OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Biocontrol is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Diptera as predators in biological control: applications and future perspectives	26
Impact of novaluron and chlorantraniliprole on the aphidophagous guild of the green apple aphid in an apple orchard	22
Ground beetle assemblages and distribution of functional traits in olive orchards and vineyards depend on the agricultural management practice	22
Tachinids in conservation biological control of phytophagous Pentatomidae	20
Climate modelling of the potential distribution in South Africa of two Zygogramma species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) released for the biological control of invasive weed Tithonia rotundifolia (Astera	18
Niche partitioning association of fungal genera correlated with lower Fusarium and fumonisin-B1 levels in maize	16
Submersed herbicides and thrips biological control effectively reduce biomass of alligatorweed (Alternanthera philoxeroides), a widespread aquatic invasive plant	16
More than aphids in the guts of coccinellids revealed by molecular and visual analyses	15
Life history studies of stink bugs: much-needed research to support their conservation biological control	15
Dusting Metarhizium rileyi conidia with a drone for controlling fall armyworm and soybean looper in maize and soybean fields	15
Potential and fungicidal compatibility of antagonist endophytic Trichoderma spp. from rice leaves in controlling dirty panicle disease in intensive rice farming	14
Diets for Tamarixia triozae adults before releasing in augmentative biological control	13
The indirect effect of nectar-inhabiting yeasts on olfactory responses and longevity of two stink bug egg parasitoids	13
Improvement of the entomopathogenic fungus Cordyceps javanica efficacy against Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae) under ultraviolet-B radiation and lower relative air humidity provided by oil form	13
Combination of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana and the plant compound eugenol against the Rhipicephalus microplus tick: mortality, morphological alterations and ovarian lipid profile	12
Exploring the taxonomic status of the Palearctic cone weevil, Pissodes validirostris, inferred from morphometric and molecular data	12
Beauveria bassiana biocontrol with neem oil adjuvant is effective for the management of the cassava mosaic virus vector Bemisia tabaci in field trials	12
New players in the field: Ecology and biocontrol potential of three species of mollusc-parasitic nematodes of the genus Phasmarhabditis	11
Controlling populations of the codling moth (Cydia pomonella): feasibility and efficacy of releasing two spider species (Cheiracanthium mildei and Clubiona leucaspis) in the winter	11
Benefits of mixed diets for predatory ladybirds: meta-analysis of laboratory experiments	11
Recent advances in experimental design of synthetic microbial communities for biocontrol application	10
Friends or foes: co-application of Trichoderma- and Bacillus-based products with chemicals to manage soybean foliar diseases	10
Screening for effective microbial consortia against Fusarium wilt of cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana)	10
Efficacy of a mirid predator and an eulophid parasitoid to the tomato potato psyllid Bactericera cockerelli control on pepper plants	9
Host preference and mortality caused by the parasitoid Sclerodermus guani on different cerambycid species	9

Infection by Nosema sp. alters the morphological parameters and flight capacity of Cotesia flavipes	9
The effect of mixtures of Bacillus thuringiensis-based insecticide and multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus of Lymantria dispar L. in combination with an optical brightener on L. dispar larvae	9
The prospects for cryopreservation of noctuid eggs in the mass production of Trichogramma spp.	9
Intraspecific variation in biocontrol traits in Mastrus ridens (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) laboratory populations	9
Flowering zinnia as companion plant increases predatory arthropod abundance and improves yard-long bean yield	9
Prioritizing weeds for biological control development in the western USA: adaptation of the Biological Control Target Selection system	8
Potential biological control agents of Geosmithia morbida restrict fungal pathogen growth via mycoparasitism and antibiosis	8
Correction to: Predatory behavior and potentiality of Toxorhynchites spp. (Diptera: Culicidae) against Aedes mosquito	8
Biological control of the Eucalyptus bronze bug Thaumastocoris peregrinus (Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae) in Argentina: release and recovery of the introduced egg parasitoid Cleruchoides noackae (Hymeno	7
International agreement for the use and exchange of classical biological control genetic resources: a practical proposal	7
Compatibility of a biopesticide based on the yeast Rhodotorula mucilaginosa (Lv316) with chemical fungicides used in blackberry crops	7
Assessing the effect of commercial arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculum on potato plant disease incidence, yield and the indigenous root fungal community composition	7
Olfactory responses of Nesidiocoris tenuis to uninfested or conspecific-infested banker plants and Thrips palmi-infested eggplants	7
The impact of field margins on biological pest control: a meta-analysis	7
Accessing biological control genetic resources: the South American experience	7
Storage conditions for pupae of the parasitoid wasp Pseudapanteles dignus, a natural enemy of Phthorimaea absoluta	7
Control of Echinothrips americanus on lima bean by Franklinothrips vespiformis crawford using supplemental food	6
Cold tolerance of the mealybug parasitoid Anagyrus vladimiri	6
Competitive interactions affect larval survival of two root-boring weed biological control candidates of Rumex spp	6
Will climate affect the establishment and efficacy of Agnippe sp. #1 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), a promising biological control agent of Mesquite in South Africa?	6
