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 2020-10-01 to 2024-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Bacillus velezensis RC 218 as a biocontrol agent against Fusarium graminearum: effect on penetration, growth and TRI5 expression in wheat spikes	28
Efficacy of Wickerhamomyces anomalus yeast in the biocontrol of blue mold decay in apples and investigation of the mechanisms involved	27
Multitrophic interactions of entomopathogenic fungi in BioControl	20
Biological control of strawberry crown rot, root rot and grey mould by the beneficial fungus Aureobasidium pullulans	18
Bacteria in the genus Streptomyces are effective biological control agents for management of fungal plant pathogens: a meta-analysis	16
Long-term effects of cattail Typha latifolia pollen on development, reproduction, and predation capacity of Neoseiulus cucumeris, a predator of Tetranychus urticae	16
Impact of Access and Benefit Sharing implementation on biological control genetic resources	16
Cleome hassleriana plants fully support the development and reproduction of Nesidiocoris tenuis	15
Do the beneficial fungi manage phytosanitary problems in the tea agro-ecosystem?	15
Predatory ability of generalist predators on eggs, young nymphs and adults of the invasive Halyomorpha halys in southern Europe	14
Natural enemies associated with Tuta absoluta and functional biodiversity in vegetable crops	14
First report on classical biological control releases of the larval parasitoid Ganaspis brasiliensis against Drosophila suzukii in northern Italy	14
The combination of Neosartorya (Aspergillus) fischeri antifungal proteins with rationally designed γ-core peptide derivatives is effective for plant and crop protection	13
Establishment of the predator Laricobius nigrinus, introduced as a biological control agent for hemlock woolly adelgid in Virginia, USA	13
Nutritional niche overlap analysis as a method to identify potential biocontrol fungi against trunk pathogens	13
Impact of the exotic fall armyworm on larval parasitoids associated with the lepidopteran maize stemborers in Kenya	13
Potential and fungicidal compatibility of antagonist endophytic Trichoderma spp. from rice leaves in controlling dirty panicle disease in intensive rice farming	12
A predatory mite as potential biological control agent of Diaphorina citri	12
Response of Pseudomonas tolaasii, the causal agent of mushroom brown blotch disease to the volatile compounds produced by endofungal bacteria	12
Effects of temperature and relative humidity on Aflatoxin B1 reduction in corn grains and antagonistic activities against Aflatoxin-producing Aspergillus flavus by a volatile organic compound-producin	12
Biological control of a fungus Ustilaginoidea virens causing false smut of rice	11
Rice-associated antagonistic bacteria suppress the Fusarium fujikoroi causing rice bakanae disease	11
Application of predator-associated cues to control small brown planthoppers: non-consumptive effects of predators suppress the pest population	10
Efficacy of Entomopathogenic fungus Aspergillus nomius against Dolichoderus thoracicus	10
Plant defense responses triggered by phytoseiid predatory mites (Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) are species-specific, depend on plant genotype and may not be related to direct plant feeding	10

How pollen grains of 23 plant species affect performance of the predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus	10
Genetic improvement of spinosad resistance in the biocontrol agent Orius laevigatus	9
Predator functional responses and the biocontrol of aphids and mites	9
Screening commercial entomopathogenic fungi for the management of Diaphorina citri populations in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA	9
Biological control of pre- and post-harvest microbial diseases in Citrus by using beneficial microorganisms	8
Pathogenicity characteristics of the entomopathogenic fungus Cordyceps javanica IJ-tg19 to Acyrthosiphon pisum	8
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	8
The use of artificial habitats increases spider abundance and richness in a vineyard of Argentina	7
Non-target effects of the exotic generalist parasitoid wasp Fopius arisanus (Sonan) estimated via competition assays against Doryctobracon areolatus (Szepligeti) on both native and exotic fruit fly ho	7
Integrating adverse effect analysis into environmental risk assessment for exotic generalist arthropod biological control agents: a three-tiered framework	7
The impact of field margins on biological pest control: a meta-analysis	7
Screening for effective microbial consortia against Fusarium wilt of cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana)	7
