Microbial Control of Insect Pests and Plant Pathogens

Dear Colleagues,

The journal Plants will be publishing a Special Issue on Microbial Control of Insects Pests and Plant Pathogens. Nowadays, chemical insecticides, acaricides, and fungicides are preferable for the control of harmful insects and mites, as well as for the control of phytopathogenic microorganisms. However, it is well known that chemicals cause environment pollution, accumulate in plants, water, soil, and finally, cause food pollution. Food pollution by pesticides is a problem everywhere in the world. This pollution has certain harmful health effects on humans and animals. That is why, in recent years, more and more attention has been paid to research on biological pest control, particularly on microbial control of insects and plant pathogens according to the high demand from consumers for healthy food. It requires isolation and identification of new microbial strains with improved biocontrol potential and multiple properties. In recent years, interest in studying the interactions of beneficial microbial agents with insect organisms and plants as well as with environment is sharply increased. In addition, it is necessary to develop more efficient formulations in microbial control to protect useful biocontrol agents against some abiotic factors from the environment such as sunlight, rain, and so on. Thus, considering the high interest in avoiding of harmful ingredients in food products, this Special Issue will cover a very important part of microbial control of insect pests and plant pathogens, and in such a way, will contribute to the overall knowledge of environment protection.

Dr. Leopoldo Palma
Dr. Diego Sauka
Prof. Dr. Primitivo Caballero
Guest Editors

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• insect pests
• plant disease
• biocontrol agents
• microbial bioinsecticides
• plant disease control
• microbial formulations
• microbial entomopathogens
• biological control