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Drummond, Frank, and Beth Choate. "Ants as biological control agents in agricultural cropping systems." Terrestrial Arthropod Reviews 4, no. 2 (2011): 157–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/187498311x571979.

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AbstractAnts positively impact agricultural systems by rapidly consuming large numbers of pest insects, disturbing pests during feeding and oviposition, and increasing soil quality and nutrients. The ability of ants to control pest species has been recognized since the year 300 A.D. and farmers continue to conserve and promote ant populations in agricultural systems worldwide. Naturally occurring ant species in milpas, mango, citrus, coconut, cashews, and cotton control many pest insects. Through judicious insecticide application and changes in management practices such as tillage, and other m

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Alfina, T., and N. F. Haneda. "Entomopathogenic fungi as biological agents in forest plant pest control: A systematic review." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 959, no. 1 (January 1, 2022): 012013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/959/1/012013.

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Abstract Entomopathogenic fungi have seen application in pest control due to being more friendly to the environment compared to synthetic insecticides. This research aims to determine the potentials of entomopathogenic fungi by identifying research reports regarding the effectiveness of fungi as biological agents for controlling pest insect attacks on forest plants. This research used a systematic review to enable extended analysis. The systematic review was performed on secondary data obtained from 51 scientific articles concerning tests of entomopathogenic fungi on forest plants pest insects

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Styer, E. L., and J. J. Hamm. "Detection and Identification of Viruses in Economically Important Insects." Microscopy and Microanalysis 6, S2 (August 2000): 666–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1431927600035820.

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Economically important insects include pests of plants, animals and stored products as well as insects produced commercially (honey bees, silkworms, insects for fish bait and food for birds and zoo animals). Other insects are produced in large numbers for experimental purposes, biological control of insect pests and weeds and the production of sterile insects for population suppression. Insect viruses may affect morphology, physiology and behavior, often reducing longevity and reproductive potential. Thus insect viruses can be used as biological control agents of pest insects. Insect viruses m

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Sharma, Anamika, Ramandeep Kaur Sandhi, and Gadi V. P. Reddy. "A Review of Interactions between Insect Biological Control Agents and Semiochemicals." Insects 10, no. 12 (December 5, 2019): 439. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects10120439.

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Biological control agents and semiochemicals have become essential parts of the integrated pest management of insect pests over recent years, as the incorporation of semiochemicals with natural enemies and entomopathogenic microbials has gained significance. The potential of insect pheromones to attract natural enemies has mainly been established under laboratory conditions, while semiochemicals from plants have been used to attract and retain natural enemies in field conditions using strategies such as trap crops and the push–pull mechanism. The best-known semiochemicals are those used for pa

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Beirne, Bryan P. "Avoidable obstacles to colonization in classical biological control of insects." Canadian Journal of Zoology 63, no. 4 (April 1, 1985): 743–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z85-108.

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Most classical biological control attempts worldwide against pest insects have failed to meet the objective of solving the pest problems permanently. The dominant cause was failure by introduced agents to colonize. Most failures to colonize can be attributed to procedures that were detrimental to the numbers or health or the target-finding or field survival abilities of newly released agents. Administrative reactions to the low success rate, poor cost/benefit data, and overselling of the method were basically responsible for those procedures. As ways of avoiding such procedures exist, it is fe

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Pan, Xiaoyuan, Xuejun Wang, and Fan Zhang. "New Insights into Cockroach Control: Using Functional Diversity of Blattella germanica Symbionts." Insects 11, no. 10 (October 13, 2020): 696. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects11100696.

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Insects have close symbiotic relationships with several microbes, which extends the limited metabolic networks of most insects. Using symbiotic microorganisms for the biological control of pests and insect-borne diseases has become a promising direction. Blattella germanica (L.) (Blattaria: Blattidae) is a public health pest worldwide, which is difficult to control because of its strong reproductive ability, adaptability, and resistance to insecticides. In this paper, the diverse biological functions (nutrition, reproductive regulation, insecticide resistance, defense, and behavior) of symbion

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Isah, U., and M. A. Ahmad. "Microorganisms as bioinsecticides; short review." Bayero Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences 12, no. 1 (April 15, 2020): 274–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/bajopas.v12i1.42s.

