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1. Phenology and Potential Fecundity of Neoleucopis kartliana in Greece

Author:
Nikoleta Eleftheriadou; Umar Lubanga; Greg Lefoe; M. Lukas Seehausen; Marc Kenis; Nickolas G. Kavallieratos; Dimitrios N. Avtzis
Source:
Insects 2022 v.13 no.2 pp. -
ISSN:
2075-4450
Subject:
Chionaspis heterophyllae; Leucopis; Margarodidae; Pinus; biodiversity; biological control; biological control agents; egg production; fecundity; females; honey; insects; life history; pests; phenology; sex ratio; tree health; Australia; Greece
Abstract:
... Neoleucopis kartliana Tanasijtshuk (Diptera, Chamaemyiidae) is the most abundant predator of the giant pine scale (GPS), Marchalina hellenica (Hemiptera, Margarodidae) in Greece. GPS is native to Greece and Turkey, where it is not considered a pest of Pinus spp., but a valuable resource for pine honey production. However, its introduction to new areas leads to high population densities of the scal ...
DOI:
10.3390/insects13020143

2. First Report of Native Parasitoids of Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Greece

Author:
Stefanos S. Andreadis; Nikoloz E. Gogolashvili; Georgios T. Fifis; Emmanouel I. Navrozidis; Thomas Thomidis
Source:
Insects 2021 v.12 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
2075-4450
Subject:
Eupelmidae; Halyomorpha halys; Ooencyrtus; biological control; crop production; eggs; host plants; indigenous species; natural enemies; parasitism; parasitoids; East Asia; Greece
Abstract:
... Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is an endemic species of East Asia; it was introduced into Europe in 2007. It has a wide range of hosts as it feeds on over 170 host plant species and significantly impacts crop production. In Greece, H. halys causes significant losses in the production of kiwi, peaches, and green beans; thus, control of this species (including biological control) ...
DOI:
10.3390/insects12110984

3. Percent infestation and seed consumption of Centaurea solstitialis L. (Asteracea: Cardueae) by Eustenopus villosus and Larinus curtus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Washington, USA

Author:
Steven E. Woodley; Benjamin A. Zamora; Todd Coffey
Source:
Biological control 2019 v.134 pp. 38-44
ISSN:
1049-9644
Subject:
Centaurea solstitialis; Eustenopus villosus; Larinus; biological control; climate; data analysis; insects; invasive species; plants (botany); steppes; California; Greece; Washington (state)
Abstract:
... A 2-year field study (2014–2015) was conducted to determine the levels of Eustenopus villosus (Boheman) and Larinus curtus (Hochhut) infestation and seed consumption of the invasive plant Centaurea solstitialis L. (Asteraceae: Cardueae) in the steppe of southeastern Washington, USA, a marine-modified continental macroclimate. Mature terminal C. solstitialis flowerheads were collected and dissected ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biocontrol.2019.03.009

4. Predators of the giant pine scale, Marchalina hellenica (Gennadius 1883; Hemiptera: Marchalinidae), out of its natural range in Turkey

Author:
Şükran Oğuzoğlu; Mustafa Avcı; Kahraman İpekdal
Source:
Open life sciences 2021 v.16 no.1 pp. 682-694
ISSN:
2391-5412
Subject:
Chilocorus bipustulatus; Chionaspis heterophyllae; Harmonia; basins; biological control; honey; lakes; sap; scale insects; Greece
Abstract:
... Marchalina hellenica is a sap sucking scale insect endemic to the Aegean basin and it has been introduced to several regions in Greece and Turkey to increase pine honey production. It is also considered as a pest since heavy infestation may leave the host trees vulnerable to secondary pests. An understanding of its natural predators would facilitate planning biocontrol programs. Although there are ...
DOI:
10.1515/biol-2021-0066

5. Taxonomic Description of Stenodiplosis tectori n. sp. (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), a Seed Parasite of Cheatgrass, Anisantha tectorum, Based on Morphological and Mitochondrial DNA Data

Author:
Brian G. Rector; Raymond J. Gagné; Juan Manuel Perilla López; Kirk C. Tonkel; Marie-Claude Bon; Fatiha Guermache; Massimo Cristofaro
Source:
Insects 2021 v.12 no.8 pp. -
ISSN:
2075-4450
Subject:
Agricultural Research Service; Bromus tectorum subsp. tectorum; Stenodiplosis; biological control; biological control agents; genes; grasses; midges; mitochondria; mitochondrial DNA; new species; parasites; phylogeny; taxon descriptions; Bulgaria; Eurasia; Greece; North America
Abstract:
... Cheatgrass is an annual grass species from Eurasia that has become invasive in much of western North America. It has been implicated in recent increases in the frequency, size, and intensity of wildfires, contributing to severe economic, environmental, and social destruction. In order to reduce this damage, the USDA-ARS established a classical biological control program against cheatgrass. In 2018 ...
DOI:
10.3390/insects12080755

