Enhancing Biological Control of Insect Pests of Horticultural Crops
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Insect Pest Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 January 2025) | Viewed by 464
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biological control; microbial pathogens; insect biology; integrated pest management
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biological control is an integral part of integrated pest management approaches in many cropping systems. Horticultural crops, especially tree crops, provide a relatively stable habitat to beneficial fauna in the ecosystem, including insects and microorganisms. Therefore, the use of biological control and its efficacy is expected to enhance the suppression of pest populations in horticultural crop systems. Around the world, a number of laboratories are working on various aspects of biological control, such as improving mass rearing techniques, identification of new species, and tracking establishment of predators and parasitoids in new areas. In addition to these advancements, there is a plethora of research activities within the area of using entomopathogenic fungi and nematodes for insect control. The availability of commercial formulations of these microbial and natural insect control products has provided much-needed tools to both organic and traditional growers around the globe. This Special Issue aims to bring together a set of high-quality articles demonstrating the current research and implementation of successful biological control approaches, primarily achieved whilst keeping horticultural crop systems in mind. We hope that the manuscripts published in this Special Issue will be helpful to researchers and pest management practitioners in enhancing the usage and efficiency of biological control in respective crops.
Dr. Rajendra Acharya
Dr. Apurba Barman
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biological control
- insect pests
- natural enemies
- horticultural plants
- botanical pesticides
- microbial pesticides
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