ATTRACTION AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO IDENTIFIED RECTAL GLAND VOLATILES IN BACTROCERA FRAUENFELDI (SCHINER)

Attraction and Electrophysiological Response to Identified Rectal Gland Volatiles in Bactrocera frauenfeldi (Schiner)

Bactrocera frauenfeldi (Schiner) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is a polyphagous fruit fly pest species that is endemic to Papua New Guinea and has become established in several Pacific Islands and Australia.Despite its economic importance for many crops and the key role of chemical-mediated sexual communication in the reproductive biology of tephritid fru

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Pathways to sustainable transitions in a complex agricultural system: a case study of swine waste management in North Carolina

North Carolina has a high density of swine farms with nearly half of the commercial operations located in two eastern counties.Lagoon and sprayfield (LS) is the dominant method of swine manure management despite pressure to transition to environmentally superior technologies.LS is an efficient and cost-effective method of waste management but has n

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