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Study identifies key fungal pathogens of tea gray blight and 8 beneficial rhizobacteria for biocontrol, offering sustainable disease management solutions.
Details: maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/bpr...
#Tea #Biocontrol

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Green-synthesized silver nanoparticles, especially from Datura metel, show strong antifungal power against Colletotrichum, offering eco-friendly crop protection.
Details: maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/sif...
#Nanoparticles #Biocontrol

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'Crisis' on the land as tens of thousands of rabbits are culled Farmers say they are killing thousands of wild rabbits on their properties, but the problem is getting worse and they are seeking help.

'Crisis' on the land as tens of thousands of rabbits are culled #Rabbits #Biocontrol #FederalGovernment

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Australia is experiencing a bunny boom. What's next for biocontrol? With millions of feral rabbits currently hopping around the continent, you might wonder if the viruses that kept their numbers down in the past still work.

Australia is experiencing a bunny boom. What's next for biocontrol? #rabbits #biocontrol #myxomatosis

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Montana Biocontrol Project: Bugs battling invasive weeds The Montana Biocontrol Project uses biocontrol agents, or living things like insects and fungi, to combat invasive weed infestations.

Update on #biocontrol efforts for #weedmanagement in #Montana...

www.kpax.com/news/western-montana-new...

#WSWS #weedscience #invasiveplants

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A photo of a translucent yellow slug-like weevil larva on a leaf covered with scraped holes.

A photo of a translucent yellow slug-like weevil larva on a leaf covered with scraped holes.

A photo of a planted buddleja bush with its leaves all covered with scraped holes.

A photo of a planted buddleja bush with its leaves all covered with scraped holes.

On Friday I saw my first Buddleja weevils in Ōtautahi-Christchurch, NZ. This is a biocontrol agent purposefully introduced into NZ to control butterfly bush, *Buddleja davidii*, which had been spreading out-of-control through much of the country.

Until recently […]

[Original post on mastodon.nz]

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#SIF
Cordyceps fungi can green-synthesize silver & gold nanoparticles with potent biocidal properties against crop pests, diseases & weeds.
Details: maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/sif...
#GreenNanotechnology #Biocontrol

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Endophytic 'Bodyguards': How Insect-Killing Fungi Inside Plants Can Help Manage Pests Beneficial fungi living inside plants can act as built‑in bodyguards to weaken pests and boost plant defenses, offering a promising option for integrated pest management programs.

entomologytoday.org/2026/03/04/e... So cool! #fungi #endophytes #biocontrol #IPM

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Potential Drivers of Successful Biocontrol: A Perspective on Parasitoids Parasitoids are central to classical biological control, yet predicting their long-term effectiveness post release remains challenging. In Aotearoa New Zealand, three Microctonus (Hymenoptera: Bracon...

📢 Publication Alert – 2nd Paper from My PhD!

I’m excited to share my recent publication in the New Zealand Journal of Zoology 🎉

Paper link: rsnz.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

@angmcgaughran.bsky.social

#Biocontrol #Genomics #Parasitoids #NewZealand #Transcriptomics #Microbiome

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New research in #RESAgForestEnt

Nitrogen #fertiliser input alters prey #consumption rate of a widespread #aphid predator, #Harmonia axyridis
doi.org/10.1111/afe.70037

#Biocontrol #PopulationDynamics
@jordancuff.bsky.social @chrisranger.bsky.social @ukladybirds.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social

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Reduced fertilization regimes could boost biocontrol service without reducing crop yield Fertilization level influences pest control effectiveness in tomato crops. High fertilization increases plant growth and aphid density but reduces the performance of the parasitoid Aphidius ervi. In ...

🌾🌾Reduced fertilization regimes could boost biocontrol service without reducing crop yield #OpenAccess #aphids #biocontrol
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Have these in your #garden? Good! You have a garden that is friendly to beneficial insects that help control pests. #biocontrol

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Great praying mantis at @californiaepa.bsky.social HQ. Today is Integrated Pest Management #IPM awards today celebrating sustainable ways to control pests #biocontrol. Excited to attend as a last awardee!

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Everyone is aware of the unmatched strength and power of composites in engineering. What if we applied the composite concept to the #biopesticide market for agricultural #pestcontrol? 🌱 bit.ly/3MCGn2t

#ecofriendly #pheromones #nematodes #biocontrol

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Egg‐induced defensive volatiles in rice: a strategy to recruit egg parasitoids for biological control of rice stem borers This study elucidates the pivotal role of Chilo suppressalis egg deposition in modulating rice volatile profiles, demonstrating that specific upregulated volatiles enhance the plant's attractiveness ...

🌾🐛Egg-induced defensive volatiles in rice: a strategy to recruit egg parasitoids for biological control of rice stem borers #plantvolatiles #parasitoids #biocontrol
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Pathogenicity of Serratia marcescens strains as biological control agent: Implications for sustainable pest management Schematic illustration of the mechanism of actions of Serratia marcescens. (a) Midgut-oriented insect mortality. (1) S. marcescens is ingested by the insect during feeding. (2) The bacterium colonize...

