Abstract Background The wheat stink bug, Aelia rostrata Boheman (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), is one of the harmful insects that caused significant product losses in cereals due to outbreaks. Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are natural enemies soil insect pests whose effects as a biocontrol agent against many have been demonstrated by laboratories and field/garden studies world. present laborato...

Abstract Background The weevils Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar), Metamasius hemipterus (Linnaeus) , and M. hebetatus (Gyllenhal) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) form a complex of important pests plantain crops, causing crop losses over 60%. Using synthetic insecticides to control these insects has not been efficient; for this reason, the present study searched using entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) nema...

J. Econ. Entomol. 89(5): 1109-1115 (1996) ABSTRACT Entomopathogenic nematodes-Heterorhabditis bacteriophora Poinar (Oswego strain), Steinemema carpocapsae (Weiser) (NYOOI strain), Steinemema carpocapsae (25 strain), Steinemema feltiae Filipjev (=Neoaplectana carpocapsae Weiser) (369 strain), Steinemel1la feltiae (27 strain), and Steinemel1la riobravus Cabanillas and Poinar (355 strain)-were exa...

(1) Global movement of propagative plant material is a major pathway for introduction of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) into poinsettia greenhouses. Starting a poinsettia crop with high pest numbers disrupts otherwise successful biological control programs and widespread resistance of B. tabaci against pesticides is limiting growers' options to control this pest; (2) This study investi...

Drosophila suzukii populations remain low in the UK. To date, there have been no reports of widespread damage. Previous research demonstrated that various species of entomopathogenic fungi and nematodes could potentially suppress D. suzukii population development under laboratory trials. However, none of the given species was concluded to be specifically efficient in suppressing D. suzukii. The...