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1. A Conceptual Model to Describe the Decline of European Blackberry (Rubus anglocandicans), A Weed of National Significance in Australia

Author:
Aghighi S.; Fontanini L.; Yeoh P. B.; Hardy G. E. St. J.; Burgess T. I.; Scott J. K.
Source:
Plant disease 2014 v.98 no.5 pp. 580-589
ISSN:
0191-2917
Subject:
Phragmidium; Rubus; biological control; biological control agents; blackberries; climate; cultural control; decline; ecosystems; environmental impact; herbicides; humans; invasive species; leaf rust; models; plant pathogens; rivers; weather; weeds; Western Australia
Abstract:
... Human activities have had an adverse impact on ecosystems on a global scale and have caused an unprecedented redispersal of organisms, with both plants and pathogens moving from their regions of origin to other parts of the world. Invasive plants are a potential threat to ecosystems globally, and their management costs tens of billions of dollars per annum. Rubus anglocandicans (European blackberr ...
DOI:
10.1094/PDIS-11-13-1124-FE

2. A case of ecological specialization in ladybirds: Iberorhyzobius rondensis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), potential biocontrol agent of Matsucoccus feytaudi (Hemiptera: Matsucoccidae)

Author:
C. Tavares; H. Jactel; I. van Halder; Z. Mendel; M. Branco
Source:
Bulletin of entomological research 2014 v.104 no.3 pp. 367-375
ISSN:
1475-2670
Subject:
Coccinellidae; larvae; egg masses; biological control agents; sex pheromones; Matsucoccus feytaudi; coniferous forests; eggs; instars; surveys; invasive species; Ephestia kuehniella; Pinus pinaster; mortality; adults; biological control; France; Iberian Peninsula; Italy
Abstract:
... Specialization is an important attribute of a biological control agent. The maritime pine bast scale, Matsucoccus feytaudi Ducasse (Hemiptera Matsucoccidae), is an invasive species in Southeast France and the North of Italy. Iberorhyzobius rondensis Eizaguirre (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), is a recently described ladybird species. Both adults and larvae are predaceous, feeding on egg masses of M. f ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0007485314000182
PubMed:
24666751

3. A comparative life history study of two mirid bugs preying on Tuta absoluta and Ephestia kuehniella eggs on tomato crops: implications for biological control

Author:
O. Mollá; A. Biondi; M. Alonso-Valiente; A. Urbaneja
Source:
BioControl 2014 v.59 no.2 pp. 175-183
ISSN:
1386-6141
Subject:
Macrolophus; tomatoes; life history; biological control agents; Nesidiocoris tenuis; eggs; natural enemies; predators; mass rearing; pests; progeny; crops; immatures; Ephestia kuehniella; Tuta absoluta; females; biological control; Aleyrodidae
Abstract:
... The omnivorous predators Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter) and Macrolophus pygmaeus Rambur (Hemiptera: Miridae) are indigenous natural enemies that commonly inhabit tomato crops in the Mediterranean basin. Both predators are mass-reared and primarily released to control whiteflies, although recently they have also contributed to the control of the invasive tomato pest Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidopte ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10526-013-9553-8

4. A comparison between Pseudomonas aureofaciens (chlororaphis) and P. fluorescens in biological control of cotton seedling damping-off disease

Author:
Samavat Samaneh; Asghar Heydari; Hamid Reza Zamanizadeh; Saeed Rezaee; Ali Alizadeh Aliabadi
Source:
Journal of plant protection research 2014 v.54 no.2 pp. 115-121
ISSN:
1899-007X
Subject:
Pseudomonas chlororaphis; Thanatephorus cucumeris; antagonists; bacteria; biological control; biological control agents; cotton; cottonseed; damping off; fluorescence; fungicides; greenhouse experimentation; greenhouses; growth retardation; metabolites; mortality; mutants; pasteurization; seedlings; siderophores; soil; sowing; virulence
Abstract:
... Due to the importance of the biological control of plant diseases, testing and introducing new biocontrol-active microorganisms is a major concern among plant pathologists. The causal agent of cotton seedling damping-off disease is Rhizoctonia solani. In this regard, we tried to investigate the antagonistic activities of Pseudomonas aureofaciens (chlororaphis) 30–84 (phenazine producing wild type ...
DOI:
10.2478/jppr-2014-0019

