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  1. The black Coccinellid species Stethorus aptus Kapur was identified as a predator on the European red mite, Panonychus ulmi (Koch.) for the first time. The S. aptus was also reported for the first time in India. A...

    Authors: Mahendiran Govindasamy and Sheikh Khursheed
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:53
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  2. Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) crops are plants genetically engineered (modified) to contain the endospore (or crystal) toxins of the bacterium, Bt to be resistant to certain insect pests. In 1995, the Environmental...

    Authors: Mohamed Samir Tawfik Abbas
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:52
    Content type: Review article Published on:

  3. Thirty bacterial strains were successfully isolated from dead/diseased nymphs of the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria Forskal (Orthoptera: Acrididae) occurred in rearing cages at Locust and Grasshoppers Resear...

    Authors: Mohamed Reda, Tamer Abdallah Mashtoly, Mohamed El-Said El-Zemaity, Assem Abolmaaty and Gamal Mohamed Abdelatef
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:51
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  4. Entomopathogenic fungi (EPFs) play an important role for regulating insect pest populations, as they exist in many different ecosystems. Within these fungi, Beauveria and Metarhizium spp. genera include species t...

    Authors: Songül Gürlek, Ali Sevim, Fikriye Milletli Sezgin and Elif Sevim
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:50
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  5. The impact of six local isolates of Penicillium frequentans recovered from healthy sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) leaves was evaluated against Cercospora beticola, the causal pathogen of Cercospora sugar beet leaf...

    Authors: Mansour M. El-Fawy, Rafeek M. I. El-Sharkawy and Kamal A. M. Abo-Elyousr
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:49
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  6. The entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana causes a disease known as the white muscadine disease in insects. Most of the entomopathogenic fungi are soil borne nature an attempt was made to collect the soil s...

    Authors: Samy Mahmoud Sayed, Esmat Farouk Ali, Sayed Ashraf El-Arnaouty, Samy Farouk Mahmoud and Sayed Amin Amer
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:47
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  7. Tachinid flies are an important group of parasitoids in their larval stage, and all their hosts are of the Arthropoda, almost exclusively other insects, including important insect pests in agriculture and fore...

    Authors: Magdi S. El-Hawagry
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:46
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  8. The main goal of this study was enhancing the biocontrol activity of Trichoderma spp. (T. harzianum, T. koningii, T. viride, and T. virens) against Cephalosporium maydis, the cause of late wilt disease in maize. ...

    Authors: Ibrahim E. Elshahawy and Abo El-Khair B. El-Sayed
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:48
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  9. Morphobiological indicators and selection index are helpful tools to obtain promising genotypes and selecting multiple traits for genetic improvement of the predator, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri (Mulsant) (Coleopte...

    Authors: Nadia Al-Khateeb, Louai Asslan, Ghassan Ibrahim and Ahmed El-Heneidy
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:43
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  10. The biocontrol potential of four Pochonia chlamydosporia var. chlamydosporia isolates on the root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne javanica was investigated on pistachio plants in a greenhouse experiment. Isolates were...

    Authors: M. Ebadi, S. Fatemy and H. Riahi
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:45
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  11. Sitophilus granarius is a serious stored-grain insect that can destroy the whole grain of cereal crops. The present research demonstrated that two species of entomopathogenic fungi (EPF), Beauveria bassiana and M...

    Authors: Yacoub Ahmad Batta
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:44
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  12. The present study was carried out in greenhouses, on sweet pepper crops, during the winter plantations 2015–2016 and 2016–2017 in a commercial farm located at Berkash district, Giza, Egypt. During the first se...

    Authors: S. A. El Arnaouty, Mona N. Kortam, Amal I. Afifi and I. H. Heikal
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:42
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  13. The ability of entomopathogenic nematodes to suppress larval populations of the white grub, Leucopholis lepidophora Blanchard (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), infesting the areca nut palm (Areca catechu) was investiga...

    Authors: Jagadeesh Patil and Vijayakumar Rangasamy
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:41
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  14. Integrated regimens were conducted at Kafre- Hakim village to evaluate the efficacy of different agents in controlling root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita and root rot disease infecting eggplant cv. Balad...

    Authors: Hamida Ahmed Osman, Hoda Hussein Ameen, Moawad Mohamed, Riad El-Mohamedy and Usama Samy Elkelany
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:40
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  15. Fungal pathogens of Hypera postica (Gyllenhall) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) were collected from the vicinities of Adana and Igdir in Turkey. The pathogenicity of the fungal isolates against the pest were investig...

    Authors: Birgul Yucel, Celalettin Gozuacik, Donus Gencer, Ismail Demir and Zihni Demirbag
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:39
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  16. This study evaluated the pathogenicity of indigenous soil isolate of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) strains, applied without and along with 1.0% MgCl2 salt, to Helicoverpa armigera Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). T...

