Beauvericin purification from fungal strain using molecularly imprinted cryogels

M Ulusoy, S Aslıyüce, N Keskin, A Denizli - Process Biochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Beauveria bassiana is a wide host range entomopathogenic fungus that plays a substantial
part to control of insect populations. During its pathogenic phase, fungus syntheses several …

[HTML][HTML] Bat diversity boosts ecosystem services: Evidence from pine processionary moth predation

AM Augusto, H Raposeira, P Horta, VA Mata… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Coniferous forests contribute to the European economy; however, they have experienced a
decline since the late 1990s due to an invasive pest known as the pine processionary moth …

Optimization and field demonstration of the Lygus pratensis (Hemiptera: Miridae) sex pheromone

T Zhang, X Zhang, KAG Wyckhuys… - Pest Management …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The plant bug Lygus pratensis Linnaeus is a widely distributed
polyphagous herbivore that increasingly attains outbreak population levels on cotton in …

Conservation biological control research is strongly uneven across trophic levels and economic measures

AC Johnson, J Liu, O Reynolds… - Pest Management …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Conservation biological control suppresses pests by promoting established rather than
inoculative or mass released natural enemies. Research in this approach has expanded …

[HTML][HTML] Toxicity of insecticides to the egg parasitoids Telenomus podisi and Trissolcus teretis (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae)

DM Silva, GA Carvalho, WR Souza… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
This work aims to evaluate the toxicity of insecticides used for stink bug control to the egg
parasitoids Telenomus podisi and Trissolcus teretis. We tested ethiprole and sulfoxaflor+ …

Dietary metabarcoding reveals the simplification of bird–pest interaction networks across a gradient of agricultural cover

LP da Silva, VA Mata, PB Lopes, CJ Pinho… - Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Agriculture is vital for supporting human populations, but its intensification often leads to
landscape homogenization and a decline in non‐provisioning ecosystem services …

Spontaneous flowering vegetation favours hoverflies and parasitoid wasps in apple orchards but has low cascading effects on biological pest control

L Laffon, A Bischoff, R Blaya, F Lescourret… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2024 - Elsevier
Floral resources support several ecosystem services in agroecosystems, such as pollination
or biological control. Many beneficial organisms feed on nectar or pollen for an important …

Simulated extreme high temperatures alter the demographic parameters of Aphelinus asychis and diminish parasitoid fitness

XL Yu, JY Li, YT Zhou, J Peng, BL Qiu - Biological Control, 2022 - Elsevier
Extreme high temperatures (EHTs) are predicted to increase in both amplitude and
frequency with future climate warming, and severely impact the fitness of beneficial species …

Effects of predation pressure and prey density on short‐term indirect interactions between two prey species that share a common predator

SE Emery, NJ Mills - Ecological Entomology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
1. Generalist predators are important contributors to reliable conservation biological control.
Indirect interactions between prey species that share a common generalist predator can …

[HTML][HTML] The biocontrol nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita infects and increases mortality of Monadenia fidelis, a non-target terrestrial gastropod species …

D Denver, DK Howe, AJ Colton, CH Richart… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Inundative biological control (biocontrol) efforts in pest management lead to the mass
distribution of commercialized biocontrol agents. Many 'biocontrol gone awry'incidents have …