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Endophytic entomopathogenic fungi as biological control agents of insect pests.

open access: yesPest Management Science
Entomopathogenic fungi capable of establishing mutualistic endophytic relationships with plants have a tremendous potential as biocontrol agents of insect pests. While fungi have long played an important and highly effective role in pest suppression, the
Neha Panwar, Adrianna Szczepaniec
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The effect of organic versus chemical fertilizers on insect pathogens [PDF]

open access: yes, 1996
Insects such as the black cutworm are a major pest of seedling corn in Corn Belt states. Both the nematode Steinernema carpocapsae and the fungus Beauveria bassiana are potential biological control agents of this pest Because their survivability depends ...
Lewis, Leslie C.   +2 more
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Discovery and development of biological agents to control crop pests [PDF]

open access: hybrid, 2003
Patricia J. Slininger   +3 more
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Research collaboration between China and Denmark for development of systemic approaches to agro-ecological pest management without pesticides with focus on vegetable, fruit and berry crops. Proceedings and recommendations from two network workshops [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This report is the result of a network project which was established to discuss the potential for collaboration on development of systemic approaches to pest management without pesticides between Chinese and Danish researchers.
Andreasen, Lise   +16 more
core  

Impacts of landscape heterogeneity on bottom-up effects affecting biological control

open access: yesBiological Control
Conservation biological control of crop pests by natural enemies relies on management strategies to favour their trophic interactions. In agricultural landscapes, natural enemies acting across habitat boundaries may feed on non-pest prey, resulting in ...
Pedro Rosero   +2 more
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