The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith, 1797), is a serious pest of
several crops, particularly maize and other cereals. It has long been known as a pest in the …

The fall armyworm of maize, Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith)(Lepidoptera; Noctuidae) is
capable of causing a 100% yield loss due to its unforeseen occurrence from the seedling to …

Hormesis phenomena in insect pests can have a negative impact, but for beneficial insects,
it might be used to optimize mass rearing and increase the quality of biocontrol agents …

Assessing the potential effects of insecticides on beneficial biological control agents is key to
facilitating the success of integrated pest management (IPM) approaches. Flupyradifurone …

Fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda, is a serious invasive pest of many crops that
causes huge economic losses to agricultural commodities. Insecticides are employed for the …

Background The spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, is an invasive pest causing
significant economic losses worldwide. Current pest control strategies mainly rely on …

Nanopesticides with controlled release can achieve more effective utilization of pesticides.
Here, to enhance the adsorption of pesticides onto the target organisms, the formulation of …

Trichogramma chilonis (Ishii) is an important biocontrol agent that is widely used around the
world to control numerous lepidopteran pests. The overuse of pesticides in agricultural …

The health problems caused by water pollution cannot be ignored, and the contribution of
pesticides to water pollution has also become increasingly unignorable. The modified semi …

BACKGROUND The endoparasitoid Cotesia marginiventris (Cresson) is a promising
biological control agent of the fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith). Because …