Articles

1. Combination of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana and the plant compound eugenol against the Rhipicephalus microplus tick: mortality, morphological alterations and ovarian lipid profile

   • Julie Rhanna Tavares Ferreira
   • Ricardo de Oliveira Barbosa Bitencourt
   • Vânia Rita Elias Pinheiro Bittencourt

   Original Paper 25 April 2024

   

2. A growing number of benefit evaluations and new innovations should foster broader adoption of classical biological control

   • Mark Schwarzländer
   • Peter G. Mason

   Editorial 24 April 2024

3. Studies on the host selection of a weed biological control candidate facilitate pre-release environmental safety assessments

   • Bijay Subedi
   • Mark Schwarzländer
   • Philip Weyl

   OriginalPaper Open access 22 April 2024

   

4. Influence of the management of rice crops and wild vegetation on the diversity of Scelionidae egg parasitoids of Pentatomidae

   • Simone Mundstock Jahnke
   • Gisele de Souza da Silva
   • Norman F. Johnson

   OriginalPaper 16 April 2024

   

5. Ecology and management of the coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei): the potential of biological control

   • Natalia Moreno-Ramirez
   • Felix J. J. A. Bianchi
   • Marcel Dicke

   Review Open access 15 April 2024

   

6. Niche partitioning association of fungal genera correlated with lower Fusarium and fumonisin-B1 levels in maize

   • Bwalya Katati
   • Anne D. van Diepeningen
   • Sijmen E. Schoustra

   OriginalPaper Open access 09 April 2024

   

7. Cold tolerance of the mealybug parasitoid Anagyrus vladimiri

   • Florence Gilliéron
   • Jörg Romeis
   • Jana Collatz

   OriginalPaper Open access 05 April 2024

   

8. Production improvement and photoprotection of melanin produced by Bacillus thuringiensis

   • Baoju An
   • Yunda Zhan
   • Xiaofei Gu

   OriginalPaper 04 April 2024

   

9. Seasonal changes in aphid hyperparasitoid occurrence in sweet pepper and raspberry in Belgium

   • Francine A. C. van Neerbos
   • A. Alhmedi
   • B. Lievens

   OriginalPaper 28 March 2024

   

10. Prey killing rate of a generalist predator may be enhanced by macronutrient manipulation

    • Søren Toft
    • Constança Albuquerque
    • Sarah Kyneb

    OriginalPaper Open access 28 March 2024

    

11. Interspecific competition and comparative cold tolerance in two egg parasitoids of sunn pest, Eurygaster integriceps

    • Shahzad Iranipour
    • J. P. Michaud
    • S. Khaghaninia

    OriginalPaper 19 March 2024

    

12. Using economics to inform and evaluate biological control programs: opportunities, challenges, and recommendations for future research

    • Katherine Lee
    • Shana McDermott
    • Linda Fernandez

    Review Open access 29 February 2024

13. Traits of insect herbivores and target weeds associated with greater biological weed control establishment and impact

    • Sujan Panta
    • Mark Schwarzländer
    • Quentin Paynter

    Review Open access 28 February 2024

    

14. Chemical and visual stimuli for conservation biological control of stink bugs in soybean: potential use and flaws on egg parasitoid recruitment

    • Ana Carolina G. Lagôa
    • Pedro H. B. Togni
    • Raúl A. Laumann

    OriginalPaper 19 February 2024

    

15. Prioritizing weeds for biological control development in the western USA: adaptation of the Biological Control Target Selection system

    • Rachel L. Winston
    • Mark Schwarzländer
    • Paul D. Pratt

    Review Open access 14 February 2024

16. Entomopathogenic nematodes to control the hibiscus bud weevil Anthonomus testaceosquamosus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), above ground and on soil surface

    • German Vargas
    • Yisell Velazquez-Hernandez
    • Alexandra M. Revynthi

    OriginalPaper 05 February 2024 Pages: 91 - 101

    

17. Management of Euschistus heros with the release of Telenomus podisi in soybean in Brazil

    • Gabryele Silva Ramos
    • Alessandro Bandeira Dalbianco
    • Regiane Cristina de Oliveira

    Review 05 February 2024

18. Efficacy of a mirid predator and an eulophid parasitoid to the tomato potato psyllid Bactericera cockerelli control on pepper plants

    • Alejandro O. Guzmán-Pedraza
    • Ana Mabel Martínez
    • Samuel Pineda

    OriginalPaper 27 January 2024 Pages: 39 - 51

    