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Hundred thousand tons of chemical insecticides are used annually in Nigeria to combat insect disease vectors especially agricultural pests, but this sort of vector control method is gradually being substituted due to their environmental effects on non-target beneficial insects especially vertebrates through contamination of food and water. To counteract this contamination, attention, efforts and researches were directed to the use of biological control agents including insect pathogens. As a result, the use of bio insecticide, as a component of integrated pest management (IPM), has been gainin

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Bale, J. S., J. C. van Lenteren, and F. Bigler. "Biological control and sustainable food production." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 363, no. 1492 (September 6, 2007): 761–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2007.2182.

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The use of biological control for the management of pest insects pre-dates the modern pesticide era. The first major successes in biological control occurred with exotic pests controlled by natural enemy species collected from the country or area of origin of the pest (classical control). Augmentative control has been successfully applied against a range of open-field and greenhouse pests, and conservation biological control schemes have been developed with indigenous predators and parasitoids. The cost–benefit ratio for classical biological control is highly favourable (1 : 250) and for augme

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Ghazanfar, Muhammad Usman, Steffen Hagenbucher, Jörg Romeis, Giselher Grabenweger, and Michael Meissle. "Fluctuating temperatures influence the susceptibility of pest insects to biological control agents." Journal of Pest Science 93, no. 3 (March 5, 2020): 1007–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10340-020-01215-9.

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SAEIDI, Karim, Hossein PEZHMAN, and Hadi KARIMIPOUR-FARD. "Efficacy of Entomopathogenic Nematode Steinernema feltiae (Filipjev) as a Biological Control Agent of Lentil Weevil, Bruchus lentis, Under Laboratory Conditions." Notulae Scientia Biologicae 10, no. 4 (December 21, 2018): 503–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.15835/nsb10410320.

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Stored-product pests in the family Bruchidae of Coleoptera represent important pests affecting legume seeds. The lentil weevil, Bruchus lentis Froelich (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) is one of the major lentil pests in Iran and in the world. The economic losses caused by this pest on lentil grow up to 40%. Synthetic pesticides are currently the chosen method to protect stored grain from insect damage. However, their widespread use has led to the development of pest strains resistant to insecticides and pest resurgence. In recent years, nonchemical methods, including biological agents a

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Rajendran, Somiahnadar. "Insect Pest Management in Stored Products." Outlooks on Pest Management 31, no. 1 (February 1, 2020): 24–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1564/v31_feb_05.

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Insects are a common problem in stored produce. The author describes the extent of the problem and approaches to countering it. Stored products of agricultural and animal origin, whether edible or non-edible, are favourite food for insect pests. Durable agricultural produce comprising dry raw and processed commodities and perishables (fresh produce) are vulnerable to insect pests at various stages from production till end-use. Similarly, different animal products and museum objects are infested mainly by dermestids. Insect pests proliferate due to favourable storage conditions, temperature and

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Francis, Frederic, Junior Corneille Fingu-Mabola, and Ibtissem Ben Fekih. "Direct and Endophytic Effects of Fungal Entomopathogens for Sustainable Aphid Control: A Review." Agriculture 12, no. 12 (December 4, 2022): 2081. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12122081.

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Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) are cosmopolitan species of great interest in pest management due to their ability to cause epizooty in soil-dwelling and aboveground insects. Besides their direct effect against a wide host range of serious agricultural insect pests, such as aphids, a major emphasis has been placed on investigating the impact of EPF with endophytic traits (EIPF) on aboveground tripartite interactions between host plants, herbivores and beneficial insects. However, despite their valuable role in biocontrol processes, there is still more to explore about their diverse potential as e

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Augustyniuk-Kram, Anna. "Organizmy pożyteczne w strategiach biologicznego zwalczania – grzyby owadobójcze." Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae 8, no. 1 (June 30, 2010): 45–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.21697/seb.2010.8.1.05.

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Fungal entomopathogens are widespread in nature and contribute to the natural regulation of insects. They can be exploited for pest management as biological control agents of pests in attempts to improve the sustainability of crop protection. Four types of biological control are recognized: classical, inoculation, inundation, and conservation biological control. Classical biological control is the intentional introduction and permanent establishment of an exotic biological agent for long-term pest management. Inoculation biological control is the intentional release of a living organism as a b

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Samways, Michael J. "Classical Biological Control and Insect Conservation: Are They Compatible?" Environmental Conservation 15, no. 4 (1988): 349–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0376892900029842.

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Exotic insect pests worldwide are many. They are accidental biotic contaminants. Classical biological control (CBC) agents can be considered as deliberately introduced biotic contaminants that, when successful, reduce the overall biomass of contamination and often bring considerable self-sustaining economic relief to farming communites.Although the introduction of exotic agents would seem to be contrary to conservation philosophy, there are no quantified instances to date where the introduction of arthropod agents has been shown to have harmed a specific conservation programme or has been cate

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Long, Khuat Dang, and Dang Thi Dzung. "Synopsis of Cotesia species, biological agents for pest control on vegetables in Vietnam, with description of one new species." Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 157, no. 2-3 (2014): 83–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/22119434-00002042.