Assessment of Beauveria bassiana for the biological control of corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis, in sweet maize by irrigation application	7
Isolation and molecular characterization of five entomopathogenic nematode species and their bacterial symbionts from eastern Australia	7
Potential of wax degrading bacteria for management of the citrus mealybug, Planococcus citri	7
Reproductive traits of the egg parasitoid Aprostocetus fukutai, a promising biological control agent for invasive citrus longhorned beetle Anoplophora chinensis	6
Potential inter-guild interactions to enhance biological control of Bactericera cockerelli on tomatoes: a laboratory and cage study	6
The role of intercrops of eggplant and cowpea on the control of Leucinodes orbonalis guenee (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)	6
Entomopathogenic nematodes and fungi to control Hyalesthes obsoletus (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cixiidae)	6
Competition between Diachasmimorpha kraussii and Fopius arisanus in Bactrocera tryoni: does native parasitoid-host association matter?	6
Demographic parameters of the reduviid predator, Rhynocoris marginatus (Reduviidae: Hemiptera) fed on two lepidopterous insect pests	6
Host specificity and non-target longevity of Calophya lutea and Calophya terebinthifolii, two potential biological control agents of Brazilian peppertree in Florida, USA	6
Birds as potential suppressing agents of eucalypt plantations’ insect pests	6
Induction of multiple defense responses in wheat plants against stripe rust using mycorrhizal fungi and Streptomyces viridosporus HH1	6
Protection of North American ash against emerald ash borer with biological control: ecological premises and progress toward success	6
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	6
Combined effects of elevated CO2 and temperature on multitrophic interactions involving a parasitoid of plant virus vectors	5
Strategic positioning of Beauveria bassiana sensu lato JEF-410 in management of poultry red mite, Dermanyssus gallinae (Mesostigmata: Dermanyssidae)	5
Impact of relative humidity and water availability on the life history of the predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii	5
A fungal glycoprotein mitigates passion fruit woodiness disease caused by Cowpea aphid-borne mosaic virus (CABMV) in Passiflora edulis	5
Accessing biological control genetic resources: the South American experience	5
Traits of insect herbivores and target weeds associated with greater biological weed control establishment and impact	5
Effect of temperature on survival of Australian entomopathogenic nematodes and their virulence against the Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni	5
Bacterial communities in predatory mites are associated with species and diet types	5
Best practices in the use and exchange of microorganism biological control genetic resources	5
Improved access to biological control genetic resources: navigating through the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Nagoya Protocol	5
Ground-covers affect the activity density of ground-dwelling predators and their impact on the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata	5
Contrasting host: parasitoid synchrony drives differing levels of biocontrol by two introduced Microctonus spp. in northern New Zealand pastures	5
Biocontrol of fire blight via microcapsule-mediated delivery of the bacterial antagonist Pantoea agglomerans E325 to apple blossoms	5
Ranking common predators of Bemisia tabaci in Georgia (USA) agricultural landscapes with diagnostic PCR: implications of primer specific post-feeding detection time	5
Eriophyid mite Floracarus perrepae readily colonizes recovering invasive vine Lygodium microphyllum following herbicide treatment	5
Tachinids associated with lepidopteran pests in agricultural crops in south-central region of Goiás, Brazil	5
Effects of long-term cold storage on maternal and progeny fitness of laboratory-reared Harmonia axyridis adults	5
Provision of astigmatid mites as supplementary food increases the density of the predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii in greenhouse crops, but does not support the omnivorous pest, western flower thrips	5
Management of Euschistus heros with the release of Telenomus podisi in soybean in Brazil	4
Exotic generalist arthropod biological control agents: need to improve environmental risk assessment to ensure safe use	4
Contributions to improve current environmental risk assessment procedures of generalist arthropod biological control agents (GABCAs) in Argentina	4
Inhibitory effect of volatile organic compounds from Bacillus flexus TR-1 against Aspergillus flavus and aflatoxins in grains during storage	4
The establishment and spread of Tamarixia triozae, a parasitoid of the potato psyllid, in New Zealand	4
