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Influence of the management of rice crops and wild vegetation on the diversity of Scelionidae egg parasitoids of Pentatomidae Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Simone Mundstock Jahnke, Gisele de Souza da Silva, Norman F. Johnson
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Ecology and management of the coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei): the potential of biological control Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Natalia Moreno-Ramirez, Felix J. J. A. Bianchi, Maria R. Manzano, Marcel Dicke
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Niche partitioning association of fungal genera correlated with lower Fusarium and fumonisin-B1 levels in maize Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Bwalya Katati, Anne D. van Diepeningen, Henry Njapau, Paul W. Kachapulula, Bas J. Zwaan, Sijmen E. Schoustra
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Cold tolerance of the mealybug parasitoid Anagyrus vladimiri Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-05
Abstract We investigated the lower thermal limits of Anagyrus vladimiri Triapitsyn (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a natural enemy of mealybugs. Parasitoids were cooled to measure supercooling points and the lower lethal temperature LLT50. To investigate survival after long-term cold exposure, parasitoid adults and eggs, larvae, and pupae within their host mummy were gradually acclimated. Adults were then
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Production improvement and photoprotection of melanin produced by Bacillus thuringiensis Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-04
Abstract In our previous research, we constructed a Bacillus thuringiensis (Berliner) (Bacillales: Bacillaceae; Bt) strain (BMB171ΔhmgA), in which the loss of homogentisate 1, 2-dioxygenase (HmgA) activity promoted the melanin accumulation in the culture medium. However, further improvement in melanin yield by Bt strains has not been considered. Herein, based on the melanin synthesis pathway, we attempted
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Seasonal changes in aphid hyperparasitoid occurrence in sweet pepper and raspberry in Belgium Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Francine A. C. van Neerbos, A. Alhmedi, L. Van Herck, E. Van Erkel, R. M. J. De Vis, R. Clymans, T. Beliën, H. Jacquemyn, B. Lievens
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Prey killing rate of a generalist predator may be enhanced by macronutrient manipulation Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Søren Toft, Constança Albuquerque, Nina Degn, Hjalte Kjærby, Sarah Kyneb
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Interspecific competition and comparative cold tolerance in two egg parasitoids of sunn pest, Eurygaster integriceps Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Shahzad Iranipour, J. P. Michaud, M. Najafipour, S. Khaghaninia
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Using economics to inform and evaluate biological control programs: opportunities, challenges, and recommendations for future research Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-29
Abstract Assessing the economics of biological controls in pest and invasive species control is pivotal for guiding research and decision making. The field of economics provides numerous systematic methods to assess the impacts and values created by biocontrol programs, as well as weigh the trade-offs of allocating resources to research, development, and management activities. This article discusses
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Traits of insect herbivores and target weeds associated with greater biological weed control establishment and impact Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Sujan Panta, Mark Schwarzländer, Philip S. R. Weyl, Hariet L. Hinz, Rachel L. Winston, Sanford D. Eigenbrode, Bradley L. Harmon, Sven Bacher, Quentin Paynter
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Chemical and visual stimuli for conservation biological control of stink bugs in soybean: potential use and flaws on egg parasitoid recruitment Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-19
Abstract Stink bug egg parasitoids (Scelionidae) use several host and non-host chemical and physical cues to find suitable hosts. These cues can interact in the field producing multimodal stimuli, which can be manipulated to increase parasitoid attraction and biological control of stink bugs in conservation biological control strategies. We aimed to investigate how multimodal chemical and physical
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Prioritizing weeds for biological control development in the western USA: adaptation of the Biological Control Target Selection system Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Rachel L. Winston, Mark Schwarzländer, Hariet L. Hinz, Paul D. Pratt
Nonnative invasive plants (weeds) negatively impact native biodiversity, ecosystem services, agriculture, and the economic interests and health of humans. Since 1902, biological weed control has been employed as a cost-effective and sustainable management option for weeds in the USA. However, biological control is not appropriate for all weeds, nor is sufficient funding available to develop biological
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Management of Euschistus heros with the release of Telenomus podisi in soybean in Brazil Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-05
Abstract The management of the brown stink bug, Euschistus heros Fabricius (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), which is one of the main pests in soybean crops in Brazil, based on applied biological control programs, depends on detailed knowledge of the biological, behavioral parameters and capacity dispersion of control agents in agroecosystems. Only after approval of the reference forecast by the Ministry
