Insect monitoring has gained global public attention in recent years in the context of insect
decline and biodiversity loss. Monitoring methods that can collect samples over a long …

Studies that compare the genotypic improvement of historical cultivars with yield progress in
commercial crops provide evidence of the impact of past and current research in crops. The …

Endosymbiotic bacteria that live inside the cells of insects are typically only transmitted
maternally and can spread by increasing host fitness and/or modifying reproduction in …

With the passage of time and indiscreet usage of insecticides on crops, aphids are
becoming resistant to their effect. The different classes of insecticides, including …

Background Aphids are phloem-feeding insects that cause significant economic losses to
agriculture worldwide. While feeding and probing these insects deliver molecules, called …

Background Pesticide application is the dominant control method for arthropod pests in
broad-acre arable systems. In Australia, organophosphate pesticides are often applied …

Over-reliance on pesticides for pest control is inflicting serious damage to the environmental
services that underpin agricultural productivity. The widespread use of systemic insecticides …

Myzus persicae (Sulzer) is one of the most serious agricultural pests in China, and
management strategies mainly rely on insecticidal treatment. To evaluate the resistance of …

The most common destructive insect pests affecting cabbages in African smallholder farmers
include Plutella xylostella, Helula undalis, Pieris brassicae, Brevycoryne brassicae …

BACKGROUND The green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer), is one of the most
economically important crop pests worldwide. Insecticide resistance in this pest was first …