Biological Control of Phytophagous Mites: A Review

Phytophagous Mites — Little Known Hosts of Entomopathogenic Fungi

A review of introductions of pathogens and nematodes for classical biological control of insects and mites

Compared with parasitoids and predators, classical biological control programs targeting arthropod pests have used pathogens and nematodes very little. However, some pathogens and nematodes that have been introduced have become established and provided excellent control and have been introduced in increasing numbers of areas over decades, often after distributions of pests have increased. We su...

Biological control of phytophagous arthropods in the physic nut tree Jatropha curcas L. in Brazil

Jatropha curcas has a high biofuel oil content, which could replace polluting fuels, and has great potential for large scale monoculture cultivation in the conventional system. We explored the occurrence, spatial distribution and the functional response of the main phytophagous species of this plant and their natural enemies to explore the potential for conservative biological control. We began...

Mites as biological tags of their hosts.

Movements and spatial distribution of host populations are expected to shape the genetic structure of their parasite populations. Comparing the genetic patterns of both interacting species may improve our understanding of their evolutionary history. Moreover, genetic analyses of parasites with horizontal transmission may serve as indicators of historical events or current demographic processes ...

Checkmite!? Is the Resistance to Phytophagous Mites on Short and Stocky Wild Oryza Species?

Graduate Program in Biotechnology, University of Taquari Valley, Univates, Lajeado, Brazil, 2 Biological Sciences and Health Center, University of Taquari Valley, Univates, Lajeado, Brazil, Graduate Program in Biotechnology, University of Caxias do Sul, Caxias do Sul, Brazil, Graduate Program in Agrobiology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil, Graduate Program in Cell and Mo...