This study focuses on interacting with insects and their ectosymbiont (lato sensu)
microorganisms for environmentally safe plant production and protection. Some cases help …

Simple Summary Palm weevils—both South American and red palm weevils—threaten
economically relevant palms, affecting oil and fruit production with a corresponding social …

BACKGROUND The potential of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae isolates
obtained from naturally infected oil palm pests was evaluated to control Demotispa neivai as …

This study aimed to isolate and characterize a native strain of Beauveria bassiana, coded as
Bv065, showcasing its potential as a biological control agent targeting the palm weevil …

Simple Summary Microbial pest control offers promising opportunities to develop
sustainable alternatives to synthetic chemical insecticides. In Brazil, the selection of native …

Rhynchophorus palmarum is a significant pest of Cocos nucifera on the American continent.
Therefore, this work aimed to search and characterise entomopathogenic fungi isolates to …

The objective of this work was to evaluate the chitinolytic activity and bioactivity of fungi
isolated from the palm weevil (Rhynchophorus palmarum) and from soil samples from …

Rhynchophorus palmarum es plaga relevante en palmeras (Aracaceae) en Brasil. Su
respuesta comportamental (olfatometría) y electrofisiológica (electroantenografía, sola y …

Resumo Rhynchophorus palmarum (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) é uma praga agrícola de
plantações de palmeiras na América tropical, apresentando grande importância por ser …

Los efectos nocivos de los productos químicos en la agricultura convencional y la creciente
demanda de alimentos libres de residuos tóxicos, ha dado lugar al desarrollo de estrategias …