Agricultural intensification and greater production of Brassica vegetable and oilseed crops
over the past two decades have increased the pest status of the diamondback moth (DBM) …

The diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella (L.), is a destructive insect pest of
cruciferous crops with a cosmopolitan distribution. Its genetic elasticity has enabled it to …

Background The bioinsecticide spinosad is among the most widely used insecticides for
managing spotted‐wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura), and is critical for …

The present studies were carried out to evaluate resistance in the populations of Spodoptera
litura Fab.(Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) from five districts of Hunan Province in China to various …

Intensive use of pesticides is common and increasing despite a growing and historically well
documented awareness of the costs and hazards. The benefits from pesticides of increased …

Honeydew is the sugar‐rich excretion of phloem‐feeding hemipteran insects such as
aphids, mealybugs, whiteflies, and psyllids, and can be a main carbohydrate source for …

The diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella (L.)(Lep., Plutellidae), is one of the most
destructive insect pests of crucifers worldwide. It was the first crop insect reported to be …

Beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua is a major insect pest of vegetables in China, and has
been reported to develop resistance to many broad-spectrum insecticides. Recently …

The resistance levels to α‐cypermethrin, bifenthrin, pirimiphos‐methyl, endosulfan and
imidacloprid were determined in Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) from Crete. Five B tabaci …

BACKGROUND: A major problem of crop protection in Crete, Greece, is the control of
Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius)(Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) with chemical insecticides owing to …