More than aphids in the guts of coccinellids revealed by molecular and visual analyses	4

Walking activity of a predatory ladybird, Cheilomenes propinqua: impacts of photoperiod, temperature, and starvation	4
The invasive stink bug Halyomorpha halys affects the reproductive success and the experience-mediated behavioural responses of the egg parasitoid Trissolcus basalis	4
Will climate affect the establishment and efficacy of Agnippe sp. #1 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), a promising biological control agent of Mesquite in South Africa?	4
A new paradigm: proactive biological control of invasive insect pests	4
Accessing biological control genetic resources: the United States perspective	4
Effect of tomato genotypes with varying levels of susceptibility to Tetranychus evansi on performance and predation capacity of Phytoseiulus longipes	4
Exploitation of herbivore-induced cotton volatiles by the parasitic wasp Bracon vulgaris reveals a dominant chemotactic effect of terpenoids	4
Effects of intraguild predation and cannibalism in two generalist phytoseiid species on prey density of the pink citrus rust mite in the presence of high-quality food	4
Competitive interactions affect larval survival of two root-boring weed biological control candidates of Rumex spp	4
Tracking the movement of Nesidiocoris tenuis among banker plants and crops in a tomato greenhouse by DNA markers of host plants	4
Choice behavior of the generalist pentatomid predator Podisus maculiventris when offered lepidopteran larvae infected with an entomopathogenic fungus	4
Ground beetle assemblages and distribution of functional traits in olive orchards and vineyards depend on the agricultural management practice	3
Economic impact of a classical biological control program: application to Diachasmimorpha longicaudata against Bactrocera dorsalis fruit fly in Kenya	3
First reported incidence of Bacillus velezensis exhibiting effective antagonism against a blowfly species, Lucilia cuprina	3
Optimization of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Lx-11 suspoemulsion by response surface methodology to control rice bacterial blight	3
Prioritizing weeds for biological control development in the western USA: adaptation of the Biological Control Target Selection system	3
Efficacy of biocontrol of the yellow tea thrips and the Kanzawa spider mite with the generalist phytoseiid mite Euseius sojaensis differs between grape cultivars with different leaf morphological trai	3
New players in the field: Ecology and biocontrol potential of three species of mollusc-parasitic nematodes of the genus Phasmarhabditis	3
Do silvopastoral management practices affect biological pest control in oil palm plantations?	3
Evaluation of egg parasitoid Hadronotus pennsylvanicus as a prospective biocontrol agent of the leaffooted bug Leptoglossus zonatus	3
Life history studies of stink bugs: much-needed research to support their conservation biological control	3
Best of both worlds: The thermal physiology of Hydrellia egeriae, a biological control agent for the submerged aquatic weed, Egeria densa in South Africa	3
Using economics to inform and evaluate biological control programs: opportunities, challenges, and recommendations for future research	3
International agreement for the use and exchange of classical biological control genetic resources: a practical proposal	3
Loop-mediated isothermal amplification based identification of entomopathogenic nematodes Heterorhabditis spp. and Steinernema spp. from soil DNA	3
Susceptibility of white grubs from forestry and sugarcane plantations in South Africa to entomopathogenic nematodes	3
Recent contributions of molecular population genetic and phylogenetic studies to classic biological control of weeds	3
Evaluation of four artificial diets on demography parameters of Neoseiulus barkeri	3
Beta-ionone is a functional plant volatile that attracts the parasitic wasp, Microplitis pallidipes	3
Chemotactic response and motility of the mollusc parasitic nematode Phasmarhabditis papillosa towards mucus from different mollusc species	3
Control of post-harvest gray mold (Botrytis cinerea) on grape (Vitis vinifera) and tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) using volatile organic compounds produced by Xenorhabdus nematophila and Photorhabdus l	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
The efficacy of Steinernema feltiae in the control of Cydia pomonella in organic apple and pear orchards of Patagonia Argentina and its impact on local populations of entomopathogenic nematodes	3
Soil isolation, identification, and virulence testing of Turkish entomopathogenic fungal strains: a potential native isolate of Beauveria bassiana for the control of Leptinotarsa decemlineata	3
