Pest Biocontrol Strategies in Agroecological Management of Cultivated Ecosystems
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Pest and Disease Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 January 2021) | Viewed by 4843
Special Issue Editor
Interests: insect vectors; plant viruses; insect plant and pathogen interactions; plant disease epidemiology; insect physiology; climate change; insect and plant virus ecology
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Dear Colleagues,
Reliance on pesticides for controlling pests and diseases across cultivated ecosystems has been proven challenging despite the implementation of the latest control strategies. Widespread usage of pesticides can change its sensitivity to a pest population; therefore, pesticide resistance is common, causing subsequent pest and disease outbreaks. Uncertainties around the effectiveness of plant protection in many cultivated ecosystems based on pesticidal strategies need to be addressed to meet the demands of the growing human population and future food security. Therefore, the implementation of pest biocontrol strategies has been considered to be an alternative. In this Special Issue, titled “Pest Biocontrol Strategies in Agroecological Management of Cultivated Ecosystems”, we welcome your latest research that focuses on the implementation of biocontrol strategies to manage pests and diseases in cultivated ecosystems.
Dr. Piotr Trebicki
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- pest biocontrol
- natural enemies
- ecosystem services
- biological control agents: predators
- parasitoids
- pathogens
- integrated pest management
- agroecology
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