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Institute of Biological control (JKI-BI)
Institution
Section overview
Description
The Institute for Biological control deals with the exploration and development of environmentally friendly crop protection measures based on natural opponent of pests and diseases in agriculture and forestry.
Activities
- Research
Parent institution
Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants – Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI)
Coordinated projects
- Adaptations and counter-adaptations in the coevolutionary arms race of a baculovirus and its insect host
- Application of microbials to control strawberry pests
- Biodiversity and host adaptation of insect pathogenic Rickettsiella bacteria from Mexico
- Biodiversity as resource for the development of microbial-based insecticides in sustainable agriculture and forestry
- Biological and molecular characterization of CpGV isolates overcoming CpGV resistance
- Biological control as ecosystem service in integrated apple growing in Germany
- Biological Control of Drosophila suzukii by application of native pupal parasitoids
- Biological control of forest cockchafer
- Biological control of forstry pests by endemic entomopathogenic fungi
- Citrus disease Integrated Pest Mangement: from Research to Market
- Collaborative project: Application of native pupal parasitoids to control spotted wing drosophila under practical conditions - subproject A
- Collaborative project: Crop-protection capability of the aqua.protect process during crop production: Reduction and substitution of pesticides, particularly copper-bearing agents - subproject 3
- Collaborative project: Development of a broad-spectrum microbiological preparation for control of fungal and bacterial plant diseases. Subproject 2
- Collaborative project: Development of a computer based model for effective European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) control – Subproject 1
- Collaborative project: Development of a granule and liquid formulation based on the entomopathogenic fungus Metrahizium brunneum to control wireworms in integrated and organic potato production. Subproject 1
- Collaborative project: Development of non-chemical seed treatments for control of seed- and soilborne pathogens of maize - Subproject 1
- Collaborative Project: The use of Trichogramma ichneumon fly against the codling moth Cydia pomonella L. - Subproject 2
- Combination of strategies to control downy mildew on cucumbers under cover and in the field
- Comparative biological and molecular analysis of novel CpGV isolates
- Copper reduction with spray additives
- Cydia pomonella mass rearing: The contribution of disease resistant codling moth strains for improving colony management
- Deciphering the genetic diversity of LdMNPV obtained from field populations of the gypsy moth
- Determination of molecular virulence factors in Cydia pomonella Granuloviren (CpGV) by virus-Pseudotyping and transcriptome
- Developing a strategy to Virulenzmanagement the codling moth and the regulation of the codling moth in organic orchards 1
- Development and implementation of a sustainable IPM and surveillance program for the invasive tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick), in North and sub-Saharan Africa
- Development and implementation of biocontrol methods in integrated plant protection in agriculture and forestry (BIOCOMES)
- Development and Optimization of the application of insect pathogenic viruses for the biological control of codlingmoth
- Development and testing of biological methods for control of plant diseases
- Development of a biological control agent from licorice with secure action in the field by using more efficient application technology. Focus 1: Industrial and basic research. Subproject 2: effect mechanisms/pre-examination
- Development of a combat method with entomopathogenic nematodes against the tomato-pest complex in Egyptian tomato cultivation
- Development of a combination strategy with different biological measures in order to reduce the use of chemical insecticides against the codling moth
- Development of biocontrol methods against plant diseases
- Development of Inoculation methods for testing the efficacy against fusaria on mais of seed treatment agents and methods
- Development of methods for testing side-effects of plant protection products on beneficals
- Development of methods for the molecular identification and efficacy testing of insect-pathogenic viruses
- Development of microbial agents for control of plant diseases and insect pests
- Development of resistance and virulence management strategies - Subproject 2 for Cydia pomonella granulovirus in organic fruit production
- Development of strategies of resistance and virulence management for the codling moth granulovirus in organic fruit production
- Development of suitable application strategies of antagonsitic fungi for control of soil dwelling pests and diseases
- Diagnosis and biological control of fusaria on maize seed
- Diagnosis of pathogens of different important insect pests in agriculture and prognosis of pest calamities
- Diagnosis of pathogens of various pest insects in agriculture and forestry and prognosis of pest outbreaks
- Diagnostic investigations of cockchafer grubs from Hessia
- Ecological engineering to improve biological control of the codling moth and other insect pests of field crops
- Effect of maize/bean polyculture on insect biodiversity
- Enrichment of substrates with micro-organisms
- Examination of the applicability of insect pathogenic fungi for the control of the rape flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala)
- Experiments on the effect of plexomins on phytopathogenic microorganisms
- Exploration of indigenous egg parasitoid species from Egyptian Northwestern Coast Eier-parasitierenden Species
- Histological and electron microscopical diagnosis of diseases of pestl and beneficial insects
- Identification, enhancement and use of beneficial arthropods (e.g. Trichogramm egg parasitoids) and entomopathogenous nematodes to control arthropod pest species
- Innovative design and management to boost functional biodiversity of organic orchards
- InsectDoctors: Educating tomorrow’s insect pathologists
- Integrated management of the tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae): Towards the combination of pest control tools
- Intra-guild interactions in the parasitoid community of the codling moth and potential interference with biological control agents: how to optimize biological control by functional biodiversity?
- Investigation of residues of spores on tomato and sweet pepper after application of Bacillus thuringiensis
- Investigation on residues of Bacillus thuringiensis endospores on tomato and sweet pepper cultivated in greenhouses
- Investigations on biological control of aphids with the fungi Cladosporium sp. and Lecanicillium sp.
