Nano-based smart pesticide formulations: Emerging opportunities for agriculture

S Kumar, M Nehra, N Dilbaghi, G Marrazza… - Journal of Controlled …, 2019 - Elsevier
The incorporation of nanotechnology as a means for nanopesticides is in the early stage of
development. The main idea behind this incorporation is to lower the indiscriminate use of …

A critical review of plant protection tools for reducing pesticide use on grapevine and new perspectives for the implementation of IPM in viticulture

I Pertot, T Caffi, V Rossi, L Mugnai, C Hoffmann… - Crop Protection, 2017 - Elsevier
Several pests and diseases have grapevine as their favourite host and the vineyard as
preferred environment, so an intensive pesticide schedule is usually required to meet …

Functional diversity of vibrational signaling systems in insects

M Virant-Doberlet, N Stritih-Peljhan… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Communication by substrate-borne mechanical waves is widespread in insects. The
specifics of vibrational communication are related to heterogeneous natural substrates that …

Biotremology

PSM Hill, A Wessel - Current Biology, 2016 - cell.com
Animal communication, including that among humans, is fascinating in its efficiency,
diversity and its complexity. The evolution of a communication signal requires that the …

Vibrational calling signals improve the efficacy of pheromone traps to capture the brown marmorated stink bug

L Zapponi, R Nieri, V Zaffaroni-Caorsi, NM Pugno… - Journal of Pest …, 2023 - Springer
Halyomorpha halys (Stål, 1855), the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), is an invasive
species that has become a key agricultural pest in its invaded range. Commercial traps …

Disrupting pest reproduction techniques can replace pesticides in vineyards. A review

D Thiery, V Mazzoni, R Nieri - Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2023 - Springer
Today, we are faced with an increase in the impact of pesticides on the environment, which
is becoming a real concern for most agricultural production systems, including vineyards, for …

Semiochemicals, semiophysicals and their integration for the development of innovative multi-modal systems for agricultural pests' monitoring and control

R Nieri, G Anfora, V Mazzoni… - JOURNAL OF …, 2021 - openpub.fmach.it
An international journal Editor-in-chief Volume 19, 2021 SPECIAL ISSUE Page 1 1 Journal of
Mediterranean Ecology vol. 19, 2021 - SPECIAL ISSUE An international journal Editor-in-chief …

Plant protection and biotremology: fundamental and applied aspects

A Pekas, V Mazzoni, H Appel, R Cocroft, M Dicke - Trends in Plant Science, 2024 - cell.com
There is overwhelming evidence that synthetic pesticides have a negative impact on the
environment and human health, emphasizing the need for novel and sustainable methods …

Semiochemical strategies for tortricid moth control in apple orchards and vineyards in Italy

C Ioriatti, A Lucchi - Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2016 - Springer
This review summarizes work done in Italy in taking semiochemical-based management of
orchard and vineyard pests from the research and development stage to successful …

Scents and sensibility: Best practice in insect olfactometer bioassays

JM Roberts, BJ Clunie, SR Leather… - Entomologia …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Olfactometers have been used for more than 100 years and are integral to experimental
chemical ecology. Studies utilising olfactometer bioassays form the foundation for …