In this review, we present the current information on development and applications of
biological control against phytopathogenic organisms as well as mycotoxigenic fungi in …

Abstract The fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) species, Ceratitis capitata, Ceratitis cosyra,
Ceratitis rosa, Ceratitis quilicii, and Bactrocera dorsalis are of economic importance in South …

Simple Summary Wasps, generally referred to as “farmers friends” because of their ability to
control devastating fruit flies, were imported from Hawaii and released in Kenya for the …

Better knowledge of natural enemy communities and their relative contribution to biological
control is needed to design ecology-based pest management in agro-ecosystems. Here, we …

Bacterocera oleae‎ is the most common olive fruit pest in Jordan. The high incidence of olive
fruit infestation with fruit fly in its stages of larvae and pupa is a common problem in olive oil …

In recent years, there has been an increase in the adventive establishment and spread of
parasitoid wasps outside of their native range. However, lack of taxonomic tools can hinder …

Background Olfaction plays an important role in host-seeking by parasitoids, as they can
sense chemical signals using sensitive chemosensory systems. Psyttalia incisi (Silvestri) …

Wolbachia endosymbiont is a maternally inherited bacteria that infects a wide range of
hosts, including parasitoids and their respective hosts. In this study, a total of 171 individuals …

Hemipterans are the diverse, abundant, and important pests in the paddy ecosystem due to
their piercing and sucking mouthparts that feed on the crop causing significant losses in rice …

Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) is a major quarantine pest species infesting most of the tropical
fruits. Its infestation had significantly reduced and disrupted the export market trade, thus …