19. The indirect effect of nectar-inhabiting yeasts on olfactory responses and longevity of two stink bug egg parasitoids

    • Jay Darryl L. Ermio
    • Ezio Peri
    • Antonino Cusumano

    OriginalPaper Open access 25 January 2024

    

20. Integration of inherited sterility and inoculative releases of a miridae predator for the control of the tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta

    • Lucas Candás
    • Cynthia L. Cagnotti
    • Silvia N. López

    OriginalPaper 20 January 2024 Pages: 29 - 37

    

21. Silage pathogens and biological control agents: effects, action mechanisms, challenges and prospects

    • Huifang Jiang
    • Charles Obinwanne Okoye
    • Jianxiong Jiang

    Review 20 January 2024 Pages: 1 - 17

    

22. Two insecticidal neurotoxins from parasitoid wasp Habrobracon hebetor venom and their potential use in biocontrol

    • Sergey A. Timofeev
    • Anastasia G. Shukhalova
    • Viacheslav V. Dolgikh

    OriginalPaper 18 January 2024 Pages: 65 - 75

    

23. Olfactory responses of Nesidiocoris tenuis to uninfested or conspecific-infested banker plants and Thrips palmi-infested eggplants

    • Kinuyo Yoneya
    • Satsuki Nishimori
    • Ikuo Kandori

    OriginalPaper 10 January 2024 Pages: 19 - 28

    

24. Influence of landscape structure on stink bug and their adult parasitoid populations on soybean culture

    • Michely Ferreira Santos de Aquino
    • Edison Ryoiti Sujii
    • Raul Alberto Laumann

    OriginalPaper 30 December 2023

25. Laboratory evaluation of a scarabid-specific isolate of Bacillus thuringiensis against white grub Holotrichia serrata

    • J. Srikanth
    • B. Singaravelu
    • K. M. Athira

    OriginalPaper 21 December 2023 Pages: 53 - 64

    

26. Ecological benefits of integrative weed management of Melaleuca quinquenervia in Big Cypress National Preserve

    • Melissa C. Smith
    • Paul Julian
    • Bo Zhang

    OriginalPaper 12 December 2023

    

27. A biobased superabsorbent formulation for above-ground application of a new entomophthoralean fungus for biological psyllid pest control

    • Linda C. Muskat
    • Britta Kais
    • Anant V. Patel

    OriginalPaper Open access 08 December 2023 Pages: 629 - 641

    

28. Phylogenetic analyses reveal multiple new stem-boring Tetramesa taxa (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae): implications for the biological control of invasive African grasses

    • Clarke J. M. van Steenderen
    • Guy F. Sutton
    • Iain D. Paterson

    OriginalPaper Open access 06 December 2023 Pages: 697 - 708

    

29. Pseudomonas fluorescens HC1-07 transformed with phenazine-1-carboxylic acid biosynthesis genes has improved biocontrol activity against Rhizoctonia root rot and Fusarium crown rot of wheat

    • Quan Zeng
    • Chao Cui
    • Mingming Yang

    OriginalPaper 04 December 2023 Pages: 669 - 679

    

30. Antagonism of endophytic fungi depends on pathogen and host plant

    • Leila Ebrahimi
    • Fatemeh Tadayon Rad
    • Mahmoud Lotfi

    OriginalPaper 02 December 2023 Pages: 655 - 668

    

31. Miticidal activity of Photorhabdus luminescens for controlling two spider mites, Tetranychus urticae and Tetranychus kanzawai, in Carica papaya

    • Tzay-Tien Hsieh
    • Ju-Chun Chang
    • Yu-Shin Nai

    OriginalPaper 01 December 2023 Pages: 643 - 653

    

32. Recent contributions of molecular population genetic and phylogenetic studies to classic biological control of weeds

    • John Gaskin

    Review 01 December 2023

33. Preventive releases of phytoseiid and anthocorid predators provided with supplemental food successfully control Scirtothrips in strawberry

    • Angelos Mouratidis
    • Elías Marrero-Díaz
    • Gerben J. Messelink

    OriginalPaper Open access 29 November 2023 Pages: 603 - 615

    

34. The highs and the lows: a cost benefit analysis of classical weed biocontrol in New Zealand

    • Simon V. Fowler
    • Ronny Groenteman
    • Quentin Paynter

    Review 17 November 2023

35. Influence of temperature on the release of predatory mites from breeding and sheltered sachets

    • Takeshi Shimoda
    • Yoshitake Kagawa
    • Ryuji Uesugi

    OriginalPaper 16 November 2023 Pages: 591 - 601

    

