A5064225326- Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Nematode management and characterization studies
- Insect Resistance and Genetics
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Plant responses to elevated CO2
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop Management
- Insect behavior and control techniques
Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety
2021-2024
Bio Forschung Austria
2015
BOKU University
2013
Earthworms (Annelida: Oligochaeta) deposit several tons per hectare of casts enriched in nutrients and/or arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and create a spatial temporal soil heterogeneity that can play role structuring plant communities. However, while we begin to understand the surface casts, it is still unclear what extent plants utilize subsurface casts. We conducted greenhouse experiment using large mesocosms (volume 45 l) test whether (1) microsites consisting earthworm with or...
New pest management solutions are needed to control soil invertebrates (insects, nematodes, mollusks) in order implement the goals of European Green Deal. Natural volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as 1-octen-3-ol and 3-octanone, emitted by entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium brunneum could be part solution. Three major crop pests, Agriotes lineatus (wireworm), Diabrotica virgifera (corn rootworm) Phyllopertha horticola (garden chafer), were susceptible fumigation with 3-octanone. The...
The soil-dwelling larvae of several Scarabaeidae species (white grubs), like the cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha) and garden chafer (Phyllopertha horticola), are serious pests in European cultivated grassland, reducing grass yield destroying turf by root-feeding. Nevertheless, factors responsible for development large grub populations associated damage risk poorly understood. objectives study were to survey densities grassland sites with different histories find correlations environmental...
Abstract The volatile organic compounds (VOCs) 1-octen-3-ol and 3-octanone produced by the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium brunneum are known to have pesticidal properties at high doses against a range of invertebrate pests. Very little is about their behavior-modifying (semiochemical) properties. This study focused on investigating behavioral responses three subterranean crop pests, wireworm ( Agriotes lineatus ) , western corn rootworm Diabrotica virgifera ), garden chafer Phyllopertha...
Inundative mass application of Metarhizium brunneum BIPESCO 5 (Hypocreales, Clavicipitaceae) is used for the biological control Diabrotica v. virgifera (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). Long-term field trials were performed in three Austrian maize fields—with different cultivation techniques and infestation rates—in order to evaluate efficacy treatment pest larvae. In addition, indigenous spp. population structure was assessed compare sites with application. Annual product Granmet-PTM...
Wireworms, the soil living larvae of several click-beetle species (Fam. Elateridae), are serious pests in various crops, e.g. vegetables, potatoes and maize, due to their feeding on underground plant parts. Controlling wireworm infestations Europe has become increasingly challenging lack efficient insecticides presumably effects reduced tillage climate change. It is be expected that rising temperatures will further enhance population densities spread thermophilic species.In frame...
In the scope of ACRP-project RIMPEST1 we tested prognosis models for thermophilic, economically relevant insect pests in agriculture Austria. We focused on Diabrotica virgifera and Ostrinia nubilalis, as corn well Helicoverpa armigera, Aphis fabae, Acyrtosiphon pisum Myzus persicae vegetables.The respective collected via extensive systematic literature research, were further processed, tested, validated using historical monitoring weather data to choose with best fit Austria each...
Abstract Mead is a traditional alcoholic beverage that produced by fermentation of diluted honey. The mead quality primarily influenced the honey variety, although yeast microflora as main catalyst also plays significant role in organoleptic and chemical final product. impact indigenous associated-yeasts on properties has scarcely been investigated. To fill this gap objective work was to assess metabolic yeasts isolated from pollen beehives northeast Austria. biodiversity low only two...