6. Balancing in- and out-breeding by the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis

Author:
Demet Atalay; Peter Schausberger
Source:
Experimental & applied acarology 2018 v.74 no.2 pp. 159-169
ISSN:
0168-8162
Subject:
Phytoseiulus persimilis; Tetranychidae; acarology; biological control; chromosomes; eggs; embryogenesis; fecundity; females; homozygosity; inbreeding; inbreeding depression; males; outbreeding; outbreeding depression; predatory mites; progeny; sex ratio; spermatophores; Greece; Sicily
Abstract:
... In- and out-breeding depressions are commonly observed phenomena in sexually reproducing organisms with a patchy distribution pattern, and spatial segmentation and/or isolation of groups. At the genetic level, inbreeding depression is due to increased homozygosity, whereas outbreeding depression is due to inferior genetic compatibility of mates. Optimal outbreeding theory suggests that intermediat ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10493-018-0225-3
PubMed:
29460092
PubMed Central:
PMC5847215

7. Effect of the olive fruit size on the parasitism rates of Bactocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae) by the figitid wasp Aganaspis daci (Hymenoptera: Figitidae), and first field releases of adult parasitoids in olive grove

Author:
C.A. Moraiti; G.A. Kyritsis; N.T. Papadopoulos
Source:
Hellenic Plant Protection Journal 2020 v.13 no.2 pp. 66-77
ISSN:
1791-3691
Subject:
Aganaspis; Bactrocera oleae; Ceratitis capitata; Olea europaea; biological control agents; cultivars; endoparasitoids; females; field experimentation; figs; fruit flies; fruit size; fruits; imagos; insect infestations; insect larvae; instars; laboratory experimentation; magnesium oxide; olives; parasitism; wasps; Greece
Abstract:
... The olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is the major pest of olives worldwide. The figitid wasp, Aganaspis daci (Hymenoptera: Figitidae), is a larval-prepupal endoparasitoid of fruit fly species, and it was found to successfully parasitize medfly larvae in field-infested figs in Greece. To assess the potential of A. daci as a biological control agent against B. oleae, w ...
DOI:
10.2478/hppj-2020-0007

8. Prospects for classical biological control of Marchalina hellenica in Australia

Author:
Dimitrios N. Avtzis; Umar K. Lubanga; Greg K. Lefoe; Raelene M. Kwong; Nikoleta Eleftheriadou; Anneliza Andreadi; Stephen Elms; Richard Shaw; Marc Kenis
Source:
BioControl 2020 v.65 no.4 pp. 413-423
ISSN:
1386-6141
Subject:
Chamaemyiidae; Chionaspis heterophyllae; biological control; biological control agents; natural enemies; parasitoids; predatory insects; surveys; Australia; Greece
Abstract:
... The giant pine scale, Marchalina hellenica Gennadius (Hemiptera: Marchalinidae), is a sap-sucking insect native to South-East Europe that was recently introduced in Australia where it threatens the pine forestry industry. To initiate a classical biological control programme, a literature review and field surveys were carried out in Greece to investigate the natural enemy complex of the scale. Whil ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10526-020-10012-3

9. Establishment, Hybridization, Dispersal, Impact, and Decline of Diorhabda spp. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Released for Biological Control of Tamarisk in Texas and New Mexico

Author:
Allen E. Knutson; James L. Tracy; Chris Ritzi; Patrick J. Moran; Tom Royer; C. Jack DeLoach
Source:
Environmental entomology 2019 v.48 no.6 pp. 1297-1316
ISSN:
0046-225X
Subject:
Diorhabda carinulata; Diorhabda elongata; Tamarix aphylla; biological control; defoliation; dieback; hybridization; hybrids; males; mixing; phenotype; reproductive isolation; Greece; Kansas; New Mexico; Oklahoma; Texas; Tunisia; Uzbekistan
Abstract:
... Three Diorhabda spp. tamarisk beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) were established in Texas from 2003 to 2010 for biological control of tamarisk (Tamarix spp.): Mediterranean tamarisk beetles, D. elongata (Brullé) from Greece, also established in New Mexico; subtropical tamarisk beetles, D. sublineata (Lucas) from Tunisia; and larger tamarisk beetles, D. carinata (Faldermann) from Uzbekistan. More ...
DOI:
10.1093/ee/nvz107

10. Lethal and sub-lethal effects of imidacloprid on the aphidophagous coccinellid hippodamia variegata

Author:
Panagiotis J. Skouras; Marina Brokaki; George J. Stathas; Vasilios Demopoulos; Giannis Louloudakis; John T. Margaritopoulos
Source:
Chemosphere 2019 v.229 pp. 392-400
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
Aphidoidea; Hippodamia variegata; adults; adverse effects; aphidophagous predators; arthropods; biological control; imidacloprid; insects; integrated pest management; longevity; natural enemies; nontarget organisms; pests; sublethal effects; survival rate; Greece
Abstract:
... Hippodamia variegata is one of the most abundant ladybird species in Greece, preying on several aphid species and other arthropods, of which many are pests of cultivated plants. Imidacloprid, a neonicotinoid insecticide, is commonly used for controlling sucking insects; at the same time, however, it can cause various sub-lethal effects on non-target organisms. The development of IPM programs again ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.05.037

