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The Diversity of Soil Fungus in and Around Termite Mounds of Globitermes sulphureus (Haviland) (Blattodea: Termitidae) and Response of Subterranean Termite to Fungi
Many researchers are trying to develop fungus-based biological control methods against insect pests, including termites. This study explored the...
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Distribution and invasion risk assessments of Chrysodeixis includens (Walker, [1858]) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) using CLIMEX
Chrysodeixis includens is a polyphagous pest restricted to the American continent. The occurrence of C. includens is allied, among other factors, by...
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Understanding fungal potential in the mitigation of contaminated areas in the Czech Republic: tolerance, biotransformation of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) and oxidative stress analysis
The study of the soil microbial community represents an important step in better understanding the environmental context. Therefore, biological...
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Acmella oleracea extracts as green pesticides against eight arthropods attacking stored products
Develo** sustainable control tools for managing noxious pests attacking stored foodstuffs is a timely research challenge. Acmella oleracea (L.) R....
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Influence of entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae, alone and in combination with diatomaceous earth and thiamethoxam on mortality, progeny production, mycosis, and sporulation of the stored grain insect pests
The stored grain insects cause great damage to grains under storage conditions. Synthetic insecticides and fumigants are considered as key measures...
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The better suppression of pepper Phytophthora blight by arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungus than Purpureocillium lilacinum alone or combined with AM fungus
PurposePhytophthora blight caused by Phytophthora capsici ( Pc ) is one of the most economically destructive soilborne diseases of pepper ( Capsicum...
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Replacement of soy by mealworms for livestock feed - A comparative review between soy and mealworms considering environmental aspects
The urgent need for sustainable alternatives to conventional livestock feed has prompted research into novel protein sources. This review paper...
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BRC4Env, a network of Biological Resource Centres for research in environmental and agricultural sciences
The Biological Resource Centre for the Environment BRC4Env is a network of Biological Resource Centres (BRCs) and collections whose leading...
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Recent advances in green technology and Industrial Revolution 4.0 for a sustainable future
This review gives concise information on green technology (GT) and Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR 4.0). Climate change has begun showing its impacts...
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Impacts of neonicotinoids on biodiversity: a critical review
Neonicotinoids are the most widely used class of insecticides in the world, but they have raised numerous concerns regarding their effects on...
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A critical assessment of mosquito control and the influence of climate change on mosquito-borne disease epidemics
The world has experienced perceptible climate change for the past 100 years. Global warming enhances the rapid spread of mosquito-borne diseases...
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Parasitism, host feeding, and transgenerational effects of three insecticides on the eulophid parasitoid Tamarixia triozae when exposed in the immature stages
The ectoparasitoid Tamarixia triozae is a promising biological control agent of the tomato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli , based on its high...
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Removal of industrial dyes and heavy metals by Beauveria bassiana: FTIR, SEM, TEM and AFM investigations with Pb(II)
Presence of industrial dyes and heavy metal as a contaminant in environment poses a great risk to human health. In order to develop a potential...
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Integrated Pest Management for Sustainable Agriculture
Widespread insecticide resistance has been a major problem in a sustainable agriculture such as the resistance of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) in tomato...
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Inhibitory activity of Beauveria bassiana and Trichoderma spp. on the insect pests Xylotrechus arvicola (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) and Acanthoscelides obtectus (Coleoptera: Chrisomelidae: Bruchinae)
Xylotrechus arvicola is an important pest in vineyards ( Vitis vinifera ) in the main Iberian wine-producing regions, and Acanthoscelides obtectus ...
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Biological Control Agents for Sustainable Agriculture, Safe Water and Soil Health
Use of bio-agents must be encouraged in agriculture as the use of chemicals inversely impact population and natural resources. This chapter gives a...
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Selected Soils, Insecticides and Soil Enzymes
One of the chief commercial crops grown in Nandyal division (Andhra Pradesh, Southern India) is cotton, and it is the fourth crop next to groundnut,...