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The biology of four allied species of the genus Cotesia Cameron is reviewed. All these species were reared from larvae of pest insects mainly belonging to the families Lymantriidae, Noctuidae, Pieridae and Plutellidae. They are larval endoparasitoids and considered as important agents for biological control of pest insects infesting different vegetable crops in Vietnam, such as cabbage, kohlrabi, small colza, cauliflower, peanut, soybeans, and various other legumes. Of those four species, Cotesia clethrogynae Long sp. n., is described as new and illustrated; the biology and distribution of the

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Ghazanfar, Muhammad Usman, Steffen Hagenbucher, Jörg Romeis, Giselher Grabenweger, and Michael Meissle. "Correction to: Fluctuating temperatures influence the susceptibility of pest insects to biological control agents." Journal of Pest Science 93, no. 4 (June 26, 2020): 1443. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10340-020-01244-4.

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Sanchez–Yáñez, Juan Manuel, José Luis Rico, and Gérard Ulíbrri. "Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is more than a special agent for biological control of pests." Journal of Applied Biotechnology & Bioengineering 9, no. 2 (March 23, 2022): 33–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.15406/jabb.2022.09.00282.

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Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a bacterial genus known mainly for its capability to synthesize, in addition to spores, a parasporal body or crystal (δ––endotoxin), comprised of proteins which are toxic to pest insects, i.e., Coleoptera, Diptera and Lepidoptera, and other orders. As well as plant pathogenic nematode and many other applications as endophytic plant growth promoting bacteria, or cleaning enviornmental form some chemicals polluting agents, and even in human medicine for cancer prevention. The Bt coexists in a close relationship with insects to which eventually infects and poisons.

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Lacey, Lawrence A., and James D. Harper. "MICROBIAL CONTROL AND INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT." Journal of Entomological Science 21, no. 3 (July 1, 1986): 206–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.18474/0749-8004-21.3.206.

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Although chemical pesticides are still the principle component of pest control efforts, microbial control agents are increasingly becoming useful in IPM programs. This paper reviews the mechanisms through which pathogens could be used in such programs. In general the strategies of introduction (inoculative or inundative), augmentation, and conservation, recognized for achieving biological control of pests with parasites and predators, are applicable to insect pathogens. Examples of these strategies for microbial control agents and their integration with cultural and chemical control methods in

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Wszelaki, Annette L., and Bryan Brunner. "(154) Alternatives for Pest Management in a Tropical Organic Watermelon Production System." HortScience 41, no. 4 (July 2006): 1080B—1080. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.41.4.1080b.

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While much research has been conducted in organic farming, little has focused on tropical systems. Tropical, versus temperate, systems present additional challenges for organic producers, including differences in soils, temperature, daylength, rainfall, and humidity. Pest management in tropical organic systems can be particularly demanding due to the year-round pest pressure and optimal environment for pest proliferation. Weed management is essential for the production of high-quality watermelons, but can be difficult when herbicides are not permitted. Weeds also serve as a source of inoculum

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MacQuarrie, Chris J. K., D. B. Lyons, M. Lukas Seehausen, and Sandy M. Smith. "A history of biological control in Canadian forests, 1882–2014." Canadian Entomologist 148, S1 (January 14, 2016): S239—S269. http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/tce.2015.66.

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AbstractBiological control has been an important tactic in the management of Canadian forests for over a century, but one that has had varied success. Here, we review the history of biological control programmes using vertebrate and invertebrate parasitoids and predators against insects in Canadian forests. Since roughly 1882, 41 insect species have been the target of biological control, with approximately equal numbers of both native and non-native species targeted. A total of 161 species of biological control agents have been released in Canadian forests, spanning most major orders of insect

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Mathulwe, Letodi L., Karin Jacobs, Antoinette P. Malan, Klaus Birkhofer, Matthew F. Addison, and Pia Addison. "Characterisation of Metarhizium majus (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) isolated from the Western Cape Province, South Africa." PLOS ONE 16, no. 2 (February 19, 2021): e0240955. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240955.

