Biological control (biocontrol) is a safe, sustainable approach that takes advantage of
natural enemies such as predators, parasitic insects or pathogens to manage pests in …

Simple Summary Fall armyworm (FAW), primarily endemic to the United States, has posed a
severe threat to maize cultivation globally in recent decades. To prevent maize from being …

The control of Spodoptera frugiperda, the key invasive pest of maize, is a serious concern
due to its biology and the current global restriction on applying synthetic pesticides …

Maize is the most essential crop of China and its productivity has been recently endangered
by the fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda. Chemical pesticides are one of the …

Simple Summary Over the past few decades, the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor has
been a significant threat to managed honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies worldwide. Many …

Opiine braconids are parasitoids of the immature stages of frugivorous tephritids. The female
wasp lays her eggs into the eggs or larvae of the fruit fly host, where the immature wasp …

Maize is an essential crop of China. The recent invasion of Spodoptera frugiperda, also
known as fall armyworm (FAW), poses a danger to the country's ability to maintain a …

This study examined the impact of Metarhizium anisopliae (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae)
conidia on the eggs, larvae, pupae, and adults of Spodoptera frugiperda. The results …

This study aims to evaluate several life-history traits of a T. drosophilae population from
southern China and its parasitic preference of three Drosophila species. For mated T …

Salicylaldimine, furfuralimine and benzaldehyde imine were adopted to modify mesoporous
silica (MCM) respectively denoted as Sal-MCM, Fur-MCM and Ben-MCM before loading …