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Possible repair of UV-damaged Spodoptera littoralis nucleopolyhedrovirus DNA via generation of mutant carrying photolyase gene with DNA repair activity
Abstract Background Baculoviruses can be inactivated by ultraviolet (UV) light, which limits their application as an efficient biopesticide. In an …
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Effects of parasitism by the braconid wasp, Bracon hebetor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), on the host hemolymph and phenoloxidase activation of the rice moth, Corcyra cephalonica larvae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
Abstract Background Biological control of insect pests is an economic, eco-friendly and harmless approach to integrated pest management strategies. Bracon …
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Biological control of onion white rot disease using potential Bacillus subtilis isolates
Abstract Background Onion ( Allium cepa L.) is a very important vegetable crop all over the world, particularly in Egypt …
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The long-legged flies (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) in Egypt
Abstract Background The Dolichopodidae, commonly known as long-legged flies, are a cosmopolitan dipteran family in the superfamily Empidoidea. The adults …
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A first detection of Exorista segregata (Rondani, 1859) (Diptera: Tachinidae) as a larval parasitoid of Orgyia trigotephras Boisduval, 1829 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) from Tunisia
Abstract Background The tachinid parasitoid, Exorista segregata (Rondani, 1859) (Diptera: Tachinidae) is a polyphagous fly recorded on larvae of lepidopterans. …
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Genetic improvement of some microorganisms to increase the effect of bio-control on the potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)
Abstract Background During the last five decades, chemical synthetic pesticides have been used extensively to control pests and protect crops. …
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Development of antagonistic yeasts for controlling black mold disease of onion
Abstract Background The present study aimed to examine the biocontrol efficacy of 28 yeast isolates against Aspergillus niger, the common …
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Pathogenicity of entomopathogenic nematodes against the new invasive fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Abstract Background Fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is the new invasive pest of different economic …
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Effect of soil solarization on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) growth and impact on native microbial diversity of farm soil in Nigeria
Abstract Background Tomato plant leaves can be wilted by the presence of various species of soil-residing bacteria, especially Ralstonia solanacearum. …
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Potency of Bio Magic (Metarhizium anisopliae fungus) and gamma radiation in the black cut worm, Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel) larvae
Abstract Background Integrated pest management is one of the ways to solve the problems of increased outbreaks of pests induced …
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Double-coated microencapsulation of honeybee endogenous probiotics as a new strategy for the biocontrol of the American foulbrood disease
Abstract Background American foulbrood (AFB) is one of the potent and highly contagious bacterial diseases affecting honeybees of Apis mellifera …
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Promising biological agents represented in Bacillus velezensis 33RB and Aspergillus niger 46SF endophytic isolates for controlling Populus tomentosa wilt and anthracnose diseases
Abstract Background Poplar fungal infections are difficult to control and result in severe economic loss. As a viable alternative to …
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Antagonistic potential of an Egyptian entomopathogenic nematode, compost and two native endophytic bacteria isolates against the root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) infecting potato under field conditions
Abstract Background The root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne spp., are one of the most dominant and dangerous group of pests. The deformations …
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Efficacy of the entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and Lecanicillium muscarium in the control of the tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)
Abstract Background Among the phytosanitary problems, affecting tomato crops in greenhouses heated by geothermal water in southern Tunisia, the tomato …
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Efficacy of the entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana and Lecanicillium muscarium against two main pests, Bemisia tabaci (Genn.) and Tetranychus urticae (Koch), under geothermal greenhouses of Southern Tunisia
Abstract Background The geothermal greenhouses in Southern Tunisia are an important axis of agricultural development. This sector faces many abiotic …
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Susceptibility of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), larvae to un-irradiated and gamma-irradiated entomopathogenic nematodes
Abstract Background The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is an endemic destructive pest for several cultivars …
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Penicillium simplicissimum and Trichoderma asperellum counteract the challenge of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici in wheat plants
Abstract Background Yellow (stripe) rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst), is an economic disease of wheat. Growth-promoting …
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Efficacy of antifungal substances of three Streptomyces spp. against different plant pathogenic fungi
Abstract Background Soil-borne plant pathogenic fungi with a wide host range of crops cause a significant limitation on the global …
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Correction to: Optimizing production of a biopesticide protectant by black yeast
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New records and an annotated checklist of the thick-headed flies from Algeria (Conopidae, Brachycera, Diptera)
Abstract Background The Conopidae are an interesting family of small- to large-sized endoparasitic flies, commonly known as thick-headed flies. These …