36. Biological enhancement of the cover crop Phacelia tanacetifolia (Boraginaceae) with the nematophagous fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia to control the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne hapla in a succeeding tomato plant

    • Jana Uthoff
    • Desiree Jakobs-Schönwandt
    • Anant Patel

    OriginalPaper Open access 14 November 2023 Pages: 77 - 90

    

37. Will climate affect the establishment and efficacy of Agnippe sp. #1 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), a promising biological control agent of Mesquite in South Africa?

    • Blair W. Cowie
    • Fritz Heystek
    • Iain D. Paterson

    OriginalPaper Open access 09 November 2023 Pages: 681 - 695

    

38. Economic impact of a classical biological control program: application to Diachasmimorpha longicaudata against Bactrocera dorsalis fruit fly in Kenya

    • Komi Mensah Agboka
    • Henri E. Z. Tonnang
    • Sunday Ekesi

    Original Article Open access 02 November 2023

    

39. Manure trial evaluation of Bacillus velezensis PHP1601 as a viable biocontrol candidate against nuisance fly species at an operational piggery

    • Danvir Rajesh Ramesar
    • Charles Haig Hunter

    OriginalPaper Open access 30 October 2023 Pages: 617 - 628

    

40. Combining root inoculation with Akanthomyces muscarius (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae) and the parasitoid Aphidius ervi (Haliday) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to control aphids on sweet pepper

    • Liesbet Wilberts
    • Sara Van Hee
    • Bart Lievens

    OriginalPaper 27 October 2023 Pages: 579 - 589

    

41. Direct toxicity and emigration: evaluation of herbicide interactions with a biological control agent for Brazilian peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolia)

    • Kelly Carruthers
    • James Cuda
    • Carey Minteer

    OriginalPaper 13 September 2023 Pages: 565 - 578

    

42. Recent post-release evaluations of weed biocontrol programmes in South Africa: a summary of what has been achieved and what can be improved

    • Iain D. Paterson
    • Samuel N. Motitsoe
    • Martin P. Hill

    Review Open access 28 August 2023

43. Control of post-harvest gray mold (Botrytis cinerea) on grape (Vitis vinifera) and tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) using volatile organic compounds produced by Xenorhabdus nematophila and Photorhabdus laumondii subsp. laumondii

    • Ignacio Vicente-Díez
    • Xoaquín Moreira
    • Raquel Campos-Herrera

    OriginalPaper Open access 24 August 2023 Pages: 549 - 563

    

44. Consistent benefits of fungicide reduction on arthropod predators and predation rates in viticulture: a five-year experiment

    • Jo Marie Reiff
    • Theresa Pennington
    • Christoph Hoffmann

    OriginalPaper Open access 24 August 2023 Pages: 495 - 509

    

45. Life history studies of stink bugs: much-needed research to support their conservation biological control

    • Antônio Ricardo Panizzi
    • Tiago Lucini

    Review Article 24 August 2023

    

46. Which molecular marker is better? Comparative analyses of COI and ITS2 in molecular identification of Trichogramma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)

    • Ao-Kai Wang
    • Fang-Yi Li
    • Zhi-Chao Yan

    OriginalPaper 12 August 2023 Pages: 483 - 494

    

47. The characterization of chitinolytic soil bacterial isolates for their antagonistic activity against root knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita: an effort towards developing ‘green’ nematicidal agents

    • Prasad Pawar
    • Jayraj Doshi
    • K. Poornima

    OriginalPaper 23 July 2023 Pages: 511 - 524

    

48. Assessing the effect of commercial arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculum on potato plant disease incidence, yield and the indigenous root fungal community composition

    • Kaire Loit
    • Liina Soonvald
    • Alar Astover

    OriginalPaper 11 July 2023 Pages: 537 - 547

    

49. A new  paradigm: proactive biological control of invasive insect pests

    • Mark S. Hoddle

    Review Open access 04 July 2023

    

50. Induction of multiple defense responses in wheat plants against stripe rust using mycorrhizal fungi and Streptomyces viridosporus HH1

    • Hany H. A. El-Sharkawy
    • Younes M. Rashad
    • Nahla T. Elazab

    OriginalPaper Open access 01 July 2023 Pages: 525 - 535