5. A comparison of the Trojan Y Chromosome and daughterless carp eradication strategies

Author:
John L. Teem; Juan B. Gutierrez; Rana D. Parshad
Source:
Biological invasions 2014 v.16 no.6 pp. 1217-1230
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Y chromosome; biological control; carp; equations; extinction; females; genes; invasive species; males; models; sex ratio; unspecific monooxygenase
Abstract:
... Two autocidal genetic biocontrol methods have been proposed as a means to eliminate invasive fish by changing the sex ratio of the population: the Trojan Y Chromosome (TYC) strategy and the Daughterless Carp (DC) strategy. Both strategies were modeled using ordinary differential equations that allow the kinetics of female decline to be assessed under identical modeling conditions. When compared di ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-013-0475-2

6. A critical evaluation of cultural methods for the identification of atoxigenic Aspergillus flavus isolates for aflatoxin mitigation in pistachio orchards of Iran

Author:
Seyed Reza Fani; Mohammad Moradi; Claudia Probst; Hamid Reza Zamanizadeh; Mansoureh Mirabolfathy; Miriam Haidukowski; Anthonio F. Logrieco
Source:
European journal of plant pathology 2014 v.140 no.4 pp. 631-642
ISSN:
0929-1873
Subject:
Aspergillus flavus; aflatoxins; agar; biological control; biological development; biosynthesis; coconuts; competitive exclusion; fluorescence; fungi; genetic disorders; high performance liquid chromatography; loci; nontoxigenic strains; orchards; pistachios; rapid methods; vapors; Iran
Abstract:
... Aflatoxin contamination of tree nuts is a growing concern for pistachio producing countries. Development of competitive exclusion strategies through application of atoxigenic Aspergillus flavus isolates is a highly effective route of natural aflatoxin mitigation. Aflatoxin assays conducted on a high number of native A. flavus isolates are a first step to identify potential biological control isola ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10658-014-0499-1

7. A field survey for Wolbchia and phage WO infections of Aedes albopictus in Guangzhou City, China

Author:
Dongjing Zhang; Ximei Zhan; Xiansheng Wu; Xiao Yang; Gehao Liang; Zhantu Zheng; Zhuoya Li; Yu Wu; Xiaoying Zheng
Source:
Parasitology research 2014 v.113 no.1 pp. 399-404
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
Aedes albopictus; Wolbachia; arthropods; bacteria; bacteriophages; biological control; cytoplasmic incompatibility; genes; hosts; insect control; insect vectors; pathogens; polymerase chain reaction; surface proteins; surveys; vector control; vector-borne diseases; China
Abstract:
... Wolbachia are maternal endosymbiotic bacterium, which infect a diverse range of arthropods, ranging from 20 to 76 % in nature. They are capable of inducing a wide range of reproductive abnormalities to their hosts, such as cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI), which has been proposed to be used as a tool to modify mosquitoes that are resistant to the development of pathogen, as an alternative vector c ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-013-3668-9
PubMed:
24221888

8. A general framework for the quantification and valuation of ecosystem services of tree-based intercropping systems

Author:
Mahbubul Alam; Alain Olivier; Alain Paquette; Jérôme Dupras; Jean-Pierre Revéret; Christian Messier
Source:
Agroforestry systems 2014 v.88 no.4 pp. 679-691
ISSN:
0167-4366
Subject:
agricultural products; agroforestry; air quality; biological control; case studies; climate; economic valuation; ecosystem services; farmers; intercropping; mathematical models; mineralization; pollination; society; soil quality; water quality; Canada
Abstract:
... This study provides the first complete framework for the valuation of ecosystem services of agroforestry and uses a tree-based intercropping (TBI) system in southern Québec, Canada, as a case study. Ten ecosystem services were estimated, all of which were of interest and directly applicable to most agricultural systems worldwide: nutrient mineralization, water quality, soil quality, pollination, b ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10457-014-9681-x