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Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) are important soil-dwelling entomopathogens, which can be used as biological control agents against pest insects. EPF are capable of causing lethal epizootics in pest insect populations in agroecosystems. During a survey of the orchard soil at an organic farm, different EPF species were collected and identified to species level, using both morphological and molecular techniques. The EPF were trapped from soil samples taken from an apricot orchard. The traps, which were baited in the laboratory, used susceptible host insects, including the last-instar larvae of Gall

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Loulou, Ameni, Meriem M’saad Guerfali, Arthur Muller, Aashaq Hussain Bhat, Joaquín Abolafia, Ricardo A. R. Machado, and Sadreddine Kallel. "Potential of Oscheius tipulae nematodes as biological control agents against Ceratitis capitata." PLOS ONE 17, no. 6 (June 7, 2022): e0269106. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269106.

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A survey to collect soil nematodes with potential to control Ceratitis capitata flies was carried out in different locations in Tunisia. Several nematode isolates were recovered, laboratory colonies were established, and their taxonomic identities were determined based on molecular methods. Among all the recovered nematode isolates, two of them, Oscheius tipulae TC2 and OC2, were evaluated for their capacity to control C. capitata flies and for their ability to kill and reproduce on Galleria mellonella larvae. Our results show a great potential of these two isolates as biocontrol agents as the

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Singh, Dhyani, Kokate, Chakraborty, and Nimsadkar. "Deterioration of World Heritage Cave Monument of Ajanta, India: Insights to Important Biological Agents and Environment Friendly Solutions." Heritage 2, no. 3 (August 30, 2019): 2545–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/heritage2030156.

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Heritage monuments across the world are affected by a variety of physical and biological stresses. Damage to heritage monuments due to insects and pests is growing with increasing anthropogenic pressure and changing climatic conditions. Cave monuments are habitats to microbes, algae, fungi, and insects, and are unique biodiversity sites due to their low temperature, little to no sunlight, and high moisture conditions. This study takes stock of available information on important factors that facilitate the growth of insect pests and degrade heritage monuments. Ajanta Caves, a UNESCO world herit

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Dutka, Alexandrea, Alison McNulty, and Sally M. Williamson. "A new threat to bees? Entomopathogenic nematodes used in biological pest control cause rapid mortality inBombus terrestris." PeerJ 3 (November 19, 2015): e1413. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1413.

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There is currently a great deal of concern about population declines in pollinating insects. Many potential threats have been identified which may adversely affect the behaviour and health of both honey bees and bumble bees: these include pesticide exposure, and parasites and pathogens. Whether biological pest control agents adversely affect bees has been much less well studied: it is generally assumed that biological agents are safer for wildlife than chemical pesticides. The aim of this study was to test whether entomopathogenic nematodes sold as biological pest control products could potent

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Woldemelak, Wondimagegn Atilaw. "The Major Biological Approaches in the Integrated Pest Management of Onion Thrips, Thrips Tabaci (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)." Journal of Horticultural Research 28, no. 1 (May 20, 2020): 13–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/johr-2020-0002.

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AbstractThrips tabaci Lindeman is a cosmopolitan and polyphagous insect pest. It is known worldwide and recorded on more than 300 plant species. T. tabaci is a key pest of onion and several other crops, and its control is vital to the production and profitability of crops. If onion thrips population is not controlled, damage can reduce yield volume and quality. In addition to direct damage to the host plants, T. tabaci has been characterized as an asymptomatic vector of three devastating tospovirus species, such as Tomato spotted wilt virus, Iris yellow spot virus, and Tomato yellow ring virus

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Cloyd, Raymond A. "Compatibility of Insecticides with Natural Enemies to Control Pests of Greenhouses and Conservatories." Journal of Entomological Science 41, no. 3 (July 1, 2006): 189–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.18474/0749-8004-41.3.189.

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Natural enemies used as biological control agents may not always provide adequate control of plant-feeding insects in greenhouses and conservatories. Research continues to assess the utilization of natural enemies in conjunction with biorational insecticides including insect growth regulators, insecticidal soaps, horticultural oils, feeding inhibitors, and microbial agents (entomogenous bacteria and fungi, and related microorganisms); and the potential compatibility of both strategies when implemented together. A variety of factors influence the ability of using natural enemies with insecticid

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Lettmann, Jessica, Karsten Mody, Tore-Aliocha Kursch-Metz, Nico Blüthgen, and Katja Wehner. "Bracon wasps for ecological pest control–a laboratory experiment." PeerJ 9 (May 27, 2021): e11540. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11540.

