The chemical application is considered one of the most crucial methods for controlling insect
pests, especially in intensive farming practices. Owing to the chemical application, insect …

ABSTRACT A key to understanding life's great diversity is discerning how competing
organisms divide limiting resources to coexist in diverse communities. While temporal …

Cotton, the king of natural fibres since antiquities, has been entwined in human civilization. It
is the most popularly used fibre for clothing and for a host of other purposes since ancient …

Abstract In an Environmental Risk Analysis (ERA) benefits and risks of a biocontrol agent
(BCA) or other beneficial organisms are assessed using criteria based on ecological …

The challenging issue of animal welfare has focused mainly on furred and feathered
vertebrates. However, unnoticed by most people, literally billions of insects are kept in …

This study identified chemicals found on the eggs of two stink bug species, one native to
western North America, Euschistus conspersus, and an invasive species from Asia …

Egg parasitoids have been used successfully as inundative or augmentative biological
control agents against a wide range of agricultural pests; Trichogramma and other egg …

Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) infestation by Opisina arenosella (Lepidoptera:
Oecophoridae) in the Indian subcontinent may occur in November to May each year in the …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of three eco-friendly control agents,
either singly or in a pairwise combination, for the control of the tomato leafminer, Tuta …

Halyomorpha halys (Stål)(Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), the brown marmorated stink bug
(BMSB), is an invasive pest in the US, where it has been largely unaffected by natural …