Plants have evolved several adaptive strategies through physiological changes in response
to herbivore attacks. Plant secondary metabolites (PSMs) are synthesized to provide …

Academic interest in plant natural products with insecticidal properties has continued to
grow in the past 20 years, while commercialization of new botanical insecticides and market …

Azadirachta indica (A. Juss), also known as the neem tree, has been used for millennia as a
traditional remedy for a multitude of human ailments. Also recognized around the world as a …

Worldwide pesticide usage was estimated in up to 3.5 million tons in 2020. The number of
approved products varies among different countries, however, in Brazil, there are nearly …

The management of parasites, insect pests and vectors requests development of novel,
effective and eco-friendly tools. The development of resistance towards many drugs and …

Arthropod crop pests are responsible for 20% of global annual crop losses, a figure
predicted to increase in a changing climate where the ranges of numerous species are …

Mosquitoes cause serious health hazards for millions of people across the globe by acting
as vectors of deadly communicable diseases like malaria, filariasis, dengue and yellow …

Neem oil is a natural, bioactive plant extract obtained primarily from neem seeds. It has
excellent antimicrobial, antioxidant, pesticidal and insecticidal properties rendering it an …

Herbivorous insects are responsible for large losses to agriculture through feeding damage
itself but also by vectoring pathogens such as viruses. Plants have evolved various …

The Chagas disease is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which infect blood-
feeding triatomine bugs to finally reach mammal hosts. Chagas disease is endemic in Latin …