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Biological Control in Agriculture; educational videos
- During the BINGO project we made two short educational videos about biological control, featuring predatory mites.
The first video; ‘The... -
Symbiosis in the service of biological control
- Insect-symbiont interactions play an important role in a wide variety of their host’s life history traits and have positive effects on the... -
Impact of low humidity on the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis
- Insects and mites used in biological control of agricultural pests sometimes have to face extreme climatic conditions in fields and greenhouses. Many... -
Population genetics of reproductive dormancy in Drosophila
- After improving our understanding of the physiological basis of reproductive dormancy in Drosophila, we proceeded to the genetic analysis of the... -
Evaluating intraspecific genetic variation for phytophagy in Nesidiocoris tenuis
- The use of zoophytophagous predators in crops has increased in the last decade due to the ability of these species to remain in the plants at low prey... -
Impact of tomato trichome morphology on Biological Control Agents
- Tomato trichomes have proved a challenge for the survival of some biological control agents but also for some of the most important pests. This is a... -
Finishing the first chapter: Non-target effects of a native parasitoid
- In this year’s June issue of the Journal of Pest Science the first paper of my PhD will be published, but it can already be found online (open... -
Heritability of Life History Trait
- The rearing and storage improvement of biocontrol agents such as Bracon brevicornis is a necessary step for the efficiency of the control of insect... -
Genome-based selection for the improvement of natural enemies in Nasonia vitripennis
- Genomic selection (GS) currently revolutionizes animal breeding, and is increasingly used in human genetics to predict the risk of complex diseases.... -
Symbiosis unites natural enemies
- The current artificial diet used in the laboratory rearing of the olive fruit fly does not fulfil the mass rearing facility requirements in terms of...
BINGO in the media
- European insect pest control workshop held in Delemont
- Milena Chinchilla Ramírez published the BINGO-ITN project in the CABI newsletter Biocontrol News and Information June 2016 37(2), 9N–16N (page 15N)