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Seasonal changes in aphid hyperparasitoid occurrence in sweet pepper and raspberry in Belgium
By attacking primary parasitoids, hyperparasitoids represent a major threat to biological pest control, especially in the context of aphid control...
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Species diversity and food web structure jointly shape natural biological control in agricultural landscapes
Land-use change and agricultural intensification concurrently impact natural enemy (e.g., parasitoid) communities and their associated ecosystem...
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Biocontrol Agents for Soil Health Management
The term “soil health” describes particular characteristics of the soil and its capacity to support and maintain crop growth and development....
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Understanding the mechanisms underlying biological control of Fusarium diseases in cereals
Many Fusarium species cause serious diseases for cereal cultivation. These include Fusarium head blight and crown rot on wheat and bakanae disease on...
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Penicillium simplicissimum and Trichoderma asperellum counteract the challenge of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici in wheat plants
BackgroundYellow (stripe) rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst), is an economic disease of wheat. Growth-promoting fungi (GPF)...
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Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and their role in plant-parasitic nematodes control: a fresh look at an old issue
The increasing demand for agricultural products can be met by maximizing production potential and reducing crop losses caused by common...
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Plant Growth-Promoting Fungi for Growth Improvement and Resistance Induction
Plant growth-promoting fungi (PGPF) are different groups of nonpathogenic fungi associated with plants that live outside or inside the root, stems,...
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Utilization of Biodiversity for Sustainable Plant Disease Management
Modern crop production systems that have focused on maximizing yield through the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides have led to negative...
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Effects of mealybug and female body sizes on host examination and offspring developmental performances in the gregarious hyperparasitoid Cheiloneurus nankingensis
Understanding how native hyperparasitoids are attuned to novel hosts has practical implications for the classical biological control of invasive pest...
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Utilization of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) for Managing Recently Reported Potato Cyst Nematodes, Globodera spp. in North Himalayan Regions of India
Globodera rostochiensis (Woll.) and Globodera pallida (Stone), two potato cyst nematodes (PCNs), are significant pests worldwide. The first PCNs from...
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Suppression of the phytopathogens Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Sclerotium rolfsii by Trichoderma spp.
This work was carried out to evaluate the antagonism of Trichoderma isolates to the soil-borne plant pathogenic fungi Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Scle...
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Tritrophic analysis of the prospective biological control of brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys, under extant weather and climate change
The highly destructive Asian brown marmorated stink bug ( Halyomorpha halys, BMSB) invaded Europe, Caucasus region, and North and South America....
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A peculiar case of parasitisation with two new species of wasps parasitizing the rice leaf-roller Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius, 1798) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) from southern India
Paddy, Oryza sativa L. (Poales: Poaecea) is infested by a series of lepidopteran, coleopteran, hemipteran, and acarine pests in India. Of the long...
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Plant Growth-Promoting Microorganisms as Phytoprotectants and Suitable Nano Delivery Systems
Plant diseases are controlled with microbial biological control agents (MBCAs) in crop plants via different mechanisms. These interactions are...
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Genetic Enhancement of Biocontrol Agent as Effective Management of Soilborne Disease
Reduction in the use of agrochemicals is regarded as a crucial task for sustainable agriculture. For decades, many microbial biocontrol agents have...
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Changes in the Structure of the Parasitoid Complex (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae, Braconidae) in an Outbreak Focus of the Aspen Leafminer (Phyllonorycter apparella, Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae)
AbstractThe assemblage of hymenopteran parasitoids associated with the aspen leafminer Phyllonorycter apparella (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae),...
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Fungal Ministrations in Soil Detoxification, Building, and Health Restoration
Soil health refers to its function as a living ecosystem. Food demand for the growing population necessitates boosting of crop productivity. Soil...
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Natural History and Ecology of Caterpillar Parasitoids
Parasitoids are among the most diverse and important enemies of caterpillars. They are key components of the multitrophic communities in which...
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Bats, Bat Flies, and Fungi: Exploring Uncharted Waters
Bats serve as hosts to many lineages of arthropods, of which the blood-sucking bat flies (Nycteribiidae and Streblidae) are the most conspicuous. Bat...
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Molecular Approaches on Biocontrol of Postharvest Fungal Plant Pathogens: Antagonistic Yeast Model
Postharvest decays limit storage life and cause significant losses on fruit and vegetables. For a long time, synthetic fungicides have been used...