The invention relates to pesticide compositions for the biological control of mites and insects, comprising at least one entomopathogenic microorganism, botanical pyrethrum extract and adjuvants, incorporated in a suitable vehicle. The invention also relates to the use of said compositions for the control of pest insects and mites and disease vectors in conventional and non-conventional agricultural crops.

The invention relates to pesticide compositions for the biological control of mites and insects, comprising at least one entomopathogenic microorganism, botanical pyrethrum extract and adjuvants, incorporated in a suitable vehicle. The invention also relates to the use of said compositions for the control of pest insects and mites and disease vectors in conventional and non-conventional agricultural crops.

Described is an isolated strain of the fungus Colonostachys rosea termed BVT Cr-7 useful as a biological control agent for the treatment of plants. The isolated strain, formulations comprising said strain and/or spores derived from said strain may be applied to plants or plant materials in order to improve plant yield, to improve plant growth, or for the treatment or prevention of diseases or pathogens in the plant.

This application relates to methods and materials for providing a benefit to a seed or seedling of an agricultural plant (e.g., an agricultural grass plant), or the agricultural plant derived from the seed or seedling. For example, this application provides purified bacterial populations that include novel seed-origin bacterial endophytes, and synthetic combinations of seeds and/or seedlings (e.g., cereal seeds and/or seedlings) with heterologous seed-derived bacterial endophytes.

This application relates to methods and materials for providing a benefit to a seed or seedling of an agricultural plant (e.g., an agricultural grass plant), or the agricultural plant derived from the seed or seedling. For example, this application provides purified bacterial populations that include novel seed-origin bacterial endophytes, and synthetic combinations of seeds and/or seedlings (e.g., cereal seeds and/or seedlings) with heterologous seed-derived bacterial endophytes.

The present invention relates to a method for promoting or improving plant health and/or plant growth of agricultural plants wherein the plants, the plant propagules, the seed of the plants and/or the locus where the plants are growing or are intended to grow are treated with an effective amount of a composition comprising the fungus Purpureocillium lilacinum or spores thereof. Further aspects of the invention relate to uses of a composition comprising the fungus Purpureocillium lilacinum or spores thereof for promoting or improving plant health and/or plant growth.

The present invention relates to a method for promoting or improving plant health and/or plant growth of agricultural plants wherein the plants, the plant propagules, the seed of the plants and/or the locus where the plants are growing or are intended to grow are treated with an effective amount of a composition comprising the fungus Purpureocillium lilacinum or spores thereof. Further aspects of the invention relate to uses of a composition comprising the fungus Purpureocillium lilacinum or spores thereof for promoting or improving plant health and/or plant growth.

The present invention relates to a method for promoting or improving plant health and/or plant growth of agricultural plants wherein the plants, the plant propagules, the seed of the plants and/or the locus where the plants are growing or are intended to grow are treated with an effective amount of a composition comprising the fungus Purpureocillium lilacinum or spores thereof. Further aspects of the invention relate to uses of a composition comprising the fungus Purpureocillium lilacinum or spores thereof for promoting or improving plant health and/or plant growth.

Provided is an isolated bacterial strain of the genus Fictibacillus, a composition comprising the isolated bacterial strain and an inoculum carrier such as biochar, a method of increasing growth and/or pest resistance of a plant comprising inoculating a plant with the aforementioned strain or composition, and a kit for the use of the above methods and compositions.

Provided is an isolated bacterial strain of the genus Fictibacillus, a composition comprising the isolated bacterial strain and an inoculum carrier such as biochar, a method of increasing growth and/or pest resistance of a plant comprising inoculating a plant with the aforementioned strain or composition, and a kit for the use of the above methods and compositions.