9. A modified semi-synthetic diet for bioassay of non-sporeforming entomopathogenic bacteria against Spodoptera litura

Author:
Chetana Aggarwal; Sangeeta Paul; Bishwajeet Paul; Md. Aslam Khan; Satya Prakash Tyagi
Source:
Biocontrol science and technology 2014 v.24 no.10 pp. 1202-1205
ISSN:
1360-0478
Subject:
Serratia marcescens; Spodoptera litura; bioassays; biological control; diet; entomopathogenic bacteria; formaldehyde; larvae; microbial growth; mortality; rearing; sorbic acid; streptomycin
Abstract:
... Standard semi-synthetic diet used for rearing Spodoptera litura (Fab) larvae contains many antimicrobials. This diet is not suitable for evaluating non-sporeforming bacteria. We determined the effect of antimicrobials present in S. litura semi-synthetic diet on growth of entomopathogenic Serratia marcescens . Nutrient broth supplemented with four and two times reduced doses of sorbic acid (0.15 g) ...
DOI:
10.1080/09583157.2014.926858

10. A molecular diagnostic tool for the preliminary assessment of host–parasitoid associations in biological control programmes for a new invasive pest

Author:
T. D. Gariepy; T. Haye; J. Zhang
Source:
Molecular ecology 2014 v.23 no.15 pp. 3912-3924
ISSN:
0962-1083
Subject:
host range; parasitism; parasitoids; Halyomorpha halys; egg masses; DNA primers; DNA barcoding; DNA; biological control agents; polymerase chain reaction; cytochrome-c oxidase; Scelionidae; genes; nucleotide sequences; eggs; databases; biological control; Asia
Abstract:
... Evaluation of host–parasitoid associations can be tenuous using conventional methods. Molecular techniques are well placed to identify trophic links and resolve host–parasitoid associations. Establishment of the highly invasive brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), outside Asia has prompted interest in the use of egg parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) as biol ...
DOI:
10.1111/mec.12515
PubMed:
24102670

11. A negative effect of a pathogen on its vector? A plant pathogen increases the vulnerability of its vector to attack by natural enemies

Author:
Camila F. de Oliveira; Elizabeth Y. Long; Deborah L. Finke
Source:
Oecologia 2014 v.174 no.4 pp. 1169-1177
ISSN:
0029-8549
Subject:
Aphidius colemani; Cereal yellow dwarf virus-RPV; Rhopalosiphum padi; Vespidae; biological control; fecundity; hosts; natural enemies; parasitic wasps; parasitism; plant pathogens; stinging; viruses; wheat
Abstract:
... Plant pathogens that are dependent on arthropod vectors for transmission from host to host may enhance their own success by promoting vector survival and/or performance. The effect of pathogens on vectors may be direct or indirect, with indirect effects mediated by increases in host quality or reductions in the vulnerability of vectors to natural enemies. We investigated whether the bird cherry-oa ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00442-013-2854-x
PubMed:
24322446

12. A new chitinase-producer strain Streptomyces glauciniger WICC-A03: isolation and identification as a biocontrol agent for plants phytopathogenic fungi

Author:
Hassan Mohamed Awad; Hesham Ali El-Enshasy; Siti Zulaiha Hanapi; Eman Ramadan Hamed; Bustanur Rosidi
Source:
Natural product research 2014 v.28 no.24 pp. 2273-2277
ISSN:
1478-6427
Subject:
Streptomyces; antifungal properties; biological control; biological control agents; bioreactors; chitin; chitinase; molecular weight; plant pathogenic fungi; polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; soil sampling
Abstract:
... This study discusses the isolation and identification of a new Streptomycetes highly active chitinase producer. Fifteen strains were isolated from Malaysian soil samples. The isolate WICC-A03 was found to be the most active chitinase producer. Its antifungal activity was evaluated against many phytopathogens. The identification of WICC-A03 using phenotypic and genotypic methods strongly indicated ...
DOI:
10.1080/14786419.2014.939083

13. A new control strategy for nematodes of sheep using chlamydospores of a fungus, Clonostachys rosea f. rosea, and an ethanolic extract of a plant, Ananas comosus