11. Population genetic structure of the biological control agent Macrolophus pygmaeus in Mediterranean agroecosystems

Author:
Jean‐Claude Streito; Cécile Clouet; Faten Hamdi; Nathalie Gauthier
Source:
Insect science 2017 v.24 no.5 pp. 859-876
ISSN:
1672-9609
Subject:
Macrolophus; agroecosystems; arthropod pests; biological control; biological control agents; crops; farmers; gene flow; genetic markers; genetic variation; greenhouses; hybridization; insects; mass rearing; microsatellite repeats; mitochondria; phylogeny; population structure; France; Greece; Mediterranean region; Spain
Abstract:
... Biological control of agricultural pests relies on knowledge of agroecosystem functionality, particularly when affected by the use of mass‐produced biological agents. Incorporating pre‐ and/or post‐release information such as genetic diversity and structure on these agents using molecular‐based approaches could advance our knowledge of how they perform in agroecosystems. We evaluated the populatio ...
DOI:
10.1111/1744-7917.12370

12. Management of Chestnut Blight in Greece Using Hypovirulence and Silvicultural Interventions

Author:
Stephanos Diamandis
Source:
Forests 2018 v.9 no.8 pp. -
ISSN:
1999-4907
Subject:
Castanea sativa; Cryphonectria parasitica; biological control; clearcutting; coppicing; forests; fungi; orchards; pathogens; trees; virulence; Greece
Abstract:
... Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) is an important tree for Greece. The invasive fungus Cryphonectria parasitica, which causes chestnut blight, was first found in Central Greece in 1963. It has since spread all over the country, significantly reducing the national annual nut production. The increasing decline of forests and orchards due to the disease led to a project in 1995, which aimed at s ...
DOI:
10.3390/f9080492

13. Parietaria mottle virus: a potential threat for tomato crops?

Author:
F. Aparicio; J. Aramburu; M. C. Herranz; V. Pallas; C. Lopez
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2018 v. no.1207 pp. 261-268
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Parietaria; Parietaria mottle virus; RNA; biological control; bioprinting; coat proteins; crops; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; fruits; genome; host specificity; hosts; insects; leaves; necrosis; nucleic acid hybridization; phylogeny; pollen; polyclonal antibodies; provenance; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; tomatoes; virus transmission; viruses; California; France; Greece; Italy; Spain
Abstract:
... Several isolates of Parietaria mottle virus (PMoV), a member of the genus Ilarvirus, have been described that affect tomato plants. These isolates, named PMoV‑T, cause rings and a bright necrotic mosaic on young leaves that progresses to necrosis of the leaves, stem and apex. Fruits of affected plants display corky rings and brown patches, which develop into ridges with necrotic scars. The virus h ...
DOI:
10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1207.36

14. Review of the current situation for Solanum elaeagnifolium in the Mediterranean Basin

Author:
A. Uludag; G. Gbehounou; J. Kashefi; M. Bouhache; M.‐C. Bon; C. Bell; A. L. Lagopodi
Source:
Bulletin OEPP 2016 v.46 no.1 pp. 139-147
ISSN:
0250-8052
Subject:
Solanum elaeagnifolium; basins; biological control; crops; forage quality; forest restoration; grazing lands; humans; income; introduced plants; invasive species; livestock; plant pests; quality of life; toxicity; Greece; Lebanon; Mediterranean region; Morocco
Abstract:
... Silverleaf nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium, Cav.) is one of the important invasive plant species in Mediterranean Basin countries. Over the last 60 years, this plant has gone from a few accidental introductions to near monospecific populations in many areas of the Mediterranean Basin (in particular Greece and Morocco). Recent findings from Lebanon show that the invasion is ongoing. Solanum elae ...
DOI:
10.1111/epp.12266

15. Soil arthropod community in the olive agroecosystem: Determined by environment and farming practices in different management systems and agroecological zones

Author:
Vasileios Gkisakis; Nikolaos Volakakis; Dimitrios Kollaros; Paolo Bàrberi; Emmanouil M. Kabourakis
Source:
Agriculture, ecosystems & environment 2016 v.218 pp. 178-189
ISSN:
0167-8809
Subject:
agroecological zones; agroecosystems; arthropod communities; biodiversity; biogeochemical cycles; biological control; climate; environmental factors; environmental management; farm management; farming systems; landscapes; management systems; olives; orchards; pest control; relative humidity; soil arthropods; temperature; tillage; Crete; Greece; Mediterranean region
Abstract:
... Research on the relationship of the olive agroecosystem biodiversity with farm management and environment is limited, despite the importance of olive production for Mediterranean countries. In this study, we assumed less intensified olive orchard management to enhance soil arthropod community, and farm management and environmental factors to be important drivers shaping it. Soil arthropods were mo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agee.2015.11.026

