Phorid flies, a diverse group of parasitoids, have emerged as promising agents for the biological control of invasive ant species. These specialised dipterans locate their ant hosts using a ...
Brazilian peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolius) poses a significant threat to native ecosystems and economies in regions where it has been introduced. As an aggressive invasive species, its rapid ...
More than 10 years spent researching a safe and effective biological control to fight the Russian olive may soon start paying dividends after authorities have given permission for the release of the ...
New research using publicly-shared DNA barcodes and citizen science images have provided new evidence on the establishment and spread of a biological control agent used for the control of the major ...
A likely cure for one of the Western Cape’s worst pine weeds is ready for roll-out, after conservationists and pine growers ...
(Beyond Pesticides, June 8, 2022) A new biological agent to manage the destructive pest spotted wing drosophila (SWD) (Drosophila suzukii) is set to be released this month after approval was granted ...
Vandermeer, J., Perfecto, Il, Ibarra-Nunez, G., Philpott, Stacy M., and Garcia-Ballinas, J. A. 2002. "Ants (Azteca sp.) as potential biological control agents in ...
The genus of Harposporium belongs to the Ascomycota of the Fungi kingdom, the class Sortariomycetes, the order Hypocreales, and the family Ophiocordyceiaceae, is a common genus of soil fungi. The ...