OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Biocontrol is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Using molecular gut content analysis to identify key predators in a classical weed biological control system: a study with Neomusotima conspurcatalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)	33
Economic impact of a classical biological control program: application to Diachasmimorpha longicaudata against Bactrocera dorsalis fruit fly in Kenya	24
Effect of tomato genotypes with varying levels of susceptibility to Tetranychus evansi on performance and predation capacity of Phytoseiulus longipes	22
Diptera as predators in biological control: applications and future perspectives	21
Best of both worlds: The thermal physiology of Hydrellia egeriae, a biological control agent for the submerged aquatic weed, Egeria densa in South Africa	19
Effects of clonal integration on the invasive weed Alternanthera philoxeroides and its native congener varied with plant–herbivore coevolutionary history: implications for management	18
Sown ground cover in pear orchards influences the abundance of key predators with variable results on pest control depending on the species	16
Control of Echinothrips americanus on lima bean by Franklinothrips vespiformis crawford using supplemental food	15
Detailed look at paralysis of hosts by the ectoparasitoid Habrobracon hebetor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): does more efficient paralysis mean more effective parasitism?	14
Using economics to inform and evaluate biological control programs: opportunities, challenges, and recommendations for future research	13
Optimization of mass rearing of Aphidius matricariae on tritrophic plant-aphid-parasitoid systems	13
Dusting Metarhizium rileyi conidia with a drone for controlling fall armyworm and soybean looper in maize and soybean fields	13
Birds as potential suppressing agents of eucalypt plantations’ insect pests	13
Life cycle, host specificity and potential impact of a gall-inducing thrips Acaciothrips ebneri, a biological control agent for prickly acacia (Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica) in Australia	12
Tachinids in conservation biological control of phytophagous Pentatomidae	12
Influence of the management of rice crops and wild vegetation on the diversity of Scelionidae egg parasitoids of Pentatomidae	11
Within-host competition between Cotesia flavipes and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora in Diatraea saccharalis	11
Benefits associated with the implementation of biological control programmes in Latin America	10
Submersed herbicides and thrips biological control effectively reduce biomass of alligatorweed (Alternanthera philoxeroides), a widespread aquatic invasive plant	10
Interspecific competition and comparative cold tolerance in two egg parasitoids of sunn pest, Eurygaster integriceps	10
Niche partitioning association of fungal genera correlated with lower Fusarium and fumonisin-B1 levels in maize	10
Accessing biological control genetic resources: the United States perspective	10
How plant and insect host characteristics affect pepper weevil Anthonomus eugenii parasitism efficacy by the pteromalid Jaliscoa hunteri	9
Vertebrates and flying insects provide biocontrol services to Australian urban food gardens	9
Performance and host finding behavior in relation to host age of Cosmocomoidea annulicornis, egg parasitoid of a sharpshooter vector of the citrus variegated chlorosis	9

Life history studies of stink bugs: much-needed research to support their conservation biological control	8
Improved access to biological control genetic resources: navigating through the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Nagoya Protocol	8
Cross-protection of oilseed rape against Verticillium longisporum by the non-aggressive lineage A1/D2	7
Efficacy of nematophagous fungi (Arthrobotrys dactyloides and A. oligospora) as biocontrol agents against root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne javanica) in sweetpotato	7
Choice behavior of the generalist pentatomid predator Podisus maculiventris when offered lepidopteran larvae infected with an entomopathogenic fungus	7
Climate modelling of the potential distribution in South Africa of two Zygogramma species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) released for the biological control of invasive weed Tithonia rotundifolia (Astera	7
Antagonism of endophytic fungi depends on pathogen and host plant	7
Ground beetle assemblages and distribution of functional traits in olive orchards and vineyards depend on the agricultural management practice	7
Impact of novaluron and chlorantraniliprole on the aphidophagous guild of the green apple aphid in an apple orchard	7
Does intraspecific variation in Trissolcus japonicus affect its response to non-target hosts?	7
Impact of Access and Benefit Sharing implementation on biological control genetic resources	7
Endophytic Beauveria bassiana in sugarcane and associated Eldana saccharina host plants in South Africa	7
Which molecular marker is better? Comparative analyses of COI and ITS2 in molecular identification of Trichogramma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)	6
Control of post-harvest gray mold (Botrytis cinerea) on grape (Vitis vinifera) and tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) using volatile organic compounds produced by Xenorhabdus nematophila and Photorhabdus l	6
Can the ladybird predator Scymnus nubilus contribute to control of the aphid Aphis frangulae, a pest threatening the Macaronesia endemic Frangula azorica?	6
Evaluation of four artificial diets on demography parameters of Neoseiulus barkeri	6
Intraguild predation does not necessarily have negative effects on pest biological control: insights from a multiple consumer-multiple resource food web population model	6
Pathogenicity characteristics of the entomopathogenic fungus Cordyceps javanica IJ-tg19 to Acyrthosiphon pisum	6
Accessing biological control genetic resources and sharing benefits resulting from their utilization	6