Author:
M. Ahmed; M.D. Laing; I.V. Nsahlai
Source:
Biocontrol science and technology 2014 v.24 no.8 pp. 860-871
ISSN:
1360-0478
Subject:
Ananas comosus; Clonostachys rosea; Merino; Nematoda; biological control; body weight; chlamydospores; eggs; ethanol; feces; fungi; grasses; larvae; on-farm research; parasites; pastures; sheep
Abstract:
... An experiment was conducted at Ukulinga Research Farm using 24 Merino sheep to test a combination of plant Ananas comosus (Ac) and fungus Clonostachys rosea (Cr) in controlling nematode parasites. Four treatments were assigned: 100 mg kg ⁻¹ body weight (BW) ethanol extract of Ac, 1 g of Cr product kg ⁻¹ BW, the combination of both treatments (AcCr), and a Control. Sheep within a treatment were pai ...
DOI:
10.1080/09583157.2014.897304

14. A new oil-based formulation of Trichoderma asperellum for the biological control of cacao black pod disease caused by Phytophthora megakarya

Author:
J.B. Mbarga; B.A.D. Begoude; Z. Ambang; M. Meboma; J. Kuate; B. Schiffers; W. Ewbank; L. Dedieu; G.M. ten Hoopen
Source:
Biological control 2014 v.77 pp. 15-22
ISSN:
1049-9644
Subject:
Phytophthora megakarya; Trichoderma asperellum; biological control; biological control agents; clones; conidia; fungicides; half life; oils; pesticide use reduction; pods; shelf life; soybeans; sprayers; wettable powders; Cameroon
Abstract:
... In African cacao-producing countries, control of cacao black pod disease caused by Phytophthora megakarya is a priority. Introducing biological control agents as part of a P. megakarya control strategy is highly desirable, especially in a perspective of pesticide reduction. Trichoderma species are among the most used biological control agents. In Cameroon, Trichodermaasperellum formulated in wetta ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biocontrol.2014.06.004

15. A new species of Gadirtha Walker (Nolidae, Eligminae): a proposed biological control agent of Chinese tallow (Triadica sebifera (L.) Small) (Euphorbiaceae) in the United States

Author:
Michael G. Pogue
Source:
ZooKeys 2014 v.382 pp. 13-25
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
Nolidae; Triadica sebifera; adults; biological control agents; color; female genitalia; larvae; males; new species; pupae; scientific illustration; taxon descriptions; wings; China; Southeastern United States
Abstract:
... Gadirtha fuscasp. n., is described from Guangxi Province, China. Gadirtha fusca differs in forewing color and pattern, male and female genitalia, and in larval pattern from all other species of Gadirtha. Gadirtha fusca has been evaluated as a potential biological control agent for Chinese tallow (Triadica sebifera (L.) Small, Euphorbiaceae) in the southeastern United States. Adult, male and female ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.382.6600

16. A novel approach: Beauveria bassiana granules applied to nursery soil for management of rice water weevils in paddy fields

Author:
Jae Su Kim; Se Jin Lee; Margaret Skinner; Bruce L Parker
Source:
Pest management science 2014 v.70 no.8 pp. 1186-1191
ISSN:
1526-498X
Subject:
Beauveria bassiana; Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus; adults; biological control; conidia; crop management; entomopathogenic fungi; granules; labor; larvae; leaves; millets; mycelium; oils; paddies; pests; rice; rice soils; seedlings; spraying; wettable powders
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Spraying of entomopathogenic fungi formulated as wettable powders and suspension concentrates based on oils or water has been used for the management of crop pests. However, the use of fungal granules to control paddy field pests has not been fully explored. Herein, several Beauveria bassiana isolates (ERL1170, ERL1578 and ERL836) were produced as granules using a millet‐based solid cu ...
DOI:
10.1002/ps.3817
PubMed:
24771507

17. A novel bioassay to evaluate the potential of Beauveria bassiana strain NI8 and the Insect growth regulator novaluron against Lygus lineolaris on a non-autoclaved solid artificial diet

