Bioecological Parameters of the Black Fig Fly, (Diptera: Lonchaeidae), Collected from Fig Crops in Mexico.

This study assessed several bioecological aspects of the black fig fly, McAlpine (Diptera: Lonchaeidae), the main pest of fig ( L.). Figs were collected from eight sites in the Mexican states of Michoacán (Plan de Ayala, Los Tejones, Antúnez, Tangancícuaro, Indaparapeo, El Carrizal, and Charapendo) and Morelos (Telixtac).

Natural Prevalence, Molecular Characteristics, and Biological Activity of (Farlow) Isolated from (J. E. Smith) Larvae in Mexico.

Entomopathogenic fungi have been considered potential biological control agents against the fall armyworm (J. E. Smith), the world's most important pest of maize.

Maize mycorrhizas decrease the susceptibility of the foliar insect herbivore Spodoptera frugiperda to its homologous nucleopolyhedrovirus.

Background: The multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus of Spodoptera frugiperda (SfMNPV) plays an important role in regulating its natural host and has high potential for use as a bioinsecticide. However, information about how agricultural practices such as fertilization and plant biotic interactions affect the biocontrol efficacy of SfMNPV is limited. In this study, we examined how multitrophic maize-mycorrhiza-insect herbivore interactions affect the biocontrol efficacy of SfMNPV against S.