Managing the plant microbiome for biocontrol fungi: examples from Hypocreales

RM Kepler, JE Maul, SA Rehner - Current Opinion in Microbiology, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Numerous species throughout Hypocreales are used for the biological control of
plant diseases and pests.•Genome data is available for many species to understand …

Local isolates of Beauveria bassiana for control of the coffee berry borer Hypothenemus hampei in Puerto Rico: Virulence, efficacy and persistence

P Bayman, YA Mariño, NM García-Rodríguez… - Biological Control, 2021 - Elsevier
The coffee berry borer Hypothenemus hampei (CBB) is a major pest of coffee, and the
entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana (Bb) is used worldwide for its biological …

Genomic and Experimental Analysis of the Insecticidal Factors Secreted by the Entomopathogenic Fungus Beauveria pseudobassiana RGM 2184

F Altimira, M Arias-Aravena, L Jian, N Real, P Correa… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
The entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria pseudobassiana strain RGM 2184 can reach a
maximum efficacy of 80% against the quarantine pest Lobesia botrana in field assays. In this …

Ant communities and their trophobionts shape the incidence of pests and diseases in Indonesia's coffee agroforestry system

FN MUHAMMAD, A RIZALI… - Biodiversitas Journal of …, 2024 - smujo.id
Muhammad FN, Rizali A, Rahardjo BT. 2024. Ant communities and their trophobionts shape
the incidence of pests and diseases in Indonesia's coffee agroforestry system. Biodiversitas …

Hyperparasitic fungi—definitions, diversity, ecology, and research

MA Bermúdez-Cova, D Haelewaters… - Authorea …, 2023 - essopenarchive.org
Even parasites have parasites. By definition, a hyperparasite is an organism capable of
parasitizing another parasite. Hyperparasitism caused by fungi is a common phenomenon in …

Pest Control in Coffee: A Tri-trophic Comparison between a Mainland and an Island Agroecosystem

J Vandermeer, Z Hajian-Forooshani… - Ecology and Evolution of …, 2024 - Springer
The practical requirement of pest control in agriculture is an evident application of principles
of tri-trophic ecological interactions—plant (crop), herbivore (pest), and predator (natural …

Check for updates Food Web Dynamics on Bahamian Islands David A. Spiller, Thomas W. Schoener, and Jonah Piovia-Scott

DA Spiller - Ecology and Evolution of Plant-Herbivore Interactions …, 2024 - books.google.com
We here summarize and integrate findings in our studies of food-web interactions on
Bahamian islands conducted over a 40-year timespan. Results obtained in a series of field …