Conspecific and heterospecific behavior of Encarsia lutea, a heteronomous hyperparasitoid of Bemisia tabaci	6
Developmental time, potential food sources and predatory behaviour of the invasive pest species Thrips parvispinus	6
Tachinids associated with lepidopteran pests in agricultural crops in south-central region of Goiás, Brazil	6
More than aphids in the guts of coccinellids revealed by molecular and visual analyses	6
Effective control of insect pests through intercropping of cabbage with barley and buckwheat	6
Chemotactic response and motility of the mollusc parasitic nematode Phasmarhabditis papillosa towards mucus from different mollusc species	6
The characterization of chitinolytic soil bacterial isolates for their antagonistic activity against root knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita: an effort towards developing ‘green’ nematicidal agents	5
Recent post-release evaluations of weed biocontrol programmes in South Africa: a summary of what has been achieved and what can be improved	5
Entomopathogenic nematodes to control the hibiscus bud weevil Anthonomus testaceosquamosus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), above ground and on soil surface	5
Correction to: Screening commercial entomopathogenic fungi for the management of Diaphorina citri populations in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA	5
Diets for Tamarixia triozae adults before releasing in augmentative biological control	5
Consistent benefits of fungicide reduction on arthropod predators and predation rates in viticulture: a five-year experiment	5
Combining a predator and a parasitoid for biological control of Phenacoccus madeirensis (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)	5
Improvement of the entomopathogenic fungus Cordyceps javanica efficacy against Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae) under ultraviolet-B radiation and lower relative air humidity provided by oil form	5
Two insecticidal neurotoxins from parasitoid wasp Habrobracon hebetor venom and their potential use in biocontrol	5
The establishment and spread of Tamarixia triozae, a parasitoid of the potato psyllid, in New Zealand	5
Beta-ionone is a functional plant volatile that attracts the parasitic wasp, Microplitis pallidipes	5
Will climate affect the establishment and efficacy of Agnippe sp. #1 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), a promising biological control agent of Mesquite in South Africa?	5
Evaluation of egg parasitoid Hadronotus pennsylvanicus as a prospective biocontrol agent of the leaffooted bug Leptoglossus zonatus	5
Burkholderia gladioli BNM349 as a promising source of bacterial metabolites for biocontrol of common bacterial blight of bean	5
Cold tolerance of the mealybug parasitoid Anagyrus vladimiri	5
Eriophyid mite Floracarus perrepae readily colonizes recovering invasive vine Lygodium microphyllum following herbicide treatment	5
Effect of melanization of entomopathogenic nematodes on the potential of Steinernema feltiae and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora for the control of Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti	4
Potential and fungicidal compatibility of antagonist endophytic Trichoderma spp. from rice leaves in controlling dirty panicle disease in intensive rice farming	4
Ecology and management of the coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei): the potential of biological control	4
Competitive interactions affect larval survival of two root-boring weed biological control candidates of Rumex spp	4
A growing number of benefit evaluations and new innovations should foster broader adoption of classical biological control	4
Biocontrol of weedy Sporobolus grasses in Australia using fungal pathogens	4
A fungal glycoprotein mitigates passion fruit woodiness disease caused by Cowpea aphid-borne mosaic virus (CABMV) in Passiflora edulis	4
Evaluation of Trichoderma harzianum to control downy mildew disease in sunflower under field conditions based on changes in the metabolite profiles of roots	4
Density-dependent interactions between the nematode Meloidogyne incognita and the biological control agent Agasicles hygrophila on invasive Alternanthera philoxeroides and its native congener Alternan	4

Combination of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana and the plant compound eugenol against the Rhipicephalus microplus tick: mortality, morphological alterations and ovarian lipid profile	4
Predatory behavior and potentiality of Toxorhynchites spp. (Diptera: Culicidae) against Aedes mosquito	4
The role of intercrops of eggplant and cowpea on the control of Leucinodes orbonalis guenee (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)	4
The indirect effect of nectar-inhabiting yeasts on olfactory responses and longevity of two stink bug egg parasitoids	4
What would be representative temperatures for shelf-life studies with biopesticides in tropical countries? Estimates through long-term storage of biocontrol fungi and calculation of mean kinetic tempe	4
Seasonal changes in aphid hyperparasitoid occurrence in sweet pepper and raspberry in Belgium	4
Inhibitory effect of volatile organic compounds from Bacillus flexus TR-1 against Aspergillus flavus and aflatoxins in grains during storage	4
Combining root inoculation with Akanthomyces muscarius (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae) and the parasitoid Aphidius ervi (Haliday) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to control aphids on sweet pepper	3
Ranking common predators of Bemisia tabaci in Georgia (USA) agricultural landscapes with diagnostic PCR: implications of primer specific post-feeding detection time	3
Potential of an entomopathogenic fungus from the Cladosporium cladosporioides species complex for aphid control: insights from biological parameters and bioassays	3
Multitrophic interactions of entomopathogenic fungi in BioControl	3
Growth and reproduction of monoxenic and polyxenic cultures of the slug-parasitic nematodes Phasmarhabditis spp. in naturally occurring organic substrates	3
