OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Biocontrol is 5. 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
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
Predatory ability of generalist predators on eggs, young nymphs and adults of the invasive Halyomorpha halys in southern Europe	14
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
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
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
Potential and fungicidal compatibility of antagonist endophytic Trichoderma spp. from rice leaves in controlling dirty panicle disease in intensive rice farming	12
Rice-associated antagonistic bacteria suppress the Fusarium fujikoroi causing rice bakanae disease	11
Biological control of a fungus Ustilaginoidea virens causing false smut of rice	11
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

Application of predator-associated cues to control small brown planthoppers: non-consumptive effects of predators suppress the pest population	10
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
Genetic improvement of spinosad resistance in the biocontrol agent Orius laevigatus	9
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
Biological control of pre- and post-harvest microbial diseases in Citrus by using beneficial microorganisms	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
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
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
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
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