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A Performance Index as a Measure of the Host Suitability to Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae)
(Springer, 2024-01)Drosophila suzukii Matsumura, known as spotted wing drosophila (SWD), is an Asiatic invasive fruit pest that has spread over the world in the last 15 years, due to its high reproductive rate, its tolerance to different ... -
Agamermis sp. (Nematoda: Mermithidae) parasitizing Armadillidium vulgare (Crustacea: Isopoda) in Argentina
(Cambridge University Press, 2023-02-20)The Mermithidae is a family of nematodes parasitic in many kinds of insects, spiders, leeches, crustaceans and other invertebrates throughout the world. While conducting an assay with entomopathogenic nematodes, we found ... -
Bacillus thuringiensis Bt_UNVM-84, a Novel Strain Showing Insecticidal Activity against Anthonomus grandis Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
(MDPI, 2024-01)Bacillus thuringiensis is a Gram-positive bacterium known for its insecticidal proteins effective against various insect pests. However, limited strains and proteins target coleopteran pests like Anthonomous grandis Boheman, ... -
Biocontrol con Trichoderma spp. de Fusarium oxysporum causal del “mal de almácigos” en pre y post emergencia en cebolla
(Universidad Nacional de La Plata, 2015)En Argentina, la “podredumbre basal” y el “mal de almácigos” causados por el complejo Fusarium spp. constituyen uno de los problemas más serios en cebolla. En este trabajo se estudió el uso de especies del género Trichoderma ... -
Biological control of Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) through banker plant system in protected crops
(2014-11)Banker plants with Aphidius colemani were tested in greenhouse for control of Myzus persicae on arugula and sweet pepper crops and compared to inoculative releases of parasitoids. Banker plants system consisted of pots of ... -
Cold storage of Trichogramma nerudai using an acclimation period
(Springer, 2018)The availability of suitable storage methods for parasitoids is a valuable tool in biological control programs. Studies were conducted to investigate the effects of cold storage with acclimation period on the quality of ... -
Control microbiano de los insectos en la agricultura
(Asociación Argentina de Microbiología, 2019-12)Las relaciones entre microorganismos e insectos son enormemente variadas y complejas. Comparativamente con otros microorganismos, los patógenos de insectos o entomopatógenos han recibido mayor atención como objetos de ... -
Development and predation of Tupiocoris cucurbitaceus feeding on Tetranychus urticae
(Taylor & Francis, 2021-03-16)We evaluated the predatory bug, Tupiocoris cucurbitaceus as biocontrol agent of the two spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, by analysing its predatory capacity, development to adult stage when fed on this pest, and ... -
Dispersion and Persistence of Trichogrammatoidea bactrae (Nagaraja) over Tuta absoluta (Meyrick), in Tomato Greenhouses
(2018-08)Inundative biological control depends on the ability of natural enemies to disperse and persist in the environment. The objective was to evaluate the dispersion and persistence of Trichogrammatoidea bactrae (Nagaraja) on ... -
Effect of the interaction between Anticarsia gemmatalis multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus and Epinotia aporema granulovirus, on A. gemmatalis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae
(Elsevier, 2015-12)The bean shoot borer Epinotia aporema Wals. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and the velvet bean caterpillar Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) are key pests of soybean and other legume crops in South America. ... -
Effects of Mixed Baculovirus Infections in Biological Control: A Comprehensive Historical and Technical Analysis
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2023-08-30)Baculoviruses are insect-specific DNA viruses that have been exploited as bioinsecticides for the control of agricultural and forest pests around the world. Mixed infections with two different baculoviruses have been found ... -
Evaluation of Artemia sp. (Branchiopoda, Artemiidae) as an alternative prey for laboratory rearing of Tupiocoris cucurbitaceus (Hemiptera: Miridae), a predator of horticultural pests
(Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina, 2022-06-30)Tupiocoris cucurbitaceus (Spinola) (Hemiptera: Miridae) es un predador de moscas blancas (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) presente en varios países de América. La cría de este insecto requiere el uso de plantas como sustrato de ... -
Evaluation of the maternal photoperiodic effect as a storage method on Trichogramma nerudai
(Department of Agroenvironmental Sciences and Technologies, Università di Bologna, 2023-01-23)Maternal photoperiodic effect on Trichogramma nerudai Pintureau et Gerding (Hymenoptera Trichogrammatidae) was evaluated to test its possible exploitation to store the parasitoid. Freshly parasitized eggs of Sitotroga ... -
Field assay using a native entomopathogenic nematode for biological control of the weevil Phyrdenus muriceus in organic eggplant crops in Argentina
(Springer, 2020)The weevil Phyrdenus muriceus Germar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is an emergent pest of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) crops in the humid Pampa of Argentina. Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) constitute an effective and ... -
First record of males of the invasive eucalyptus pest species Leptocybe invasa Fisher & LaSalle, 2004 (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Tetrastichinae) from South America
(Forschungs Museum Koenig, 2019-12)The “blue gum chalcid”, Leptocybe invasa is a pest of eucalyptus worldwide. It has an Australian origin and has expanded into Asia, Europe, Africa and America. L. invasa females were reported from South America in the last ... -
Genetic variants in Argentinean isolates of Spodoptera frugiperda Multiple Nucleopolyhedrovirus
(Springer, 2020)The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith) is a key pest in the Americas. Control strategies are mainly carried out by use of chemical insecticides and transgenic crops expressing Bacillus thuringiensis toxins. ... -
Genomic diversity in a population of Spodoptera frugiperda nucleopolyhedrovirus
(Elsevier, 2021-06)Spodoptera frugiperda multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (SfMNPV) represents a strong candidate to develop environmental-friendly pesticides against the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), a widespread pest that poses a ... -
Inherited sterility in Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae): Pest population suppression and potential for combined use with a generalist predator
(2016)Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is one of the most devastating pests of tomato. We studied whether partially sterile T. absoluta males and fully sterile females were capable of suppressing wild populations ... -
Intraguild predation by Tupiocoris cucurbitaceus on Encarsia formosa and its influence on biological control of Trialeurodes vaporariorum
(Department of Agroenvironmental Sciences and Technologies, Università di Bologna, 2023-01-23)The predator Tupiocoris cucurbitaceus (Spinola) and the parasitoid Encarsia formosa Gahan are natural enemies of Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood) that can be found simultaneously in greenhouse tomato crops. Whether or ... -
Life history study of the mirid Tupiocoris cucurbitaceus feeding on Tuta absoluta eggs: implications for biological control and its combination with inherited sterility
(Springer, 2021)Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is a key pest of tomato crops. Tupiocoris cucurbitaceus (Spinola) (Hemiptera: Miridae) is a neotropical predator capable of consuming T. absoluta eggs. We evaluated the ...