Abstract The Arachnida subclass of Acari comprises many harmful pests that threaten
agriculture as well as animal health, including herbivorous spider mites, the bee parasite …

Aphids are a group of hemipteran insects that include some of the world's most economically
important agricultural pests. The control of pest aphids has relied heavily on the use of …

Neuroactive insecticides are the principal means of protecting crops, people, livestock, and
pets from pest insect attack and disease transmission. Currently, the four major nerve targets …

Voltage-gated sodium channels are essential for the initiation and propagation of the action
potential in neurons and other excitable cells. Because of their critical roles in electrical …

The worldwide resurgence of bed bugs [both Cimex lectularius L. and Cimex hemipterus
(F.)] over the past two decades is believed in large part to be due to the development of …

Synthetic pyrethroid insecticides were introduced into widespread use for the control of
insect pests and disease vectors more than three decades ago. In addition to their value in …

The fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda is an economically important pest of small grain
crops that occurs in all maize growing regions of the Americas. The intensive use of …

Pyrethroid insecticides target voltage-gated sodium channels, which are critical for electrical
signaling in the nervous system. The intensive use of pyrethroids in controlling arthropod …

Pyrethroid insecticides are widely used as one of the most effective control measures in the
global fight against agricultural arthropod pests and mosquito-borne diseases, including …

The pyrethroid insecticides are a very successful group of compounds that have been used
extensively for the control of arthropod pests of agricultural crops and vectors of animal and …