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Entomopathogenic nematodes to control the hibiscus bud weevil Anthonomus testaceosquamosus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), above ground and on soil surface Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 German Vargas, Yisell Velazquez-Hernandez, A. Daniel Greene, Xiangbing Yang, Alexandra M. Revynthi
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Efficacy of a mirid predator and an eulophid parasitoid to the tomato potato psyllid Bactericera cockerelli control on pepper plants Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-27 Alejandro O. Guzmán-Pedraza, Ana Mabel Martínez, Ángel Rebollar-Alviter, Luis J. Palma-Castillo, Sinue I. Morales-Alonso, Juan M. Chavarrieta-Yáñez, José I. Figueroa, Samuel Pineda
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The indirect effect of nectar-inhabiting yeasts on olfactory responses and longevity of two stink bug egg parasitoids Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Jay Darryl L. Ermio, Ezio Peri, Patrizia Bella, Michael Rostás, Islam S. Sobhy, Tom Wenseleers, Stefano Colazza, Bart Lievens, Antonino Cusumano
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Silage pathogens and biological control agents: effects, action mechanisms, challenges and prospects Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-20 Huifang Jiang, Charles Obinwanne Okoye, Yanfang Wu, Lu Gao, Xia Li, Yongli Wang, Jianxiong Jiang
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Integration of inherited sterility and inoculative releases of a miridae predator for the control of the tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-20 Lucas Candás, Cynthia L. Cagnotti, Silvia N. López
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Two insecticidal neurotoxins from parasitoid wasp Habrobracon hebetor venom and their potential use in biocontrol Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Sergey A. Timofeev, Anastasia G. Shukhalova, Igor V. Senderskiy, Galina V. Mitina, Philipp B. Gannibal, Viacheslav V. Dolgikh
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Olfactory responses of Nesidiocoris tenuis to uninfested or conspecific-infested banker plants and Thrips palmi-infested eggplants Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Kinuyo Yoneya, Satsuki Nishimori, Eizi Yano, Kei Yamaguchi, Matsuri Tsumoto, Rika Ozawa, Junji Takabayashi, Ikuo Kandori
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Influence of landscape structure on stink bug and their adult parasitoid populations on soybean culture Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-30 Michely Ferreira Santos de Aquino, Edison Ryoiti Sujii, Sérgio Eustáquio de Noronha, Miguel Borges, Maria Carolina Blassioli-Moraes, Raul Alberto Laumann
The simplification of the agricultural landscape affects trophic interactions, impacting on biological pest control. On a field scale, this ecological service can be affected by the presence of natural enemies in the landscape, which move between patches in search of resources spread over time and space. We evaluated the influence of the landscape structure surrounding soybean fields, as well as the
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Laboratory evaluation of a scarabid-specific isolate of Bacillus thuringiensis against white grub Holotrichia serrata Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-21
Abstract A scarabid-specific isolate (Bt 62) of Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner was bioassayed against different instars of the white grub Holotrichia serrata F. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Carrot disc contamination method was followed since preliminary tests established carrot as a suitable food material vis-à-vis potato, sugarcane root and farmyard manure for first instar grubs. In two replicated
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A biobased superabsorbent formulation for above-ground application of a new entomophthoralean fungus for biological psyllid pest control Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-08 Linda C. Muskat, Britta Kais, Jürgen Gross, Jørgen Eilenberg, Anant V. Patel
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Phylogenetic analyses reveal multiple new stem-boring Tetramesa taxa (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae): implications for the biological control of invasive African grasses Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Clarke J. M. van Steenderen, Guy F. Sutton, Liam D. Yell, Kim Canavan, Andrew J. McConnachie, Michael D. Day, Iain D. Paterson
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Pseudomonas fluorescens HC1-07 transformed with phenazine-1-carboxylic acid biosynthesis genes has improved biocontrol activity against Rhizoctonia root rot and Fusarium crown rot of wheat Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-04 Quan Zeng, Chao Cui, Kaiyue Wang, Fang Li, Chenyang Li, Shanshan Wen, Mingming Yang
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Antagonism of endophytic fungi depends on pathogen and host plant Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-02 Leila Ebrahimi, Fatemeh Tadayon Rad, Mahmoud Lotfi
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Recent contributions of molecular population genetic and phylogenetic studies to classic biological control of weeds Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 John Gaskin
The use of molecular techniques in biological studies has rapidly grown and the tools have become more powerful, widely available, as well as cheaper and easier to implement. For classical biological control of weeds, molecular population genetics can uncover information about invasions that was recently unknowable but can be critical to improving control success, including clarifying taxonomy, hybridization
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Miticidal activity of Photorhabdus luminescens for controlling two spider mites, Tetranychus urticae and Tetranychus kanzawai, in Carica papaya Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Tzay-Tien Hsieh, Ju-Chun Chang, Chienyan Hsieh, Jui-Tang Tseng, Show-Jow Lin, Cheng-Ju Yang, Feng-Chia Hsieh, Yu-Shin Nai
