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Sanitation felling against the European spruce bark beetle: A matter of intensity and forest type Tagli fitosanitari contro il bostrico tipografo: una questione di intensità e tipologia forestale

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, Volume 28, Issue 3, Page 382-397, August 2026.
We assess the effect of sanitation felling performed in 2022 in North‐Eastern Italy on bark beetle damage that occurred in 2023 across eight spruce forest types, as evaluated using multispectral satellite imagery. Bark beetle damage was reduced only at very high or very low sanitation felling rates.
Aurora Bozzini, Michele Missoni, Giacomo Santoiemma, Iris Bernardinelli, Rinaldo Comino, Massimo Faccoli   +5 more
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Semi‐Natural Habitats Buffer the Effects of Crop Diversification on Arthropod Pest Control Services in Agricultural Landscapes

Ecology Letters, Volume 29, Issue 8, August 2026.
Crop diversification is often promoted to enhance biological pest control in agricultural landscapes, but its effects remain context‐dependent. Using data from 742 landscapes across 13 countries, we found that crop diversification did not increase overall natural enemy abundance or biological control potential, but mainly increased both specialist ...
Thomas Perrot, Léa Beaumelle, Eva Thomine, Yann Tricault, Nicolas Desneux, Matthias Albrecht, Péter Batáry, Felix Bianchi, Klaus Birkhofer, Aliette Bosem Baillod, Rebecca Chaplin‐Kramer, Anne‐Marie Cortesero, Alejandro C. Costamagna, Tim Diekötter, Johan Ekroos, Martin H. Entling, Vesna Gagic, Russell Groves, Anders Huseth, Coline Jaworski, Marina Kaiser, Daniel S. Karp, Jochen Krauss, Blas Lavandero, Anne Le Ralec, Yanhui Lu, Emily A. Martin, Matthew Mitchell, Gonzalo A. R. Molina, Erkki Palmu, David J. Perovic, David Ragsdale, Sarah Redlich, Ishan Samaranayake, Julia Saulais, Nancy A. Schellhorn, Ingolf Steffan‐Dewenter, Louis Sutter, Teja Tscharntke, Matthias Tschumi, Adrien Rusch   +40 more
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Vectors and Vector‐Borne Diseases: Biology, Epidemiology and Integrated Control Strategies

Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 150, Issue 7, Page 990-1015, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Vector‐Borne Diseases (VBDs), transmitted by arthropods such as mosquitoes, ticks, fleas and sandflies, represent a significant threat to global health. These diseases can be caused by a variety of pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and helminths.
Roberta Rinaldi, Carmen Scieuzo, Federica De Stefano, Luca Masucci, Patrizia Falabella   +4 more
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First Test of a Potential Biological Control Agent of Argentine ants (Linepithema humile)

Insects
The Argentine ant (Linepithema humile), listed among the world’s 100 worst invasive alien species, is notoriously difficult to control due mainly to its formation of large, expansive supercolonies.
Patricia J. Folgarait, Daniela Goffré
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Environmental Drivers on Blue Tit Nest Microbiome: An Experimental Study

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 7, July 2026.
Elevated humidity and temperature altered nest microbial composition and its associations with parasitism and nestling condition. These findings identify nest microclimate as an important driver of nest microbiomes with consequences for avian development.
Marina García‐del Río, Tamara Martin‐Pozas, Sergio Sanchez‐Moral, Alejandro Cantarero, Francisco Castaño‐Vázquez, Yago Merino, Javier García‐Velasco, Santiago Merino   +7 more
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In search of ecological determinants of fungal infections: A semi‐field experiment with folivorous moths

Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Natural enemies shape the fate of species at both ecological and evolutionary time scales. While the effects of predators, parasitoids, and viruses on insects are well documented, much less is known about the ecological and evolutionary role of ...
Robin Gielen, Kadri Põldmaa, Toomas Tammaru   +2 more
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Bacillus thuringiensis and its pest control potential as endophyte

Pest Management Science, Volume 82, Issue 7, Page 6931-6939, July 2026.
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) systemically colonizes tomato plants as endophyte, inducing midgut damage, fitness reduction and immune suppression in Spodoptera littoralis larvae feeding on Bt‐colonized leaves. The immune suppression enhances the susceptibility to Bt treatments, allowing a synergistic dual use of Bt commercial formulations, by combined ...
Maria Giovanna De Luca, Giovanni Jesu, Daniele Bruno, Elia Russo, Andrea Becchimanzi, Gianluca Tettamanti, Maria Cristina Digilio, Ilaria Di Lelio, Francesco Pennacchio   +8 more
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Multi‐Omics Profiling of the Scaphoideus titanus Yeast‐Like Symbiont Guides the Bioinformatic Discovery of Related Fungal Symbioses in Insects

Environmental Microbiology, Volume 28, Issue 7, July 2026.
Genomic, proteomic and phylogenetic analyses of the obligate yeast‐like symbiont (YLS) associated with Scaphoideus titanus revealed retained metabolic flexibility and a monophyletic origin of insect‐associated YLSs within a free‐living fungal lineage. A novel computational pipeline was used to mine NCBI transcriptomic data and identified new candidate ...
Simona Abbà, Marta Vallino, Alessandro Cicerone, Simona Cirrincione, Beatrice Aiuto, Luciana Galetto, Marika Rossi   +6 more
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Identification and Phylogenetic Analysis of Entomopathogenic Fungal Isolates Using Molecular Approach

Elkawnie: Journal of Islamic Science and Technology, 2020
: Entomopathogenic fungi are essential to consider as one of the biological agents to control termite populations. This research aimed to molecularly identify entomopathogenic fungi isolates in termites based on the ITS rDNA region and to determine the ...
Syaukani Syaukani, Zulia Ananda, Suhartono Suhartono, Sirtina Sirtina, Oviana Lisa, Alfizar Alfizar, Samingan Samingan   +6 more
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Biological Pesticides as Viable Alternative to Synthetic Pesticides for Sustainable Agriculture and Nutrition: A Systematic Review

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The overuse of synthetic pesticides in agriculture has raised significant environmental and health concerns. Biopesticides have emerged as viable, environmentally compatible alternatives. However, recent comprehensive reviews integrating all biopesticide categories and emphasizing their contribution to synthetic‐pesticide‐free and health‐safe ...
Molalign Assefa, Mohammed Tariq Saeed, Tahira Naz, Youpeng Fan, Xiangyu Zhao, Yuanda Song   +5 more
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