Cotton leaf worm (Spodoptera littoralis) is a pest that produces important losses in
horticultural and ornamental crops in greenhouse, being classified as quarantine pest A2 by …

A preliminary virulence test of four fungal isolates, Beauveria bassiana IMI 382302,
Beauveria bassiana IMI 386701, Trichoderma harzianum T24 and Aspergillus flavus Link …

Insects are the main pest in agricultural systems, causing significant losses in crop
productivity and storage. During the last decades the control of pest insects has been carried …

The extensive use of synthetic pesticides has a harmful impact on the environment, plants
and animal health. It is a big challenge for all farming systems to develop novel approaches …

Simple Summary There is currently a global research interest in reducing off-farm input of
chemical pesticides and fertilizers by using green alternative practices. Fungi belonging to …

Abstract Background Trichoderma asperellum (Ascomycota: Hypocreaceae) is a globally
recognized soil fungus due to its broad-spectrum antimicrobial and plant growth-promoting …

In agroecosystems, herbivore insects damage crops, but in the third trophic level, insects
can be parasitized by natural enemies. Trichoderma spp. are common soil and root …

A number of plant-associated microbes are free-living and potentially beneficial to plants.
Mycoparasitism, a lifestyle where one fungus is parasitic on another fungus, has special …

In this study, a preliminary virulence test on three concentrations (1× 106, 1× 107 and 1×
108/conidial spore/ml-1) of the aqueous conidial suspension of the four entomopathogenic …

Biological control with microbial antagonists is considered an alternative approach for
controlling plant diseases. Trichoderma species are one of the potential fungal biocontrol …