (Caltex Canopy®) against Helicoverpa spp. on commercial cotton crops. Cotton plants treated with 1 – 5% (v/v) of the nC27 PSO were better at deterring oviposition by Helicoverpa spp.
Autor:
R. K. Mensah, A. Singleton
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Pest Management. 49:163-168
Investigations to determine the optimum timing and placement of a supplementary food spray, Envirofeast® on the abundance of predatory insects on cotton was conducted in irrigated commercial cotton fields at Yarral near Narrabri, New South Wales, Au
Autor:
R. K. Mensah
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Pest Management. 48:95-105
Part 1 of the paper showed that the integration of a lucerne/ cotton interplant system with supplementary food sprays retained and increased populations of predatory insects in the cotton crop. The strategic use of biopesticides (Bacillus thuringiens
Autor:
R. K. Mensah
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Pest Management. 45:91-100
Adoption of within-field monocultures of annual crops in modern farming systems is known to discriminate against and reduce the activity of predatory insects. In Australia, cotton fields are strictly monoculture and lack ecological diversity which co
Autor:
R. K. Mensah
Publikováno v:
Australian Journal of Entomology. 36:377-381
During 1992–4, square (30 times 30 cm) sticky traps of various colours were used on a commercial cotton farm to trap adults of Coccinella transversalis and Adalia bipunctata which are both major predators of Helicoverpa spp. Both insects were attra
Autor:
R. K. Mensah
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Pest Management. 43:221-225
Application of supplementary foods to attract, retain and conserve beneficial arthropods in crop systems has been used for several years on crop plants to enhance biological control of pests. The responses of predatory insects of Helicoverpa spp. to
Autor:
M. Khan, R. K. Mensah
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Pest Management. 43:197-202
The green mirid, Creontiades dilutus (Stal) is one of the most serious early-season pests of cotton in Australia. The cotton industry currently relies on broad spectrum insecticides for the control of Helicoverpa spp., butthis disrupts biological con
Autor:
R. K. Mensah
Publikováno v:
Australian Journal of Entomology. 35:323-329
The deterrent activity of a newly developed food product, EnvirofeasP and three other food sprays, sugar, Envirofeast 2 and petroleum oil plus Kelgum mixture, on oviposition by Helicoverpu spp. on cotton crops was investigated by mesh house choice an
Autor:
R. K. Mensah
Publikováno v:
Australian Journal of Entomology. 35:349-353
Field tests on the colour response of Austroasca viridigrisea adults were conducted using square (30 × 30 cm) coloured sticky traps placed in a cotton field. Among the colours tested, adults were attracted most to yellow traps emitting light in the