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European Union (EU) agricultural policy has been developed in the pursuit of laudable goals
such as a competitive economy and regulatory harmony across the union. However, what …

Climate change already challenges people’s livelihood globally and it also affects plant health.
Rising temperatures facilitate the introduction and establishment of unwanted organisms, …

Crops are grown in greenhouses to extend their growing season and protect them from adverse
environmental conditions, diseases and pests. Greenhouse structures vary significantly …

1. To assess the risks of an insect‐resistant transgenic plant for non‐target arthropods, it is
important to investigate the exposure of non‐target species to the transgene product. …

Maize with the insecticidal properties of the entomopathogenic bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis
Berliner, known as Bt maize, has been sown in Europe since 1998. For several years, …

… of predator abundance recorded in the respective field surroundings (r=0.83, P=0.04, df=5). …
per field at the last sampling week were not significantly correlated (r=0.41, P=0.42, df=5). …

… Although they are commonly released for the control of an specific pest, all predators examined
in the current study are polyphagous (Albajes and Alomar 1999) and there are no data in …

… Gabarra, R., Castañé, C. and Albajes, R. (1995) The mind bug Dicyphus tamaninii as a
greenhouse whitefly and western flower thrips predator on cucumber, Biocontrol Science and …

Transgenic maize expressing the Cry1Ab toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt-maize) has
been grown in Spain since 1998, representing about 5% of the total maize area. As part of a …