Climate change is increasing constraints on crop production and reinforcing the need for sustainable alternatives to chemical disease control. Sorghum is a drought-tolerant crop of increasing importance. However, anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum sublineola remains its most destructive disease, and no biological control products are currently registered for its management. This study evaluated bacterial isolates as potentia...

In recent years, biocontrol agents (BCAs) have gained attention as sustainable alternatives or complements to synthetic chemicals for managing phytopathogens and enhancing plant growth. In this study, six bacterial strains were evaluated as BCAs against Rhizoctonia solani (RS), a soil-borne pathogen affecting economically important crops. Two strains ( Bacillus sp. B04A33 and Psychrobacillus sp. B04A42) were isolated from maiz...

White mold, caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum , is one of the most important diseases affecting common bean crops. Due to its global distribution and wide host range, the persistence of S. sclerotiorum in the environment is favored by the formation of survival structures, which complicates control measures. In this context, biological control emerges as a sustainable strategy for pathogen suppression and plant growth promotio...

Current management strategy of the invasive fruit fly Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) exploits different tools but relies mainly on chemical control. In the invaded areas, the local natural enemy community mostly consists of generalist pupal parasitoids unable to control the pest efficiently. Conversely, in the pest native area, there are more specialized sympatric larval parasitoids attacking D. suzuki...