Concerning human and environmental health, safe alternatives to synthetic pesticides are
urgently needed. Many of the currently used synthetic pesticides are not authorized for …

The productivity of vegetable crops is constrained by insect pests. The search for alternative
insect pest control is becoming increasingly important and is including the use of plant …

The long-term applications of synthetic insecticides have resulted in residues accumulating
in different environmental components. They have adverse effects on non-target organisms …

Abstract Podisus nigrispinus Dallas (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), released in biological
control programs, is a predator of Lepidopteran and Coleopteran species. Lemongrass …

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

Here, we review the advances in research on management of key oil palm insect pests
globally, including defoliators, leaf/fruit scrapers, borers and sap feeders. The common oil …

In the present work, we evaluated the insecticidal activity of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) strains
on Euprosterna elaeasa as an alternative for the organophosphate insecticide use in oil …

This research serves as the basis for developing essential oil-based repellent activity tests
against Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. The method used for the isolation of essential oils was …

Oriental fruit moth, Grapholita molesta (Busck)(Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), is an important pest
of stone and pome fruits. Growers usually depend on chemical insecticides to control this …

This study was undertaken in order to investigate the biological activity of chemically
characterized Carum carvi essential oil (EO) and its effect on oxidative stress parameters in …