Can the ladybird predator Scymnus nubilus contribute to control of the aphid Aphis frangulae, a pest threatening the Macaronesia endemic Frangula azorica?	6
Interspecific competition and comparative cold tolerance in two egg parasitoids of sunn pest, Eurygaster integriceps	6
Does intraspecific variation in Trissolcus japonicus affect its response to non-target hosts?	6
Combining a predator and a parasitoid for biological control of Phenacoccus madeirensis (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)	6
Effective control of insect pests through intercropping of cabbage with barley and buckwheat	6
Beauveria bassiana-based management of Thrips palmi in greenhouse	6
Optimization of mass rearing of Aphidius matricariae on tritrophic plant-aphid-parasitoid systems	6
Birds as potential suppressing agents of eucalypt plantations’ insect pests	6
Efficacy of nematophagous fungi (Arthrobotrys dactyloides and A. oligospora) as biocontrol agents against root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne javanica) in sweetpotato	6
Conspecific and heterospecific behavior of Encarsia lutea, a heteronomous hyperparasitoid of Bemisia tabaci	6
Enhanced expression of DNA methyltransferase 1-associated protein1 gene thermotolerance in a high-temperature acclimated predatory mite Neoseiulus barkeri	6
Potential of wax degrading bacteria for management of the citrus mealybug, Planococcus citri	5
Protection of North American ash against emerald ash borer with biological control: ecological premises and progress toward success	5
Endophytic Beauveria bassiana promoted growth in Phaseolus vulgaris L. with causing negative effects on Frankliniella occidentalis by reducing its feeding and fitness	5
Density-dependent interactions between the nematode Meloidogyne incognita and the biological control agent Agasicles hygrophila on invasive Alternanthera philoxeroides and its native congener Alternan	5
Monitoring the impact of introduced emerald ash borer parasitoids: factors affecting Oobius agrili dispersal and parasitization of sentinel host eggs	5
Impact of covert infections with an RNA virus on the susceptibility of Spodoptera exigua to natural enemies	5
Induction of multiple defense responses in wheat plants against stripe rust using mycorrhizal fungi and Streptomyces viridosporus HH1	5
Apivectoring of entomopathogen, Beauveria bassiana strain GHA for suppression of thrips on commercial greenhouse strawberries: a real life study	5
The effect of insecticide application by dropleg sprayers on pollen beetle parasitism in oilseed rape	5
How pollen grains of 23 plant species affect performance of the predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus	5
Integration of inherited sterility and inoculative releases of a miridae predator for the control of the tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta	5
Nesidiocoris tenuis, Macrolophus pygmaeus (Hemiptera: Miridae) and (Z)-3-hexenyl propanoate induce systemic resistance against the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne spp. in tomatoes	5
Biocontrol of fire blight via microcapsule-mediated delivery of the bacterial antagonist Pantoea agglomerans E325 to apple blossoms	5
Molecular and morphological identification of the alfalfa weevil larval parasitoids Bathyplectes anura and Bathyplectes curculionis to estimate the rate of parasitism	5
Recent contributions of molecular population genetic and phylogenetic studies to classic biological control of weeds	5
Exploiting antifungal metabolites of the fungus Purpureocillium lilacinum for effective control of Botrytis cinerea in chickpea plants	4
Optimization of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Lx-11 suspoemulsion by response surface methodology to control rice bacterial blight	4
Soil isolation, identification, and virulence testing of Turkish entomopathogenic fungal strains: a potential native isolate of Beauveria bassiana for the control of Leptinotarsa decemlineata	4
Influence of temperature on the release of predatory mites from breeding and sheltered sachets	4

A pipeline to predict the biosafety profile of putative biocontrol yeasts: Papiliotrema terrestris strain PT22AV as a case study	4
Bacteria in the genus Streptomyces are effective biological control agents for management of fungal plant pathogens: a meta-analysis	4
Production improvement and photoprotection of melanin produced by Bacillus thuringiensis	4
Effects of mealybug and female body sizes on host examination and offspring developmental performances in the gregarious hyperparasitoid Cheiloneurus nankingensis	4
Parasitoids of the invasive cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera, Pseudococcidae), in Iraq	4
Comparative efficacies of two fungal insecticides in field control of cereal aphids heavily infesting winter wheat	4
Use of alternative host and production costs of the sugarcane borer parasitoid Tetrastichus howardi	4
Impact of Access and Benefit Sharing implementation on biological control genetic resources	3
The endophytic bacterium Bacillus subtilis R8 as a prospective biocontrol agent for managing tea blister blight and enhancing tea yield	3
Beta-ionone is a functional plant volatile that attracts the parasitic wasp, Microplitis pallidipes	3
Vertebrates and flying insects provide biocontrol services to Australian urban food gardens	3
Growth and reproduction of monoxenic and polyxenic cultures of the slug-parasitic nematodes Phasmarhabditis spp. in naturally occurring organic substrates	3
Tachinids associated with lepidopteran pests in agricultural crops in south-central region of Goiás, Brazil	3
What would be representative temperatures for shelf-life studies with biopesticides in tropical countries? Estimates through long-term storage of biocontrol fungi and calculation of mean kinetic tempe	3
Performance of the lady beetle Eriopis connexa to sequential exposure to selective insecticides prevailed over its pyrethroid resistance	3
Biocontrol of weedy Sporobolus grasses in Australia using fungal pathogens	3
Effects of long-term cold storage on maternal and progeny fitness of laboratory-reared Harmonia axyridis adults	3
