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Procedures of Laboratory Fumigation for Pest Control with Nitric Oxide Gas
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2017
This paper describes nitric oxide (NO) fumigation protocols for postharvest pest control. Fumigation chambers are flushed with nitrogen (N2) to establish ultralow oxygen conditions before NO is injected. At the end, chambers are flushed with N2 to dilute NO before exposing products to ambient air to prevent exposure to NO2.
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Mass-Rearing and Molecular Studies in Tortricidae Pest Insects
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2022
The present protocol describes the rearing method of tortricid pest insects in the laboratories. The procedures to distinguish insects' sex and extract nucleic acids for high throughput sequencing are established using two tortricid pests.
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Mistletoe Eradicator - A Novel Tool for Simultaneous Mechanical and Chemical Control of Mistletoe
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2022
The protocol describes an easy-to-handle tool called Mistletoe Eradicator which combines mechanical and chemical approaches and is efficient in the control of mistletoe infestation on the host trees. The manuscript uses the European mistletoe (Viscum album subsp. album L.) as an example.
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Mass Production of Entomopathogenic Fungi, Metarhizium robertsii and Metarhizium pinghaense, for Commercial Application Against Insect Pests
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2022
Entomopathogenic fungi have gained importance as the biological control agents of agricultural insect pests. In this study, the mass production of a sufficient number of resilient infective propagules of South African isolates of both Metarhizium robertsii and M. pinghaense for commercial application against insect pests was successfully conducted using agricultural grain products.
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Application of Two-spotted Spider Mite Tetranychus urticae for Plant-pest Interaction Studies
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2014
Protocols for efficient preparation of homogenous samples of spider mites, infestation of experimental plants, and assessment of plant damage, as required for studies of plant-pest interaction were developed.
FAQs
Tool selection begins with the pest’s sensory ecology, meaning the ways it responds to environmental cues. A device or material can be matched to food odors, sex pheromones, light, shelter, or barriers according to the response being targeted. This alignment helps reveal movement patterns and can improve control efficiency.
These cues do not serve identical purposes. Food odors, sex pheromones, and light can attract individuals, making them useful for drawing pests toward traps or for monitoring their presence. Shelter cues may expose preferences for protected locations, whereas barriers discourage contact. The appropriate choice depends on the behavior being measured or changed.
Physical barriers and deterrents act by changing access or discouraging contact rather than by drawing pests to a target. Their value lies in protecting a defined area while limiting the need to manipulate attraction. In behavior studies, observing whether pests approach, avoid, or remain outside the area helps evaluate the response.
Evaluation should connect the intended outcome with an observable behavioral response. Researchers can identify the relevant cue, apply the corresponding device, material, or method, and monitor movement, attraction, avoidance, or contact with a protected area. Comparing the observed response with the control objective indicates whether the selected approach is suitable for surveillance or intervention.
During surveillance, these tools can provide evidence about where pests move and whether a target species is present. Attraction-based devices may support species identification and population monitoring, while behavioral observations can show how individuals respond to a cue. Such information helps researchers assess pest activity before deciding whether population reduction is appropriate.
Within integrated pest management, the tools are useful when practitioners want behavioral information or control while reducing reliance on pesticides. A tool may support surveillance, population reduction, or assessment of a pest’s response, depending on its design. Matching the approach to sensory ecology can also reduce unintended effects on non-target organisms.