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  1. Invasive alien insects have the potential to pose a significant threat to global agriculture, with their distinctive traits enabling rapid reproduction, successful adaptation to new environments and high distr...

    Authors: Karimou Zanzana, Elie Ayitondji Dannon, Antonio Alain Sinzogan and Joelle Mehinto Toffa
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:54
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  2. Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) are used as a biological control agent for different insect pests in agriculture. The genera Heterorhabditis and Steinernema are the most used commercially. For an EPN species to ...

    Authors: Jennifher Elizabeth Rodas Adrianzén, Raúl Samuel Cueva Dávila, Edgar Darwin Pérez Tesén, Carmen Patricia Calderón Arias and Alexander Chávez Cabrera
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:53
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  3. The vine mealybug Planococcus ficus (Signoret) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is a cosmopolitan species that causes economic damage to grapevines, especially in Mediterranean countries, South Africa, North and South...

    Authors: Murat Muştu and Nuraynurgül Tatar
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:52
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  4. The employment of entomopathogenic microorganisms is a promising approach for ensuring optimal phytosanitary protection in the framework of biological management of insect crop pests. Among these microbes, ent...

    Authors: Mohamed Hafsa and Leila Allal Benfekih
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:51
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  5. The shoot and fruit borer, Conogethes punctiferalis (Guenée) (Crambidae: Lepidoptera), is a significant pest causing substantial economic losses across various crops. The need for alternative control methods has ...

    Authors: P. Duraimurugan, E. Bharathi, Neethu Roy Dharavath and Hariharan Selvam
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:50
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  6. The western flower thrips (WFT), Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), is an important polyphagous pest in both greenhouses and fields. Due to its wide range of host plants and short life...

    Authors: Muhammed Koç, Duygu Bekircan Eski, Mustafa Güllü, İsmail Demir and Ardahan Eski
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:49
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  7. Cydnoseius negevi (Swirski and Amitai) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) is a promising bio-agent in the Mediterranean region. It attacks a wide range of pest species. Two fundamental questions have been raised when C. negev...

    Authors: Mahmoud M. Ramadan, Islam M. Zidan and Marwa E. Barghout
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:48
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  8. Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera: Tephritidae) infestation poses a serious risk to bitter gourd cultivation. Traditionally, B. cucurbitae has been controlled using synthetic pesticides, which have draw...

    Authors: Muhammad Dildar Gogi, Ahsan Maroof, Bilal Atta, Muhammad Junaid Nisar, Muhammad Jalal Arif, Muhammad Ahsin Ayub and Arshed Makhdoom Sabir
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:47
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  9. The soil-borne fungi, Rhizoctonia solani and Sclerotium rolfsii, are major pathogens of Brassicae crops. This study was performed to clarify the relationship between the accumulation pattern of the genus Trichode...

    Authors: Mohsen Mohamed Elsharkawy, Shuhei Kuno, Nahaa M. Alotaibi and Mitsuro Hyakumachi
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:46
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  10. Melon fruit fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae Coquillett (Diptera: Tephritidae), is a devastating polyphagous pest attacking large number of fruits and vegetables causing huge economic yield losses across the world. Man...

    Authors: N. Aarthi, A. N. Shylesha, V. K. Dubey, K. Aditya, A. Kandan, R. Rangeshwaran and C. Manjunatha
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:45
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  11. The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is an aggressive pest species that causes severe economic losses in outbreak regions. Use of FAW natural enemies, particularl...

    Authors: Rui Zhang, Qi Zhao, Nemat O. Keyhani, Xian-Fu Lei, Chang-Hua Liu, Hathal M. Al Dhafer, Wei Zhang and Amr Mohamed
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:44
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  12. Production of entomopathogenic fungi on a solid substrate, mostly on rice, is preferred by many producers due to its low technological requirements. Drying may be needed after fermentation to preserve the viab...

    Authors: Ehab Mostafa Bakr, Dalia Mohamed Ahmed Hassan and Entesar Nahed Haron
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:43
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  13. Cucumber plants are susceptible to several economically damaging pests, including whiteflies, aphids, thrips and spider mites. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of two biological control programs, util...

