Publications and communications of Ibtissem Ben Fekih

Lugendo, A. R., Ben Fekih, I., Caparros Megido, R., Pierreux, J., Francis, F., & Segers, A. (February 2025). Efficacy of Entomopathogenic Fungi Against Bruchus rufimanus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Laboratory and Field Trials Using Dropleg Spraying Technique. Agriculture, 15 (4), 376. doi:10.3390/agriculture15040376

Wyckhuys, K. A. G., Akutse, K. S., Amalin, D. M., Araj, S.-E., Barrera, G., Joy B. Beltran, M., Ben Fekih, I., Calatayud, P.-A., Cicero, L., Cokola Cuma, M., Colmenarez, Y. C., Dessauvages, K., Dubois, T., Durocher-Granger, L., Espinel, C., Fernández-Triana, J. L., Francis, F., Gómez, J., Haddi, K., ... Elkahky, M. (November 2024). Functional structure of the natural enemy community of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda in the Americas. Biological Control, 198, 105640. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2024.105640

Dessauvages, K., Scheifler, M., Francis, F., & Ben Fekih, I. (2024). A New Isolate Beauveria bassiana GxABT-1: Efficacy against Myzus persicae and Promising Impact on the Beet Mild Yellow Virus-Aphid Association. Insects. doi:10.3390/insects15090697

Wyckhuys, K. A. G., Gu, B., Ben Fekih, I., Finger, R., Kenis, M., Lu, Y., Subramanian, S., Tang, F. H. M., Weber, D. C., Zhang, W., & Hadi, B. A. R. (12 September 2024). Restoring functional integrity of the global production ecosystem through biological control. Journal of Environmental Management, 370, 122446. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122446

Francis, F., Cokola Cuma, M., Dessauvages, K., Kouanda, N., Glacet, L., Badolo, A., & Ben Fekih, I. (05 August 2024). Fungal Entomopathogens for pest biocontrol in multitrophic approaches [Paper presentation]. International Congress on Invertebrate Pathology and Microbial Control and 56th Annual Meeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology, Vienna, Austria.

Glacet, L., Noël, G., Ben Fekih, I., Iannello, L., Boullis, A., & Francis, F. (2024). Aphid honeydew in intraguild interactions: enhancing predator mobility, foraging, and dynamics between Adalia bipunctata and Episyrphus balteatus. Arthropod-Plant Interactions. doi:10.1007/s11829-024-10061-w

Wyckhuys, K. A. G.* , Pozsgai, G.* , Ben Fekih, I., Sanchez-Garcia, F. J., & Elkahky, M. (26 April 2024). Biodiversity loss impacts top-down regulation of insect herbivores across ecosystem boundaries. Science of the Total Environment, 930, 172807. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172807
* These authors have contributed equally to this work.

Wyckhuys, K. A. G., Akutse, K. S., Amalin, D. M., Araj, S.-E., Barrera, G., Beltran, M. J. B., Ben Fekih, I., Calatayud, P.-A., Cicero, L., Cokola Cuma, M., Colmenarez, Y. C., Dessauvages, K., Dubois, T., Durocher-Granger, L., Espinel, C., Fallet, P., Fernández-Triana, J. L., Francis, F., Gómez, J., ... Hadi, B. A. R. (April 2024). Global scientific progress and shortfalls in biological control of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda. Biological Control, 191, 105460. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2024.105460

Kaishian, P., Lubbers, M., Ben Fekih, I., Groot, M. D. D., Schilthuizen, M., & Haelewaters, D. (2024). Definitions of parasites and pathogens through time. In Definitions of parasites and pathogens through time. TechRxiv. doi:10.22541/au.165712662.22738369/v2

Cokola Cuma, M., Ben Fekih, I., Caparros Megido, R., Delvigne, F., Bisimwa, E. B., & Francis, F. (26 November 2023). Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae) à l’Est de la RD Congo : exploration des champignons entomopathogènes indigènes pour la lutte biologique [Poster presentation]. Conférence Internationale Francophone d'Entomologie CIFE, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Ben Fekih, I., Dessauvages, K., & Francis, F. (20 November 2023). Évaluation de deux champignons entomopathogènes endémiques du sol en tant qu’alternatives aux néonicotinoïdes en culture de betteraves sucrières [Poster presentation]. Conférence Internationale Francophone d'Entomologie, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Cokola Cuma, M., Ben Fekih, I., Bisimwa, E. B., Caparros Megido, R., Delvigne, F., & Francis, F. (12 October 2023). Isolats de champignons entomopathogènes indigènes pour le contrôle de Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae) au Sud-Kivu, Est de la République démocratique du Congo [Poster presentation]. Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech et la République Démocratique du Congo - Enjeux et perspectives d’une coopération ancrée dans l’histoire, Gembloux, Belgium.

Xie, Z., Wang, D., Ben Fekih, I., Yu, Y., Li, Y., Alwathnani, H., Herzberg, M., & Rensing, C. (07 June 2023). Whole Genome Sequence Analysis of Cupriavidus necator C39, a Multiple Heavy Metal(loid) and Antibiotic Resistant Bacterium Isolated from a Gold/Copper Mine. Microorganisms, 11 (6), 1518. doi:10.3390/microorganisms11061518

Cokola Cuma, M., Ben Fekih, I., Bisimwa, E. B., Caparros Megido, R., Delvigne, F., & Francis, F. (17 May 2023). Natural occurrence of Beauveria bassiana (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) infecting Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and earwig in eastern DR Congo. Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 33 (1), 54. doi:10.1186/s41938-023-00702-2

Francis, F., Fingu-Mabola, J. C., & Ben Fekih, I. (December 2022). Direct and Endophytic Effects of Fungal Entomopathogens for Sustainable Aphid Control: A Review. Agriculture, 12 (12), 2081. doi:10.3390/agriculture12122081

Francis, F., Then, C., Francis, A., Gbangbo, Y. A. C., Iannello, L., & Ben Fekih, I. (October 2022). Complementary Strategies for Biological Control of Aphids and Related Virus Transmission in Sugar Beet to Replace Neonicotinoids. Agriculture, 12 (10), 1663. doi:10.3390/agriculture12101663