Non-consumptive effects of Encarsia formosa on the reproduction and metabolism of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci	3
Molecular and morphological identification of the alfalfa weevil larval parasitoids Bathyplectes anura and Bathyplectes curculionis to estimate the rate of parasitism	3
Manure trial evaluation of Bacillus velezensis PHP1601 as a viable biocontrol candidate against nuisance fly species at an operational piggery	3
Thrips biological control agent shows greater niche overlap with invasive alligatorweed than conventional agent in current and future climate scenarios	3
Enhanced expression of DNA methyltransferase 1-associated protein1 gene thermotolerance in a high-temperature acclimated predatory mite Neoseiulus barkeri	3
Beauveria bassiana biocontrol with neem oil adjuvant is effective for the management of the cassava mosaic virus vector Bemisia tabaci in field trials	3
Exploring the taxonomic status of the Palearctic cone weevil, Pissodes validirostris, inferred from morphometric and molecular data	3
Efficacy of biocontrol of the yellow tea thrips and the Kanzawa spider mite with the generalist phytoseiid mite Euseius sojaensis differs between grape cultivars with different leaf morphological trai	3
Monitoring the impact of introduced emerald ash borer parasitoids: factors affecting Oobius agrili dispersal and parasitization of sentinel host eggs	3
Long-term effects of cattail Typha latifolia pollen on development, reproduction, and predation capacity of Neoseiulus cucumeris, a predator of Tetranychus urticae	3
Beauveria bassiana-based management of Thrips palmi in greenhouse	3
Do silvopastoral management practices affect biological pest control in oil palm plantations?	3
A new paradigm: proactive biological control of invasive insect pests	3
Bacterial communities in predatory mites are associated with species and diet types	3
Friends or foes: co-application of Trichoderma- and Bacillus-based products with chemicals to manage soybean foliar diseases	2
Efficacy of a mirid predator and an eulophid parasitoid to the tomato potato psyllid Bactericera cockerelli control on pepper plants	2
Natural enemies associated with Tuta absoluta and functional biodiversity in vegetable crops	2
Prey killing rate of a generalist predator may be enhanced by macronutrient manipulation	2
How pollen grains of 23 plant species affect performance of the predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus	2
Biocontrol insects have stronger effects than non-biocontrol insects on plants	2
Biological enhancement of the cover crop Phacelia tanacetifolia (Boraginaceae) with the nematophagous fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia to control the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne hapla in a succeeding	2
Potential of wax degrading bacteria for management of the citrus mealybug, Planococcus citri	2
Strategic positioning of Beauveria bassiana sensu lato JEF-410 in management of poultry red mite, Dermanyssus gallinae (Mesostigmata: Dermanyssidae)	2
Nagoya Protocol and Africa’s willingness to share biological control agents, are we deterred by barriers instead of using opportunities to work together?	2
New players in the field: Ecology and biocontrol potential of three species of mollusc-parasitic nematodes of the genus Phasmarhabditis	2
Apivectoring of entomopathogen, Beauveria bassiana strain GHA for suppression of thrips on commercial greenhouse strawberries: a real life study	2
Application of predator-associated cues to control small brown planthoppers: non-consumptive effects of predators suppress the pest population	2
Nesidiocoris tenuis, Macrolophus pygmaeus (Hemiptera: Miridae) and (Z)-3-hexenyl propanoate induce systemic resistance against the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne spp. in tomatoes	2
Presence and potential of Pasteuria penetrans (Firmicutes: Pasteuriaceae) to suppress root-knot nematodes in naturally infested vineyards of Northern Peru	2
Controlling populations of the codling moth (Cydia pomonella): feasibility and efficacy of releasing two spider species (Cheiracanthium mildei and Clubiona leucaspis) in the winter	2
Biological control of pre- and post-harvest microbial diseases in Citrus by using beneficial microorganisms	2
The effect of insecticide application by dropleg sprayers on pollen beetle parasitism in oilseed rape	2
Integration of inherited sterility and inoculative releases of a miridae predator for the control of the tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta	2
Best practices in the use and exchange of microorganism biological control genetic resources	2
Recent advances in experimental design of synthetic microbial communities for biocontrol application	2
Silage pathogens and biological control agents: effects, action mechanisms, challenges and prospects	2
Ecological benefits of integrative weed management of Melaleuca quinquenervia in Big Cypress National Preserve	2
Exchange of biological control genetic resources in India: prospects and constraints for access and benefit sharing	2
First report on classical biological control releases of the larval parasitoid Ganaspis brasiliensis against Drosophila suzukii in northern Italy	2
Screening for effective microbial consortia against Fusarium wilt of cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana)	2
A biobased superabsorbent formulation for above-ground application of a new entomophthoralean fungus for biological psyllid pest control	2
Benefits of mixed diets for predatory ladybirds: meta-analysis of laboratory experiments	2
Direct toxicity and emigration: evaluation of herbicide interactions with a biological control agent for Brazilian peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolia)	2
Impact of covert infections with an RNA virus on the susceptibility of Spodoptera exigua to natural enemies	2
Recent contributions of molecular population genetic and phylogenetic studies to classic biological control of weeds	2