Mediterranean olive cultivation faces challenges in the global environmental change
context. Pests and diseases caused by arthropods such as Bactrocera oleae, Prays oleae …

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

The neonicotinoid of imidaclothiz insecticide with low resistance and high efficiency, has
great potential for application in pest control in specifically cotton field. In this systematically …

Highlights•Pesticide over-usage has resulted in harmful effects on beneficial organisms
such as parasitoid wasps.•Pesticides can affect parasitoid survival and success either …

The leaf-mining microlepidopteran, Macrosaccus morrisella (Fitch)(Lepidoptera:
Gracillariidae), has emerged as a new pest of soybean, Glycine max (L.) Merrill (Fabales …

Pyrethrins are the most widely used insecticide class in olive groves with organic
management. Although there are data sets about insect pests of stored products and human …

Using sown groundcovers as trap crops to protect a cash crop is a traditional pest
management tool. Pistachio is a major crop in California's Central Valley, where high …

While foraging in agricultural habitats, natural enemies, such as egg parasitoids, may
encounter insecticide residues, which, if not lethal, can alter host location behaviour and …

Background Biopesticides are defined as substances derived from naturally occurring
materials (ie, plants, microorganisms and minerals) characterized by low environmental …

Abstract Tamarixia radiata (Waterston)(Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) is the key parasitoid of
the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae), in several …