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  1. The Rugose spiraling whitefly (RSW), Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), has been reported as an invasive pest of coconut in different parts of peninsular India during 2016. It mainly cau...

    Authors: K. Elango, N. Arun kumar and V. Dhanasekar
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:131
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  2. Soil biocontrol streptomycetes are considered as ecofriendly agents, which inhibit the growth of multiple fungal pathogens. In addition, the majority of species are considered non-plant pathogenic, and they ar...

    Authors: Diana Elizabeth Rios-Muñiz and Zahaed Evangelista-Martínez
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:130
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  3. Native endophytes from maize could play a vital role in plant protection and growth promotion. The present study was undertaken to elucidate the effect of soil types and different maize varieties on culturable...

    Authors: Haichun Cun, Shahzad Munir, Pengfei He, Yixin Wu, Pengbo He, Ayesha Ahmed, Hongbing Che, Jian Li and Yueqiu He
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:129
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  4. Two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) incidence is a major constraint in vegetable cultivation. The indiscriminate use of acaricides is causing environmental threat and also residual...

    Authors: V. P. Abarna and R. Vishnupriya
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:128
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  5. Authors: Nadia Gameel El-Gamal, Nehal Samy El-Mougy, Mohamed Saied Ali Khalil and Mokhtar Mohamed Abdel-Kader
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:127
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    The original article was published in Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:109

  6. Limited number of control methods against root-lesion nematodes has increased the search for alternative management strategies. Due to secondary metabolites such as toxins and enzymes secreted by the entomopat...

    Authors: Fatma Gül Göze Özdemir, Asiye Uzun Yiğit and Ozan Demirözer
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:126
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  7. The geothermal greenhouses in Southern Tunisia are an important axis of agricultural development. This sector faces many abiotic and biotic constraints that could threat its sustainability. Thus, the heated gr...

    Authors: Sabrine Chouikhi, Besma Hamrouni Assadi, Kaouthar Grissa Lebdi and Mohamed Sadok Belkadhi
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:125
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  8. Stethorini are specialized mite predators in the family Coccinellidae, which are small with black body and brown or yellow colored appendages. This study aimed to survey species of Stethorini associated with p...

    Authors: C. V. Vidya, Haseena Bhaskar, R. Chaitanya and Deepu Mathew
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:124
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  9. Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. ciceris is one of the potential threats to chickpea cultivation as it causes greater a yield loss under favorable conditions. Management of this disease is difficult because of its soil-b...

    Authors: K. Venkataramanamma, B. V. Bhaskara Reddy, R. Sarada Jayalakshmi, V. Jayalakshmi and L. Rajendran
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:123
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  10. Eublemma amabilis Moore (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is an important pest of lac insect, Kerria spp. (Hemiptera: Tachardiidae: Coccoidea) causing up to 20–25% damage of lac and its encrustation, which has immense ind...

    Authors: Purnima Das, Binita Borah, Priyanka Saikia, Lakshmi Kanta Hazarika, K. K. Sharma, A. Mohanasundaram, Robin Chandra Boro, Ratna Kalita and Trishnamoni Gautom
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:122
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  11. Wheat sheath blight, caused by Rhizoctonia cerealis, is a popular fungal disease that causes serious harm to wheat production. Biological control can offer the safe and effective method to control wheat diseases.

    Authors: Yanjie Yi, Yang Liu, Pengyu Luan, Zhipeng Hou, Yanhui Yang, Ruifang Li, Zhenpu Liang, Xiaoxia Zhang and Shulei Liu
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:121
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  12. Microbial biological control agents are gaining worldwide attention to manage insect pests as an alternative to synthetic insecticides. Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) meet eco-friendly pest management’s demand s...

    Authors: G. S. Jamunarani, S. H. Ramanagouda, B. Venkateshalu, J. Jayappa, Gunnaiah Raghavendra, D. L. Rudresh, M. S. Kulkarni, B. N. Naika Mahantesha and J. B. Gopali
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:120
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  13. The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is an endemic destructive pest for several cultivars in America and recently in Africa and Asia. Due to the development of pest...

