Over the last few decades, dengue fever epidemics have increased in frequency and intensity worldwide, making it a major global concern for public health. Its prevention, which is essentially vector-based control, is ...
The work was supported by the“Applied Technology Research and Development Project of Heilongjiang Province(GA20B401-2)”;the Central University Basic Research Business Expenses Special Fund Project(2572018BA06).
The poplar and willow weevil,Crypto rhynchus lapathi L.,a major universally destructive wood-boring insect has become one of the important quarantine pests that is extremely destructive to forestry development and nee...
Parasites and pathogens can follow different patterns of infection depending on the host developmental stage or sex.In fact,immune function is energetically costly for hosts and trade-offs exist between immune defense...
Water activity-temperature relationships are reported for Yukon soil-isolated strains of Mortierella alpina and Penicillium expansum that are natural enemies to larvae(infestation stage)of the winter tick Dermacentor ...
funded by Research University Grant Scheme (RUGS) provided by Universiti Putra Malaysia
The entomopathogenic fungus Isaria fumosorosea Wize, formerly known as Paecilomyces fumosoroseus is reported as a promising biocontrol agent for controlling subterranean termites, particularly those belonging to the f...
Supported by Ministry of Education and Culture Republic of Indonesia,Directorate General of Higher Education(DGHE)scholarship batch 2012(Grant No.2625/E4.4/2012)
Objective: To isolate, characterize and evaluate toxicity of Bacillus sphaericus(B. sphaericus) from beach area of Lombok Island.Methods: Soil was collected from determined locations and suspended in sterile physiolog...
Entomopathogenic microorganisms occupy an important place among the alternative methods of fighting against pests insect. The fungus Beauveria bassiana is an agent naturally present in ecosystems. It has potential to ...
The effectiveness of native entomopathogenic Beauveria bassiana isolates in the biological control of the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) was evaluated under laboratory and field conditions. Local isolate...
The last volcanic eruption of the Puyehue-Cordon-Caulle Volcanic Complex in the Andes cordillera of western South America, occurring on 4 June 2011, ejected pyroclastic materials that were accumulated in a wide region...
The diamond back moth, Plutella xylostella (L.), is a major pest of the cruciferous vegetables around the world. Mycoinsecticide is a choice to alternate the high toxic chemical insecticides to control this pest. Howe...