    Authors: Dalia Adly and Ahmad Said Sanad
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:42
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  14. The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is a polyphagous insect pest species that travel great distances every summer to disperse. They mostly feed on maize and over 350 o...

    Authors: Amany M. Abd El Azim, Etr H. K. Khashaba and Gamal A. El Kady
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:41
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  15. The rising demand for food production along with the concerns regarding the injudicious use of chemicals in pest management has paved way for the alternatives that could promise sustainable pest management. Bacil...

    Authors: Narayanadas Aswathi, N. Balakrishnan, T. Srinivasan, E. Kokiladevi and R. Raghu
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:40
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  16. In this study, an entomogenous, fungus was isolated from the Egyptian mealybug, Icerya aegyptiaca (J.) (Hemiptera: Monophlebidae) on the parasol leaf tree, Macaranga tanarius, in China where evaluated as a biocon...

    Authors: Yanhua Wei, Jingchao He, Chaopeng Liang and Dongmei Cheng
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:39
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  18. The chickpea Cicer arietinum (Fabaceae) field has suffered significant economic losses due to the presence of cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Attempts to control the larval ...

    Authors: Maqbool Ahmed Mengal, Salma Javed and Saima Majeed
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:37
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  19. The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Nixon) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is the major insect pest that infests cereal crops recently in African and Asian countries. The insect is polyphagous that att...

    Authors: Mohamed Samir Tawfik Abbas
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:36
    Content type: Review article Published on:

  20. Two Trichogramma spp., Trichogramma evanescens Westwood and Trichogrammatoidea bactrae Nagaraja (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae), were studied to control one of the most cereal pests attacking various grains, Sit...

    Authors: Esraa M. Abdel Halim, Mona R. El-Mandarawy, Magda H. Naroz and Sayeda S. Ahmed
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:35
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  21. Green bean, Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Fam.: Leguminosae) is a widely consumed grain legume prized for its edible seeds and pods. It is susceptible to infestations with various pests as insects and mites throughout t...

    Authors: Hamzah M. Kamel, Aziza E. Eid, Gehan M. Nouh and Dalia Adly
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:34
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  22. Citrus canker caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas citri (Hasse 1915) is known as a dangerous disease that has serious economic impacts on citrus production in many tropical and subtropical countries. In Iran, Cit...

    Authors: Zahra Fathi, Rasool Rezaei, Habiballah Charehgani, Fariba Ghaderi and Maryam Ghalamzan Ghalavoz
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:33
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  23. Aspergillus spp. infection might induce negative effects on peanut seeds, including decreased germination rates and suppressed seedling vigor. Furthermore, A. flavus can secret aflatoxin, regarding food safety an...

    Authors: Quoc-Duy Nguyen and Anh Duy Do
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:32
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  24. The reduced rate of potato production may occur under different conditions such as field, transit, storage, and marketing. Potato cultivation is frequently affected by various pathogens, among which Pectobacteriu...

    Authors: Najeeb M. Almasoudi, Adel D. Al-Qurashi, Mohamed I. Elsayed and Kamal A. M. Abo-Elyousr
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:31
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  25. The polyphagous alien invasive pest, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), invaded Africa and has so far spread across the continent, causing devastating impacts on maize production. In Egy...

    Authors: Hosam Mohamed Khalil Hammam El-Gepaly, Samira A. Mohamed, Francis Obala, Manal F. Abdelall and Thaer Yaseen
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:30
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  27. The globose scale (GS), Sphaerolecanium prunastri (Boyer de Fonscolombe) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea), has invaded wild apricot forests in their native range in Central Eurasia threatening the ancestral germplasm resou...

    Authors: Ping Zhang, Yuli Wang, Bingdong Deng, Munir Ahmad, Myron P. Zalucki, Guizhen Gao and Zhaozhi Lu
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:28
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  28. Efficacy of parasitic wasps from the genus Trichogramma to attack the eggs of numerous important pests in various agricultural crops makes them one of the most prevalent biocontrol agents. In Trichogramma, the pr...

