Academic interest in plant natural products with insecticidal properties has continued to
grow in the past 20 years, while commercialization of new botanical insecticides and market …

The control of arthropod pests of agricultural importance is increasingly difficult due to the
quick development of resistance in the targeted pest populations coupled to their massive …

Plants due to the high content of various bioactive compounds are the main raw material for
production of valuable, and useful bio-products (eg., food, cosmetics, medicines …

The whitefly (Bemisia tabaci Gennadius) is a notorious devastating sap-sucking insect pest
that causes substantial crop damage and yield losses due to direct feeding by both nymphs …

Homemade botanical insecticides are widely used by subsistence and transitional farmers
in low-income countries. Their use is often driven by the limited availability or cost of …

Natural plant protection products (known as biopesticides), derived from natural materials
(plants, bacterial strains, and certain minerals) that can be used to control pests, are an …

Essential oils of plant origin could provide green and effective alternative to synthetic
insecticides. To avoid the instability and high volatility of essential oils, it is necessary to …

Intensive agriculture, which is associated with heavy inputs of synthetic insecticides, has
serious ecological impacts, leading to loss of vital ecosystem services including insect …

The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a recent
invasive pest species that has successfully established across sub-Saharan Africa where it …

Invasive alien plants (IAPs) are recognized as major threats to the environmental and
ecological systems with great potential to disrupt global biodiversity, forestry, livelihood, and …