Biological Control

Aims & Scope

Biological control is an environmentally sound and effective means of reducing or mitigating pests and pest effects through the use of natural enemies.

The aim of Biological Control is to promote this science and technology through publication of original research articles and reviews of research and theory.

The journal devotes a section to reports on biotechnologies dealing with the elucidation and use of genes or gene products for the enhancement of biological control agents.

The journal encompasses biological control of viral, microbial, nematode, insect, mite, weed, and vertebrate pests in agriculture, aquatic, forest, natural resource, stored product, and urban environments.

Biological control of arthropod pests of human and domestic animals is also included.

Ecological, molecular, and biotechnological approaches to the understanding of biological control are welcome.

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
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• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 3,190.00 USD. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Mycoinsecticides and Mycoacaricides: A comprehensive list with worldwide coverage and international classification of formulation types

  Citation: 1128

  Authors: Marcos R. de, Stephen P.

• Biological control of postharvest diseases of fruits and vegetables by microbial antagonists: A review

  Citation: 755

  Authors: R.R., Dinesh, Rajbir

• Intraguild Predation Among Biological-Control Agents: Theory and Evidence

  Citation: 714

  Authors: J.A., H.K., L.E., J.J., B.A.

• Insect Pathogens as Biological Control Agents: Do They Have a Future?

  Citation: 565

  Authors: L.A, R, H.K, P

• Conservation biological control and enemy diversity on a landscape scale

  Citation: 514

  Authors: Teja, Riccardo, Yann, Thomas O., David, Tatyana A., Jason M., Saskya van, Stefan

• Ecology of the entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae in temperate agroecosystems: Potential for conservation biological control

  Citation: 433

  Authors: Nicolai V., Jørgen

• Entomopathogenic fungal endophytes

  Citation: 385

  Authors: Fernando E., Francisco, M., Monica, Francisco, Stephen A.

• Predicting the effects of climate change on natural enemies of agricultural pests

  Citation: 359

  Authors: Linda J., Sarina, Ary A.

• The General Host Selection Behavior of Parasitoid Hymenoptera and a Comparison of Initial Strategies Utilized by Larvaphagous and Oophagous Species

  Citation: 344

  Authors: S.Bradleigh

• Endophytic fungi as biocontrol agents of Theobroma cacao pathogens

  Citation: 339

  Authors: Luis C., Enith I., Zuleyka, Sunshine Van, A. Elizabeth, Prakash, Gary J., Nancy, Edward Allen