Simple Summary This review describes the advances in BC for use in open fields in Brazil.
These advances make our country a model for this type of pest control, especially since …

Brazil has a long history of the use of biological control (BC) of pests. The first attempt to use
parasitoids was reported in the 1930s, and the first successful case dates to 1967. For a long …

In recent years, Grapholita molesta Busck has become a serious pest to fruit trees,
especially to peach trees in China. In the present study, the parasitism of the pest by the …

Most organisms develop biological rhythms to optimize diel activities and better adapt to
oscillating environments. Trichogramma parasitoids, which are key biocontrol agents largely …

Social insects show temperature and humidity preferences inside their nests to successfully
rear brood. In underground nests, ants also encounter rising CO 2 concentrations with …

By reacting to local environmental stimuli, ant workers excavate a nest that offers suitable
climatic conditions. Workers may face increasing CO 2 levels while digging across the soil …

Background Modified atmosphere based on lack of O2 can protect stored grains from insect
pest damage. Although population expansion of cowpea bruchid (Callosobruchus …

Zea mays (milho) corresponde a uma das lavouras agrícolas mais cultivadas no Brasil, e
embora seja cultura de subsistência, há avanços da produção nos últimos anos. porém, o …

This article describes the importance of rearing insects, whether on a small scale for
research or a large scale for mass rearing, for use in biological control (BC) programs with …

The entomophagous rearing domain is one of the most important steps in augmentative
biological control (BC) programs. The challenge is to produce insects in large scale, at low …