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  1. In the recent years, the keen interest has been increased towards biological control-based management practices using entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) for the control of many economically important insects. In thi...

    Authors: R. Dhanapal, D. V. Sai Ram Kumar, R. Lakshmipathy, C. Sandhya Rani and V. Manoj Kumar

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:34

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  2. The potential use of two predacious mites, Parasitus fimetorum (Berlese 1904) and Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Scopoli 1972), for controlling the root knot nematode, Meloidogyne javanica Treub 1885 was evaluated...

    Authors: Hany Mohamed Heikal

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:33

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  3. To find environment-friendly and low pest resistance natural mosquitocide, the bio-effects of smokes and oils obtained from leaves of Eucalyptus globulus and Ocimum basilicum against Culex pipiens (Linn.) were in...

    Authors: Khalid Osman, Ahmed AL-Emam and Mahmoud Moustafa

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:32

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  4. Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) in the families’ Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae are obligate insect parasites. Their easy multiplication, broad host range, compatibility with chemical pesticides, and...

    Authors: Aashaq Hussain Bhat, Ashok Kumar Chaubey and Tarique Hassan Askary

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:31

    Content type: Review article

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  5. The virulence and proteolytic activity of some entomopathogenic fungi isolates, viz., Metarhizium anisopliae, Beauveria bassiana, Verticillium lecanii, and Trichoderma harzianum, against the two-spotted spider mi...

    Authors: Enas Elhakim, Omar Mohamed and Iman Elazouni

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:30

    Content type: Research

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  6. Colletotrichum is the causal agent of anthracnose in passion fruit crops, generating economic yield losses. Antagonistic microorganisms represent highly efficient alternatives for chemical compounds in controllin...

    Authors: Yulieth Y. Navarro-Herrera and Martha L. Ortíz-Moreno

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:29

    Content type: Research

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  7. Sweet pepper is an important vegetable crop in Egypt. It is cultivated for local consumption and exportation. The crop is attacked by a large number of pest species such as Western flower thrips, Frankliniella oc...

    Authors: S. A. El Arnaouty, A. H. El-Heneidy, Amal I. Afifi, I. H. Heikal and Mona N. Kortam

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:28

    Content type: Research

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  8. In Tunisia, the use of the egg parasitoid trichogrammatid wasps to cope with several economic pests is gaining increasing attention. Trichogramma bourarachae (Pintureau & Babault) is among the Trichogramma wasps ...

    Authors: Khaled Abbes, Anis Zouba, Ahlem Harbi and Brahim Chermiti

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:27

    Content type: Research

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  9. Subterranean termites are an ancient group of social insects, broadly spread, known primarily as economically important pests for the destruction of wooden structures and also as agricultural pests. Many of th...

    Authors: Tabassum Ara Khanum and Salma Javed

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:26

    Content type: Review article

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  10. The capability of symbiotic bacteria of entomopathogenic nematodes against the termite, Microtermes mycophagus D. (Isoptera: Termitidae), was assessed. Different fractions of Pakistani isolates of entomopathogeni...

    Authors: Erum Yawar Iqbal, Umair Ali Memon, Syeda Faryal Zehra Abidi, Saboohi Raza and Shahina Fayyaz

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:25

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  11. The efficacy of the two entomopathogenic fungi, Metarhizium anisopliae (TR 106) and Beauveria bassiana (TR 217), was tested against the adults of the cowpea weevil, Callosobruchus maculatus F. (Coleoptera: Chryso...

    Authors: Ismail Oguz Ozdemir, Celal Tuncer, Ismail Erper and Rahman Kushiyev

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:24

    Content type: Research

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  12. The common green lacewing, Chrysoperla carnea (Steph.) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) has a remarkable role in biological control programs being used to control insect pests of economic significance. This study aimed ...

    Authors: Muhammad M. Mansoor and Sarfraz A. Shad

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:23

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  13. Insecticidal property of aloe, ginger, garlic, and hot pepper extracts were evaluated in the form of alone spray or in combination of two plant sources or as a mixture of all plant extracts in comparison to th...

