Recent Advances in Pest Control Strategies in Agroecosystems
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 February 2024) | Viewed by 947
Special Issue Editors
Interests: chemical control; biological control; predators; parasitoids; use of pheromones
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Dear Colleagues,
For years, monocultures have been composited by a single plant species and represent an extreme example of low diversity. This agricultural system is more susceptible to pests and, consequently, a high degree of management and inputs are required to maintain low insect populations. Agroecosystems support the food production systems in farms and promote the biodiversity needed to maintain the natural enemies of insect pests. Thus, some technologies in modern systems aim to achieve efficient pesticide application, insect entomophagous liberation, entomopathogenic microorganism incorporation, and the use of semiochemicals, among others. We are pleased to invite you to an Agriculture Special Issue, entitled “Recent Advances in Pest Control Strategies in Agroecosystems”. This Special Issue aims to publish advances in the use of biorational (natural or synthetic) insecticides, the application of entomophagous (parasitoids or predators) and entomopathogenic (fungi, bacteria, or viruses) organisms as biocontrol agents, and the use of pheromones for pest control in agroecosystems. Existing IPM practices must be continually optimized, as well as the development of innovative new IPM tools. Original research and review articles addressing their field evaluation, the efficacy of insecticides, the production of natural enemies, and the use of pheromone-based agents in mass trapping systems are welcome.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Luis Carlos Martinez
Prof. Dr. Angelica Plata Rueda
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- chemical control
- biopesticides
- entomopathogenic microorganisms
- integrated pest management
- natural products
- parasitoid
- predators
- use of pheromones