16. Risk Assessment and Implications of Common Crupina Rust Disease for Biological Control

Author:
Bruckart William L.; Eskandari Farivar M.; Berner Dana K.
Source:
Invasive plant science and management 2016 v.9 no.1 pp. 33-40
ISSN:
1939-747X
Subject:
Crupina vulgaris; Puccinia; biological control; biological control agents; dew; fruits; greenhouse experimentation; greenhouse production; host specificity; invasive species; lakes; nontarget organisms; pastures; plant pathogenic fungi; risk assessment; rust diseases; temperature; California; Greece; Idaho; Oregon; Washington (state)
Abstract:
... Evaluation of Puccinia crupinae, the causal agent of a rust disease on common crupina (Crupina vulgaris), for biological control is described. Susceptibility of accessions of common crupina that represent both varieties of the target from the five populations in the United States indicate that the disease has potential to control common crupina, but differences were noted between accessions on the ...
DOI:
10.1614/IPSM-D-15-00045.1

17. Asymptomatic systemic disease of Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) caused by Puccinia punctiformis and changes in shoot density following inoculation

Author:
D.K. Berner; E.L. Smallwood; C.A. Cavin; M.B. McMahon; K.M. Thomas; D.G. Luster; A.L. Lagopodi; J.N. Kashefi; Zhanna Mukhina; Tamara Kolomiets; Lyubov Pankratova
Source:
Biological control 2015 v.86 pp. 28-35
ISSN:
1049-9644
Subject:
Cirsium arvense; Puccinia; antigens; biological control; biological control agents; chemiluminescence; decline; disease outbreaks; leaves; plant pathogenic fungi; polyclonal antibodies; roots; rust diseases; shoots; spring; temperate zones; weeds; Greece; Maryland
Abstract:
... Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) is one of the worst weeds in temperate areas of the world. A rust fungus, Puccinia punctiformis, was first proposed as a biological control agent for C. arvense in 1893. The rust causes systemic disease which ultimately kills C. arvense plants. In 2013 it was demonstrated in four countries, that inoculation of C. arvense rosettes in the fall with ground telia-beari ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biocontrol.2015.02.006
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.biocontrol.2015.02.006

18. Can native egg parasitoids adopt the invasive brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), in Europe?

Author:
T. Haye; S. Fischer; J. Zhang; T. Gariepy
Source:
Journal of pest science 2015 v.88 no.4 pp. 693-705
ISSN:
1612-4758
Subject:
Anastatus bifasciatus; Halyomorpha halys; Telenomus; Trissolcus; biological control; egg masses; eggs; embryogenesis; freezing; parasitism; parasitoids; population; progeny; testing; venoms; France; Greece; Hungary; Italy; Switzerland
Abstract:
... Halyomorpha halys was accidentally introduced into Switzerland around 2004 and has recently spread to several additional areas in Europe, with established populations documented in France, Italy, Greece and Hungary. To test whether generalist egg parasitoids of European Pentatomidae have the potential to control H. halys, and whether these could be as effective as their related Asian species, sent ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10340-015-0671-1

19. Establishment and dissemination of hypovirulent strains of Cryphonectria parasitica in Greece

Author:
S. Diamandis; C. Perlerou; G.T. Tziros; V. Christopoulos; E. Topalidou; S. Woodward
Source:
Forest pathology 2015 v.45 no.5 pp. 408-414
ISSN:
1437-4781
Subject:
Castanea; Cryphonectria parasitica; biological control; coppicing; forests; fungi; human resources; inoculum; orchards; strains; trees; virulence; viruses; Greece
Abstract:
... Chestnut blight caused by Cryphonectria parasitica has been one of the major reasons for the decline of chestnut cultivation in Greece over the last 50 years. A previous detailed study of the vc types of the fungus has revealed only four vc types in the entire country, those of EU‐1, EU‐2 and EU‐10 with the dominant being EU‐12 counting for 88% of the isolates. As the loss in orchard trees reached ...
DOI:
10.1111/efp.12188

20. Soil Arthropod Diversity in Organic, Integrated, and Conventional Olive Orchards and Different Agroecological Zones in Crete, Greece

Author:
V. D. Gkisakis; D. Kollaros; P. Bàrberi; I. C. Livieratos; E. M. Kabourakis
Source:
Agroecology and sustainable food systems 2015 v.39 no.3 pp. 276-294
ISSN:
2168-3573
Subject:
Araneae; Coleoptera; Collembola; Formicidae; agroecological zones; arthropod communities; biogeochemical cycles; biological control; community structure; management systems; olives; orchards; ordination techniques; pest control; production technology; soil arthropods; Crete; Greece
Abstract:
... Soil arthropods were monitored seasonally for one year, in conventional, organic, and integrated olive orchards, located in hilly and plain agroecological zones. A “functional” group of taxa was defined with respect to provision of biological pest control and nutrient cycling services. Comparisons between a) management systems and b) agroecological zones were performed in terms of total abundance, ...
DOI:
10.1080/21683565.2014.967440

