The tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta is extremely difficult to control using chemical
insecticides because larvae mine within plant tissue and are thus protected at least from …

Arthropods and pathogens constantly challenge potato Solanum tuberosum L. production.
Scenarios of climate variation have increased the possibility of changes in pests' biological …

The age of Trichogramma parasitoids could influence biological traits which are of great
importance for effectiveness of mass rearing systems. Recent studies demonstrated that …

Simple Summary In China, the large eggs of the Chinese oak silkworm (COS), Antheraea
pernyi, have been extensively utilized as beneficial factitious hosts for the mass rearing of …

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) production is challenged by many factors including pests
and diseases. Among insect pests, Phthorimaea operculella Zeller (Lepidoptera …

The biocontrol efficiency of three Turkish isolates of the entomopathogenic nematodes
Steinernema carpocapsae, S. feltiae and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora were evaluated …

The efficacy of the egg-egg parasitoid Trichogramma evanescens (Hymenoptera:
Trichogrammatidae) and certain bioinsecticides (eg., Neemix, Virotecto, Agerin, Dipel 2x …

When two parasitoids exploit a common host simultaneously, competitive interactions
between them usually occur, and are more complex among host-killing species. Diglyphus …

Potato, Solanum tuberosum L. is considered one of the most important vegetable crops in
Egypt. This crop is usually attacked by potato tuber moth (PTM), Phthorimaea operculella …

The potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller)(Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)(PTM) is
the most destructive pest. One of the most successful groups of biological control agents …