🏆 2025 Top Downloaded Papers

Pathogenicity of Serratia marcescens strains as biological control agent: Implications for sustainable pest management #Serratia #Biocontrol
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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The path to becoming a scientist entrepreneur isn't easy. Dr. Fatma Kaplan shared her journey of becoming a scientist entrepreneur at Women and Allies in Entomology at Entomology 2025. Read her inspiring keynote speech ➡️ bit.ly/4qIC3fX

#entomology #nematodes #pheromones #biocontrol #entsoc25

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Cómo un patógeno fúngico pone en riesgo los céspedes de campos deportivos y jardines en Estados Unidos Investigadores de la Universidad de Delaware exploran soluciones biológicas para proteger el turfgrass contra la enfermedad dollar spotRedacción Mundo AgropecuarioEn los Estados Unidos, una enfermedad fúngica conocida como dollar spot…

Cómo un patógeno fúngico pone en riesgo los céspedes de campos deportivos y jardines en Estados Unidos #bacterias_beneficiosas #biocontrol Vía @Munagropecuario

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Is It Lights Out for the Notorious Spotted Lanternfly? Researchers share encouraging findings for biocontrol methods to target spotted lanternfly (SLF) populations in the U.S.

www.growingproduce.com/crop-protect... #invasivespecies #biocontrol Promising!

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NL: Biological pest control used in 94 percent of greenhouse cultivation Biological pest control was used in 94 percent of greenhouse crop cultivation in 2024 (by cultivated area). That was around the same as in 2020. However, the use of certain types of…

www.hortidaily.com/article/9810... Great to see this #biocontrol in the Netherlands #indoorag

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Koppert + Certhon are building a 3,500 m² climate-controlled flour-moth facility near Rotterdam. The message: biocontrol is becoming manufacturing.
agtech.industryexaminer.com/koppert-cert...
#AgTech #Biocontrol #IPM #GreenhouseTech #SupplyChain #TechNews

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#SIF
Optimizing growth at 28°C, pH7 enhances biocontrol fungi (Alternaria spp.) against invasive Parthenium weed. A sustainable herbicide alternative.
Details: www.maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/sif...
#Biocontrol #InvasiveSpecies

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When your papers are listed among the most read (of recent papers) and most cited at #ISMEJournal

Congrats, Xinli and @jiyuxie.bsky.social! 👏

Great collaborations with Zhihui Xu's group at Nanjing Agricultural University

#BacillusPseudomonas #Biostimulants #BacillusTrichoderma #Biocontrol

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Polydosetins & pullularins—bioactive tetramic acids & cyclodepsipeptides from the endophytic and nematophagous fungus Polydomus karssenii - Natural Products and Bioprospecting In course of investigating the endophytic and nematode-associated fungus Polydomus karssenii for the production of secondary metabolites, seven previously undescribed natural products were isolated fr...

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Our new paper on bioactive compounds from a nematode antagonistic dark septate endophyte with great potential to be used as #biocontrol agent has just been published. Congrats to all coauthors and thanks for funding from the #MSCActions project #Mycobiomics!

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Workshop of the IOBC-WPRS WG “Pesticides and Beneficial Organisms”. Photo: Peggy Marx/JKI

Workshop of the IOBC-WPRS WG “Pesticides and Beneficial Organisms”. Photo: Peggy Marx/JKI

ℹ️ #Workshop of the IOBC-WPRS WG “Pesticides and Beneficial Organisms”, 25.-26.03.2026, Julius Kühn Institute, Berlin, (Germany):
🔗 iobc-wprs.org/meeting/iobc...
“A NEW CHAPTER: Pesticides, Beneficials, and the Path Forward” #BioControl #Bioprotection #IPM #PlantHealth

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+ one in Leiden where I chaired assessment part, but I could not be at defence due to travel abroad

#colourfuldiversity #plantmicrobiome #SynCom #biofilm #biocontrol #microbialenzymes

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The frost, the drought, and the brown marmorated stink bug. A look at how a pest problem drastically affected small farmers: https://ow.ly/mnTu50Y5wZ2

#pestcontrol #agtech #biocontrol

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Africa Genetic Biocontrol Consortium Africa Genetic Biocontrol Consortium Email Forms

#GenBioWeekly Newsletter : A weekly summary of developments in genetic biocontrol produced by @genbio.bsky.social #SharingKnowledge #Enhancing Understanding and Capacity Building of #Genetic #Biocontrol #Technologies Subscribe to the newsletter via this link: eepurl.com/hG79X1

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El fulgore moteado amenaza los viñedos europeos ante la pasividad de las fronteras Expertos piden vigilancia y biocontrol para evitar daños en la vid y el vino por esta plaga asiática

El fulgore moteado amenaza los viñedos europeos ante la pasividad de las fronteras #fulgoremoteado #viñedos #vigilancia #biocontrol #plagas

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📍 See you on June 10–11 in #Amsterdam, The #Netherlands.
#ACIBiopesticidesEurope #Biopesticides #Microbiology #FungalBiodiversity #Biocontrol #SustainableAgriculture @universidadgranada.bsky.social Junta de Andalucía MSD España #FundaciónMEDINA #Biodiversity #Naturalfumigants

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