Semiochemicals for enhanced biological control: more promise than payoff
Using methyl salicylate to manipulate natural enemies for pest management has been widely advocated. Demonstrating positive outcomes in small plot trials can be misleading and provides no support to assertions of improved pest management. The question of the source of the natural enemies for large field-scale applications of semiochemicals across multiple farms is never addressed. We suggest what needs to be done if this field is to progress.
Authors
- Zhaoke Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4462-1162)
- Francisco Rubén Badenes‐Pérez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8954-7920)
- 吕昭智
- Myron P. Zalucki
- Alberto Pozzebon
- Michael J. Furlong
- Mohammad Mehrabadi
- Zhenyu Li
- Chentao Luo
- Pee-Jay Rejuso
Institutions
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ES)
- University of Padua (IT)
- Qingdao Agricultural University (CN)
- Tarbiat Modares University (IR)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CN)
- Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- npj Entomology
- Published
- 2026-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s44434-026-00003-3
- Primary Topic
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00