21. Successful establishment of epiphytotics of Puccinia punctiformis for biological control of Cirsium arvense

Author:
Dana Berner; Emily Smallwood; Craig Cavin; Anastasia Lagopodi; Javid Kashefi; Tamara Kolomiets; Lyubov Pankratova; Zhanna Mukhina; Michael Cripps; Graeme Bourdôt
Source:
Biological control 2013 v.67 no.3 pp. 350-360
ISSN:
1049-9644
Subject:
Cirsium arvense; Puccinia; aeciospores; basidiospores; biological control; biological control agents; dew; inoculum; leaf abscission; leaves; phenology; rust diseases; shoots; spore germination; spring; summer; teliospores; temperature; weed control; weeds; Greece; Maryland; New Zealand; Russia
Abstract:
... Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense, CT) is one of the worst weeds in temperate areas of the world. The rust fungus Puccinia punctiformis was first proposed as a biological control agent for CT in 1893. The rust causes systemic disease, is specific to CT, and is in all countries where CT is found. Despite a 120-year lapse since biological control with the rust was proposed, establishment of epiphytoti ...
Handle:
10113/57956
DOI:
10.1016/j.biocontrol.2013.09.010

22. Application of biological control of chestnut blight on a nationwide scale in Greece: results and prospects

Author:
S. Diamandis; C. Perlerou; Z. Nakopoulou; V. Christopoulos; E. Topalidou; G. Tziros
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 no.1043 pp. 23-34
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Castanea; Cryphonectria parasitica; biological control; coppicing; forests; fungi; horticulture; human resources; inoculum; orchards; silvicultural practices; tree age; viruses; Greece
Abstract:
... Since 1963 when chestnut blight was recorded for the first time in Greece, the disease has spread into all 29 chestnut growing prefectures. As a result the national, annual chestnut production was reduced from 18,000 tons in the 1960s to 11,000 tons in 2005. A project for the application of biological control on a nationwide scale was funded and implemented during the period 2007-2009. Hypovirulen ...

23. Field assessment, in Greece and Russia, of the facultative saprophytic fungus, Colletotrichum salsolae, for biological control of Russian thistle (Salsola tragus)

Author:
Dana Berner; Anastasia L. Lagopodi; Javid Kashefi; Zhanna Mukhina; Tamara Kolomiets; Lyubov Pankratova; Domenique Kassanelly; Craig Cavin; Emily Smallwood
Source:
Biological control 2014 v.76 pp. 114-123
ISSN:
1049-9644
Subject:
Colletotrichum; Salsola tragus; biological control; conidia; disease incidence; disease severity; field experimentation; fungi; greenhouse experimentation; hulls; inoculation methods; inoculum; invasive species; pathogens; plant density; rain; runoff; saprophytes; temperature; Greece; Russia; United States
Abstract:
... Russian thistle (Salsola tragus, tumbleweed, RT) is a problematic invasive weed in the United States (U.S.) and is a target of biological control efforts. The facultative saprophytic fungus Colletotrichum salsolae (CS) kills RT plants in greenhouse tests and is specific to Salsola spp., which are not native in the U.S. However, the effectiveness of CS in controlling RT has not been previously demo ...
Handle:
10113/59378
DOI:
10.1016/j.biocontrol.2014.06.003

24. Laboratory and field experimental evaluation of host plant specificity of Aceria solstitialis, a prospective biological control agent of yellow starthistle

Author:
Atanaska Stoeva; Vili Harizanova; Enrico de Lillo; Massimo Cristofaro; Lincoln Smith
Source:
Experimental & applied acarology 2012 v.56 no.1 pp. 43-55
ISSN:
0168-8162
Subject:
Aceria; Carthamus tinctorius; Centaurea diffusa; Centaurea solstitialis; Cynara cardunculus; annual weeds; artichokes; biological control; biological control agents; bolting; feeds; field experimentation; growth retardation; host plants; host specificity; laboratory experimentation; leaves; mites; Bulgaria; Greece; Italy; Mediterranean region; Turkey (country); United States
Abstract:
... Centaurea solstitialis (yellow starthistle, Asteraceae) is an invasive annual weed in the western USA that is native to the Mediterranean Region and is a target for classical biological control. Aceria solstitialis is an eriophyid mite that has been found exclusively in association with Ce. solstitialis in Italy, Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria. The mite feeds on leaf tissue and damages bolting plants ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10493-011-9497-6
PubMed:
22012302

25. Adactylidium Gynaikothripsi n. sp. (Acari: Acarophenacidae) associated with Gynaikothrips Ficorum (Marshal) (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) from Greece

Author:
Spyros A. Antonatos; Eleftheria V. Kapaxidi; Georgios Th. Papadoulis
Source:
International journal of acarology 2011 v.37 no.sup1 pp. 18-26
ISSN:
1945-3892
Subject:
Acarophenacidae; Gynaikothrips ficorum; biological control; new species; Greece
Abstract:
... Adactylidium gynaikothripsin. sp. belonging to the family Acarophenacidae, found in Greece associated with Gynaikothrips ficorum (Marchal), is described and illustrated. A key of the world species of genus Adactylidium is given. The new species may have potential importance in the biological control of this thrip species. ...
DOI:
10.1080/01647954.2010.531763