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Biological control of pest insects by natural enemies may be an effective, cheap and environmentally friendly alternative to synthetic pesticides. The cosmopolitan parasitoid wasp species Bracon brevicornis Wesmael and B. hebetor Say (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) use lepidopteran species as hosts, including insect pests like Ephestia kuehniella or Ostrinia nubilalis. Here, we compare the reproductive success of both Bracon species on E. kuehniella in a laboratory experiment. We asked (1) how the reproductive success on a single host larva changes with temperature, (2) how it changes with temperatu

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Dhawan, Manish, Neelam Joshi, Samandeep Kaur, Saroop Sandhu, and Meenu . "DECIPHERING THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG ENZYMATIC SYSTEMS AND VIRULENCE OF Beauveria bassiana: A REVIEW." Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences 8, no. 6 (December 30, 2020): 730–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.18006/2020.8(6).730.742.

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Intensive crop production and extensive use of harmful synthetic chemical pesticides create numerous socio-economic problems worldwide. Therefore, sustainable solutions are needed for insect pest control, such as biological control agents. The fungal insect pathogen Beauveria bassiana has shown considerable potential as a biological control agent against a broad range of insects. The insight into the virulence mechanism of B. bassiana is essential to show the robustness of its use. B. bassiana has several determinants of virulence, including the production of cuticle-degrading enzymes (CDEs),

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Skipper, Horace D., Alex G. Ogg, and Ann C. Kennedy. "Root Biology of Grasses and Ecology of Rhizobacteria for Biological Control." Weed Technology 10, no. 3 (September 1996): 610–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0890037x00040537.

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Rhizobacteria are being evaluated for promotion of plant growth and for biological control of weeds, insects, diseases, and nematodes. Although considerable efforts have been allocated to this approach to biological control, commercial success remains elusive yet intriguing. In this review, the root biology of downy brome and winter wheat is described as an initial model of the information needed for other plant hosts. A limited review of rhizobacteria in disease management is presented to demonstrate the potential and some limitations with rhizobacteria as biocontrol agents. Several technique

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Amporn Winotai. "Integrated Pest Management of Important Insect Pests of Coconut1." CORD 30, no. 1 (April 1, 2014): 19. http://dx.doi.org/10.37833/cord.v30i1.82.

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IPM or Integrated pest management is a strategy that integrates various methods of cultural, physical, mechanical, biological control and selection of pesticides as the last option. IPM is not only cost effective but simultaneously prioritized human and environmental safety. IPM is based on farmer’s local knowledge, acceptance and education. Several insects were reported as coconut pests in Asia and Pacific region. Among these pests, rhinoceros beetle, red palm weevil, coconut hispine beetle, coconut black headed caterpillar and coconut scale currently causing severe damage to coconut palms in

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Murtaza, Ghulam, Muhammad Naeem, Saba Manzoor, Hammad Ahmad Khan, Emad M. Eed, Waqar Majeed, Hussain Ahmed Makki, Uzma Ramzan, and Umm E. Ummara. "Biological control potential of entomopathogenic fungal strains against peach Fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tephritidae)." PeerJ 10 (April 22, 2022): e13316. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13316.

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The peachfruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) is a polyphagous pest in nature, belonging to order, Diptera and their respective family is Tephritidae. It mostly feeds on different crops, vegetables and fruits. Different traditional chemical insecticides have been used to control this notorious pest. Excessive consumption of pesticides has become a major threat to the fresh fruits trade since many importing countries refused to accept the shipments due to public health and environmental concerns. There is a growing trend to control these pests using the most effective biological control meth

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Abou-Haidar, André, Patil Tawidian, Hana Sobh, Margaret Skinner, Bruce Parker, and Yusuf Abou-Jawdah. "Efficacy of Phytoseiulus persimilis and Amblyseius swirskii for integrated pest management for greenhouse cucumbers under Mediterranean environmental conditions." Canadian Entomologist 153, no. 5 (May 26, 2021): 598–615. http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/tce.2021.15.

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AbstractThe greenhouse cucumber pests, Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), and Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae), are major threats to the production of greenhouse cucumbers (Cucurbitaceae) in Lebanon. The development of insecticide resistance by these pests has prompted the use of alternative and sustainable pest management strategies. In this study, we used integrated pest management strategies, including the release of the biological control agents, Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot (Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) and Phytose

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ŽIGON, Primož, Jaka RAZINGER, and Stanislav TRDAN. "Insekticidni proteini in njihova uporaba za zatiranje koloradskega hrošča (Leptinotarsa decemlineata [Say, 1824])." Acta agriculturae Slovenica 117, no. 3 (November 10, 2021): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.14720/aas.2021.117.3.2221.

