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  1. Continuous and non-judicial application of synthetic insecticides to control the tea thrips, Scirtothrips bispinosus (Bagnall), one of the major tea pests in South India has led to certain undesirable issues in t...

    Authors: Mariappan Sankara Rama Subramaniam, Azariah Babu and Bhabesh Deka
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:38
  2. Bacterial canker and subsequent gummosis are caused by multiple pathogens and lead to significant yield and productivity losses in sweet cherry cultivation in Turkey. This study identified that Pseudomonas syring...

    Authors: Mustafa Akbaba and Hatice Ozaktan
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:35
  3. Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs), as biological control agents, have been isolated from many regions throughout the world. Local isolates of EPNs are usually more effective for controlling indigenous insect p...

    Authors: Gehan Mohamed Nouh
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:34
  4. White mold disease, caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum the devastating pathogen, attacks green beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and several crops worldwide. The present investigation was carried out to introduce som...

    Authors: Doha A. S. Gebily, Gamal A. M. Ghanem, Mona M. Ragab, Ayat M. Ali, Nour El-din K. Soliman and Tawfik H. Abd El-Moity
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:33
  5. The cosmopolitan family Braconidae is one of the largest in the order Hymenoptera. Many of its members are important as biological control agents against more than 120 pest species belonging it four insect ord...

    Authors: Neveen S. Gadallah, Hassan Ghahari and Donald L. J. Quicke
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:32
  6. Endophytic bacteria are an association between bacteria and plant tissue that could play a role as a biocontrol agent.

    Authors: Vina Maulidia, Rina Sriwati, Loekas Soesanto, Syamsuddin, Takahiro Hamaguchi and Koichi Hasegawa
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:31
  7. Okra, Abelmoschus esculentus (Linn.) Moench, is one of the most important traditional vegetables in India. The crop is attacked severely by sucking pests, viz., jassid, Amrasca biguttula biguttula Ishida, and whi...

    Authors: Jaydeep Halder, Pratap A. Divekar and A. T. Rani
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:30
  8. Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) utilization as a biological control agent is highly recommended due to its safety, specificity, and efficiency. Importance of the entomocidal Cry proteins secreted by Bt is dramaticall...

    Authors: Hager Khalil, Saad Moussa, Haggag S. Zein, Dalia S. Ahmed, El-Sayed H. Shaurub and Nagwa I. Elarabi
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:29
  9. Bacillus thuringiensis is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped, and spore-forming microbial entomopathogen. The silverleaf whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Genn.) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), is a worldwide important cryptic specie...

    Authors: Amha Gebremariam, Yonas Chekol and Fassil Assefa
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:28
  10. Entomopathogenic fungi are widely distributed and well described within the fungal kingdom. This study reports the isolation, characterization, and virulence of 4 Purpureocillium lilacinum isolates against the sw...

    Authors: Tingfei Sun, Jianhui Wu and Shaukat Ali
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:27
  11. The phorid fly Megaselia scalaris (Loew) (Diptera: Phoridae) is an omnivorous species, capable of exploring a large variety of environments and ecological niches. It is known as an important detritivore species w...

    Authors: Magdi Shaaban Ali El-Hawagry, Ayman Mohey Eldin Ebrahim and Maha Salah Eldin Nada
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:26
  12. Black root rot of strawberry plants caused by Rhizoctonia solani, Fusarium solani, and Pythium sp. is a serious disease in Egypt. Biocontrol agents have frequently proved to possess paramount and safe tools again...

    Authors: Farid Abd-El-Kareem, Ibrahim E. Elshahawy and Mahfouz M. M. Abd-Elgawad
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:25
  13. An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

    Authors: Amina A. Hassan, Mohamed A. Youssef, M. M. A. Elashtokhy, I. M. Ismail, Munirah Aldayel and Eman Afkar
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:24

    The original article was published in Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:6

  14. Entomopathogens are frequent natural enemies of arthropods worldwide, and they are capable of alternative control agents against the important pests. The optimally selected botanical product can minimize their...

    Authors: D. Srinivas Reddy and N. Mounica Chowdary
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:23
  15. Varroa mite, Varroa destructor Anderson and Trueman (Parasitiformes: Varroidae), is an ectoparasitic mite of the honey bee, Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae), with a great economic importance. It is the maj...

    Authors: Sally F. M. Allam, Mourad F. Hassan, Ahmed S. Hassan and Mahmoud K. A. Abada
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:22
  16. An entomopathogenic nematode (EPN) was recovered by using Galleria baiting technique from the soils of marigold fields of Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. Based on morphological, morphometrical and molecular characte...