    Authors: R. M. Sayed, S. S. Ibrahim and H. M. K. H. El-Gepaly
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:119
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  14. The predatory mite, Blattisocius mali Oudemans (Mesostigmata: Blattisociidae), feeds on various species of storage mites such as Tyrophagous putresentiae (Schrank). In this study, life table parameters and consum...

    Authors: Faeze Asgari, Seyed Ali Safavi and Hamid Reza Sarraf Moayeri
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:118
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  15. Western conifer seed bug, Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann (Hemiptera: Coreidae), is an invasive polyphagous pest of coniferous trees. It causes serious economic losses in pine kernel production. Biocontrol of...

    Authors: Hilal Tunca Cosic, Elisabeth Tabone, Damla Çaycı, Benjamin Cosic, Özgür Toprak and Akın Emin
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:117
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  16. Yellow (stripe) rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst), is an economic disease of wheat. Growth-promoting fungi (GPF) such as Trichoderma asperellum and Penicillium simplicissimum have been inv...

    Authors: Samar Mohamed Esmail, Ibrahim Sobhy Draz, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, Sahar Mumtaz and Mohsen Mohamed Elsharkawy
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:116
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  17. Avocado “tristeza,” a disease caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi, is one of the main limiting factors of avocado production in the Caribbean region. To control the pathogen, the application of agrochemicals is requ...

    Authors: Donicer E. Montes Vergara, Adrian Barboza-García and Alexander Pérez-Cordero
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:115
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  18. The banana stem weevil, Odoiporus longicollis (Olivier), is a serious threat to banana cultivation world over. Since banana is a food crop, the use of naturally infecting biological control agents could be an eff...

    Authors: Velavan Viswakethu, Vinitha Ramasamy, Saranya Krishnamoorthy, Thilakshana Segar, Aravindh Ramaraj, Muhammed Aboobacker Kuttithodika, Baskar Narayanasamy, Padmanaban Balakrishnan and Rangeshwaran Rajagopal
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:114
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  19. The life history and predation rate of the ladybird beetle, Harmonia dimidiata Fabricius (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) were compared at four different temperatures (16, 20, 24, and 28 °C). The beetles were fed on t...

    Authors: Javed Khan, Ashraf Khan, Nazeer Ahmed, Sadeq K. Alhag, Abdulrahman A. Almadiy, Samy Sayed, Pravej Alam and Farman Ullah
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:113
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  20. Soil-borne plant pathogenic fungi with a wide host range of crops cause a significant limitation on the global production of agronomic crops. Applications of synthetic pesticides are an important tool for mana...

    Authors: Gamal A. M. Ghanem, Doha A. S. Gebily, Mona M. Ragab, Ayat M. Ali, Nour El-Deen K. Soliman and Tawfik H. Abd El-Moity
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:112
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  21. Root-knot nematodes (RKNs) cause severe losses in kiwifruit-growing regions. The endophytic bacteria could be biological agents for nematodes management. The aim of this study was the isolation and identificat...

    Authors: Seyedeh Najmeh Banihashemian, Salar Jamali, Morteza Golmohammadi and Mahmood Ghasemnezhad
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:111
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  22. The Toad grasshopper pest, Bufonacris claraziana (Saussure) (Orthoptera: Tristiridae) is an endemic species of the Argentine Patagonia region. Among the Tristiridae family, it is the only species recognized as ha...

    Authors: Yanina Mariottini, Carlos E. Lange and Sebastian E. Pelizza
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:110
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  23. Stem rust caused by Puccinia graminis f.sp. tritici Pers is one of the most devastating fungal foliar diseases, and causes substantial yield losses to wheat crops cultivated under field conditions. This study aim...

    Authors: Nadia Gameel El-Gamal, Nehal Samy El-Mougy, Mohamed Saied Ali Khalil and Mokhtar Mohamed Abdel-Kader
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:109
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    The Correction to this article has been published in Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:127

  24. Atrijuglans hetaohei (Yang) (Lepidoptera, Heliodinidae) is a major pest of walnut in China. Larvae feed on the seeds of walnut fruit. Damaged fruits turned black and fallen prematurely. Current management relies ...

