Can Essential Oils Be a Natural Alternative for the Control of Spodoptera frugiperda? A Review of Toxicity Methods and Their Modes of Action

VL Usseglio, JS Dambolena, MP Zunino - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Spodoptera frugiperda is a major pest of maize crops. The application of synthetic
insecticides and the use of Bt maize varieties are the principal strategies used for its control …

Chemical Composition, Preliminary Toxicity, and Antioxidant Potential of Piper marginatum Sensu Lato Essential Oils and Molecular Modeling Study

BS Feitosa, OO Ferreira, SN Mali, A Anand, JN Cruz… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The essential oils (OEs) of the leaves, stems, and spikes of P. marginatum were obtained by
hydrodistillation, steam distillation, and simultaneous extraction. The chemical constituents …

Toxicity, Histopathological Alterations and Acetylcholinesterase Inhibition of Illicium verum Essential Oil in Drosophila suzukii

L de Souza, MG Cardoso, IFM Konig, VRF Ferreira… - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, studies on the potential use of essential oils (EOs) as pesticides have
enormously increased owing to their remarkable biological activities and health benefits …

Insecticidal activity of the essential oil of Piper corcovadensis leaves and its major compound (1‐butyl‐3, 4‐methylenedioxybenzene) against the maize weevil …

CS de Lira Pimentel, BNL Albuquerque… - Pest Management …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Sitophilus zeamais is one of the most economically impactful pests,
attacking various grains and processed foods. Control of this insect has been achieved …

Essential Oil of Rosmarinus officinalis Ecotypes and Their Major Compounds: Insecticidal and Histological Assessment Against Drosophila suzukii and Their Impact …

M Trombin de Souza… - Journal of Economic …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Essential oils (EOs) produced by plants in the Lamiaceae family may provide new
insecticidal molecules. Novel control compounds are needed to control Drosophila suzukii …

Defining the mechanisms of action and mosquito larva midgut response to a yeast-encapsulated orange oil larvicide

PH Kelly, AV Yingling, A Ahmed, I Hurwitz… - Parasites & …, 2022 - Springer
Background Yeast-encapsulated orange oil (YEOO) is a novel, ingestible larvicide that
combines the benefits of a low-cost essential oil with yeast, an attractive food source for …

Baccharis essential oils from the Atlantic Forest as sources of natural pesticides

C Eccel, RC Zimmermann, GT Giraldi… - Industrial Crops and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Substances derived from bioactive plants of the Atlantic Forest can potentially be used for
agricultural pest control, with fewer environmental consequences than other measures …

Combination of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana and the plant compound eugenol against the Rhipicephalus microplus tick: mortality …

JRT Ferreira, ROB Bitencourt, IC Angelo, LAS Tondo… - BioControl, 2024 - Springer
Entomopathogenic fungi and eugenol have demonstrated great potential against ticks,
particularly cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus. In a pioneering study, Beauveria bassiana …

Effects of itol A on the larval growth and development of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

L Xu, XL Meng, SH Bangash, F Zhang… - Pest Management …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Itol A, extracted from Itoa orientalis Hemsl.(Flacourtiaceae), possesses
bioactivity on Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Nilaparvata lugens …

Albendazole-induced genotoxicity in the larvae of fall armyworm as a safe environmental tool

M Malak - SN Applied Sciences, 2023 - Springer
Anthelmintic drugs are considered a new alternative strategy to control insect pests.
Spodoptera frugiperda, fall armyworm (FAW), is one of the most serious pests of maize and …