    Authors: Heena, Aasha Rana, Aashaq Hussain Bhat and Ashok Kumar Chaubey
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:21
  17. The Egyptian cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is one of the major insect pests, causing a significant damage on different cultivated agricultural crops. Developing an alter...

    Authors: Hend O. Mohamed
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:20
  18. The whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Genn.) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), is one of the most damaging pests of crops grown in open field and under protected conditions. Owing to the indiscriminate use of insecticides, white...

    Authors: Dilip Shriram Ghongade and K. S. Sangha
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:19
  19. The alphabaculoviruses are lethal pathogens of lepidopteran caterpillars including a polyphagous and globally recognized pest, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) infesting economically important agriculture crops worl...

    Authors: Sanjay M. Bandi, P. S. Shanmugavadivel, Lalit Kumar and A. Revanasidda
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:18
  20. This study aimed to investigate the rhizosphere bacterial isolates’ antagonistic property against the soil-borne fungal phytopathogen, Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc. (Athelia rolfsii (Curzi) Tu & Kimbrough). The chemic...

    Authors: Puja Kumari, Santosh Kumar Bishnoi and Sheela Chandra
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:17
  21. Sclerotium rolfsii is a soil-borne fungal pathogen causing diseases in more than 500 plant species. It causes southern blight disease in chili. Chemical fungicides are used to control this disease, which also pol...

    Authors: Warda Sharf, Arshad Javaid, Amna Shoaib and Iqra Haider Khan
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:16
  22. The Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae) is an insect pest species responsible for damages of citrus fruit quality and tree health. This insect is a vector of bacteria ‘Candidatus

    Authors: Ana Belén Corallo, Evelin Pechi, Lina Bettucci and Susana Tiscornia
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:15
  23. Fungal stem end rot disease of pitaya caused by Alternaria alternata is one of the most destructive diseases in Binh Thuan province, Vietnam. This study aimed to assess the antagonistic effects of some endophytic...

    Authors: The Anh Luu, Quyet Tien Phi, Thi Thu Hang Nguyen, Mai Van Dinh, Bich Ngoc Pham and Quang Trung Do
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:14
  24. Biological control of insects is the current goal of modern researches to avoid using the harmful chemicals. Some fungi are capable of infecting and killing insects and, hence, are commonly known as entomopath...

    Authors: Waill A. Elkhateeb, Kareem M. Mousa, Marwa O. ELnahas and Ghoson M. Daba
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:13
  25. Species belonging to the genus Trichoderma are considered as one of the most potential biocontrol agents which can be readily collected from soil and found effective against various fungal and bacterial diseases....

    Authors: Kannan Chinnaswami, Divya Mishra, Anila Miriyala, Prakasam Vellaichamy, Basavaraj Kurubar, Jasudasu Gompa, Srinivas Prasad Madamsetty and Meenakshi Sundaram Raman
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:12
  26. The cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii Glov. (Hemiptera: Aphididae), is a major insect pest on a wide range of plants that causes high damage and transmits plant viruses. This study was carried out to evaluate an indig...

    Authors: Samy Sayed, Sayed-Ashraf Elarnaouty and Esmat Ali
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:11
  27. Egg parasitoids belonging to the genus Trichogramma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) are important natural enemies that have been successfully used in biological control programs and mostly reared on the Mediterr...

    Authors: Serkan Pehlivan
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:10
  28. Fruit flies are important insect pests of horticultural crops. Pesticides used to control them which cause environmental and health hazards; therefore, other alternative sustainable management measures are req...

    Authors: Fazl Ullah, Muzammil Farooq, Sabyan Faris Honey and Naeem Zada
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:9
  29. The predatory mites, Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor), N. barkeri (Hughes), and Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot, are important predators attacking many insect and mite pests. They can coexist in the same hab...

    Authors: Faten M. Momen and Amira Abdel-Khalek
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:8
  30. The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is an important pest of tomatoes that reduces yield and fruit quality resulting in losses of up to 100%. The pest has developed res...

    Authors: Lizzy A. Mwamburi
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:7
  31. Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) produces a group of δ-endotoxin proteins designated as cry toxins. No doubt that Bt isolates are excellent potential candidates for biological control strategies.

    Authors: Amina A. Hassan, Mohamed A. Youssef, M. M. A. Elashtokhy, I. M. Ismail, Munirah Aldayel and Eman Afkar
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:6

    The Correction to this article has been published in Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:24

  32. Ralstonia solanacearum causes bacterial wilt disease in tomato and other crops resulting in huge economic losses worldwide. Several measures have been explored for the control of R. solanacearum, but the desired ...

    Authors: Liu Yan and Raja Asad Ali Khan
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:5
  33. In this study, commercial bioinsecticides including entomopathogenic fungi, Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae, and Verticillium lecanii, and Spinetoram active ingredient insecticide were evaluated agains...