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<p class="042abstractstekst">Plants respond to pest attack, among other mechanisms, by producing specific proteins with insecticidal properties. Proteins with toxic effects on insects have also been discovered in many other organisms, especially fungi and bacteria. Due to their biological function, insecticidal proteins represent an important potential in the development of more environmentally friendly plant protection methods. Increasing knowledge about the mode of action of insecticidal proteins and the identification of genes encoding their synthesis enable the breeding of transgenic

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Kumarasinghe, N. C., and S. D. Wratten. "The sugarcane lophopid planthopper Pyrilla perpusilla (Homoptera: Lophopidae): a review of its biology, pest status and control." Bulletin of Entomological Research 86, no. 5 (October 1996): 485–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0007485300039286.

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AbstractThe biology, damage and control of the sugarcane pest Pyrilla perpusilla Walker are reviewed. The present systematic position, distribution and the range of alternative host plants are surveyed and the life cycle and the extent of damage caused by the pest are considered in detail. The factors influencing the abundance of the insect are discussed, with emphasis on their use in reducing the population of the pest. Much of the published data in this area is based on un replicated observations. However, potential biological control agents for the insect are evaluated with special referenc

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Bolzan, Felipe Tascheto, Diego Nicolau Follmann, Camila Bisognin Meneghetti, Leila Cássia Picon, and Ana Lúcia de Paula Ribeiro. "Biological Pest Control in Maize Crop in Brazil: A Review." Journal of Agricultural Science 11, no. 18 (November 15, 2019): 187. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jas.v11n18p187.

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The areas of maize production harbor a high number of insect species, some of which are considered pests that cause damage to the crop. The methods of pest control have been a cause of concern for the society since the use of chemicals and the environmental problems arising from this practice indicate the need to search for alternatives to control. In this sense, it is necessary to seek an agricultural production system that contemplates environmental sustainability and promotes biodiversity in the Agrosystem, among which the use of biological agents is highlighted. The objective of this resea

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Perier, Jermaine D., Muhammad Haseeb, Lambert H. B. Kanga, Robert L. Meagher, and Jesusa C. Legaspi. "Intraguild Interactions of Three Biological Control Agents of the Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith) in Florida." Insects 13, no. 9 (September 7, 2022): 815. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects13090815.

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The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is a maize pest worldwide. Its host range comprises more than 350 reported plant species, and it is the primary insect pest attacking maize in Florida. Global trade has not only assisted but accelerated its invasion into the Eastern Hemisphere. Regular pesticide use promotes resistance in the species; therefore, there is an urgent need for alternative pest management strategies. This study evaluated the interactions of biological control agents within a similar guild. Some of the reported interactions could potenti

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Wangari Nderitu, Peris, Mattias Jonsson, Esther Arunga, Mark Otieno, John Jamleck Muturi, and Geoffrey O. Wafula. "Combining Host Plant Resistance, Selective Insecticides, and Biological Control Agents for Integrated Management of Tuta absoluta." Advances in Agriculture 2020 (August 7, 2020): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6239491.

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Combination of pest management strategies that minimize pesticide use and conserve natural enemies is important for a sustainable environment. Overreliance on synthetic insecticides in the management of Tuta absoluta has led to pesticide resistance leading to difficulties in managing the pest. In this regard, alternative measures need to be put in place to reduce the effects of this pest. The objective of this study was, therefore, to assess the effectiveness of host plant resistance, biological control, and selective insecticides when used in combination, in the management of T. absoluta in t

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Bidochka, Michael J., Andrena M. Kamp, T. Michael Lavender, Jason Dekoning, and J. N. Amritha De Croos. "Habitat Association in Two Genetic Groups of the Insect-Pathogenic Fungus Metarhizium anisopliae: Uncovering Cryptic Species?" Applied and Environmental Microbiology 67, no. 3 (March 1, 2001): 1335–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.67.3.1335-1342.2001.

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ABSTRACT Strains of insect-pathogenic fungi with high virulence toward certain pest insects have great potential for commercial biological control applications. Identifying such strains has been a central theme in using fungi for biological control. This theme is supported by a persistent paradigm in insect pathology which suggests that the host insect is the predominant influence on the population genetics of insect-pathogenic fungi. In this study, a population genetics analysis of the insect-pathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae from forested and agricultural habitats in Ontario, Canada,

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McNeill, M. R., N. K. Richards, J. A. White, and A. Laugraud. "Hidden arsenal endosymbionts in arthropods their role and possible implications for biological control success." New Zealand Plant Protection 67 (January 8, 2014): 204–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.30843/nzpp.2014.67.5733.