    Authors: Amany Siam and Etemad Othman

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:22

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  14. The reproductive system of snails represents essential organ that affects snail population size. Therefore, the present research was directed to evaluate the effect of two biopesticides chitosan (Ch) and emame...

    Authors: M. A. Kandil, E. A. Eweis, A. Mobarak Soha and M. T. Nada Abbas

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:21

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  15. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the artificial establishment of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae as endophytes in maize plants, and its effect in controlling the fall armyworm, Spodopter...

    Authors: Yordanys Ramos, Alberto Daniel Taibo, Jorge Ariel Jiménez and Orelvis Portal

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:20

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  16. The fitness of microbes and their colonization efficiency in plants is significant for promotion of plant growth, but the mechanism between plants and bacteria in rhizospheric region is not clearly explained. ...

    Authors: Abdullah S. Alsohim

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:19

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  17. The present study aimed to investigate new insecticidal compounds used as environmentally safe alternative to synthetic insecticides. A laboratory study was conducted to investigate the effects of Bacillus biofil...

    Authors: Fifi M. Reda, Wesam A. Hassanein, Shahera Moabed and Samah N. El-Shafiey

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:18

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  18. Biological control agents (BCAs) are increasingly used against various plant-parasitic nematode (PPN) pests and offer a favorable alternative to hazardous chemical nematicides. Yet, their lack of efficacy, inc...

    Authors: Mahfouz M. M. Abd-Elgawad and Tarique Hassan Askary

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:17

    Content type: Review article

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  19. The present study focuses on the evaluation of the potential of a Tunisian Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) isolate named Hr1, isolated from dead and diseased pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctu...

    Authors: Thameur Bouslama, Ikbal Chaieb, Ali Rhouma and Asma Laarif

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:16

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  20. Effects of Pseudomonas fluorescens L. (jimsonweed) (Pf) isolate and the two plant extracts, Datura stramonium and Myrtus communis, were investigated on hatching and juvenile (J2s) mortality of Meloidogyne javanic...

    Authors: Ali Moazezikho, Habiballah Charehgani, Mohammad Abdollahi and Rasool Rezaei

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:15

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  21. A study on the fauna of aphids’ parasitoids was carried out in the oasis ecosystems of the Ziban in the region of Biskra, Algeria. Eighteen primary parasitoids species belong to 2 subfamilies; Aphidiinae (Hyme...

    Authors: Widad Hemidi and Malik Laamari

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:14

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  22. The present study was conducted to investigate the toxicity of Aerosil 200® (fumed silica nanoparticles) and leaf extracts of four plants, Cinnamomum camphora, Matricaria chamomilla, Mentha arvensis, and Trigonel...

    Authors: Sameer H. Qari, Abdelhalem H. Khalil, Nilly A. H. Abdelfattah and Ayman A. Shehawy

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:13

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  23. Specimens of the feather-legged fly, Trichopoda pennipes (Fabricius) (Diptera: Tachinidae), which parasitize adults of the southern green stink bug Nezara viridula (L.) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), have been detect...

    Authors: Magdi Shaaban Ali El-Hawagry, Ayman Mohey Eldin Ebrahim and Maha Salah Eldin Nada

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:12

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  24. The Egyptian clover L. is a winter season leguminous forage that supports a great diversity of insect pest populations in the Northern Indian Plains. In the context of evolving non-chemical approach for pest c...

    Authors: Ravinder Kumar and Harpreet Kaur Cheema

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:11

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  25. Trypsin inhibitor-like cysteine-rich domain (TIL)-type protease inhibitors have been reported to inhibit proteases such as trypsin, cathepsin, elastase, and chymotrypsin, and thus play a critical role in sever...

    Authors: Muhammad Shakeel and Junaid Zafar

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:10

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  26. The present work was conducted to screen and identify biocontrol bacteria that effectively reduce the severity of corn stalk rot (CSR) and clarify the antifungal activity of secondary metabolites. The bacteria...

