Modelling optimal timing and frequency of insecticide sprays for knockdown in preparation for other control measures     

Hugh J. Barclay  John W. Hargrove  Robert Steacy  P. van den Driessche 《国际虫害防治杂志》2019,65(2):114-129

A modelling investigation was conducted into optimizing the number of sprays and inter-spray interval to reduce an insect population to a low level, for example, prior to pheromone trapping or the release of sterile males. The model population was age-structured and density-dependent. If spray mortality is 100% for each spray, then the ideal spraying schedule is easily determined from the durations of the various life stages. For spray mortality of less than 100%, a simulation was used to determine optimal spraying schedules. Relative length of the larval period, fertility rate and age to first oviposition were found to be the most important biotic parameters for this determination. Their importance is magnified as spray mortality decreases. The stage targeted by sprays and the percent mortality caused by each spray are also important in determining the required number of sprays. Using medfly (Ceratitis capitata Wiedmann) biotic parameters as an example when the spray targets adults, it appeared that neither the stage at which density-dependent mortality takes effect, nor the form of the adult survivorship curve are important in determining the optimal spray schedule.  相似文献   

Attractiveness of host banana leaf materials to the banana weevil,Cosmopolites sordidus in Ghana for development of field management strategies     

Samson A Abagale  Christine M Woodcock  Keith Chamberlain  Samuel Osafo‐Acquaah  Helmut van Emden  Michael A Birkett  John A Pickett  Haruna Braimah 《Pest management science》2019,75(2):549-555

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First transgenic trait for control of plant bugs and thrips in cotton     

Waseem Akbar  Anilkumar Gowda  Jeffrey E Ahrens  Jason W Stelzer  Robert S Brown  Scott L Bollman  John T Greenplate  Jeffrey Gore  Angus L Catchot  Gus Lorenz  Scott D Stewart  David L Kerns  Jeremy K Greene  Michael D Toews  David A Herbert  Dominic D Reisig  Gregory A Sword  Peter C Ellsworth  Larry D Godfrey  Thomas L Clark 《Pest management science》2019,75(3):867-877

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Development of pull and push–pull systems for management of lesser mealworm,Alphitobius diaperinus,in poultry houses using alarm and aggregation pheromones     

Marla J Hassemer  Miguel Borges  David M Withall  John A Pickett  Raul A Laumann  Michael A Birkett  Maria C Blassioli‐Moraes 《Pest management science》2019,75(4):1107-1114

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Correction to: Individual based modelling of fish migration in a 2-D river system: model description and case study     

Snyder  Marcía N.  Schumaker  Nathan H.  Ebersole  Joseph L.  Dunham  Jason B.  Comeleo  Randy L.  Keefer  Matthew L.  Leinenbach  Peter  Brookes  Allen  Cope  Ben  Wu  Jennifer  Palmer  John  Keenan  Druscilla 《Landscape Ecology》2019,34(5):1197-1197

Landscape Ecology - In the original publication of the article, the third author name has been misspelt. The correct name is given in this Correction. The original version of this article was revised.  相似文献   

Identifying climate refugia for 30 Australian rainforest plant species,from the last glacial maximum to 2070     

Das  Sourav  Baumgartner  John B.  Esperon-Rodriguez  Manuel  Wilson  Peter D.  Yap  Jia-Yee S.  Rossetto  Maurizio  Beaumont  Linda J. 《Landscape Ecology》2019,34(12):2883-2896

Landscape Ecology - Climate refugia—areas that remain suitable for species during periods of climate disruption—have played an important role in species persistence over time....  相似文献   

Modeling finger development and persistence in initially dry porous media     

John L. Nieber 《Geoderma》1996,70(2-4):207-229

The mechanism for the growth and persistence of gravity-driven fingered flow of water in initially dry porous media is described. A Galerkin finite element solution of the two-dimensional Richards equation with the associated parameter equations for capillary hysteresis in the water retention function is presented. A scheme for upstream weighting of internodal unsaturated hydraulic conductivities is applied to limit smearing of steep wetting fronts. The growth and persistence of a single finger in an initially dry porous media is simulated using this numerical solution scheme. To adequately simulate fingered flow, it was found that the upstream weighting factor had to be negative, meaning that the internodal unsaturated hydraulic conductivities were weighted more by the downstream node. It is shown that the growth and persistence of a finger is sensitive to the character of the porous media water retention functions. For porous media where the water-entry capillary pressure on the main wetting function is less than the air-entry capillary pressure on the main drainage function, a small perturbation will grow into a finger, and during sequential drainage and wetting the finger will persist. In contrast, for porous media where the water-entry capillary pressure on the main wetting function is greater than the air-entry capillary pressure on the main drainage function, the same small perturbation will dissipate by capillary diffusion. The finger widths derived from the numerical simulation are similar to those predicted by analytical theory.  相似文献   

Avoidance of low pH and elevated Al concentrations by Brook Charr (Salvelinus fontinalis) Alevins in laboratory tests     

John M. Gunn  David L. G. Noakes 《Water, air, and soil pollution》1986,30(1-2):497-503

Laboratory studies were conducted to test the ability of brook charr (Salvelinus fontinalis) alevins, the earliest free-swimming life stage of the species, to detect and avoid toxic levels of H⁺ and inorganic Al. Alevins were tested in steep gradient choice tanks using a range of H⁺ (pH 4.0 to 5.5) and Al (0 to 500 μg L^?1) concentrations in low Ca (2.0 mg L^?1) water. The young brook charr actively avoided acidic water with a pH < 5.0. Aluminum additions of 500 μg L^?l increased the avoidance response. The observed behavioral response of alevins to low pH and elevated levels of Al, may be of significant adaptive advantage in systems undergoing acidification.  相似文献   

Positional effect on protein and oil content and composition of soybeans     

Bennett JO  Krishnan AH  Wiebold WJ  Krishnan HB 《Journal of agricultural and food chemistry》2003,51(23):6882-6886

Soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) protein and oil qualities, with respect to monogastric nutrition, have been linked to the relative abundance of specific protein subunits and fatty acids, respectively. An analysis of field-grown soybean seeds by near-infrared spectroscopy revealed significant differences in their protein and oil contents as a function of nodal position. Seed proteins from the plant apex were high in protein and low in oil content, while those from the basal region exhibited an opposite pattern of accumulation. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of total seed proteins revealed that the beta-subunit of beta-conglycinin content was 4-fold higher in seeds from the apical nodes than in seeds from basal nodes. The glycinin A3 polypeptide content gradually increased in successively lower nodes from the top of the plant. Its accumulation was drastically reduced when nitrogen was applied at specific growth stages. Exogenous nitrogen did not alter the pattern of beta-subunit accumulation, but accrual of the acidic and basic polypeptides of glycinin was diminished. The remaining seed storage protein components were not influenced by nodal position or nitrogen application. Gas chromatographic analysis of fatty acids indicated that only oleic (18:0) and linoleic (18:2) acids showed variability in accumulation at different nodes. Neither the abundance nor the distribution of the fatty acids was altered by nitrogen application.  相似文献   

Investigating tropical deforestation using two-stage spatially misaligned regression models     

Deepak K. Agarwal  Alan E. Gelfand  John A. Silander 《Journal of Agricultural, Biological & Environmental Statistics》2002,7(3):420-439

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