
Environmentally friendly alternatives safe to non-target organisms for the control of insects vectoring phytopathogens are in the focus of agricultural research worldwide. In Europe, many fruit trees of the family Rosaceae are seriously affected by phytoplasmas of the apple proliferation group. Phytoplasmas are specialized bacteria that are obligate parasites of plant phloem tissue and transmitting […]
Adapting nanotechnology as versatile instrument for the development of eco-friendly pest control methods with semiochemicals —