    Authors: Shuang Wang, Lei Sun, Wu Zhang, Fengqin Chi, Xiaoyu Hao, Jingyang Bian and Yonggang Li

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:9

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  27. Baculoviruses inactivation by UV sunlight is considered one of the most important factors that reduce their potential use in insect management programs. The three antioxidant essential oils, marjoram, orange, ...

    Authors: Waheed Ahmed Abdelhanid Sayed, Helmy El-Bendary and Alexandra El-Helaly

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:8

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  28. The present study has documented, for the first time in Egypt, the natural occurrence of four entomopathogenic protozoans (EPP) among five of the most abundant and damaging insect pests of stored grains or the...

    Authors: Ahlam Ahmed Alfazairy, Yasien Mohamed Gamal El-Abed, Hedaya Hamza Karam and Hanan Mohamed Ramadan

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:7

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  29. Nitrogen is one of the most critical elements for plant and herbivore growth. This research aimed to investigate the bottom-up effect of varying nitrogen fertilization on the demography of the ectoparasitoid, Hab...

    Authors: Gholamhossein Gharekhani, Fereshteh Salehi, Jalal Shirazi and Nahid Vaez

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:6

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  30. Grain commodities, like cereals and legumes, are subject to insect infestation during postharvest processing and storage. Public concerns about the potential risks that derive from the consumption of pesticide...

    Authors: Salma Javed, Tabassum Ara Khanum and Samreen Khan

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:5

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  31. Trichoderma harzianum is one of the most commonly used fungal species used in the biological control of plant pathogenic fungi. Its ability to control biological pathogens is strengthened by the production of ana...

    Authors: Yasser S. A. Mazrou, Abeer H. Makhlouf, Mona M. Elseehy, Mohamed F. Awad and Mohamed M. Hassan

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:4

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  32. In a previous study, we identified a protein elicitor AMEP412 from Bacillus subtilis, which could trigger plant defense response and induce systemic acquired resistance. In the present study, the toxicity of AMEP...

    Authors: Quan Liu, Binbin Zhang, Yongrui Shen and Kuide Yin

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:3

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  33. The effect of batch and fed-batch fermentation on the cultivation performance of Bacillus thuringiensis was investigated using a 5-l stirred tank bioreactor. Significantly higher viable cell count (> 1.5 × 1012 C...

    Authors: Mohamed Mazmira Mohd Masri and Arbakariya Bin Ariff

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:2

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  34. A study of molecular variation among Botrytis spp., the causal pathogen of scape and umbel blights of onion, as well as the biocontrol of the virulent pathogen using Bacillus subtilis PHYS7 under greenhouse condi...

    Authors: Kamal A. M. Abo-Elyousr, Saad A. M. Alamri, Mohamed M. A. Hussein, Mohamed A. H. Hassan, Bahaa E. S. Abd El-Fatah and Mohamed Hashem

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:1

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  35. The red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is one of the most severe pests of date palms. The study aimed to evaluate the virulence of fungal spores and silver Nano-partic...

    Authors: M. A. Abdel-Raheem, Huda A. ALghamdi and Naglaa F. Reyad

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2019 29:97

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  36. Three strains of entomopathogenic nematodes, labelled P5, P6 and PH, were isolated during surveys of agricultural soils of Pir Panjal Range, using insect baiting technique. Morpho-taxometrical studies and mole...

    Authors: Aashaq Hussain Bhat, Tarique Hassan Askary, Mohammad Jamal Ahmad, Suman, Aasha and Ashok Kumar Chaubey

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2019 29:96

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  37. Two programs for controlling the western flower thrips (WFT), Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), were evaluated. Greenhouse experiments were conducted for reducing F. occidentalis po...

    Authors: Ahmad S. Sanad and Gamal M. Hassan

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2019 29:95

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  38. Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is one of the used bioagents in insect pest control. Its toxicity is largely due to the insecticide endotoxins (crystalline (Cry) proteins) that act selectively on insects and nematode...