    Authors: Shaimaa Mashal, Essam Agamy, Monir El-Husseini, Tarek Abd El-Wahab and Huda El Behery
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:27
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  29. Greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella L.) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) is most commonly used for mass multiplication of entomopathogenic nematodes. An investigation on economical modification and comparative analysis...

    Authors: Parul Suyal and Renu Pandey
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:26
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  30. The land snail Monacha obstructa, commonly known as the glassy clover snail, poses a significant threat to crops, causing substantial damage in agriculture and horticulture. It particularly thrives in regions of ...

    Authors: Mohamed M. Abo-Elwfa, Mahmoud M. A. Omar, Emad A. El-Shamy and Hesham A. M. Ibrahim
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:25
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  31. The phylogenetic relationships and phylogeny of twenty-six Trichoderma species collected from various Egyptian locations were investigated. The genetic diversity among the examined isolates was tested using the r...

    Authors: Muhammad Alaaeldin El-Sobky, Ragaa Abedlaziz Eissa, Khalid Salah Abdel-Lateif, Abdelmegid Ibrahim Fahmi, Abdelfattah Mondy El-Zanaty, Mohamed Mahmoud Hassan and Mohsen Mohamed Elsharkawy
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:24
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  32. The stink bugs, Nezara viridula L. and Piezodorus guildinii Westwood (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) are the most important and widespread species of polyphagous stink bugs in the tropical and subtropical regions of La...

    Authors: Yordanys Ramos, Orelvis Portal, Nicolai V. Meyling and Ingeborg Klingen
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:23
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  33. Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), known as fall armyworm (FAW), is a wide-scale invasion pest that resulted in crop yield loss and certainly caused critical economic damage. Therefore, ...

    Authors: Erwin Najamuddin, Amelia Sebayang, Andi Tenrirawe, Muhammad Yasin, Sri Wahyuni Manwan, Ernawati Djaya, Ayyub Arrahman, Salim, Rohimatun, Nurasiah Djaenuddin, M. Sudjak Saenong, Abdul Fattah, Bahtiar, Tutik Kuswinanti, Aminah and Hasbi
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:22
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  34. The fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a newly introduced pest that damages maize production in Indonesia. To control this pest in maize fields, better solution is ...

    Authors: Qarina Shafira Putri, Wenti Oktapiani, Siti Herlinda and Suwandi Suwandi
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:21
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  35. The olive leaf moth (OLM), Palpita unionalis (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), poses a significant threat to olive cultivation. This study focused on isolating protease-producing bacteria from moribund field str...

    Authors: A. A. Kobisi, A. I. Imam and A. N. Mansour
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:20
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  36. Metarhizium rileyi is an important entomopathogenic fungus which has a wide range of host pests. In this work, the virulence of M. rileyi EFNL-08 against 3rd instar larvae of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugipe...

    Authors: Xiaomeng Yang, Yanli Zhang, Jincheng Zhou, Hui Dong, Xuejing Bai, Wei Liu and Zumin Gu
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:19
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  37. Implementing pest and disease control techniques that have low environmental impact is important for sustainable agriculture. Microbial biopesticides are an effective approach due to their low environmental im...

    Authors: Yasuyuki Komagata, Takayuki Sekine, Takaho Oe, Shogo Kakui and Satoshi Yamanaka
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:18
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  38. Recent box blight epidemics caused by Calonectria pseudonaviculata (Cps) have created the need for finding eco-friendly management strategies, especially in natural habitats. In the present research, the biocontr...

    Authors: Samaneh Samavat
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:17
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  39. Habrobracon hebetor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a larval ectoparasitoid, mainly of pyralid moths of the stored pests of date, Plodia interpunctella Hübner and Ephestia kuehniella Zeller. It has some suitable cha...

