[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the Effects of Flavonoids on Insects: Implications for Managing Pests Without Harming Beneficials

EW Riddick - Insects, 2024 - mdpi.com
Flavonoids have multiple functions, including host-plant defense against attacks from
herbivorous insects. This manuscript reviewed and analyzed the scientific literature to test …

Chemometrics-powered spectroscopic techniques for the measurement of food-derived phenolics and vitamins in foods: A review

MH Md, Y Xu, J Sayada, M Zareef, M Shoaib, X Chen… - Food Chemistry, 2025 - Elsevier
Foods are rich in various bioactive compounds, like phenolics, and vitamins, which play
important physiological roles in the human body. The analysis of phenolics and vitamins in …

Expansion to new habitats and a new commercial host (Malus domestica) by Anastrepha ludens (Tephritidae) likely influenced by global warming

M Aluja, E Acosta, E Enciso-Ortiz, R Ortega-Casas… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Anastrepha ludens (Mexican fruit-fly) is a highly polyphagous fruit fly species (Tephritidae)
attacking wild and commercial fruit from Mexico to Panama. Here we report on a recent …

Scientific validation of plant extracts used by farmers in the management of bean flower thrips on French beans in Kenya

NM Munyoki, J Muthomi, D Kilalo… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Bean flower thrips (Megalurothrips usitatus) is a major French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
pest. Small‐scale farmers manage the pest using mixed plant extracts although their efficacy …

Hesperidin: a flavanone with multifaceted applications in the food, animal feed, and environmental fields

V Pereira, O Figueira, PC Castilho - Phytochemistry Reviews, 2024 - Springer
Hesperidin, a glycosylated flavanone abundant in nature, is an antioxidant widely
researched in the pharmaceutical industry for its anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antiviral, anti …

Recent Advances and Outlook of Benzopyran Derivatives in the Discovery of Agricultural Chemicals

X Liu, Y Zhang, Y Zou, C Yan… - Journal of Agricultural and …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Scaffold structures, new mechanisms of action, and targets present enormous challenges in
the discovery of novel pesticides. The discovery of new scaffolds is the basis for the …

Ecotoxicological evaluation of an aqueous phytoextract of Melia azedarach L.

VS Popescu, L Zhang, G Papa, C Giuliani… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Melia azedarach L. is a Meliaceae that has shown important insecticidal activities. However,
few researchers have extensively studied the toxicology of aqueous extracts of M …

Insights into the effects of anilofos on direct-seeded rice production system through untargeted metabolomics

W Wang, J Long, H Wang, W Huang, Y Zhang… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Weed infestation is the major biological threat in direct-seeded rice production and can
cause significant yield losses. The effective use of herbicides is particularly important in …

Longitudinal study and predictive modelling of urinary pesticide metabolite concentrations in residents of Guangzhou, China

X Jia, X Li, F Deng, J He, Q Li, C Guo, J Yuan, L Tan - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Continuous human biomonitoring and predictive modelling of urinary pesticide metabolites
are critical for evaluating pesticide exposure trends and associated health risks. We …

[HTML][HTML] Environmentally Friendly and Effective Alternative Approaches to Pest Management: Recent Advances and Challenges

H Shang, D He, B Li, X Chen, K Luo, G Li - Agronomy, 2024 - mdpi.com
The most important requirement in sustainable agriculture is to significantly reduce the
application of chemical pesticides, and environmentally friendly and effective approaches to …