A5058619637- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
- Insect Pheromone Research and Control
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Insect Resistance and Genetics
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Nematode management and characterization studies
Harper Adams University
2023
Swansea University
2020-2023
The entomopathogenic fungus (EPF) Metarhizium brunneum occupies the same ecological niche as nematodes (EPN), with both competing for insects a food source in rhizosphere. Interactions between these biocontrol agents can be antagonistic or synergistic. To better understand interactions, this study focussed on investigating effect of M. volatile organic compounds (VOCs), 1-octen-3-ol and 3-octanone, EPN survival behaviour. These VOCs proved to highly toxic infective juveniles (IJs)...
Abstract Olfactometers have been used for more than 100 years and are integral to experimental chemical ecology. Studies utilising olfactometer bioassays form the foundation understanding behavioural responses of invertebrates stimuli under standardised laboratory conditions. Widely olfactometry apparatuses include two‐arm olfactometers binary through four‐ six‐arm arenas evaluate complex behaviours. Despite its prevalence in ecology studies, there has never a review best practice...