Molecular characterization of two MAPK genes and their thermotolerant functions in a high temperature acclimated strain of Neoseiulus barkeri	3
Monitoring the impact of introduced emerald ash borer parasitoids: factors affecting Oobius agrili dispersal and parasitization of sentinel host eggs	3
Apivectoring of entomopathogen, Beauveria bassiana strain GHA for suppression of thrips on commercial greenhouse strawberries: a real life study	3
Potential of the predatory mite Amblydromalus zannoui to control pest mites on Jatropha curcas	3
Recent post-release evaluations of weed biocontrol programmes in South Africa: a summary of what has been achieved and what can be improved	3
Pseudomonas fluorescens HC1-07 transformed with phenazine-1-carboxylic acid biosynthesis genes has improved biocontrol activity against Rhizoctonia root rot and Fusarium crown rot of wheat	2
Impact of covert infections with an RNA virus on the susceptibility of Spodoptera exigua to natural enemies	2
The characterization of chitinolytic soil bacterial isolates for their antagonistic activity against root knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita: an effort towards developing ‘green’ nematicidal agents	2
The indirect effect of nectar-inhabiting yeasts on olfactory responses and longevity of two stink bug egg parasitoids	2
Assessing the effect of commercial arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculum on potato plant disease incidence, yield and the indigenous root fungal community composition	2
Performance of the lady beetle Eriopis connexa to sequential exposure to selective insecticides prevailed over its pyrethroid resistance	2
Specialized soil types affect host acceptability and performance of weed biocontrol candidates: implications for host specificity assessments	2
Host specificity testing of Pauesia nigrovaria (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) for classical biological control of Tuberolachnus salignus (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Lachninae) in New Zealand	2
Suitability for classical biological control of Hedychium coronarium in Argentina	2
Influence of landscape structure on stink bug and their adult parasitoid populations on soybean culture	2
Ecological benefits of integrative weed management of Melaleuca quinquenervia in Big Cypress National Preserve	2
The effect of insecticide application by dropleg sprayers on pollen beetle parasitism in oilseed rape	2
Entomopathogenic nematodes to control the hibiscus bud weevil Anthonomus testaceosquamosus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), above ground and on soil surface	2
Cross-protection of oilseed rape against Verticillium longisporum by the non-aggressive lineage A1/D2	2
Improving biological control of the invasive aquatic weed, Alternanthera philoxeroides: cold tolerance of Amynothrips andersoni (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) and the short-term feeding impact on dif	2
Studies on the host selection of a weed biological control candidate facilitate pre-release environmental safety assessments	2
Influence of temperature on the release of predatory mites from breeding and sheltered sachets	2
Building trust for sustainable access and benefit-sharing of biological control genetic resources: a CABI case study	2
Mutual interference in the mass-reared fruit fly parasitoid, Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)	2
Age and parasitism status of Tuta absoluta eggs alter the foraging responses of the predator Nabis pseudoferus	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
Enhanced expression of DNA methyltransferase 1-associated protein1 gene thermotolerance in a high-temperature acclimated predatory mite Neoseiulus barkeri	2
Diets for Tamarixia triozae adults before releasing in augmentative biological control	2
Characterising uncertainty in risk assessments for biological control: using case studies from New Zealand to inform future research	2
Biological control of the Eucalyptus bronze bug Thaumastocoris peregrinus (Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae) in Argentina: release and recovery of the introduced egg parasitoid Cleruchoides noackae (Hymeno	2
Ant-psyllid mutualism affects predation of Diaphorina citri by lady beetle larvae and abundance of psyllid natural enemies	2
Compatibility of a biopesticide based on the yeast Rhodotorula mucilaginosa (Lv316) with chemical fungicides used in blackberry crops	2
Insecticidal activity of Bacillus thuringiensis strains isolated from tropical greenhouses towards Cydia pomonella and Spodoptera exigua larvae	2
Chemical and visual stimuli for conservation biological control of stink bugs in soybean: potential use and flaws on egg parasitoid recruitment	2