Daniel Blumberg
Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center
33 Papers
363 Citations
Daniel Blumberg is an academic researcher from Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Gall wasp & Biology. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 33 publications.
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Papers
Review: Date palm arthropod pests and their management in Israel
TL;DR: The key pests in date plantations in Israel are the lesser date moth and sap beetles in most of the date-growing areas, and spider mites which are restricted to the Arava Valley, and future management of the first two should rely on an improved monitoring system and integration of pheromone application for reduction of the population and damage.
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Management strategies of mealybug pests of citrus in mediterranean countries
TL;DR: Strategies for managing mealybug pests of citrus, and possible levels of integration of different tactics according to the pest status, are discussed.
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Biology, Revised Taxonomy and Impact on Host Plants of Ophelimus maskelli, an Invasive Gall Inducer on Eucalyptus spp. in the Mediterranean Area
TL;DR: This study focused on morphological and development characters that can clearly distinguish O. maskelli, the heavy damage inflicted on eucalyptus, and the health problems and nuisance to people caused by the wasp near heavily infested trees during the mass emergence of adults.
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Parasitoid encapsulation as a defense mechanism in the Coccoidea (Homoptera) and its importance in biological control.
TL;DR: Important factors that affect the frequency of parasitoid encapsulation in the Coccoidea include the host's physiological age and physiological condition, the host origin (or strain), superparasitism, the rearing and/or ambient temperature, and the host plant.
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Encapsulation Rates of Three Encyrtid Parasitoids by Three Mealybug Species (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) Found Commonly as Pests in Commercial Greenhouses
TL;DR: Differences in levels of encapsulation observed in these host–parasitoid combinations have practical implications for choice of appropriate parasitoids for biological control.
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