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Preventive releases of phytoseiid and anthocorid predators provided with supplemental food successfully control Scirtothrips in strawberry Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Angelos Mouratidis, Elías Marrero-Díaz, Begoña Sánchez-Álvarez, Estrella Hernández-Suárez, Gerben J. Messelink
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The highs and the lows: a cost benefit analysis of classical weed biocontrol in New Zealand Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-17 Simon V. Fowler, Ronny Groenteman, Quentin Paynter
A cost benefit analysis of all weed biocontrol in New Zealand (NZ) was undertaken, using available data, to support future funding decisions by stakeholders. The analysis showed that 2022 investment in weed biocontrol in the productive sector was NZ$0.69 million, yielding an annual benefit of NZ$85 million (potentially reducing to NZ$57 million to avoid double-counting where biocontrol suppressed a
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Influence of temperature on the release of predatory mites from breeding and sheltered sachets Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-16 Takeshi Shimoda, Yoshitake Kagawa, Kaori Yara, Ryuji Uesugi
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Biological enhancement of the cover crop Phacelia tanacetifolia (Boraginaceae) with the nematophagous fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia to control the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne hapla in a succeeding tomato plant Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-14 Jana Uthoff, Desiree Jakobs-Schönwandt, Jan Henrik Schmidt, Johannes Hallmann, Karl-Josef Dietz, Anant Patel
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Will climate affect the establishment and efficacy of Agnippe sp. #1 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), a promising biological control agent of Mesquite in South Africa? Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-09 Blair W. Cowie, Fritz Heystek, Iain D. Paterson
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Economic impact of a classical biological control program: application to Diachasmimorpha longicaudata against Batrocera dorsalis fruit fly in Kenya Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-02 Komi Mensah Agboka, Henri E. Z. Tonnang, Beatrice W. Muriithi, Saliou Niassy, Shepard Ndlela, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Samira A. Mohamed, Sunday Ekesi
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Manure trial evaluation of Bacillus velezensis PHP1601 as a viable biocontrol candidate against nuisance fly species at an operational piggery Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-30 Danvir Rajesh Ramesar, Charles Haig Hunter
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Combining root inoculation with Akanthomyces muscarius (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae) and the parasitoid Aphidius ervi (Haliday) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to control aphids on sweet pepper Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Liesbet Wilberts, Sara Van Hee, Isabelle Stockmans, Caroline Meesters, Francine van Neerbos, Gabriele Gloder, Margot W. J. Geerinck, Felix Wäckers, Hans Jacquemyn, Bart Lievens
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Direct toxicity and emigration: evaluation of herbicide interactions with a biological control agent for Brazilian peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolia) Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-09-13 Kelly Carruthers, James Cuda, Stephen Enloe, Emily Le Falchier, Carey Minteer
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Recent post-release evaluations of weed biocontrol programmes in South Africa: a summary of what has been achieved and what can be improved Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-28 Iain D. Paterson, Samuel N. Motitsoe, Julie A. Coetzee, Martin P. Hill
Biocontrol is widely considered an effective management solution for mitigating the negative impacts of invasive alien plants (weeds). Globally, post-release evaluations to assess individual biocontrol programmes are generally lacking and there have been persistent calls within the biocontrol of weeds literature to increase the quantity and quality of post-release evaluation studies. South African
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Consistent benefits of fungicide reduction on arthropod predators and predation rates in viticulture: a five-year experiment Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-24 Jo Marie Reiff, Theresa Pennington, Sebastian Kolb, Konrad Theiss, Ekaterina Alakina, Marvin Ehringer, Paul Mason, Rosalie Shrestha, Martin H. Entling, Christoph Hoffmann
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Control of post-harvest gray mold (Botrytis cinerea) on grape (Vitis vinifera) and tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) using volatile organic compounds produced by Xenorhabdus nematophila and Photorhabdus laumondii subsp. laumondii Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-24 Ignacio Vicente-Díez, Xoaquín Moreira, Victoria Pastor, Mar Vilanova, Alicia Pou, Raquel Campos-Herrera
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Life history studies of stink bugs: much-needed research to support their conservation biological control Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-24 Antônio Ricardo Panizzi, Tiago Lucini
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Which molecular marker is better? Comparative analyses of COI and ITS2 in molecular identification of Trichogramma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-08-12 Ao-Kai Wang, Fang-Yi Li, De-Sen Wang, Yu-Rong He, Yuan-Xi Li, Zhi-Chao Yan
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The characterization of chitinolytic soil bacterial isolates for their antagonistic activity against root knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita: an effort towards developing ‘green’ nematicidal agents Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-23 Prasad Pawar, Jayraj Doshi, S. G. Patil, Prajakta Dandekar, K. Poornima