    Authors: Karam Khamis Elgizawy and Noha Mohamed Ashry

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2019 29:94

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  39. Average yields of Mattesia spores (spore productivity) had varied from a minimum yield (0.17 × 107 spores) for Laemophloeus turcicus adult to a maximum yield (7.46 × 107 spores) for Plodia interpunctella larva. C...

    Authors: Ahlam Ahmed Alfazairy, Yasien Mohamed Gamal Zedan El-Abed, Hanan Mohamed Ramadan and Hedaya Hamza Karam

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2019 29:93

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  40. Pathogenicity of four fungal strains, two of Beauveria bassiana (designated as BB-72 and BB-252), and two of Lecanicillium lecanii (designated as V-4 and CS-625) to green peach aphid, Myzus persicae Sulzer (Homop...

    Authors: Khadija Javed, Humayun Javed, Tariq Mukhtar and Dewen Qiu

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2019 29:92

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  41. In greenhouses, tomato plants are subject to attack by several pest species. The present study aimed to investigate the compatibility of releasing the egg parasitoid, Trichogramma euproctidis (Girault) (Hymenopte...

    Authors: D. Adly and Gehan M. Nouh

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2019 29:91

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  42. Biological activities of spores and metabolites of some fungi isolated from dead larva of the spiny bollworms (SBW), Earias insulana (Boisd.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), against the newly hatched larvae of the pest...

    Authors: Eman Mohammed Abd-ElAzeem, Warda Ahmed Zaki El-Medany and Hend Mohammed Sabry

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2019 29:90

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  44. Barley plants (cv. Giza 2000) are infected by Drechslera teres which causes net blotch disease symptoms and yield losses. Plants were treated with commercial molecular products such as Trichoderma asperilium (T34...

    Authors: Yaser Hafez, Amr Abdelfatah, Faten El-Nashar, Mahmoud Badr and Sayed Elkady

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2019 29:88

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  45. The greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella Linnaeus (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), is considered one of the most important pests effecting honeybee industry. The present study was carried out to evaluate the efficacy o...

    Authors: D. Adly and W. M. Marzouk

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2019 29:87

    Content type: Research

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  46. The performance of parasitism by the egg parasitoid, Trichogramma evanescens Westwood (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) on eggs of Angoumois grain moth, Sitotroga cerealella Olivier (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) was ...

    Authors: Naglaa F. Abdel-Hameid, I. R. M. Elzoghby, A. L. Mehany and W. A. A. Sayed

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2019 29:86

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  47. Thirty bacterial isolates were isolated from the gut contents of diseased/dead locust. Their pathogenicity was tested against 4th instar nymphs of desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria Forskål (Orthoptera: Acridid...

    Authors: Tamer A. Mashtoly, Mohamed S. El-Zemaity, Assem Abolmaaty, Gamal M. Abdelatef, Ashraf A. Marzouk and Mohamed Reda

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2019 29:85

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  48. Potato brown rot, caused by Ralstonia solanacearum, ranked globally as the second most important bacterial plant pathogen. In the present study, the influence of different cropping programs in potato brown rot ma...

    Authors: N. A. S. Messiha, K. M. A. Elhalag, N. M. Balabel, S. M. A. Farag, H. A. Matar, M. H. Hagag, A. M. Khairy, M. M. Abd El-Aliem, E. Eleiwa, O. M. E. Saleh and N. S. Farag

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2019 29:84

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  49. Larval and adult populations of the Egyptian alfalfa weevil (EAW) Hypera brunneipennis (Boheman) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) was monitored after application of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana in th...

    Authors: Monir M. M. El Husseini

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2019 29:82

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  50. Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) produces vegetative insecticidal proteins (Vip) during its vegetative growth stage. Vip3 proteins have a significant role in insecticidal activity of this bacterium. Each new bacterial...

    Authors: Ebru Güney, Aysun Adıgüzel, Zihni Demirbağ and Kazım Sezen

    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2019 29:81

    Content type: Research

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