Simple Summary Microbes play essential roles in the health of animals and plants. Hence,
the study of microbe–host interactions is of utmost importance to understand nature. In the …

Ambrosia beetles are fungal-growing insects excavating galleries deep inside the wood.
Their success as invaders increased scientific interest towards them. However, most studies …

Tissue cultures of Prunus yedoensis, a famous ornamental tree species, are important to
mass-propagate true-to-type plants. Within in vitro cultures, bacterial contamination of …

Simple Summary The ambrosia beetle Platypus cylindrus is a major cork oak pest in
Portugal. Beetles have different roles in host tree colonization and are equipped with …

The ambrosia beetle Platypus cylindrus Fab.(Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is a major cork oak
pest in Portugal. Female and male beetles have different roles in host tree colonization and …

In the presented study, a bacterial flora of an important poplar pest, the willow flea beetle
Crepidodera aurata (Coleoptera) was studied for the first time to propose ecologically …

Spodoptera litura Fab. is one of the most destructive pest of cotton. Damage caused in spite
of various control methods, the discovery of new entomopathogenic bacterial species and …

ABSTRACT Callosobruchus maculatus F.(Coleoptera; Bruchidae) is one of the most
important storage pests, especially in legumes, which causes significant damage in many …

In this study, extracellular lipases obtained from Acinetobacter psychrotolerans strains (Xg1
and Xg2) were characterized. The effects of varying pH values (3.0-10.0) and various …

The aim of this study was to determine the bacterial flora of Pristiphora abietina and to find
the performance of the members of this flora as a biocontrol agent for this pest. For this …