Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) management by smallholders.

AJ Hruska - CABI Reviews, 2019 - cabidigitallibrary.org
The fall armyworm (FAW)(Spodoptera frugiperda) is a crop pest species that has become
global, having spread from its native American distribution to Africa and Asia since 2016. Its …

Organic versus conventional cropping sustainability: a comparative system analysis

TL Fess, VA Benedito - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
We are at a pivotal time in human history, as the agricultural sector undergoes consolidation
coupled with increasing energy costs in the context of declining resource availability …

Organic control strategies for use in IPM of invertebrate pests in apple and pear orchards

B Shaw, C Nagy, MT Fountain - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Reductions in the numbers of chemical plant protection products that are
approved and a move towards organic production has changed the way growers produce …

Effects of endophytic entomopathogenic fungi on soybean aphid and identification of Metarhizium isolates from agricultural fields

EH Clifton, ST Jaronski, BS Coates, EW Hodgson… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Terrestrial plants can harbor endophytic fungi that may induce changes in plant physiology
that in turn affect interactions with herbivorous insects. We evaluated whether the application …

Soil ecological responses to pest management in golf turf vary with management intensity, pesticide identity, and application program

H Gan, K Wickings - Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
While the unintended effects of pesticide applications in agroecosystems have received
much attention, the consequence of different pest management strategies for beneficial soil …

Resistance to fungicides in entomopathogenic fungi: Underlying mechanisms, consequences, and opportunities for progress

I Samal, TK Bhoi, V Vyas, PK Majhi, DK Mahanta… - Tropical Plant …, 2024 - Springer
Although chemical agents are currently the standard in pest control, entomopathogenic fungi
(EPF) are a commercially important biocontrol agent (BCA) and an important long-term …

[HTML][HTML] Entomopathogenic fungi in Portuguese vineyards soils: Suggesting a 'Galleria-Tenebrio-bait method'as bait-insects Galleria and Tenebrio significantly …

L Sharma, I Oliveira, L Torres, G Marques - MycoKeys, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) are the natural enemies of insect-pests. However, EPF
recoveries can be influenced by the soil habitat-type (s) incorporated and/or the bait-insect …

Advances in entomopathogen isolation: a case of bacteria and fungi

L Sharma, N Bohra, VD Rajput, FR Quiroz-Figueroa… - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Entomopathogenic bacteria and fungi are quite frequently found in soils and insect
cadavers. The first step in utilizing these microbes as biopesticides is to isolate them, and …

Drivers of entomopathogenic fungi presence in organic and conventional vineyard soils

D Uzman, J Pliester, I Leyer, MH Entling, A Reineke - Applied Soil Ecology, 2019 - Elsevier
Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) are important antagonists of soil-dwelling insect pests
adapted to living in agricultural soils. Little is known about EPF in vineyards, where they …

Persistence of Brazilian isolates of the entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and M. robertsii in strawberry crop soil after soil drench application

T Castro, J Mayerhofer, J Enkerli, J Eilenberg… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2016 - Elsevier
Establishment, persistence and local dispersal of the entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium
anisopliae (ESALQ1037) and M. robertsii (ESALQ1426)(Ascomycota: Hypocreales) were …