Get rid of Japanese beetles and curb unsightly plant damage using everything from insecticides, beetle-fighting bacteria or a ...

A new study published in the Journal of Pest Science explores the biology, impact, management and potential distribution of ...

Since this work did not completely rely on insecticides, it was used as a control. One of the trials conducted by Gill and Kunkel focused on the use of entomopathogenic nematodes (a parasitic thread ...

More information: Cindy Mejía et al, The Eucalyptus snout beetle in Colombia: Selection and evaluation of entomopathogenic fungi as bioinsecticides against Gonipterus platensis, Biological ...

Entomopathogenic nematodes are soil-dwelling roundworms that can parasitize and kill fall armyworms with no risks to people or the environment, but application can be tricky because the nematodes ...

The global biocontrol agents market size is anticipated to grow from USD 5 billion to USD 20.22 billion in 10 years. The market will experience rapid growth due to the favourable regulatory ...

The JIC is also exploring how entomopathogenic fungi can infect and kill pest insects, as well as agronomic solutions including defoliating the plants during winter to reduce the larvae numbers in ...

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are type-I transmembrane proteins with extracellular leucine-rich repeat (LRR) motifs and an intracellular Toll/interleukin-1R (TIR) domain. TLR genes are restricted to ...

A petrified mother and daughter have told of their terror after finding 'zombie spiders' in their shed in Millbrook. Anna Baddams, 52, found the skeletal specimen one ...

More information: Patrick Fallet et al, Entomopathogenic nematodes as an effective and sustainable alternative to control the fall armyworm in Africa, PNAS Nexus (2024). DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae122 ...