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Insect herbivores increased plant mortality.

Taxon: Koeleria macranthaKoeleria macranthat0
Interactor: insect herbivorese0herbivore
Outcome: plant mortalitye0
Direction: increasede0

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“insect herbivores decreased relative biomass allocation to roots and increased plant mortality.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 727–822

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“Koeleria macrantha”
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Title

Antagonistic interactions between competition and insect herbivory on plant growth

Joshua J. Haag; Malcolm D. Coupe; James F. Cahill Journal of Ecology 2004. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2745.2004.00847.x

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Observation Competition and herbivory effects on growth, biomass allocation and survival varied among focal species.
Intervention effect When present, neighboring vegetation reduced focal plant growth and survival.
Observation Insect herbivores reduced allocation to roots and increased mortality.
Intervention effect Reduced herbivory from insecticide had little direct effect on plant biomass.
Association Reduced herbivory interacted with competition to affect growth in three of four species.
Association Herbivory reduced competition strength for Coreopsis.
Association Herbivory increased competition strength for Linum.
Association Combined herbivory and competition reduced Coreopsis growth less than a multiplicative expectation.
Association Combined herbivory and competition reduced Helianthus growth less than a multiplicative expectation.
Observation Competition alone was more intense than insect herbivory in this system.

Associationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Insect mortality under nematode treatment varied with temperature.

Taxon: cruciferst0
Treatment: temperaturee0
Outcome: Insect mortalitye0

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“Insect mortality from the nematode species and isolates was modulated by temperature.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 452–537

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“crucifers”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 67–76

Title

Efficacy of steinernematid nematodes against three insect pests of crucifers in quebec.

G Bélair; Y Fournier; N Dauphinais PubMed 2003

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Observation LC50 values against imported cabbageworm larvae varied across four nematode isolates.
Observation LC50 values against diamondback moth larvae varied across four nematode isolates.
Observation LC50 values against cabbage looper larvae varied across four nematode isolates.
Observation S. riobrave produced 100% mortality of A. rapae larvae at 30 degrees C.
Association A. rapae mortality increased with nematode contact time.
Association Larval susceptibility to nematodes increased with larval age across all three pest species.
Intervention effect Adjuvants increased S. carpocapsae density and survival on cabbage leaves relative to water.
Observation On cabbage leaves, S. carpocapsae All survived at 43% after four hours.
Observation On cabbage leaves, S. feltiae UK survived at 2% after four hours.
Observation On cabbage leaves, S. riobrave 335 had 0% survival after four hours.
Intervention effect Field application of S. carpocapsae gave 35.3% A. rapae control on Brussels sprouts in 1996.
Intervention effect Field application of S. carpocapsae gave 33.0% A. rapae control on broccoli in 1996.
Intervention effect Field application of S. carpocapsae gave 24.9% A. rapae control on Brussels sprouts in 1999.
Intervention effect Field application of S. carpocapsae gave 19.4% A. rapae control on broccoli in 1999.
Intervention effect Field application of S. carpocapsae gave 14.9% A. rapae control on cauliflower in 1999.
Recommendation The authors concluded that foliar S. carpocapsae did not provide acceptable A. rapae control in Quebec.

Associationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Insect attack increased root mortality during drought.

Taxon: grasslandt0
Interactor: insecte0herbivore
Outcome: root mortalitye0
Direction: increasede0

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“During the drought, insect attack increased root mortality”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 903–961

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“grassland”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 104–113

Title

Limited effects of above‐ and belowground insects on community structure and function in a species‐rich grassland

Malcolm D. Coupe; J.N. Stacey; James F. Cahill Journal of Vegetation Science 2009. doi:10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.05506.x

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Intervention effect Five years of insect suppression had few significant effects on plant growth, richness or composition.
Association Insect attack reduced plant cover during drought.
Association Insect attack altered community composition during drought.
Intervention effect Plant responses were unaffected by insecticide application after drought.
Observation Effects of insect suppression did not increase over time.

Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultmeasured

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Insect and fungal pests contributed to initial piñon mortality.

Taxon: piñone0
Outcome: initial mortality of piñone0
Qualifier: insect and fungal pestse0

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“insect and fungal pests were important causal agents in initial mortality of piñon”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 4805–4887

Title

Mechanistic causes of tree drought mortality: recent results, unresolved questions and future research needs

Melanie J. B. Zeppel; Henry D. Adams; William R. L. Anderegg New Phytologist 2011. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03960.x

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Observation Drought mortality mechanisms may be interrelated in some species but separate in others.
Association Piñon survival time during drought was temperature sensitive and associated with cumulative respiration costs.
Observation Significant xylem cavitation occurred in droughted piñon.
Intervention effect Pesticide-treated piñons endured greater drought stress without dying than initially killed trees.
Mechanism Hydraulic failure was identified as the cause of aspen mortality.
Observation Nonstructural carbohydrates increased as aspen stems died.
Association Mortality-size relationships depended strongly on species and site characteristics.
Method / resource The RHESSys model reproduced observed ponderosa pine mortality patterns across the watershed.
Intervention effect Warmer conditions produced earlier drought mortality across the tested plant types.

Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Insect mortality correlated with Bt toxoprotein content.

Taxon: Chinese white poplarPopulus tomentosat0
Gene: Bt toxoproteine0
Outcome: insect mortalitye0

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“Chinese white poplar”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 94–114

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“obvious correlation between insect mortality and Bt toxoprotein content”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1457–1528

Title

Expression of exogenous gene and correlation analysis of characters of transgenic triploid of Chinese white poplar carrying two insect resistance genes

Zhi Zheng Acta Entomologica Sinica 2007

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Ozone treatments generally achieved 100% insect mortality.

Taxon: Paddy Ricet0
Treatment: Ozone treatmentse0
Outcome: insect mortalitye0
Value: 100%e0

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“Ozone treatments achieved 100% insect mortality”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 790–837

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“Paddy Rice”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 113–123

Title

Effects of Specific Gas Flow Rate and Column Geometry on Ozone Saturation Dynamics, Pest Control, and Quality of Paddy Rice

Felipe Lima Coelho dos Santos; Ernandes Rodrigues de Alencar; Marcus Vinícius de Assis Silva; et al. Ozone Science and Engineering 2026. doi:10.1080/01919512.2026.2652992

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Association Higher flow rates shortened ozone saturation times at H/D 1.2, from 224 to 61 min.
Association Higher flow rates shortened ozone saturation times at H/D 0.6, from 185 to 47 min.
Observation Saturation concentration ranged from 1.07 to 2.70 mg L−1 at H/D 1.2.
Observation Saturation concentration ranged from 1.38 to 2.95 mg L−1 at H/D 0.6.
Intervention effect At H/D 0.6 and 0.5 m3 min−1 t−1, ozone achieved 95% insect mortality.
Intervention effect Moisture content and electrical conductivity remained stable after treatment.
Observation Color changed slightly at H/D 0.6 under higher flow rates.
Intervention effect Ozonation left lipid, protein, ash and carbohydrate composition unaffected.

Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Insect parasites and birds caused 43.6% larval mortality.

Outcome: larval mortalitye0
Value: 43.6%e0

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“Insect parasites and birds caused 43.6% of larval mortality”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 2035–2094

Title

PEAR SHOOT SAWFLY (JANUS COMPRESSUS FABRICIUS) – LIFE CYCLE AND BIOLOGICAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC

Tihomir Validžić DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) 2014

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Observation Pear shoot sawfly adults appeared for four weeks from late April, peaking in early May in Eastern Slavonia.
Association Sawfly adult flight was most intense on warm, sunny days above 14°C.
Observation The pear shoot sawfly is univoltine.
Observation Female sawflies lay about 30 eggs, whose development takes 11 to 14 days.
Observation Sawfly larvae were parasitized by five identified and one unidentified insect genera.
Observation Entomopathogenic fungi caused 4.22% larval mortality.
Observation Each female sawfly damaged an average of 30 young pear shoots.
Association Adult sawflies became inactive below 10°C and in rain and wind.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

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Working pressure of 400 kPa significantly affected insect mortality.

Taxon: crope1
Treatment: Working pressure of 400 kPae0
Outcome: insect mortalitye0

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“Working pressure of 400 kPa has a significant effect on insect mortality”
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“crop spraying operation”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 747–770

Title

Effect of Field Plot Design on the Efficacy of Boom Sprayer

Khurram Yousaf; Muhammad Iqbal; Tahir Iqbal; et al. Universal Journal of Agricultural Research 2014. doi:10.13189/ujar.2014.020702

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Intervention effect Increasing tractor speed decreased sucking insect and bollworm mortality.
Observation The best field speed for crop spraying was 4.0 km/h.
Association Longer fields of the same width had greater sprayer field efficiency.
Association Lower field speed had greater sprayer field efficiency.

Mechanismauthor interpretationreview summarypositivebasis n/a

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Biofumigants disrupt insect processes, causing mortality or reduced reproduction.

Taxon: graint0
Outcome: mortality or reduced reproductione0
Qualifier: disrupt insect physiological and biochemical processese0

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“grain protectants”
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“Biofumigants disrupt insect physiological and biochemical processes, leading to mortality or reduced reproduction”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1463–1576

Title

Bio-fumigants as grain protectants in storage-A review

D S Karthik; G Preetha; B Keerthana; et al. Plant Science Today 2024. doi:10.14719/pst.4176