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Lucrezia Cilenti, Nicola Lago, Antonio Oscar Lillo, Daniel Li Veli, Tommaso Scirocco and Giorgio Mancinelli
The current invasion of the Mediterranean Sea by the Atlantic blue crab Callinectes sapidus requires the implementation of effective strategies of control and management. In native areas, the species is highly appreciated as a hard- and soft-shell seafoo...
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German Vargas, A. Daniel Greene, Yisell Velazquez-Hernandez, Xiangbing Yang, Paul E. Kendra and Alexandra M. Revynthi
The hibiscus bud weevil is an invasive pest that attacks tropical hibiscus. Its management has been challenging due to its cryptic adult and concealed immature stages. We evaluated the efficiency of four systemic insecticides (spirotetramat, chlorantrani...
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Linxuan Pan, Feng He, Qiuju Liang, Yanwen Bo, Xin Lin, Qaiser Javed, Muhammad Saif Ullah and Jianfan Sun
Allelopathy has garnered considerable attention, but the effects of different allelochemicals on invasive plants remain unclear. This study addressed the knowledge gap surrounding allelopathy and its impact on native and invasive plant species. We focuse...
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Loredana Stabili, Maria Immacolata Acquaviva, Ester Cecere, Carmela Gerardi, Antonella Petrocelli, Francesco Paolo Fanizzi, Federica Angilè and Lucia Rizzo
The lipidic extract of Undaria pinnatifida, one of the worst invasive species, was investigated for its potential exploitation in biotechnological applications. The antimicrobial activity of the lipidic extract in three different portions (blade, sporoph...
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Alessandra Rosso and Ezio Venturino
We propose a way of dealing with invasive species or pest control in agriculture. Ecosystems can be modeled via dynamical systems. For their study, it is necessary to establish their possible equilibria. Even a moderately complex system exhibits, in gene...
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Katarzyna Golan, Izabela Kot, Katarzyna Kmiec and Edyta Górska-Drabik
Insect pests have major effects on agricultural production and food supply. Pest control in conventional crop management in orchards is mainly based on agrochemicals, which entails economic, health and environmental costs. Other approaches, such as biolo...
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Jacob Schurkman, Irma Tandingan De Ley and Adler R. Dillman
Succinea snails are considered to be invasive and pestiferous gastropods to those in the floricultural industry. Their small size makes them difficult to locate within large plant shipments, and their presence on decorative plants can constitute for an e...
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Craig P O?Connell, Julia Crews, Andre King and Juliet Gressle
Although exceedingly rare, shark attacks have a disproportionately large impact on human behavior, often resulting in shark culls. Due to the invasive nature of shark culls, innovating and testing non-invasive deterrent technologies that may minimize the...
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Francesco Tiralongo, Giuseppina Messina and Bianca Maria Lombardo
Invasive alien species (IAS) are one of the greatest causes of native species extinction. Indeed, they represent a global threat for biodiversity and can also affect the economy and human health. The colonization success of IAS is presumably not only due...
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Periklis Kleitou, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, Ioannis Savva, Demetris Kletou, Margarita Hadjistylli, Ernesto Azzurro, Stelios Katsanevakis, Charalampos Antoniou, Louis Hadjioannou, Niki Chartosia, Maria Christou, Yiannis Christodoulides, Ioannis Giovos, Carlos Jimenez, Sonia Smeraldo and Siân E. Rees
The European Regulation (EU) 1143/2014 on Invasive Alien Species entered into force in 2015, with the aim to fulfill regional and international biodiversity goals in a concerted manner. To date, the Regulation listed 66 Invasive Alien Species (IAS) that ...
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