Browsing Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Biological control"
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Agro-ecological options for fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda JE Smith) management: providing low-cost, smallholder friendly solutions to an invasive pest
(Elsevier, 2019)Fall armyworm (FAW), a voracious agricultural pest native to North and South America, was first detected on the African continent in 2016 and has subsequently spread throughout the continent and across Asia. It has been ... -
Diversity patterns of selected predaceous arthropod groups in maize fields and margins in South African Highveld grassland
(Wiley, 2018)Conservation biological control focuses on enhancing arthropod predator habitats by increasing the natural resources required for survival and reproduction. However, this requires knowledge about the specific requirements ... -
DNA barcoding of the medically important freshwater snail Physa acuta reveals multiple invasion events into Africa
(Elsevier, 2018)The medically important freshwater snail Physa acuta is highly invasive and has been reported in several freshwater environments across Africa. To identify species and provide initial insights into the origins of P. acuta ... -
First record of Phasmarhabditis papillosa (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) in South Africa, and its virulence against the invasive slug, Deroceras panormitanum
(Brill, 2017)Worldwide interest in Phasmarhabditis originates from the successful commercialisation of P. hermaphrodita as a biological control agent against molluscs in Europe. To date, P. hermaphrodita has not been isolated from South ... -
Isopentyl butanoate: aggregation pheromone of the brown spiny bug, Clavigralla tomentosicollis(Hemiptera: Coreidae), and Kairomone for the egg parasitoid Gryon sp. (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae)
(Springer, 2019)The brown spiny bug, Clavigralla tomentosicollis Stål (Hemiptera: Coreidae) is a key pest of leguminous crops in many countries in Africa, causing significant yield losses especially in cowpea, pigeon pea and common beans. ... -
Pathogenicity of Beauveria bassiana (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae) against the Russian wheat aphid, Diuraphis noxia (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
(BioOne, 2020)Two South African Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae) strains, PPRI 7598 (non-commercial) and PPRI 7861 (commercial), were compared for virulence against the Russian wheat aphid (RWA), ... -
Telenomus remus, a candidate parasitoid for the biological control of Spodoptera frugiperda in Africa, is already present on the continent
(MDPI, 2019)The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, a moth originating from tropical and subtropical America, has recently become a serious pest of cereals in sub-Saharan Africa. Biological control offers an economically and ...