In an unexpected trade-off, the cultivation of cotton that has been genetically engineered to reduce caterpillar damage by producing its own insecticide has been linked to higher numbers of another ...

The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 79, No. 2 (Jun., 1996), pp. 193-205 (13 pages) Eight aphid species known to colonize cotton in the United States are described and illustrated. A brief summary of ...

Genetically modified Bt cotton plants contain a poison that protects them from their most significant enemies. As a result, these plants rely less on their own defence system. This benefits other ...

THE recent registration of Movento insecticide in cotton has provided Australian growers with an even more effective tool to combat aphids and silverleaf whitefly and, at the same time, addresses ...

Biological control is a valuable ecosystem service 14,15, but increasingly intensive farming strongly influences the populations of natural enemies and the biocontrol services they provide 16,17,18.

Organic cotton is grown without the use of synthetic fertilisers, insecticides or pesticides. Seeds are sown directly into the soil but in less amounts as compared to conventionally grown cotton. This ...

The attached is a wooly aphid. The white substance on its backside, some of which has been scraped away here, is a waxy layer used to protect them from insect predators. While enjoying some time ...

For plant species that depend on animal-mediated pollination, reproduction hinges on adequate access to pollinators. Even in the presence of intact pollinator assemblages, negative interactions among ...