26. Climatic analysis to determine where to collect and release Puccinia jaceae var. solstitialis for biological control of yellow starthistle

Author:
A.J. Fisher; L. Smith; D.M. Woods
Source:
Biocontrol science and technology 2011 v.21 no.3 pp. 333-351
ISSN:
1360-0478
Subject:
dew; Puccinia; summer; computer software; Centaurea solstitialis; water stress; humidity; climate models; invasive species; geographical distribution; heat; weeds; temperature; climatic factors; Mediterranean climate; prediction; biological control; ecotypes; colonizing ability; fungi; Greece; Tunisia; Utah; California; Algeria; Italy; Turkey (country); Oregon
Abstract:
... Puccinia jaceae var. solstitialis is an autoecious rust fungus that is native to areas of Afro-Eurasia with a Mediterranean climate. An isolate collected near Sivas, Turkey was released for classical biological control of yellow starthistle (YST), which is an invasive alien weed in California, USA. The fungus has been released throughout California, but long-term establishment rates are generally ...
DOI:
10.1080/09583157.2010.546522

27. Hemocytes of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and their response to Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Bacillus thuringiensis

Author:
Barbara Manachini; Vincenzo Arizza; Daniela Parrinello; Nicolò Parrinello
Source:
Journal of invertebrate pathology 2011 v.106 no.3 pp. 360-365
ISSN:
0022-2011
Subject:
Arecaceae; Bacillus thuringiensis; Rhynchophorus ferrugineus; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; bacteria; biological control; diet; entomopathogens; granulocytes; hemocytes; insecticides; insects; integrated pest management; larvae; lymphocytes; pests; phagocytosis; scanning electron microscopy; yeasts; Asia; France; Greece; Italy
Abstract:
... Originally from tropical Asia, the Red Palm Weevil (RPW Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier)) is the most dangerous and deadly pest of many palm trees, and there have been reports of its recent detection in France, Greece and Italy. At present, emphasis is on the development of integrated pest management based on biological control rather than on chemical insecticides, however the success of both s ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jip.2010.12.006

28. Mutual benefits through formalized international collaboration on biological control of weeds with plant pathogens

Author:
Berner, Dana; Souissi, Thouraya; Smallwood, Emily; Cavin, Craig; Eskandari, Farivar; Tunali, Berna; Buyuk, Orhan; Yildirim, Aysegul; Mukhina, Zhanna; Kolomiets, Tamara; Matveeva, Tatiana; Bogomaz, Denis; Kassanelli, Damenique; Mejri, Dorsaf; Latiri, Kawther; Kashefi, Javid; Lagopodi, Anastasia
Source:
Tunisian journal of plant protection 2011 v.6 no.1 pp. 49-74
ISSN:
1737-5436
Subject:
USDA; biological control; ecosystems; farmers; funding; herbicide resistance; indigenous species; international cooperation; invasive species; mycoherbicides; natural enemies; new order; organic production; plant pathogens; rangelands; scientists; turkeys; weed control; weeds; Greece; Russia; Tunisia; United States
Abstract:
... In the U.S., introduced invasive weeds have catastrophic effects on agricultural, aquatic, rangeland, riparian, and natural ecosystems. In the latter three ecosystems the only economically feasible means for controlling these weeds is often classical biological control through the introduction of natural enemies, including plant pathogens, from areas where the weed species are native and naturally ...
Handle:
10113/54261

29. Entomopathogenic nematodes (Nematoda: Steinernematidae, Heterorhabditidae) as control agents for Parahypopta caestrum, a pest in the culture of Asparagus officinalis

Author:
Salpiggidis, G.; Navrozidis, E.; Copland, M.
Source:
Phytoparasitica 2008 v.36 no.1 pp. 95-100
ISSN:
0334-2123
Subject:
Asparagus officinalis; Cossidae; insect pests; plant pests; entomopathogenic nematodes; biological control agents; biological control; Steinernema feltiae; Heterorhabditis bacteriophora; larvae; temporal variation; mortality; field experimentation; Greece
DOI:
10.1007/BF02980752

30. Natural enemies of Diaspis echinocacti in Greece and first records of Aphytis debachi and Plagiomerus diaspidis

Author:
Japoshvili, G.O.; Stathas, G.J.; Kampouris, S.G.
Source:
Phytoparasitica 2010 v.38 no.2 pp. 121-123
ISSN:
0334-2123
Subject:
Diaspis echinocacti; parasitoids; insect pests; ectoparasites; endoparasites; Cybocephalus; Opuntia ficus-indica; Aphytis; natural enemies; plant pests; Bdellidae; new geographic records; phenology; insect control; fauna; biological control; Greece
DOI:
10.1007/s12600-009-0080-1

31. Genetic Structure of Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefebvre) Populations in the Mediterranean Area

