| field suppression of the invasive ant wasmannia auropunctata (hymenoptera: formicidae) in a tropical fruit orchard in hawaii. | the little fire ant, wasmannia auropunctata (roger) (hymenoptera: formicidae), is an invasive ant that forms supercolonies when it successfully invades new areas. w. auropunctata was first reported in hawaii in 1999, and it has since invaded a variety of agricultural sites, including nurseries, orchards, and pastures. amdro (hydramethylnon; in bait stations), esteem (pyriproxyfen; broadcast bait), and conserve (spinosad; ground spray) were tested for their efficacy against w. auropunctata in a r ... | 2008 | 18767711 |
| a survey of scale insects (sternorryncha: coccoidea) occurring on table grapes in south africa. | increasing international trade and tourism have led to an increase in the introduction of exotic pests that pose a considerable economic threat to the agro-ecosystems of importing countries. scale insects (sternorryncha: coccoidea) may be contaminants of export consignments from the south african deciduous fruit industry to the european union, israel, united kingdom and the united states, for example. infestations of immature scale insects found on south african fruit destined for export have re ... | 2009 | 20050816 |