Long‐term application and extensive use of synthetic insecticides have resulted in
accumulating their residues in food, milk, water, and soil and cause adverse health effects to …

The control of Spodoptera frugiperda, the key invasive pest of maize, is a serious concern
due to its biology and the current global restriction on applying synthetic pesticides …

Lecanicillium muscarium CCFEE 5003, isolated in Continental Antarctica, is a powerful
producer of extracellular cold-tolerant enzymes. Chitin-hydrolyzing enzymes seems to be …

Maize is an essential crop of China. The recent invasion of Spodoptera frugiperda, also
known as fall armyworm (FAW), poses a danger to the country's ability to maintain a …

Ten strains of the entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana
were evaluated to find the most effective strain for optimization studies. The first criterion …

Egg batches of Spodoptera moths are protected by scales deposited by females around
and/or over eggs as a physical defense. These scales may affect the parasitism of some …

Susceptibility of different biological stages of Spodoptera litura to various strains of
entomopathogenic fungi was evaluated under laboratory conditions at Department of …

Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) is a notorious insect pest of many economic important crop plants
including cotton, tomato, etc. The main objective of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of …

Tenebrio molitor L, known as the yellow mealworm, is a polyphagous insect that infests
cereals, flour, bran, and pasta worldwide. Both larvae and adults of the pest cause …

Several control methods like physical, chemical, and biological are adopted to control
termites in various localities. Biological control methods are eco-friendly and target-specific; …