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Bacterial endosymbionts are common among arthropods including many important pest and beneficial insect species These symbionts provide either an obligate function performing essential reproductive or nutritive roles or are facultative influencing the ecology and evolution of their hosts in ways that are likely to impact biological control This includes resistance against parasitoids and modification to parasitoid fecundity Recent research has shown that endosymbionts are associated with exotic weevil pests found in New Zealand pasture including the clover root weevil Sitona obsoletus (S lepid

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Shipp, J. L., and Yun Zhang. "022 Manipulation of the Greenhouse Microclimate to Improve the Efficacy of Entomopathogens for Control of Greenhouse Pests." HortScience 35, no. 3 (June 2000): 391E—392. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.35.3.391e.

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Application of entomopathogenic fungi by inundative releases has been attempted for control of a wide range of insect pests, with generally poor results. This is largely because entomopathogens are often treated as direct substitutes for chemical insecticides and applied without an adequate knowledge of their interactions with the local environment. Humidity of greater than 90% RH has long been regarded as the a critical condition for germination and infection by the spores. With both temperature and humidity controlled, greenhouse crops offer an excellent potential for pest control using ento

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Mantzoukas, Spiridon, and Panagiotis A. Eliopoulos. "Endophytic Entomopathogenic Fungi: A Valuable Biological Control Tool against Plant Pests." Applied Sciences 10, no. 1 (January 3, 2020): 360. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app10010360.

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Among the non-chemical insect control methods, biological control is one of the most effective human and environmentally friendly alternatives. One of the main biological control methods is the application of entomopathogenic fungi (EPF). Today, biological crop protection with EPF plays a key role in projects for the sustainable management of insect pests. EPF have several advantages over conventional insecticides, including cost-effectiveness, high yield, absence of harmful side-effects for beneficial organisms, fewer chemical residues in the environment and increased biodiversity in ecosyste

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Filiz, Arslan, Ahmet Uludağ, Halil Kütük, and Khawar Jabran. "A preliminary study on arthropods as potential biological control agents for management of alien ornamental plants in Turkey." Acta herbologica 31, no. 1 (2022): 27–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/actaherb2201027f.

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Alien ornamental plants have the potential to become invasive and biological control is considered a promising method for managing them. Global literature was searched to reveal the potential biological control agents for 56 ornamental plants which have invasion potential in Turkey. Out of the biological agents, we compiled the list of species already in Turkey which could be utilised in managing invasive species. Moreover, succesfull biological control agents for these plants from other parts of the world have also been listed. As a result, 128 species of arthropods were found as natural enem

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Rowland, Mark, Barry Pye, Mary Stribley, Barbara Hackett, Ian Denholm, and Roman M. Sawicki. "Laboratory apparatus and techniques for the rearing and insecticidal treatment of whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) under simulated field conditions." Bulletin of Entomological Research 80, no. 2 (June 1990): 209–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0007485300013444.

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AbstractLaboratory apparatus and techniques are described for the rearing and insecticidal treatment of whitefly, Bemisia tabaci Gennadius, under simulated field conditions. Insects were reared on cotton plants inside large population cages and treated from an overhead sprayer. The effects of these treatments were assessed accurately, without interfering with insects or plants, by monitoring adult numbers with an endoscope over one or more generations. Examples of single-generation and multiple-generation tests with cypermethrin are described. The apparatus is suitable for testing strategies f

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Kirsch, Philipp. "Pheromones: Their potential role in control of agricultural insect pests." American Journal of Alternative Agriculture 3, no. 2-3 (1988): 83–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0889189300002241.

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Serious side effects from the conventional use of traditional chemical pesticides for routine arthropod pest management have prompted the investigation and development of alternate strategies for the minimization of pest damage. Insect sex pheromones have been proposed as a potential group of alternative control agents for over twenty years. The possible uses of these substances for insect control are discussed and factors influencing their development for pest management are presented. The scientific research and commercial development of oriental fruit moth mating disruption is presented as

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Cárcamo, H. A., L. M. Dosdall, D. Johnson, and O. Olfert. "Evaluation of foliar and seed treatments for control of the cabbage seedpod weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in canola." Canadian Entomologist 137, no. 4 (August 2005): 476–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/n04-081.