Author:
Maribel Portilla; Gordon Snodgrass; Randall Luttrell
Source:
Journal of insect science 2014 v.14 no.1 pp. 1-13
ISSN:
1536-2442
Subject:
Beauveria bassiana; Lygus lineolaris; adults; agar; artificial diets; bean meal; bioassays; biological control; boiling; chicken eggs; cooling; egg yolk; entomopathogenic bacteria; entomopathogenic fungi; ingredients; insect control; insecticidal properties; insecticides; instars; lima beans; longevity; mixing; mortality; novaluron; packaging; soy flour; wheat germ
Abstract:
... A non-autoclaved solid diet was used to evaluate the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) strain NI8 and the insect growth regulator novaluron (Diamond® 0.83EC insecticide) for control of the tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois) (Hemiptera: Miridae). The diet was composed of toasted wheat germ, ground lima bean meal, s ...
Handle:
10113/59562
DOI:
10.1093/jis/14.1.115
PubMed:
25368059
PubMed Central:
PMC4222315

18. A novel rhizobacterium Bk7 for biological control of brown sheath rot of rice caused by Pseudomonas fuscovaginae and its mode of action

Author:
Kaleem Ullah Kakar; Y.-P. Duan; Zarqa Nawaz; Guochang Sun; Abdlwareth A. Almoneafy; M. Auwal Hassan; Ahmed Elshakh; Bin Li; Guan-Lin Xie
Source:
European journal of plant pathology 2014 v.138 no.4 pp. 819-834
ISSN:
0929-1873
Subject:
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens; Pseudomonas fuscovaginae; acetic acid; ammonia; antagonists; bioactive properties; biological control; biological control agents; disease control; disease incidence; fatty acids; genes; greenhouse experimentation; growth promotion; internal transcribed spacers; mechanism of action; metabolites; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; rhizosphere; ribosomal DNA; siderophores; solubilization; surfactin
Abstract:
... The study presents the first report on biocontrol of brown sheath rot disease of rice caused by Pseudomonas fuscovaginae using rhizo-bacterial isolate Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Bk7. Four potential bioactive antagonists were selected from 120 Bacillus isolates. Results obtained from in vitro laboratory assay showed that rhizosphere bacterial strain Bk7 and its metabolites significantly suppressed ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10658-013-0356-7

19. A plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) mixture does not display synergistic effects, likely by biofilm but not growth inhibition

Author:
Yijun Kang; Min Shen; Xiaolan Yang; Daocheng Cheng; Qingxin Zhao
Source:
Microbiology 2014 v.83 no.5 pp. 666-673
ISSN:
0026-2617
Subject:
Bacillus pumilus; Erwinia persicina; bacterial wilt; biofilm; biological control; gentian violet; growth promotion; growth retardation; in vitro studies; in vivo studies; jasmonic acid; liquid chromatography; mass spectrometry; plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria; polysaccharides; secondary metabolites; synergism; tomatoes
Abstract:
... Combination of different PGPR strains with complementary characteristics as a mixture to reduce possible instability under fluctuating environment has been considered practical. However, PGPR mixtures do not always play synergistic roles in growth promotion or biological control as reflected in our previous findings and other publications. In this work, we accidentally discovered that a mixture co ...
DOI:
10.1134/S0026261714050166

20. A preliminary study of biological control of citrus gummosis by soil-borne Streptomyces sp. isolates in vitro condition

Author:
B. Sadeghy; M. Salari; G.H. Shahidi Bonjar; N. Panjekeh; M. Aminnaee
Source:
Archiv für Phytopathologie und Pflanzenschutz 2014 v.47 no.7 pp. 774-779
ISSN:
1477-2906
Subject:
Citrus; Phytophthora nicotianae var. parasitica; Streptomyces; agar; antifungal properties; biological control; gummosis; microorganisms; screening; soil
Abstract:
... In this research, the activity of antagonistic activity of 200 soil-borne Streptomycetes isolates assayed against Phytophthora parasitica and P. citrophthora in Kerman Province was investigated. Primary screening for antimicrobial activity was determined by dual culture experiments and 20 isolates showed high level of fungicidal activity in Agar disc method. The soils of Kerman are rich sources of ...
DOI:
10.1080/03235408.2013.821766