[HTML][HTML] Scientific advances in the last decade on the recovery, Characterization, and functionality of bioactive compounds from the araticum fruit (Annona crassiflora …

HS Arruda, FT Borsoi, AC Andrade, GM Pastore… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Araticum (Annona crassiflora Mart.) is a native and endemic species to Brazilian Cerrado
whose fruits have high sensorial, nutritional, bioactive, and economic potential. Its use in …

Azadirachtin-based biopesticide affects the respiration and digestion in Anticarsia gemmatalis caterpillars

CF Farder-Gomes, M Saravanan, LC Martinez… - Toxin …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Anticarsia gemmatalis (Lepidoptera) is a soybean pest controlled mainly with synthetic
insecticides. The effects of azadirachtin-based biopesticide (Azamax®) were investigated …

[HTML][HTML] Bioactivity of the Cymbopogon citratus (Poaceae) essential oil and its terpenoid constituents on the predatory bug, Podisus nigrispinus (Heteroptera …

BP Brügger, LC Martínez, A Plata-Rueda… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Podisus nigrispinus Dallas (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), released in biological
control programs, is a predator of Lepidopteran and Coleopteran species. Lemongrass …

Insecticidal and repellent activities of Cymbopogon citratus (Poaceae) essential oil and its terpenoids (citral and geranyl acetate) against Ulomoides dermestoides

A Plata-Rueda, LC Martínez, G da Silva Rolim… - Crop protection, 2020 - Elsevier
The peanut beetle, Ulomoides dermestoides Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), is a
worldwide pest of stored grains. This study evaluated the toxicity and repellency of …

The fungicide iprodione affects midgut cells of non-target honey bee Apis mellifera workers

LS Carneiro, LC Martínez, WG Gonçalves… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The honey bee Apis mellifera is an important pollinator of agricultural crops and natural
forests. Honey bee populations have declined over the years, as a result of diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Acute Toxicity and Sublethal Effects of Lemongrass Essential Oil and Their Components against the Granary Weevil, Sitophilus granarius

A Plata-Rueda, GDS Rolim, CF Wilcken, JC Zanuncio… - Insects, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the present work, we evaluate the toxic and repellent properties of lemongrass
(Cymbopogon citratus (DC. ex Nees) Stapf.) essential oil and its components against …

[HTML][HTML] Pyriproxyfen, a juvenile hormone analog, damages midgut cells and interferes with behaviors of Aedes aegypti larvae

M Fiaz, LC Martínez, A Plata-Rueda, WG Gonçalves… - PeerJ, 2019 - peerj.com
Juvenile hormone analogs (JHA) are known to interfere with growth and biosynthesis of
insects with potential for insecticide action. However, there has been comparatively few data …

Toxicity and cytotoxicity of the insecticide imidacloprid in the midgut of the predatory bug, Podisus nigrispinus

LC Martínez, A Plata-Rueda, WG Gonçalves… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The selectivity of insecticides on natural enemies in pest control are an important strategy for
Integrated Pest Management. However, insecticides can have side effects on non-target …

Chlorantraniliprole–mediated effects on survival, walking abilities, and respiration in the coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei

A Plata-Rueda, LC Martínez, NCR Costa… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Hypothenemus hampei Ferrari (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is the main pest of
coffee crops, and effective methods for pest management are needed urgently. Bioassays …

[HTML][HTML] Permethrin induces histological and cytological changes in the midgut of the predatory bug, Podisus nigrispinus

LC Martínez, A Plata-Rueda, G da Silva Neves… - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Insecticides used in the agriculture and forestry have side effects on non-target organisms
used as natural enemies. This study evaluated the histopathology and cytotoxicity of …