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AbstractCaged assays and field tests were used to evaluate the effectiveness of organophosphorus, pyrethroid, neonicotinoid, and biologically derived insecticides for reducing populations of the cabbage seedpod weevil, Ceutorhynchus obstrictus (Marsham), a new pest of canola in Canada. Complete mortality of caged weevils occurred 48 h after treatment with disulfoton, deltamethrin, carbofuran, oxydemeton-methyl, and chlorpyrifos. Under field conditions, using plots or large strips in commercial fields from 1998 to 2001, only deltamethrin and cyhalothrin-lambda (both pyrethroids) consistently re

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Hokkanen, Heikki M. T., and David Pimentel. "NEW ASSOCIATIONS IN BIOLOGICAL CONTROL: THEORY AND PRACTICE." Canadian Entomologist 121, no. 10 (October 1989): 829–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/ent121829-10.

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AbstractThe new association approach for selecting biological control agents has been reanalyzed in the light of recent data. The results support the conclusion that the new association approach is ecologically and statistically sound. One of the major advantages of this approach is its capacity to control native pests, which make up 60–80% of all pests. The specificity of biocontrol agents newly associated with the target hosts is similar to other biocontrol agents. In addition, the new association approach is as safe as the old association approach in terms of environmental risks. Recent tri

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Salaki, Christina L., and Sherlij Dumalang. "IbM Pengendalian Hama Terpadu (PHT) pada Tanaman Sayuran di Kota Tomohon." Jurnal Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat (Indonesian Journal of Community Engagement) 2, no. 2 (March 30, 2017): 246–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.22146/jpkm.27281.

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An integrated pest control on vegetables crops in the fields, is one of the control method to suppress the insect pest population , therefore farmer do not depend on the chemical controls that have negative effect both on the environment and human as well as animal. The science and technology program for communities [IbM] aim to get a package of integrated pest control technology that is enviromentally friendly and it is derived from Indonesian microbial resources to support sustainable agriculture system . To achieve the goal, the program implemented through counseling, plot demonstration and

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HU, XIAODONG, JINGE YUAN, GANG CHEN, YISHU DING, JINGDONG CAO, GUORUN FU, ZHENGXIONG ZHAO, YAYING LI, and HUAI LIU. "Coordinated application of phytoseiids and other biological control agents on management of different pest insect species: a case of ecostacking." Zoosymposia 22 (November 30, 2022): 323. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zoosymposia.22.1.205.

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Ecostacking, maximising the benefts of ecosystem services, implies to combine in an additive or synergistic manner the beneficial services of functional biodiversity from all levels and types (Hokkanen and Menzler-Hokkanen, 2018). Historically, studies of biological control focused on interactions between different prey species and shared predators, or that among target prey and different predators (El-laithy et al., 2021; Hao et al., 2021). Amblyseuis swirskii was a predominant predator against small sap-sucking pests including whiteflies and thrips (Rahimi et al., 2022). In this study, we co

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Schultz, Dylan L., Evelyne Selberherr, Corinne M. Stouthamer, Matthew R. Doremus, Suzanne E. Kelly, Martha S. Hunter, and Stephan Schmitz-Esser. "Sex-based de novo transcriptome assemblies of the parasitoid wasp Encarsia suzannae, a host of the manipulative heritable symbiont Cardinium hertigii." Gigabyte 2022 (September 2, 2022): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.46471/gigabyte.68.

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Parasitoid wasps in the genus Encarsia are commonly used as biological pest control agents of whiteflies and armored scale insects in greenhouses or the field. They are also hosts of the bacterial endosymbiont Cardinium hertigii, which can cause reproductive manipulation phenotypes, including parthenogenesis, feminization, and cytoplasmic incompatibility (the last is mainly studied in Encarsia suzannae). Despite their biological and economic importance, there are no published Encarsia genomes and only one public transcriptome. Here, we applied a mapping-and-removal approach to eliminate known

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Garber, Melvin P., William G. Hudson, Jeffrey G. Norcini, Ronald K. Jones, Ann R. Chase, and Kane Bondari. "Pest Management in the United States Greenhouse and Nursery Industry: I. Trends in Chemical and Nonchemical Control." HortTechnology 6, no. 3 (July 1996): 194b—200. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/horttech.6.3.194a.

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A national survey of the greenhouse and nursery industries was conducted to determine the current status of pest management practices. This study covers the trends in chemical and nonchemical pest control measures and factors that affect adoption of nonchemical control measures. For the 5-year period 1988-93, there appeared to be a decrease in chemical use for disease and insect control and for plant growth regulators. During the same period there was an increase in chemical weed control. The adoption of nonchemical pest control measures was concentrated in the area of insect control. The prim

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