Location: European Biological Control Laboratory
Publications
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Florivory is an alternative but suboptimal diet for an invasive leaf-feeding beetle
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Desurmont, G., Blanchet, A. 2023. Florivory is an alternative but suboptimal diet for an invasive leaf-feeding beetle. Ecological Entomology. 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13237.
Development, survivorship and reproduction of Gryon aetherium Talamas (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae), an egg parasitoid of Bagrada hilaris (Burmeister) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), under eight constant temperatures
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The nutrient composition of three mosquito species, Aedes caspius, Anopheles hyrcanus and Culex pipiens, harvested from nature
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Christaki, A., Zinoviadou, K., Papoti, V., Miaoulis, M., Chaskopoulou, A. 2022. The nutrient composition of three mosquito species, Aedes caspius, Anopheles hyrcanus and Culex pipiens, harvested from nature. Sustainability. 14,13852. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142113852.
Sterile Insect Technique Applied to a Pentatomid Pest Species: Effects of Gamma Irradiation on the Fecundity, Fertility and Longevity of the bagrada bug, Bagrada hilaris (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)
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Cristofaro, M., Sforza, R., Roselli, G., Paolini, A., Cemmi, A., Musmeci, S., Anfora, G., Massoni, V., Grodowitz, M.J. 2022. Sterile Insect Technique Applied to a Pentatomid Pest Species: Effects of Gamma Irradiation on the Fecundity, Fertility and Longevity of the bagrada bug, Bagrada hilaris (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Insects. 13(9), 787. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13090787.
Submission of DNA barcode of an important biological control agent of the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys
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Bon, M., Hoelmer, K.A., Guermache, F. 2022. Submission of DNA barcode of an important biological control agent of the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys. Genbank. accn OP136000.
West Nile Virus occurrence and ecological niche modeling in wild bird species and mosquito vectors; an active surveillance program in the Peloponnese Region of Greece
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Sofia, M., Giannakopoulos, A., Giantsis, I., Touloudi, A., Birtsas, P., Papageorgiou, K., Athanasakopoulou, Z., Chatzopoulos, D., Vrioni, G., Galamatis, D., Diamantopoulos, V., Mpellou, S., Petridou, E., Kritas, S., Palli, M., Georgakopoulos, G., Vassiliki, S., Athanassios, T., Chaskopoulou, A., Charalambos, B. 2022. West Nile Virus occurrence and ecological niche modeling in wild bird species and mosquito vectors; an active surveillance program in the Peloponnese Region of Greece. Microorganisms. 10(7),1328. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10071328.
Surveillance of invasive mosquito species in islands with focus on potential vectors of zoonotic diseases
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Barcelo, C., Blanda, V., Del Castillo-Remiro, A., Chaskopoulou, A., Connely, C.R., Ferrero-Gomez, L., La Russa, F., Parker-Crockett, C., Serafin-Perez, I., Sousa, C.A., Torina, A., Vontas, J., Miranda, M.A. 2022. Surveillance of invasive mosquito species in islands with focus on potential vectors of zoonotic diseases. Book Chapter. In: Ecology of diseases transmitted by mosquitoes to wildlife. 7: 179-207. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-931-2_10.
Tracking Asian tiger mosquito introductions in the Netherlands using Nextstrain
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Ibáñez-Justicia, A., Van De Vossenberg, B., Warbroek, T., Teekema, S., Jacobs, F., Zhao, T., Bueno-Mari, R., Aranda, C., Flacio, E., Chaskopoulou, A., Albieri, A., Stroo, A. 2022. Tracking Asian tiger mosquito introductions in the Netherlands using Nextstrain. Journal of the Mosquito Control Association. 40 (1):11-21. https://doi.org/10.52004/JEMCA2021.0006.
Integrative taxonomy of Aculus mosoniensis (Acari: Eriophyidae), a potential biological control agent for tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima)
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De Lillo, E., Marini, F., Cristofaro, M., Valenzano, D., Petanovic, R., Vidovic, B., Cvrkovic, T., Bon, M. 2022. Integrative taxonomy of Aculus mosoniensis (Acari: Eriophyidae), a potential biological control agent for tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima). Insects. 13(5), 489. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13050489.
Molecular detection of wasps parasitizing nymphal cattle fever ticks towards the study of temporal pattern of tick-parasitoid interactions
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Bon, M., Kashefi, J., Guermache, F., Mediannikov, O. 2022. Molecular detection of wasps parasitizing nymphal cattle fever ticks towards the study of temporal pattern of tick-parasitoid interactions. International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods. 5.6-5.9. http://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.19349348.
Exploration in Vietnam for parasitoids of cattle fever tick
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Nguyen, L.T., Do, T.T., Duong, N.N., Dao, T.H., Kashefi, J., Goolsby, J. 2022. Exploration in Vietnam for parasitoids of cattle fever tick. International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods. 5.10-5.12.
Can estivation preferences be used to develop novel management tools against invasive mediterranean snails?
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Hanache, P., Thomann, T., Caron, V., Desurmont, G. 2021. Can estivation preferences be used to develop novel management tools against invasive mediterranean snails?. Insects. 12:1118. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12121118.
VectorMap-GR: A local scale operational management tool for entomological monitoring, to support vector control activities in Greece and the Mediterranean Basin
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Fotakis, E., Orfanos, M., Couleris, T., Stamatelopoulos, P., Tsiropoulos, Z., Kampouraki, A., Kioulos, I., Mavridis, K., Chaskopoulou, A., Koliopoulos, G., Vontas, J. 2021. VectorMap-GR: A local scale operational management tool for entomological monitoring, to support vector control activities in Greece and the Mediterranean Basin. Current Research in Parasitology and Vector Borne Diseases. 1, 100053. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpvbd.2021.100053.
Evaluation of three cold storage methods of Bagrada hilaris (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) and the effects of host deprivation for an optimized rearing of the biocontrol candidate Gryon gonikopalense (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae)
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Martel, G., Sforza, R. 2021. Evaluation of three cold storage methods of Bagrada hilaris (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) and the effects of host deprivation for an optimized rearing of the biocontrol candidate Gryon gonikopalense (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae). Biological Control. 163: 104759. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2021.104759.
The diversity of biological control agents
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Molecular Identification of Trissolcus japonicus, Parasitoid of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, by Species-Specific PCR
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Chen, M.N., Santander, R.D., Talamas, E.J., Jentsch, P.J., Bon, M., Acimovic, S.G. 2021. Molecular Identification of Trissolcus japonicus, Parasitoid of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, by Species-Specific PCR. Insects. 12,467-482. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12050467.
How an egg parasitoid responds to an unusual stinkbug oviposition behavior: the case of Gryon gonikopalense Sharma (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) and Bagrada hilaris(Burmeister) (Hemiptera:Pentatomidae)
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Martel, G., Scirpoli, F., Sforza, R. 2022. How an egg parasitoid responds to an unusual stinkbug oviposition behavior: the case of Gryon gonikopalense Sharma (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) and Bagrada hilaris(Burmeister) (Hemiptera:Pentatomidae). Entomologia Generalis. 42(3)457-470. http://doi.org/10.1127/entomologia/2021/1256.
Parasitoids' Ecology and Evolution Editorial - Population and Evolutionary Dynamics
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Wanjiru Clarke, C., Calatayud, P., Sforza, R.F., Ngeh Ndemah, R., Nyamukondiwa, C. 2019. Parasitoids' Ecology and Evolution Editorial - Population and Evolutionary Dynamics. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 7:485. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00485.