OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Biocontrol is 5. 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
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
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
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
Within-host competition between Cotesia flavipes and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora in Diatraea saccharalis	11
Influence of the management of rice crops and wild vegetation on the diversity of Scelionidae egg parasitoids of Pentatomidae	11
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
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
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
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

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
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
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
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
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
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
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