    Authors: Ziyan NanGong, Wanbin Chen, Anbang Zhang, Wenxuan Gu, Ping Song and Qinying Wang
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:108
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  25. Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) have been regarded as the most convenient strategy for insect pest management. The native strains of EPNs: Heterorhabditis bacteriophora EUPT-SD, H. bacteriophora EUPT-R, H. bact...

    Authors: Preety Tomar and Neelam Thakur
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:107
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  26. The rugose spiraling whitefly (RSW), Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), an exotic polyphagous pest and its infestation was documented on coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) for the first time in...

    Authors: A. Sandeep, K. Selvaraj, C. M. Kalleshwaraswamy, B. C. Hanumanthaswamy and H. B. Mallikarjuna
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:106
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  27. This study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of plant growth-promoting microbes on the foliar disease of organic tomatoes under protected cultivation. The biological control agents, viz., Trichoderma harz...

    Authors: Gurudatt M. Hegde, Lokanath H. Malligawad, M. N. Sreenivasa and Bimal K. Chetri
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:105
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  28. Entomopathogenic fungi are a potential biological control agent for many pests. In this study, 14 native Beauveria bassiana isolates were molecularly identified and assessed for their virulence and mortality agai...

    Authors: Ismail Erper, Kibar Ak, Muharrem Turkkan, Elif Yildirim, Mehtap Alkan and Goksel Ozer
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:104
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  29. Topical application of the entomopathogenic fungi (EPFs) against Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae is less effective due to larvae hiding in the corn midribs in the field. To contro...

    Authors: Jelly Milinia Puspita Sari, Siti Herlinda and Suwandi Suwandi
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:103
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  30. The two biological control methods, inherited sterility technique (IST) and Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), are considered as the two promising methods for lepidopteran pest management. Simultaneous treatment with b...

    Authors: Waheed A. A. Sayed, Reda Sayed Hassan and Thanaa Mohamed Sileem
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:102
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  31. Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) have a great potential as a biocontrol agent for a wide range of insect pests. EPNs have attracted much interest around the world to study their distribution, virulence, and u...

    Authors: Mai Ali, Nada Allouf and Mohammad Ahmad
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:101
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  32. The Conopidae are an interesting family of small- to large-sized endoparasitic flies, commonly known as thick-headed flies. These flies have been proposed as potential biological control agents of invasive soc...

    Authors: Magdi S. A. El-Hawagry, Belkacem A. Boulaouad, Ahmed M. Soliman, Ayman M. Ebrahim and Hathal M. Al Dhafer
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:100
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  33. The greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella L. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), is among the most important wax pests economically. In the larval stage, the pest feeds on honeycomb wax and seriously damages the combs that...

    Authors: Dönüş Gençer and Zeynep Bayramoğlu
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:99
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  34. The invasive barnacle scale, Ceroplastes cirripediformis Comstock (Hemiptera: Coccidae), is a pest native to South America and the Caribbean islands that has recently emerged as a serious threat to agricultural, ...

    Authors: Mahesh B. Gaikwad, Santosh C. Kedar, Dayanand C. Kalyani and Pathour R. Shashank
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:98
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  35. The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a devastating pest of maize, difficult to manage using a single pest management tactic. The entomopathogenic fungus (EPF),

    Authors: G. Kiruthiga, S. Jeyarani, N. Sathiah, M. Murugan, U. Sivakumar and D. Uma
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:97
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  36. Buxus sempervirens (Boxwood) is a type of plant that has economic and cultural significance, danger of extinction due to various factors. Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), an invasive...

    Authors: Elif Tozlu, Göksel Tozlu, Recep Kotan, Nasibe Tekiner, Fatih Dadaşoğlu and Temel Göktürk
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:96
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  37. Entomopathogenic fungi (EPFs) have more important role in biological control of the important insect pests. In the present study 15 EPF isolates, selected from the EPF culture collection, were identified using...

