Over the years, synthetic pesticides like herbicides, algicides, miticides, bactericides,
fumigants, termiticides, repellents, insecticides, molluscicides, nematicides, and …

Abstract Pavela R.(2016): History, presence and perspective of using plant extracts as
commercial botanical insecticides and farm products for protection against insects–a review …

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 …

Botanical insecticides provide a multitude of chemistries for the development of new pest
management products. Despite relatively low rates of expansion of botanically based …

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 …

In the fight against arthropod crop pests using plant secondary metabolites, most research
has focussed on the identification of bioactive molecules. Several hundred candidate plant …

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 …

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 …

In recent years, the use of substances of natural origin, such as botanical pesticides, has
emerged as a preferred alternative to the use of synthetic pesticides, the excessive use of …

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