What is it about?
Setting artificial sugary food sources in agro-ecosystem is one of the useful tools for activating carnivorous natural enemies. However, it is a double-edged sword, because pest insects would also use sugary food sources as food. This study report how to solve this risk.
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Why is it important?
The novel aspects of the use of selective pesticides to control pest insects.
Perspectives
Reduce the amounts of pesticides. Environmentally benign use of pesticides.
Professor Junji Takabayashi
Kyoto University
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This page is a summary of: Offering honey containing a selective insecticide as food for pests and parasitoids: another effective use, Journal of Applied Entomology, March 2016, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/jen.12314.
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