    Authors: Masoud Latifian and Negar Bahmani
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:16
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  40. Maize fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is a highly migratory polyphagous insect pest that has posed itself as a very threatened insect invaded India since May 2018 and ...

    Authors: Ram Kumar Pandi, Sivakumar Gopalsamy, Dhanyakumar Onkarappa, Venkatesan Thiruvengadam, Mohan Muthugounder and Sushil Satya Nand
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:15
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  41. This study evaluated the parasitizing efficiency of Tetrastichus howardi (Olliff) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) on the Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) larvae and pupae. The sixth instar larvae...

    Authors: D. N. Borase, Y. E. Thorat, Arun Baitha and B. E. Kolkar
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:14
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  42. Isolation of novel species of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) with biocontrol potential against important insect pests is very important for the sustainable management of economic pests damaging food crops a...

    Authors: M. S. M. Shamseldean, N. M. Abo-Shady, Mohamed. A. M. El-Awady and M. N. Heikal
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:13
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  43. The invasive peach fruit fly (PFF), Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tephritidae), is a native of Southeast Asia. Entomopathogens like nematodes, bacteria, viruses and fungi have been shown to be effective ...

    Authors: Radwa F. Sallam, Fawzy F. Shalaby, Adel A. Hafez, Naglaa F. Abdel-Hameid and Souad A. Shairra
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:12
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  44. Purple blotch disease is a devastating disease, resulting in significant yield losses in onion. Application of synthetic fungicides is a rapid approach for the control of this disease, but extensive use of syn...

    Authors: Kamal A. M. Abo-Elyousr, Muhammad Imran, Nashwa M. A. Sallam, Ahmed M. K. Abdel-Aal, Mazen E. Assiri and Ismail R. Abdel-Rahim
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:11
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  45. Cotesia marginiventris (Cresson) and Microplitis rufiventris Kok. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) are larval endoparasitoids of Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith) and S. littoralis (Boisd.), respectively. Cotesia marginiven...

    Authors: Esmat Hegazi and Wedad Khafagi
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:10
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  46. Pasteuria penetrans is a mycelial, endospore forming, obligate, bacterial parasite that has shown enormous potential for biological control of root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne spp. In the present study, the effort...

    Authors: Rajendran Jagadeeswaran, Bansa Singh and Jyotirmay Dubey
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:9
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  47. Authors: Amit Kumar Maurya, Harish Kumar, Vinny John, Hemlata Pant, D. K. Srivastava, Nevin Ahmed, Fadi Baakdah, Rokayya Sami, Alaa Baazeem, Abeer Elhakem, Mohammad Y. Alshahrani, Alaa T. Qumsani and Sameer H. Qari
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:8
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:5

  48. Chickpea plant (Cicer arietinum L.) is an important legume crop that is vulnerable to various fungal pathogens causing significant yield losses. Among them, Fusarium equiseti is a pathogen that has started to rai...

    Authors: Manal Adnani, Naila El Hazzat, Soukaina Msairi, Moulay Abdelaziz El Alaoui, Najoua Mouden, Karima Selmaoui, Rachid Benkirane, Amina Ouazzani Touhami and Allal Douira
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:7
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  49. The genus Beauveria (Bals.) Vuill. includes many species, some of which are limited to specific regions while others are distributed worldwide. The diversity of Beauveria species is poorly investigated in Syria a...

    Authors: Lobna Rajab, Mohammad Ahmad and Ibtisam Gazal
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:6
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  50. Pigeon pea is affected by the cyst nematode Heterodera cajani limiting the production. H. cajani can be managed by biological agents such as Trichoderma harzianum. Thus, the determination of this experiment was t...

    Authors: Amit Kumar Maurya, Harish Kumar, Vinny John, Hemlata Pant, D. K. Srivastava, Nevin Ahmed, Fadi Baakdah, Rokayya Sami, Alaa Baazeem, Abeer Elhakem, Mohammad Y. Alshahrani, Alaa T. Qumsani and Sameer H. Qari
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:5
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    The Correction to this article has been published in Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2024 34:8

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