Consistent benefits of fungicide reduction on arthropod predators and predation rates in viticulture: a five-year experiment	3
Performance and host finding behavior in relation to host age of Cosmocomoidea annulicornis, egg parasitoid of a sharpshooter vector of the citrus variegated chlorosis	3
Subterranean pupation: a refuge for non-target species from a prospective biological control agent of the avian vampire fly in Galapagos	3
Screening commercial entomopathogenic fungi for the management of Diaphorina citri populations in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA	3
The characterization of chitinolytic soil bacterial isolates for their antagonistic activity against root knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita: an effort towards developing ‘green’ nematicidal agents	3
Using molecular gut content analysis to identify key predators in a classical weed biological control system: a study with Neomusotima conspurcatalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)	3
Evaluation of four artificial diets on demography parameters of Neoseiulus barkeri	3
Accessing biological control genetic resources: the United States perspective	3
Detailed look at paralysis of hosts by the ectoparasitoid Habrobracon hebetor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): does more efficient paralysis mean more effective parasitism?	3
Parasitism by Aleiodes ceres Shimbori, 2023 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of three species of Spodoptera Guenée, 1852: effects of preferential instar and host diet	2
Host specificity testing of Pauesia nigrovaria (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) for classical biological control of Tuberolachnus salignus (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Lachninae) in New Zealand	2
Genetic improvement of spinosad resistance in the biocontrol agent Orius laevigatus	2
First records of diurnal and nocturnal predatory birds from artificial hunting perch trials in oil palm plantations	2
Isolation of Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis VCRC-B650 from Indian clay soil with enhanced mosquitocidal activity and dehairing property	2
Strategic positioning of Beauveria bassiana sensu lato JEF-410 in management of poultry red mite, Dermanyssus gallinae (Mesostigmata: Dermanyssidae)	2
Combining root inoculation with Akanthomyces muscarius (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae) and the parasitoid Aphidius ervi (Haliday) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to control aphids on sweet pepper	2
Exchange of biological control genetic resources in India: prospects and constraints for access and benefit sharing	2
Influence of landscape structure on stink bug and their adult parasitoid populations on soybean culture	2
Which molecular marker is better? Comparative analyses of COI and ITS2 in molecular identification of Trichogramma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)	2
Sown ground cover in pear orchards influences the abundance of key predators with variable results on pest control depending on the species	2
Within-host competition between Cotesia flavipes and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora in Diatraea saccharalis	2
The combination of Neosartorya (Aspergillus) fischeri antifungal proteins with rationally designed γ-core peptide derivatives is effective for plant and crop protection	2
Biocontrol insects have stronger effects than non-biocontrol insects on plants	2
Bacillus siamensis strain B9 suppresses Sclerotinia stem rot in Egyptian clover	2
Nutritional niche overlap analysis as a method to identify potential biocontrol fungi against trunk pathogens	2
Bacterial communities in predatory mites are associated with species and diet types	2
Ranking common predators of Bemisia tabaci in Georgia (USA) agricultural landscapes with diagnostic PCR: implications of primer specific post-feeding detection time	2
Nagoya Protocol and Africa’s willingness to share biological control agents, are we deterred by barriers instead of using opportunities to work together?	2
Traits of insect herbivores and target weeds associated with greater biological weed control establishment and impact	2
Benefits associated with the implementation of biological control programmes in Latin America	2
Accessing biological control genetic resources and sharing benefits resulting from their utilization	2
Assessment of Beauveria bassiana for the biological control of corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis, in sweet maize by irrigation application	2
Specialized soil types affect host acceptability and performance of weed biocontrol candidates: implications for host specificity assessments	2
Conservation biological control of stink bugs: current knowledge and future perspectives	2
Host specificity and performance on different hopper species of the egg parasitoid Anagrus virlai	2
Isolation and molecular characterization of five entomopathogenic nematode species and their bacterial symbionts from eastern Australia	2
Ground-covers affect the activity density of ground-dwelling predators and their impact on the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata	2
Modelling network effects of biological control: the case of the Philippine coconut scale insect outbreak	2
Biological control of pre- and post-harvest microbial diseases in Citrus by using beneficial microorganisms	2
Best practices in the use and exchange of microorganism biological control genetic resources	2
Building trust for sustainable access and benefit-sharing of biological control genetic resources: a CABI case study	2
Susceptibility of white grubs from forestry and sugarcane plantations in South Africa to entomopathogenic nematodes	2
Pathogenicity characteristics of the entomopathogenic fungus Cordyceps javanica IJ-tg19 to Acyrthosiphon pisum	2
Effects of clonal integration on the invasive weed Alternanthera philoxeroides and its native congener varied with plant–herbivore coevolutionary history: implications for management	2
Biocontrol of Fusarium spp. root rot in yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) by native rhizospheric Trichoderma spp.	2