- Investigations on the establishment of the insect pathogenic fungus Beauveria basiana as an endophyte in oilseed rape
- Investigations on the sporulation behavior of insect-pathogenic fungi in the haemolymph of insects
- Investigations with seed treatments / resistance inducing agents withe efficacy against loose smut of wheat and barley (Ustilago nuda var. nuda and tritici)
- Joint project: Optimization of seed treatment products, effective against smut in barley and wheat (Ustilago nuda, U. tritici) using improved methods for detection of pathogens
- Management of resistance of codling moth against the codling moth granulovirus (CpGV)
- Methods for trunk application of plant extracts for environmentally friendly control of forest insects forest
- Micro-encapsulation of extracts from licorice
- Microbial Control of the Fall Army Worm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda)
- Model based risk assessment of oak processionary moth in climate change. Subproject 3: Investigation of the influence of natural microbial antagonists of the oak processionary moth under different conditions in different regions of Germany
- Molecular characterisation and effect of entomopathogenic fungi and bacteria on insect pest strains of walnut orchards in a biodiversity hotspot
- Optimizing Baculovirus Production and Application for Cutworm Control
- Possibilities of using Beauveria spp. as endophytic fungal entomopathogens against different pest insects on oak trees
- Process development for soil application of Beauveria brongniartii to combat grubs in fruit growing
- Production, formulation and applicationtechnology for micro-organisms
- Quality control of beneficials in biologcial control including molecular diagnosis of Trichogramma species
- Regulation of the plum moth and the brown rot disease in organic stone fruit production, Project: Evaluation and optimization of biological processes for the reduction of the plum moth (Cydia funebrana) under laboratory conditions
- Replacement of contentious inputs in organic farming
- Strategies to control the invasive box tree pyralid Cydalima perspectalis
- Structural diversity and genetic variation of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus gene in Thailand
- Studies on the control of phytopathogenic parasites with insectpathogenic fungi
- Suitability of beneficials to control major and invasive pests in fruit and other high-value crops
- Suitability of Melanosporales for controlling ground-borne Fusaria
- Sustainable control of cockchafer grubs by endophytic and rhizosphere competent insect pathogenic fungi
- The impact of intraguild predation in biological control practice
- Thematic network 'OK-Net Arable' - Organic Knowledge Network Arable
- Use of antagonistic Chaetomium strains in biological plant protection
- Use of microbiological preparations for the regulation of the strawberry blossom weevil and of pests of strawberry, sub-project: regulation of soil-borne pathogens
- Use the resistance of all varieties to the fire blight (Erwinia amylovora)
Coordinated collaborative projects
- Development of a strategy for managing the virulence of Cydia pomonella granulovirus (CpGV) to control the codling moth in organic apple production
- Innovative strategies for copper-free low input and organic farming systems
- Optimization of seed treatment products, effective against smut in barley and wheat (Ustilago nuda, U. tritici) using improved methods for detection of pathogens
Work package leader of collaborative projects
Involved in research projects
- A farmland biodiversity monitoring for Germany. Subproject 'Monitoring other organisms groups - arable weeds'
- Control of the woolly apple aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum Hausm.) by releasing earwigs (Forficula auricularia L.) and support oil applications
- Control of woolly aphid by release of Blutlauszehrwespen of mass rearing
- Copper as plant protection product - copper minimising and copper replacemant strategies
- Development of a biotechnological plant protection agent for the control of oomycetes
- Development of a strategy for sustainable expansion of organic farming
- Development of practical strategies for the regulation of cicadas in the ecological and medicinal plant cultivation Seasonings outdoors and under glass
- Development of strategies for fire blight control in organic fruit growing
- Development of strategies for fire blight control in organic fruit growing
- Development of strategies for fire blight control in organic fruit growing
- Development, testing and realization of the forecast model ECO-SIMPHYT for targeted control of late blight (P. infestans) in organic potato production with the aim of the use of copper-containing fungicides to be reduced to a minimum
- Evaluation of biodiversity measures
- Identification and enhancement of secondary metabolites in medicinal and aromatic plants for potential use as biological pesticides and pharmacologicals
- Innovative strategies for copper-free low input and organic farming systems. Copper fungicides – minimisation and replacement strategy
- Management of the reduced sensitivity of strains of codling moth against granulosis virus
- National monitoring of biodiversity in agricultural landscapes. Subproject 'Biodiversity of small freshwaters'
- National monitoring of biological diversity on farmlands. Subproject 'Development of technolgy'
- National monitoring of biological diversity on farmlands. Subproject 'Monitoring the diversity of habitats - small landscape structures and landscape elements'
- ntegrating the latest research findings into an overall concept for the regulation of downy mildew on onions in ecological farming: varieties, cultivation practices and prospects of use of biocontrol agents
- Strategies for the regulation of common bunt (Tilletia caries) of wheat with regard to threshold values and non-chemical protection measures
- Testing of strategies for wireworm control in organic potato
- Used to control microbiological products of disease in strawberries - Project: gray mold and powdery mildew, with special consideration of possible interactions
Contact
Institute of Biological control
(JKI-BI)
Heinrichstraße 243
64287 Darmstadt
Hesse
Germany
Phone: 0 61 51/4 07-2 30
Fax: 0 61 51/4 07-2 90
Email: bi(@)julius-kuehn.de
