Functional response of Amblyseius herbicolus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on Sericothrips staphylinus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), an ineffective biocontrol agent of gorse
Publication date: Available online 29 October 2020Source: Biological ControlAuthor(s): Wendy Lam, Quentin Paynter, Zhi-Qiang Zhang (Source: Biological Control)
Source: Biological Control - October 31, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: research

Invasive predator disrupts link between predator evenness and herbivore suppression
Publication date: Available online 28 October 2020Source: Biological ControlAuthor(s): Carmen K. Blubaugh, Jacob S. Asplund, Sabrina M. Judson, William E. Snyder (Source: Biological Control)
Source: Biological Control - October 29, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: research

Efficacy of Entomopathogenic Nematode and Bacillus thuringiensis Combinations against Holotrichia parallela (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Larvae
Publication date: Available online 28 October 2020Source: Biological ControlAuthor(s): Er-Tao Li, Shuai Zhang, Ke-Bin Li, Innocent Nyamwasaa, Jin-Qiao Li, Xiao Feng, Jian-Hui Qin, Jiao Yin (Source: Biological Control)
Source: Biological Control - October 29, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: research

Formulating fungal spores to prevent infection by trichostrongylids in a zoological park: practical approaches to a persisting problem
Publication date: Available online 28 October 2020Source: Biological ControlAuthor(s): Antonio M. Palomero, Cristiana F. Cazapal-Monteiro, Cándido Viña, José Á. Hernández, Mathilde Voinot, María Vilá, María I. Silva, Adolfo Paz-Silva, Rita Sánchez-Andrade, María Sol Arias (Source: Biological Control)
Source: Biological Control - October 29, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: research

Evaluation of bioformulation of Enterobacter sp. UPMSSB7 and mycorrhizae with silicon for white root rot disease suppression and growth promotion of rubber seedlings inoculated with Rigidoporus microporus
Publication date: Available online 28 October 2020Source: Biological ControlAuthor(s): Imran Shabbir, Mohd Yusoff Abd Samad, Radziah Othman, Mui-Yun Wong, Zulkefly Sulaiman, Noraini Md Jaafar, Syed Asad Hussain Bukhari (Source: Biological Control)
Source: Biological Control - October 29, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: research

Wildflower plantings in commercial agroecosystems promote generalist predators of Colorado potato beetle
Publication date: Available online 23 October 2020Source: Biological ControlAuthor(s): Eric G. Middleton, Ian V. MacRae (Source: Biological Control)
Source: Biological Control - October 24, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: research

Fitness and interspecific competition of Trissolcus japonicus and Anastatus japonicus, egg parasitoids of Halyomorpha halys
Publication date: Available online 22 October 2020Source: Biological ControlAuthor(s): Qianqian Mi, Jinping Zhang, Tim Haye, Baoxin Zhang, Can Zhao, Yuming Lei, Dunsong Li, Feng Zhang (Source: Biological Control)
Source: Biological Control - October 23, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: research

Mortality of light brown apple moth egg masses in coastal California: impact of resident Trichogramma parasitism and predation
Publication date: Available online 22 October 2020Source: Biological ControlAuthor(s): William J. Roltsch, Linda P. Bürgi, Nada Tomic-Carruthers, Paul F. Rugman-Jones, Richard Stouthamer, Nicholas J. Mills (Source: Biological Control)
Source: Biological Control - October 23, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: research

Does the “Enemies Hypothesis” operate by enhancing natural enemy evenness?
Publication date: Available online 22 October 2020Source: Biological ControlAuthor(s): Carmen K. Blubaugh, Jacob S. Asplund, Olivia M. Smith, William E. Snyder (Source: Biological Control)
Source: Biological Control - October 23, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: research

Post-release genetic assessment of two congeneric weed biological control agents
Publication date: Available online 17 October 2020Source: Biological ControlAuthor(s): Carson C. Keever, Levent Gültekin, Robert S. Bourchier, Judith H. Myers, Jenny S. Cory (Source: Biological Control)
Source: Biological Control - October 18, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: research

How siderophore production can influence the biocontrol activity of Aureobasidium pullulans against Monilinia laxa on peaches
Publication date: Available online 17 October 2020Source: Biological ControlAuthor(s): Alessandra Di Francesco, Elena Baraldi (Source: Biological Control)
Source: Biological Control - October 18, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: research

A pipeline for the genetic improvement of a biological control agent enhances its potential for controlling soil-borne plant pathogens
Publication date: Available online 15 October 2020Source: Biological ControlAuthor(s): Marcio Vinicius de Carvalho Barros Côrtes, Maythsulene Inacio de Sousa Oliveira, Jackeline Rossetti Mateus, Lucy Seldin, Valacia Lemes da Silva-Lobo, Denise Maria Guimarães Freire (Source: Biological Control)
Source: Biological Control - October 16, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: research

Biocontrol potential of Bacillus pumilus HR10 against Sphaeropsis shoot blight disease of pine
Publication date: Available online 15 October 2020Source: Biological ControlAuthor(s): Yun Dai, Xiao-Qin Wu, Ya-Hui Wang, Mei-Ling Zhu (Source: Biological Control)
Source: Biological Control - October 15, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: research

Potential of a volatile-producing endophytic fungus Nodulisporium sp. PDL-005 for the control of Penicillium digitatum
Publication date: Available online 14 October 2020Source: Biological ControlAuthor(s): C.C. Yeh, C.J. Wang, Y.J. Chen, S.H. Tsai, W.H. Chung (Source: Biological Control)
Source: Biological Control - October 14, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: research

The effects of a stem gall fly and a leaf pathogen on the reproductive output of Crofton weed, Ageratina adenophora (Asteraceae), in greenhouse and field trials
Publication date: Available online 11 October 2020Source: Biological ControlAuthor(s): Lisa Buccellato, Jolene T. Fisher, Ed T.F. Witkowski, Marcus J. Byrne (Source: Biological Control)
Source: Biological Control - October 12, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: research