The attraction of natural enemies of herbivores by volatile organic compounds as an
induced indirect defence has been studied in several plant systems. The evidence for their …

The concept of integrated pest management (IPM) has been accepted and incorporated in
public policies and regulations in the European Union and elsewhere, but a holistic science …

Biological control, or biocontrol, is the exploitation of living agents (incl. viruses) to combat
pestilential organisms (incl. pathogens, pests, and weeds) for diverse purposes to provide …

Volatile compounds and extrafloral nectar are common defenses of wild plants; however, in
crops they bear an as-yet underused potential for biological control of pests and diseases. …

The need to reduce pollinator exposure to harmful pesticides has led to calls to expedite the
adoption of integrated pest management (IPM). We make the case that IPM is not explicitly ‘…

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a holistic approach to combat pests (including herbivores,
pathogens, and weeds) using a combination of preventive and curative actions, and …

Predation is an interaction during which an organism kills and feeds on another organism.
Past and current interest in studying predation in terrestrial habitats has yielded a number of …

Plant resistance is normally defined as the heritable ability of plants to escape attacking
enemies, partially or fully, thus minimizing the amount of damage experienced by the plant (…

The black yeast-like fungi Aureobasidium spp. are ubiquitous microorganisms found in a wide
variety of extreme and benign environments as saprophytes, endophytes, and pathogens. …

Gray mold caused by Botrytis cinerea is a common postharvest disease in strawberries,
reducing shelf life considerably. We investigated the potential of the yeast-like biocontrol fungus …