    Authors: Muhammad Zeeshan Majeed, Muhammad Asam Riaz, Muneeba Arif Khan, Chun-Sen Ma and Salman Ahmad
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:38
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  17. Himachal Pradesh is a northern state of India and is situated to the southern of the mighty Himalaya. The agro-climatic conditions are conducive for the production of off-season vegetables. Biological control ...

    Authors: Sumit Vashisth, Y. S. Chandel and R. S. Chandel
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:37
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  18. The Hymenoptera is one of the vital and biggest insect orders comprising the bees, wasps, sawflies, and ants. Wasps are important to natural and biological pest control because they are predators or parasitoid...

    Authors: Emtithal M. Abd-El-Samie, Israa Elkafrawy, Mai Osama and Amr Ageez
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:36
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  20. The ultrastructure alterations were described in the midgut of Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) larvae following Bacillus sphaericus treatment. Two hours post-treatment, the epithelial layer began to have large...

    Authors: Maha K. Tewfick and Belal A. Soliman
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:35
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  21. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) constitute a major arm of defense in mosquitoes against microbes. The purpose of this study was to determine which of the peptides are produced in the mosquito hemolymph after bac...

    Authors: Maha K. Tewfick, Waleed M. Serag and Belal A. Soliman
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:33
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  22. This study aimed to isolate and characterize bacteria from the codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), and determine their virulence to its larvae. A total of 16 bacteria were isolated from...

    Authors: Elif Sevim, Mustafa Çocar, Fikriye Milletli Sezgin and Ali Sevim
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:30
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  23. Effect of Trichoderma harzianum was investigated on plant growth and inhibitory activity against Phythium ultimum and Phytopthora capsici under laboratory and greenhouse conditions. Data under lab conditions reve...

    Authors: Muhammad Nazir Uddin, Ubaid ur Rahman, Wajid khan, Nisar Uddin and Muhammad Muhammad
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:32
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  24. Root-knot nematodes (RKNs) are one of the major constraints of vegetable cultivation worldwide. Chemical nematicides, the primary management tool for over 50 years, have a negative impact on the environment an...

    Authors: M. S. Abdel-Salam, Hoda H. Ameen, Gaziea M. Soliman, U. S. Elkelany and Amira M. Asar
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:31
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  25. Various branches of any living species are destined to specified identification. Henceforth, imposing of bioinformatics, including various supportive software along with wet lab experiments, has led to conclud...

    Authors: Subhoshmita Mondal and Sibashish Baksi
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:29
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  26. Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid is a destructive pathogen of cowpea that causes serious charcoal rot disease with significant yield losses. Antifungal activity of three indigenous Ascomycetes viz., Trichoder...

    Authors: Amna Shoaib, Madiha Munir, Arshad Javaid, Zoia Arshad Awan and Muhammad Rafiq
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:26
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  27. Various experiments were carried out to promote biological control under semi-arid ecological conditions. In vitro assay, Aspergillus flavus seemed to be the most effective bioagent against Fusarium oxysporum f. ...

    Authors: Naima Boughalleb-M’Hamdi, Ibtissem Ben Salem and Mahmoud M’Hamdi
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:25
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  28. Laboratory experiments were conducted to study the potential impact of genetically modified corn hybrid, transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)-expressing (Cry2Ab/1Ac), and the corresponding isogenic untransforme...

    Authors: Saad Moussa, Fatina Baiomy, Karim Abouzaid, Mona Nasr, Essam M. Moussa and Essam A. Kamel
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:23
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  29. An efficient biosynthesis process for the rapid production of nanoparticles would enable the development of a “microbial nanotechnology” for mass-scale production. In the present research, biological silver na...

    Authors: Rabab M. Elamawi, Raida E. Al-Harbi and Awatif A. Hendi
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:28
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  30. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of three entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) (Beauveria bassiana, Cladosporium cladosporioides, and Verticillium alfalfae) on the aphid species, Metopolophium di...

    Authors: Ouidad Abdelaziz, Mohamed Mourad Senoussi, Amar Oufroukh, Ali Kemal Birgücü, İsmail Karaca, Fayza Kouadri, Benkenana Naima and Abderrahmane Bensegueni
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:24
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  31. The peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tiphritidae), is an economic insect pest attacking the fruits of mangoes, apricots, guava, citrus, and peaches. This pest is difficult to be controlled ...

    Authors: M. M. E. Saleh, Hala M. S. Metwally and Y. A. Mahmoud
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:22
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  32. Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) of families Heterorhabditidae and Steinernematidae are known to be effective against a variety of pests. In the present work, different EPNs that are isolated from the Egyptia...

    Authors: Ahmed M. Azazy, Manal Farouk M. Abdelall, Ibrahim A. El-Sappagh and A. E. H. Khalil
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:27
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  33. A strong antibiotic producer, Bacillus subtilis strain Bbv 57 (KF718836), has been utilized for the management of wilt-nematode complex (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. gerberae, Meloidogyne incognita) in gerbera under...

