Insects and fungal pathogens pose constant problems to public health and agriculture,
especially in resource-limited parts of the world; and the use of chemical pesticides …

Coral reefs are rapidly declining because of widespread mass coral bleaching causing
extensive coral mortality. Elevated seawater temperatures are the main drivers of coral …

Soil-borne nematodes establish close associations with several bacterial species. Whether
they confer benefits to their hosts has been investigated in only a few nematode-bacteria …

Simple Summary Diabrotica virgifera virgifera, also known as western corn rootworm (WCR),
is a maize-specific pest that has been a serious threat in Europe since the mid-1990s …

Entomopathogenic nematodes of the genera Steinernema and Heterorhabditis, along with
their bacterial symbionts from the genera Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus, respectively, are …

A survey to collect soil nematodes with potential to control Ceratitis capitata flies was carried
out in different locations in Tunisia. Several nematode isolates were recovered, laboratory …

Covering: up to March 2024. Microbial natural products have historically been a cornerstone
for the discovery of therapeutic agents. Advanced (meta) genome sequencing technologies …

One Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterial strain, isolated from an undescribed
Heterorhabditis entomopathogenic nematode species was characterized to determine its …

Highlights•Plant secondary metabolites can both help and harm natural enemies of
herbivores.•Engineering natural enemies promotes positive effects of plant …

Herbivorous insects encounter diverse plant specialized metabolites (PSMs) in their diet,
that have deterrent, anti-nutritional, or toxic properties. Understanding how they cope with …