    Authors: Alime Bayindir Erol, Oktay ErdoÄŸan and Ä°smail Karaca
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:4
  34. Metarhizium species are considered one of the most outstanding powerful biological control agents that have been commercialized as biopesticides against various agricultural pests. Fungal stability with successiv...

    Authors: Rana H. M. Hussien, Said M. Ezzat, Ali A. El Sheikh, James W. D. Taylor and Tariq M. Butt
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:2
  35. The oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), is the world’s most damaging (30–100%) pest infesting important fruits and vegetables. Its control is highly challenging due to its polyphagous, multivoltine ...

    Authors: Prashant Mohanpuria, Mohan Govindaswamy, Gurupkar Singh Sidhu, Sandeep Singh, Simranpreet Kaur and Parveen Chhuneja
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2021 31:1
  36. Organic amendments are well known for influencing soil nematode community structure, diversities, and activities. Most of the previous studies focused on effects of organic amendments on plant-parasitic nemato...

    Authors: Harjot Singh Sidhu and Rambir Singh Kanwar
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:146
  37. The common green lacewing Chrysoperla carnea (Steph.) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) is a polyphagous and efficient predatory species commonly found in a wide range of agricultural habitats. It plays an important role...

    Authors: Hossein Ranjbar Aghdam and Zahra Nemati
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:145
  38. Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) harboring symbiotic bacteria are one of the safest alternatives to the chemical insecticides for the control of various insect pests. Infective juveniles of EPNs locate a targ...

    Authors: Rashid Pervez, Showkat Ahmad Lone and Sasmita Pattnaik
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:144
  39. The fungus, Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuil., is one of the most important entomopathogenic fungi (EPFs). Recently, its new role was discovered in nature, to be an endophyte in plants. It has been reported as an ...

    Authors: Lobna Rajab, Mohammad Ahmad and Ibtisam Gazal
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:143
  40. The diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) is one of the major pests in cabbage which causes severe loss to the cruciferous crops. Entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and Metar...

    Authors: Poornesha Bathina and Ramanujam Bonam
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:142
  41. Broad-spectrum pesticides and Bt crops have been used against the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), but their effect on the environment and the development of resistance are...

    Authors: Tamires Doroteo de Souza, Fabricio Oliveira Fernandes, Ariadne Costa Sanches and Ricardo Antônio Polanczyk
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:141
  42. Root-knot nematodes are among the world’s most damaging endoparasitic sedentary nematodes, especially, Meloidogyne incognita that infects a wide range of plant hosts. The activity of different antagonistic bacter...

    Authors: Ghena Mamdouh AbdelRazek and Rabaa Yaseen
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:140
  43. Fusarium crown rot is one of the major diseases that cause significant yield losses of wheat, and Trichoderma strains were known as an effective biocontrol agent.

    Authors: Zayneb Kthiri, Maissa Ben Jabeur, Myriam Machraoui, Samia Gargouri, Khaled Hiba and Walid Hamada
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:139
  44. Fungal endophytes produce a variety of secondary metabolites which can be explored for herbicidal activities. Parthenium is a very aggressive and fast-spreading weed in Pakistan. The endophytes of Parthenium made...

    Authors: Yaseen Ahmad, Muhammad Nauman Ahmad, Afia Zia, Syed Sartaj Alam, Raja Asad Ali Khan and Muhammad Riaz
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:138
  45. The walnut aphid species Chromaphis juglandicola Kalt. and Panaphis juglandis (Goeze) are destructive insect pests. Harmonia axyridis (Pall.) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) is the main predatory insect with a wide g...

    Authors: Guizhen Gao, Siqi Liu, Likai Feng, Yuli Wang and Zhaozhi Lu
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:137
  46. Mycosis on the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), infecting maize was observed in research farm of Regional Agricultural Research Station, Anakapalli from October 2019 to ...

    Authors: M. Visalakshi, P. Kishore Varma, V. Chandra Sekhar, M. Bharathalaxmi, B. L. Manisha and S. Upendhar
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:135
  47. Eggplant (Solanum melongena) is one of the most popular vegetable crops in Egypt. It is affected by a wide range of pests; prominent among them is root-knot nematode (RKN) Meloidogyne spp. which constitutes a maj...

    Authors: Usama Samy Elkelany, Nehal Samy El-Mougy and Mokhtar Mohamed Abdel-Kader
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:134
  48. Agriculture is an indispensable part of any country to feed the millions of people but it is under constant threat of pests. To protect the crops from this huge yield loss recently, chemical pesticides are use...

    Authors: Ria Mukhopadhyay and Deepak Kumar
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2020 30:133

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