Over the years, synthetic pesticides like herbicides, algicides, miticides, bactericides,
fumigants, termiticides, repellents, insecticides, molluscicides, nematicides, and …

Weeds represent one of the most challenging biotic factors for the agricultural sector,
responsible for causing significant losses in important agricultural crops. Traditional …

Insect pests represent a major threat to human health and agricultural production. With a
current over‐dependence on chemical insecticides in the control of insect pests, leading to …

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced by microorganisms are considered promising
environmental-safety fumigants for controlling soil-borne diseases. Verticillium dahliae, a …

Highlights•Metarhizium are major models for studying virulence evolution (host switching
and speciation).•They are found ubiquitously in soils (plant roots and insects).•They have …

Several fruit fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae) are invasive pests that damage the quality of
fruits in horticultural crops and cause significant value losses worldwide. Management of …

Tribolium castaneum, Trogoderma granarium, Oryzaephilus surinamensis, Sitophilus
oryzae, Rhyzopertha dominica, and Cryptolestes ferrugineus are all major pests of stored …

Fungal volatile organic compounds (VOCs) represent promising candidates for biopesticide
fumigants to control crop pests and pathogens. Herein, VOCs produced using three strains …

Below-ground insect pests are challenging to control because they are hard to target with
control measures. Moreover, broad spectrum insecticides are or will soon be banned due to …

Castanea sativa plays a key role in different production chains (timber, flour, honey, and
tannins). Moreover, considering the great importance of chestnuts and chestnut flour for the …