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 …

The increased urbanization of a growing global population makes imperative the
development of sustainable integrated pest management (IPM) strategies for urban pest …

Recent advances in genomic and post-genomic technologies have facilitated a genome-
wide analysis of the insecticide resistance-associated genes in insects. Through bed bug …

Aphis gossypii Glover is a destructive pest of numerous crops throughout the world.
Although the expansion of Bt cotton cultivation has helped to control some insect pests, the …

The polyphagous pest Tetranychus urticae feeds on over 1100 plant species including
highly valued economic crops such as hops (Humulus lupulus). In the key hop production …

Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (P450s) play important roles in the detoxification
metabolism of xenobiotics and are involved in the resistance of insects to many insecticides …

Chemical acaricides are mainly used in traditional tick control, which leads to the
emergence of tick resistance and concurrently results in environmental pollution. In the …

Increasing evidence indicates that insect resistance to synthesized insecticides is regulated
by the nuclear receptors. However, the underlying mechanisms of this regulation are not …

Most people consider cockroaches to be quintessential urban pests, even though very few of
the 5000 cockroach species live in urban areas. The German cockroach is the most …

Внедрение интенсивных технологий в современное сельскохозяйственное
производство предусматривает широкое использование химических средств защиты …