Integrated pest management: good intentions, hard realities. A review

JP Deguine, JN Aubertot, RJ Flor, F Lescourret… - Agronomy for …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Integrated Pest Management (IPM) provides an illustration of how crop protection
has (or has not) evolved over the past six decades. Throughout this period, IPM has …

Worldwide decline of the entomofauna: A review of its drivers

F Sánchez-Bayo, KAG Wyckhuys - Biological conservation, 2019 - Elsevier
Biodiversity of insects is threatened worldwide. Here, we present a comprehensive review of
73 historical reports of insect declines from across the globe, and systematically assess the …

[HTML][HTML] Total concentrations and sources of heavy metal pollution in global river and lake water bodies from 1972 to 2017

Q Zhou, N Yang, Y Li, B Ren, X Ding, H Bian… - Global Ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study collected past sampling data on total concentrations of 12 heavy metals (Cd, Pb,
Cr, Hg, Zn, Cu, Ni, Al, Fe, Mn, As, and Co) in surface water bodies, ie, 168 rivers and 71 …

The status of biological control and recommendations for improving uptake for the future

BIP Barratt, VC Moran, F Bigler, JC Van Lenteren - BioControl, 2018 - Springer
Classical and augmentative biological control of insect pests and weeds has enjoyed a long
history of successes. However, biocontrol practices have not been as universally accepted …

Give predators a complement: Conserving natural enemy biodiversity to improve biocontrol

WE Snyder - Biological control, 2019 - Elsevier
Natural enemy biodiversity reflects both the number of species attacking pests (species
richness) and their relative abundances (species evenness). Recent experimental work …

Bioinoculants—natural biological resources for sustainable plant production

S Maitra, M Brestic, P Bhadra, T Shankar, S Praharaj… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Agricultural sustainability is of foremost importance for maintaining high food production.
Irresponsible resource use not only negatively affects agroecology, but also reduces the …

A global meta-analysis of toxic metals in continental surface water bodies

A Kumar, V Kumar, S Pandita, S Singh… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The anthropogenic toxic metal dissemination in surface water resources is a major
ecological and public health concern at diverse scales, from the regional to the global scale …

Biocontrol strategies: an eco-smart tool for integrated pest and diseases management

DK Jaiswal, SJ Gawande, PS Soumia, R Krishna… - BMC microbiology, 2022 - Springer
For the burgeoning global population, sustainable agriculture practices are crucial for
accomplishing the zero-hunger goal. The agriculture sector is very concerned about the rise …

History, current situation and challenges for conservation biological control

MW Shields, AC Johnson, S Pandey, R Cullen… - Biological Control, 2019 - Elsevier
Meeting the growing global demand for agricultural products requires the development and
use of ecologically-based strategies that will allow sustainable intensification based on …

Dual stimuli-responsive fungicide carrier based on hollow mesoporous silica/hydroxypropyl cellulose hybrid nanoparticles

Y Gao, Y Liu, X Qin, Z Guo, D Li, C Li, H Wan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The controlled release of pesticides based on nanoparticle platforms has emerged as a new
technology for increasing the efficiency of pesticides and for reducing environmental …