An undergraduate and postgraduate textbook covering the key principles, methodologies,
approaches and practical examples of insect pest management in agricultural, post harvest …

Imidacloprid is a largely commercialized neonicotinoid insecticide, and it is used effectively
against a variety of sap-sucking insect pests including melon aphid, Aphis gossypii. In this …

This study evaluated the effects of ecology (plant community, topography and pedology), as
well as of climate, on the composition of essential oils (EOs) from two officinal wild plant …

The development of new strategies to control pest insects is required, in combination with
conventional pesticides or replacing them. Essential oils produced from botanical extracts …

Insecticide induced-hormesis, a bi-phasic phenomenon characterized by low dose
stimulation and high dose inhibition following exposure to insecticide, is crucial to insect …

Systemic insecticides are used to control agricultural pests globally and their non-target
impact at non-lethal doses on beneficial arthropods has been recognized. We assessed the …

Simple Summary Quinoa is an Andean grain that has gained global popularity due to its
nutritional properties. The production area has expanded outside its Andean origins and the …

The egg parasitoid Trichogramma japonicum (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) is used for
biological control of lepidopteran pests, and it could be used for optimizing Integrated Pest …

Stimulatory effects (hormesis) of acetamiprid on demographical traits and vitellogenin gene
expression of melon aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover, were examined. The longevity and …

The melon aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae) is a major pest affecting
plants of Cucurbitaceae family worldwide. Clothianidin has been broadly used for the control …