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Assessing the effect of commercial arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculum on potato plant disease incidence, yield and the indigenous root fungal community composition Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Kaire Loit, Liina Soonvald, Kalev Adamson, Eve Runno-Paurson, Leho Tedersoo, Alar Astover
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Induction of multiple defense responses in wheat plants against stripe rust using mycorrhizal fungi and Streptomyces viridosporus HH1 Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-01 Hany H. A. El-Sharkawy, Younes M. Rashad, Nahla T. Elazab
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A new paradigm: proactive biological control of invasive insect pests Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-07-04 Mark S. Hoddle
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Use of alternative host and production costs of the sugarcane borer parasitoid Tetrastichus howardi Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Anderson Vinnicius Arruda Machado, Natalia Carolina Bermúdez, Alessandra Marieli Vacari, Christian Sherley Araújo da Silva-Torres, Fabricio Fagundes Pereira, Jorge Braz Torres
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The impact of field margins on biological pest control: a meta-analysis Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-25 Lucy I. Crowther, Kenneth Wilson, Andrew Wilby
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Pathogenicity characteristics of the entomopathogenic fungus Cordyceps javanica IJ-tg19 to Acyrthosiphon pisum Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-12 Di Wang, Pei-Xiang Xing, Hong-Liang Diao, Wen-Wen Zhou, Xian-Wei Li, Li-Jun Zhang, Rui-Yan Ma
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More than aphids in the guts of coccinellids revealed by molecular and visual analyses Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-06-02 Violeta Romero, Tania Zaviezo, Roland Sánchez, Audrey A. Grez
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Efficacy of biocontrol of the yellow tea thrips and the Kanzawa spider mite with the generalist phytoseiid mite Euseius sojaensis differs between grape cultivars with different leaf morphological traits Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-05-15 Yuta Tsuchida, Shinichi Masui
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Accessing biological control genetic resources and sharing benefits resulting from their utilization Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-05-10 Dan Leskien
With the adoption of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 1992, the sovereign rights of states over their natural resources were explicitly recognized and the authority of national governments to determine access to genetic resources confirmed. The CBD had a major impact on the global exchange of genetic resources, including genetic resources for food and agriculture. At national level,
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Building trust for sustainable access and benefit-sharing of biological control genetic resources: a CABI case study Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-04-20 Philip S. R. Weyl, Hariet L. Hinz, Ivan Rwomushana, Joseph Mulema, Hilda Diaz-Soltero, David Smith
CABI is a not-for-profit international organization with the mission of improving people’s lives worldwide by solving problems in agriculture and the environment, while engendering trust and facilitating science. As an organisation CABI is both a provider and a user of biological control agents and regularly acting as an intermediary between provider and user countries. As a way of building trust between
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Exchange of biological control genetic resources in India: prospects and constraints for access and benefit sharing Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-04-14 Kavita Gupta, K. V. Sankaran, P. Sreerama Kumar
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The efficacy of Steinernema feltiae in the control of Cydia pomonella in organic apple and pear orchards of Patagonia Argentina and its impact on local populations of entomopathogenic nematodes Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-04-06 Daiana Eliceche, Matías Rusconi, Matías Rosales, Javier Rossi, Augusto Salas, Candela Macagno, Federico D’Hervé, Carlos Silvestre, Fernanda Achinelly
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Best practices in the use and exchange of microorganism biological control genetic resources Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-04-04 Peter G. Mason, Martin Hill, David Smith, Luciana C. Silvestri, Philip Weyl, Jacques Brodeur, Marcello Diniz Vitorino
The Nagoya Protocol actions the third objective of the Convention on Biological Diversity and provides a framework to effectively implement the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the use of genetic resources. This includes microorganisms used as biological control agents. Thus biological control practitioners must comply with access and benefit-sharing regulations that are implemented
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Biocontrol of weedy Sporobolus grasses in Australia using fungal pathogens Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-03-29 T. V. Steinrucken, J. S. Vitelli
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Do silvopastoral management practices affect biological pest control in oil palm plantations? Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-03-23 Frisco Nobilly, Sharifah Nur Atikah, Muhammad Syafiq Yahya, Shokri Jusoh, Thomas M. R. Maxwell, Ahmad Razi Norhisham, Kamil Azmi Tohiran, Raja Zulkifli, Badrul Azhar
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The establishment and spread of Tamarixia triozae, a parasitoid of the potato psyllid, in New Zealand Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-03-13 Melanie Davidson, Thalia Sachtleben, Frances MacDonald, Lisa Watkins, Anna-Marie Barnes, Gabby Drayton, Melanie Walker
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Urban tree pests can support biological control services in landscape shrubs Biocontrol (IF 2.5) Pub Date : 2023-03-13 Caleb J. Wilson, Steven D. Frank