Author:
Poza, Marta de la; Farinos, Gema P.; Beroiz, Beatriz; Ortego, Felix; Hernandez-Crespo, Pedro; Castanera, Pedro
Source:
Environmental entomology 2008 v.37 no.5 pp. 1354-1360
ISSN:
0046-225X
Subject:
moths; genetic markers; biological control agents; plant pests; insect genetics; risk assessment; Bacillus thuringiensis; biological resistance; insect control; population structure; geographical distribution; random amplified polymorphic DNA technique; Zea mays; insect pests; corn; biological control; transgenic plants; geographical variation; gene flow; Sesamia nonagrioides; genetic variation; Greece; France; Italy; Spain; Turkey (country)
Abstract:
... The Mediterranean corn borer, Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefebvre) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is a major pest of maize in the Mediterranean area. Transgenic Bt maize expressing the Cry1Ab toxin from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis can effectively control this pest. The characterization of S. nonagrioides population structure, at a large geographical scale, would provide some insight in decision mak ...
DOI:
10.1603/0046-225X(2008)37[1354:GSOSNL]2.0.CO;2
PubMed:
19036216

32. Harmonia axyridis in Europe: spread and distribution of a non-native coccinellid

Author:
P. M. J. Brown; T. Adriaens; H. Bathon; J. Cuppen; A. Goldarazena; T. Hägg; M. Kenis; B. E. M. Klausnitzer; I. Kovář; A. J. M. Loomans; M. E. N. Majerus; O. Nedved; J. Pedersen; W. Rabitsch; H. E. Roy; V. Ternois; I. A. Zakharov; D. B. Roy
Source:
BioControl 2008 v.53 no.1 pp. 5-21
ISSN:
1386-6141
Subject:
Aphidoidea; Harmonia axyridis; biological control; biological control agents; invasive species; Asia; Belgium; Czech Republic; Denmark; France; Great Britain; Greece; Italy; Netherlands; North America; Portugal; Spain; Sweden
Abstract:
... Native to Asia, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) is considered an invasive alien ladybird in Europe and North America, where it was widely introduced as a biological control agent of aphids and coccids. In Europe, H. axyridis was sold by various biological control companies from 1995 in France, Belgium and the Netherlands, and was also intentionally released in at least nine ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10526-007-9132-y

33. First Report of Leaf Spot Caused by Cladosporium herbarum on Centaurea solstitialis in Greece

Author:
Berner, D.K.; Smallwood, E.L.; McMahon, M.B.; Luster, D.G.; Kashefi, J.
Source:
Plant disease 2007 v.91 no.4 pp. 463
ISSN:
0191-2917
Subject:
necrosis; new host records; leaf spot; plant pathogenic fungi; Cladosporium herbarum; biological control agents; fungal diseases of plants; Centaurea solstitialis; disease resistance; invasive species; noxious weeds; virulence; new geographic records; leaves; host range; bolting; disease outbreaks; pathogen identification; disease diagnosis; biological control; disease incidence; Greece
DOI:
10.1094/PDIS-91-4-0463A

34. Identification and geographic distribution of vegetative compatibility types of Cryphonectria parasitica and occurrence of hypovirulence in Greece

Author:
Perlerou, C.; Diamandis, S.
Source:
Forest pathology 2006 v.36 no.6 pp. 413-421
ISSN:
1437-4781
Subject:
Castanea sativa; Cryphonectria parasitica; biological control; forest trees; fungi; geographical distribution; virulence; Greece
Abstract:
... Castanea sativa, one of the most precious forest trees in Greece, is affected by the spread of chestnut blight all over the country. Identification and mapping of the vegetative compatibility (vc) types of the fungus Cryphonectria parasitica was carried out and the occurrence of hypovirulence was checked. In 11 chestnut populations distributed all over Greece, 627 isolates were obtained and their ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1439-0329.2006.00468.x

35. Biological control of Botrytis cinerea by volatiles of 'Isabella' grapes

Author:
Kulakiotu, K.; Thanassoulopoulos, C.C.; Sfakiotakis, E.M.
Source:
Phytopathology 2004 v.94 no.9 pp. 924-931
ISSN:
0031-949X
Subject:
volatile compounds; plant growth; grapes; sporulation; chemical constituents of plants; Botrytis cinerea; antifungal properties; plant extracts; disease control; bioassays; pathogenicity; plant pathogenic fungi; growth retardation; Vitis vinifera; biological control; Greece
Abstract:
... The effect of volatiles from cv. Isabella (Vitis labrusca) on the growth of Botrytis cinerea was tested in vitro and in situ, in the latter case on 'Roditis' grapes (V. vinifera), at various temperatures. The goal of the research was to determine whether the volatiles emitted by Isabella grapes could be effective biocontrol agents of Botrytis cinerea. The closed Mariotte system was used as a bioas ...
DOI:
10.1094/PHYTO.2004.94.9.924
PubMed:
18943068

36. Selection and screening of endorhizosphere bacteria from solarized soils as biocontrol agents against Verticillium dahliae of solanaceous hosts