    Authors: Seher Uçar, Turgut Atay and Yusuf Yanar
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:95
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  39. Studying the diversity of the indigenous entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) is a prerequisite to effective insect pest control. The distribution and occurrence of EPF from the soil across Nigeria were evaluated. Thr...

    Authors: Mohammed Nuru Yakubu, Mohammed Auwal Ladan, Fatima Ali Deba, Safiya Isma’il, Usman Sa’id Haruna, Habiba Usman Aliyu, Ahmad Abdulhameed and Fatima Tahir
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:93
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  40. The African Migratory Locust, Locusta migratoria migratorioides (Reiche & Fairmaire, 1849) (Orthoptera: Acrididae), is a major threat to agricultural crops and food security on a worldwide scale; hence, maintaini...

    Authors: Jihan Muhammad, Zeinab Fathy and Saad Moussa
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:92
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  41. The wheat stink bug, Aelia rostrata Boheman (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), is one of the harmful insects that caused significant product losses in cereals due to outbreaks. Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are natur...

    Authors: Aydın Peçen and İlker Kepenekci
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:91
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  42. The experiments were conducted at Research Farm, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India. Infectivity and effectiveness of entomopathogenic nematode (EPN), Steinernema asiaticum infec...

    Authors: Rajesh Kumar, Shalini Pandey and Ram Singh
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:90
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  43. The European tent caterpillar Malacosoma neustria Linnaeus, 1758 (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae), a worldwide pest, feeds on a wide variety of woody and shrub-like plants in its larval stage and causes extensive eco...

    Authors: Elif Fatma Topkara, Oğuzhan Yanar, Funda Sahin, Yusuf Yanar and Dürdane Yanar
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:89
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  44. India is the world's leading producer of coconuts. Many biotic and abiotic constrains limit global palm yield and among the biotic factors, the coconut rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros (L.) (Coleoptera: Scar...

    Authors: M. Sujithra, M. Rajkumar, Priyank Hanuman Mhatre and Govindharaj Guru-Pirasanna-Pandi
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:88
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  45. Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) belonging to the Heterorhabditis spp. harbour symbiotically associated bacteria which are toxic to a wide range of insect pests. Isolation, purification, characterization and mas...

    Authors: M. N. Ashwini, Haseena Bhaskar, Deepu Mathew, M. R. Shylaja and D. Girija
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:87
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  46. The tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), is a serious pest of solanaceous plant species, mainly Solanum lycopersicum L. The entomopathogenic fungi, an alternative to chemical inse...

    Authors: Gurmeet Kour Bali, Sanjay K. Singh, Deepak Kumar Maurya, Fehim Jeelani Wani and Radhakrishnan Sitaram Pandit
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:86
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  47. Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae) is an entomopathogenic fungus that has potential as a biological control agent against many insect pests. This study was conducted to optimize the conditi...

    Authors: Ibrahima Camara, Kaili Cao, Rouguiatou Sangbaramou, Peipei Wu, Wangpeng Shi and Shuqian Tan
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:85
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  48. Effects of entomopathogenic fungi (EPF); Beauveria bassiana, Isaria fumosorosea and Pupureocillium lilacinum against tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), which is one of the most ...

    Authors: Gürsel Karaca, Alime Bayındır Erol, Burcu Açıloğlu Çığgın, Hatice Acarbulut and İsmail Karaca
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:84
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  49. Entomopathogenic nematodes of the genera Heterorhabditis and Steinernema are widely used as biocontrol agents against diverse insect pests. Their association with symbiont bacteria is found to be the primary caus...

    Authors: April Lyn Leonar, Prakaijan Nimkingrat, Sitaram Aryal, Joey Genevieve Martinez, Aashaq Hussain Bhat and Nanette Hope Sumaya
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:83
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  50. Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) is the dominant pest on the stored products throughout the world. As an alternative to chemical insecticides, entomopathogens can be natur...

    Authors: Mustafa Yaman, Tuğba Sağlam and Ömer Ertürk
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2022 32:82
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