    Authors: SA. Ramyabharathi, K. Sankari Meena, L. Rajendran, G. Karthikeyan, E. I. Jonathan and T. Raguchander
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:21
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  34. The green lacewing, Chrysoperla carnea (Steph.) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae), is a generalist predator in its larval stage of most species of soft bodied insect pests, especially aphids, whiteflies, thrips, coccids,...

    Authors: A. Alghamdi, S. Al-Otaibi and S. M. Sayed
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:20
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  35. The efficiency of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) CAB109 on Spodoptera exigua (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidea) larvae was investigated. This study introduces a novel concept of generation mortality (GM) was introduc...

    Authors: Shichen Huang, Xiangguo Li, Guangchun Li and Dayong Jin
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:19
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  36. Mikania micrantha (Asteraceae: Eupatorieae), widely called mile-a-minute, has been a persistent problem to forestry, plantations and biodiversity conservation in southwestern and northeastern India, as well as in...

    Authors: Prakya Sreerama Kumar, Usha Dev and Nidhi Joshi
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:18
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  37. Thrips is one of the most harmful insect groups attacking many field and vegetable crops. Predatory mites, especially those in family Phytoseiidae, are considered as good bioagents to control thrips where appl...

    Authors: Nevin Ahmed and Ming Lou
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:15
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  38. Endophytic bacteria (EB) isolated from healthy cucumber plant tissues (e.g., root, stem, leaves) were evaluated as possible biological control of Pseudomonas syringae pv. lachrymans, the causative agent of angula...

    Authors: Mustafa Akbaba and Hatice Ozaktan
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:14
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  39. An in vitro evaluation was conducted for compatibility of 12 commonly used additives at three different concentrations of (0.1, 0.5, and 1.00%) with Beauveria bassiana through poisoned food technique. The results...

    Authors: P. Swathi, P. N. Ganga Visalakshy and S. B. Das
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:13
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  40. Lethal effect of the entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema feltiae, against prepupae of Helicoverpa armigera (Hb) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in soil was evaluated. Plasma phenoloxidase activity of H. armigera prep...

    Authors: Laleh Ebrahimi, Mohammadreza Shiri and Gary Brian Dunphy
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:12
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  41. The alder leaf beetle, Agelastica alni L. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), is one of the most defoliator pests of oak and alder trees. In the present study, the efficacies of three native strains of entomopathogenic ...

    Authors: Zeynep Bayramoglu, Ismail Demir, Cihan Inan and Zihni Demirbag
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:17
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  42. Diversity of parasitoids and predators in the sole cropped and intercropped, border cropped, and hedgerow cropped fields of guava (sole cropped and intercropped with cowpea), mulberry (sole cropped and border ...

    Authors: U. Amala and T. M. Shivalingaswamy
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:11
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  43. The tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyric), second instar larvae were exposed for 1 day to LC50 of Bacillus thuringiensis (Berliner) subsp. kurstaki or Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) on treated tomato foliages. ...

    Authors: Aly A. Younes, Nawal Z. M. Zohdy, Hazem A. Abul fadl and Reham Fathy
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:10
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  44. Aphelinus mali (Haldeman) (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) is an effective natural enemy used in China to control the woolly apple aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum [Hausmann]) (WAA). Population of A. mali in China falls into ...

    Authors: Min Su, Xiumei Tan, Qinmin Yang, Fanghao Wan and Hongxu Zhou
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:16
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  45. The rice white tip nematode, Aphelenchoides besseyi, is the primarily important seed-borne pest of rice and was first recorded in Turkey in 1995. These biological agents, such as an entomopathogenic fungus (EPF),...

    Authors: Adnan Tülek, İ Iker Kepenekçi, Erçin Oksal and Selçuk Hazir
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:9
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  46. Peridroma saucia (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a polyphagous pest that attacks nearly all vegetable fields in Turkey. Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are successfully used as a biological control agent. ...

    Authors: Ebubekir Yuksel, Yunus Emre Taskesen, Duygu Erarslan and Ramazan Canhilal
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:8
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  47. Root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, is one of the main problems in vegetable-growing regions, decreasing yield quality and quantity worldwide. Root-knot nematode management tactics mostly involve chemical ...

    Authors: Ramazan Cetintas, Mustafa Kusek and Shirkoo Ameen Fateh
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:7
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  48. Pheromone-binding proteins (PBPs) play a significant role in olfaction and mating. The present work was designed to isolate, extract, and purify the pheromone-binding proteins from the antennae of male Chilo part...

    Authors: D. Pedda Kasim, R. Srideepthi, P. Suneetha, M. S. R. Krishna and U. Lakshmisahitya
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:6
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  49. The phytosynthesis of nanoparticles is a green chemistry approach that combines nanotechnology and bioactive compounds of plants. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs...

    Authors: Ali Abdelmoteleb, Daniel Gonzalez-Mendoza, Benjamin Valdez-Salas, Onecimo Grimaldo-Juarez and Carlos Ceceña-Duran
    Citation: Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 2018 28:4
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