Author:
Tjamos, E.C.; Tsitsigiannis, D.I.; Tjamos, S.E.; Antoniou, P.P.; Katinakis, P.
Source:
European journal of plant pathology 2004 v.110 no.1 pp. 35-44
ISSN:
0929-1873
Subject:
root tips; secretion; plant pathogenic fungi; tomatoes; mechanism of action; eggplants; Solanum melongena; rhizosphere; biological control agents; fungal diseases of plants; glycolysis; antifungal properties; soil bacteria; auxins; chitin; Solanum lycopersicum var. lycopersicum; vascular bundles; biological control; bacterial colonization; soil-borne diseases; Verticillium dahliae; Greece
Abstract:
... Verticillium dahliae antagonistic endorhizosphere bacteria were selected from root tips of tomato plants grown in solarized soils. Fifty-three out of the 435 selected bacterial isolates were found to be antagonistic against V. dahliae and several other soilborne pathogens in dual cultures. Significant biocontrol activity against V. dahliae in glasshouse trials was demonstrated in three of 18 evalu ...

37. Investigation of alternatives to methyl bromide for management of Meloidogyne javanica on greenhouse grown tomato

Author:
Tzortzakakis, E.A.; Petsas, S.E.
Source:
Pest management science 2003 v.59 no.12 pp. 1311-1320
ISSN:
1526-498X
Subject:
tomatoes; fenamiphos; cultural control; plant parasitic nematodes; greenhouse production; Pochonia chlamydosporia; oxamyl; nematode control; crop rotation; methyl bromide; Meloidogyne javanica; biological control; Solanum lycopersicum var. lycopersicum; Greece
Abstract:
... The root galling index and the densities of eggs in roots and juveniles in soil of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica (Treub) Chitwood on tomato, and the effect of these on crop yield were assessed in greenhouse experiments applying various treatments at two different sites in Crete, Greece. Tomato crops were grown for four cycles by rotating nematode-resistant (first and third spring cro ...
DOI:
10.1002/ps.764
PubMed:
14667053

38. Impact of the Onopordum capitulum weevil Larinus latus on seed production by its host-plant

Author:
Briese, D.T.
Source:
Journal of applied ecology 2000 v.37 no.2 pp. 238-246
ISSN:
0021-8901
Subject:
inflorescences; weed control; biological control; Larinus; biological control agents; seed predation; seed dispersal; population dynamics; surveys; seed productivity; Greece; Australia
DOI:
10.1046/j.1365-2664.2000.00489.x

39. Antagonism of the two-needle pine stem rust fungi Cronartium flaccidum and Peridermium pini by Cladosporium tenuissimum in vitro and in planta

Author:
Moricca, S.; Ragazzi, A.; Mitchelson, K.R.; Assante, G.
Source:
Phytopathology 2001 v.91 no.5 pp. 457-468
ISSN:
0031-949X
Subject:
Cronartium flaccidum; Pinus nigra; developmental stages; Pinus halepensis; plant pathogenic fungi; Endocronartium pini; spore germination; Pinus pinea; host-parasite relationships; aeciospores; pathogenesis; pathotypes; Pinus pinaster; infection; disease control; pathogenicity; Pinus sylvestris; biological control; rust diseases; geographical variation; Cladosporium; Greece; England; Finland; Italy; Scotland
Abstract:
... Selected isolates of Cladosporium tenuissimum were tested for their ability to inhibit in vitro aeciospore germination of the two-needle pine stem rusts Cronartium flaccidum and Peridermium pini and to suppress disease development in planta. The antagonistic fungus displayed a number of disease-suppressive mechanisms. Aeciospore germination on water agar slides was reduced at 12, 18, and 24 h when ...
DOI:
10.1094/PHYTO.2001.91.5.457
PubMed:
18943590

40. Structure of the phytophagous insect fauna of Onopordum thistles in the northern Mediterranean basin

Author:
Briese, D.T.; Sheppard, A.W.; Zwolfer, H.; Boldt, P.E.
Source:
Biological journal of the Linnean Society 1994 v.53 no.3 pp. 231-253
ISSN:
0024-4066
Subject:
Onopordum; insects; biological control agents; biological control; weed control; surveys; feeding preferences; herbivores; natural enemies; Greece; Spain; France; Italy
Abstract:
... Thistles of the genus Onopordum (Asteraceae: Cardueae) have become serious weed problems in parts of Australia and North America following introduction from their native Eurasian ranges, and are the target of a biological control programme in Australia. This paper analyses the results of three separate surveys of insects feeding and breeding on thistles of the genus Onopordum in the Mediterranean ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1095-8312.1994.tb01011.x

41. Host specificity of Pterolonche inspersa [Lep.: Pterolonchidae] and its potential as a biological control agent for Centaurea diffusa, diffuse knapweed, and C. maculosa, spotted knapweed

Author:
Dunn, P.H.; Rosenthal, S.S.; Campobasso, G.; Tait, S.M.
Source:
Entomophaga 1989 v.34 no.4 pp. 435-446
ISSN:
0013-8959
Subject:
weed control; Lepidoptera; Centaurea diffusa; host specificity; biological control; Italy; Greece; California
DOI:
10.1007/BF02374380