Nancy M. Greco
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View article: Spatio-temporal dynamics of the invasive fly Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in the irrigated valleys of Northern Patagonia, Argentina
Spatio-temporal dynamics of the invasive fly Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in the irrigated valleys of Northern Patagonia, Argentina Open
. Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) also known as “spotted wing Drosophila” is a po-lyphagous herbivore of Asian origin with a short life cycle, and high dispersal and reproduction rates. The ar-rival of this invasive…
View article: The Neotropical genus Lenkothrips (Thysanoptera: Heterothripidae): additions to the faunas of Argentina and Brazil with an updated key to species
The Neotropical genus Lenkothrips (Thysanoptera: Heterothripidae): additions to the faunas of Argentina and Brazil with an updated key to species Open
Lenkothrips is a Heterothripidae genus with five species known only from South America. These species breed exclusively on flowers and exhibit some degree of host specificity. In the present paper, we describe three further species from Ar…
View article: Current Status of Phytoseiid Mites as Biological Control Agents in Latin America and Experiences from Argentina Using Neoseiulus californicus
Current Status of Phytoseiid Mites as Biological Control Agents in Latin America and Experiences from Argentina Using Neoseiulus californicus Open
Phytoseiidae is a large family of Mesostigmata mites. Members of this family are important biological control agents across the world since they are well-known natural enemies of phytophagous arthropods on cultivated and non-cultivated pla…
View article: Spatial and temporal cooccurrence among Neotropical native coccinellids and the exotic Harmonia axyridis
Spatial and temporal cooccurrence among Neotropical native coccinellids and the exotic Harmonia axyridis Open
Coccinellids are important biological control agent and aphid predators in horticultural crops around the world. Neotropical Cycloneda sanguinea , Eriopis connexa and Coleomegilla quadrifasciata octodecimpustulata , and the exotic Harmonia…
View article: Spatial and temporal cooccurrence among Neotropical native coccinellids and the exotic Harmonia axyridis
Spatial and temporal cooccurrence among Neotropical native coccinellids and the exotic Harmonia axyridis Open
Coccinellids are important biological control agent and aphid predators in horticultural crops around the world. Neotropical Cycloneda sanguinea , Eriopis connexa and Coleomegilla quadrifasciata octodecimpustulata , and the exotic Harmonia…
View article: Larval interactions between two aphidophagous coccinellids in sweet pepper
Larval interactions between two aphidophagous coccinellids in sweet pepper Open
Antagonistic interactions among predators have the potential to dampen top-down impacts on a shared pest. Strong cannibalism by adults and larvae on eggs along with a stronger intraguild predation by Eriopis connexa on Cycloneda sanguinea …
View article: Spatio-temporal variation of predatory hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) and their relationship with aphids in organic horticultural crops in La Plata, Buenos Aires
Spatio-temporal variation of predatory hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) and their relationship with aphids in organic horticultural crops in La Plata, Buenos Aires Open
Population variations of predatory hoverflies in agroecosystems depend mainly on the resources that crops and wild vegetation provides them as well as death caused by natural enemies. We identified I) aphidophagous hoverfly species in lett…
View article: Larval interactions between two aphidophagous coccinellids in sweet pepper
Larval interactions between two aphidophagous coccinellids in sweet pepper Open
Antagonistic interactions among predators have the potential to dampen top-down impacts on a shared pest. Strong cannibalism by adults and larvae on eggs along with a stronger intraguild predation by Eriopis connexa on Cycloneda sanguinea …
View article: Potential of predatory Neotropical ladybirds and minute pirate bug on strawberry aphid
Potential of predatory Neotropical ladybirds and minute pirate bug on strawberry aphid Open
Laboratory trials were performed to determine the impact of three Neotropical predatory coccinellids (Cycloneda sanguinea, Eriopis connexa and Coleomegilla quadrifasciata) and a minute pirate bug (Orius insidiosus) on Chaetosiphon fragaefo…
View article: Life history traits and life table analysis of Lobiopa insularis (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) fed on strawberry
Life history traits and life table analysis of Lobiopa insularis (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) fed on strawberry Open
Lobiopa insularis is a newly reported pest of strawberry in Argentina. We investigated characteristics of its biology in the laboratory, including survivorship and reproduction. We also estimated population growth for L. insularis fed ripe…
View article: Intra‐ and interspecific interactions between aphidophagous ladybirds: the role of prey in predator coexistence
Intra‐ and interspecific interactions between aphidophagous ladybirds: the role of prey in predator coexistence Open
Cannibalism ( CANN ) and intraguild predation ( IGP ) may provide energy and nutrients to individuals and eliminate potential competitors. These negative competitive interactions could also affect the coexistence of predatory species. The …
View article: Cold-Storage of Piezodorus guildinii (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Eggs for Rearing Telenomus podisi (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae)
Cold-Storage of Piezodorus guildinii (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Eggs for Rearing Telenomus podisi (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) Open
Piezodorus guildinii (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is an important soybean pest, and one of its main natural enemies is Telenomus podisi (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae). Rearing of the parasitoid is constrained by the hosts' egg quality, which d…