Archive for August, 2014
The efficacy of SPLAT lures in mass trapping the coconut beetle, Oryctes rhinocerous
The Coconut rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros, is a pest which attacks the developing fronds of coconut, oil palm, and other landscape and decorative palms in Asia. Damaged fronds show typical triangular cuts. The beetle has the capacity to kill palm trees, particularly newly planted ones, when the growing point is destroyed by feeding. The larvae […]
Larval Source Management: A Supplement Measure for Marlaria Control
Introduction: Malaria, a parasitic disease transmitted by female Anopheles mosquitoes, has for millennia been a major cause of human illness and death. The disease remains a significant global public health problem, with over 3.4 billion people at risk and 627,000 estimated deaths in 2012 (WHO, 2013a). Renewed international attention has led to great progress in […]
Evaluation of an insecticide paint for the control of cockroaches in the Zaragoza sewage system
Cockroaches have been a renowned cosmopolitan pest for centuries. They are charac-terized mainly for showing high adaptation ability to all kinds of environmental and physical changes which has allowed them to coevolve close to the human being, colonizing all the habitats human activities take place in. However, the true problem regarding these insects goes beyond […]
Current and future Insect Threats to UK Forestry
Introduction The beginning of the 21st century has seen an unprecedented assault on the UK by invasive forest pests and diseases (Defra 2013; Figure 1). Some of these new pests and diseases have attracted much media attention and have increased political awareness, e.g. the large scale death of larch caused by Phytophothora ramorum and ash […]
Plant Health: Commission Strengthens Rules on Citrus Fruit Imports from South Africa
Stricter import requirements for South African citrus fruit were endorsed 27 May by European Union (EU) Member State experts. The EU says these emergency measures are being taken to protect European crops from citrus black spot, a harmful plant disease not na- tive to Europe. According to the new measures, citrus fruits imported from South […]
