Potential of volatile organic compounds in the management of insect pests and diseases of food legumes: a comprehensive review

L Makhlouf, K El Fakhouri, SA Kemal, I Maafa… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Cool season legumes (Faba bean, chickpea, lentil, pea, and grass pea) are important
protein harvests for food and nutrition security in many countries. They play key roles in …

En route to resources: Foraging strategies of plant‐associated insects to identify resources in complex dynamic environments

Q Rusman, A Cusumano, I Vosteen - Functional Ecology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In plant‐associated communities, foraging insects aim to find different resources of interest.
Herbivores look for the most nutritious plant tissues, pollinators for sweet nectar and protein …

Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Novel Quinoline Derivatives against Phytopathogenic Bacteria Inspired from Natural Quinine Alkaloids

LL Qin, L Yang, ZJ Zhang, LJ Zhang… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2024 - ACS Publications
A series of 2-(trifluoromethyl)-4-hydroxyquinoline derivatives were designed and
synthesized with introduction of the antibacterial fragment amino alcohols, and their …

Volatile Semiochemicals Emitted by Beauveria bassiana Modulate Larval Feeding Behavior and Food Choice Preference in Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera …

A Ramírez-Ordorica, SG Adame-Garnica… - Journal of Fungi, 2024 - mdpi.com
Beauveria bassiana is an entomopathogenic fungus that parasitizes and kills insects. The
role of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by B. bassiana acting as semiochemicals …

[HTML][HTML] Bioassay-guided isolation of insect repellent compounds from Ligusticum porteri root extract

A Ali, N Tabanca, Z Ali, B Demirci, IA Khan - Acta Tropica, 2024 - Elsevier
In our program of screening natural products against the pests of medical and veterinary
importance, ethanolic extract of the roots of Ligusticum porteri JM Coult. & Rose showed …

Insect Vectors of Plant Viruses: Host Interactions, Their Effects, and Future Opportunities

G Yigezu Wendimu… - Advances in Agriculture, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Plant viruses are endocellular, and they multiply inside their host plant cells. Outside of the
host cells, they are acellular and cannot multiply and move to their hosts for reproduction …

Behavioral and electrophysiological responses of the male medfly, Ceratitis capitata, to thymol and carvacrol ethers

N Tabanca, KR Cloonan, M Nesterkina… - Pest Management …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, is one of the most
economically important insect pests attacking fruits and vegetables in tropical and …

Insight into insecticide resistance mechanism and eco-friendly approaches for the management of olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae Rossi: a review

A Majeed, MT Rasheed, J Akram, N Shahzadi… - Journal of Plant …, 2025 - Springer
The olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae Rossi (Diptera: Tephritidae), is a globally distributed and
monophagous insect pest that primarily targets olive fruits. The management of this pest …

Promising Nature-Based Solutions to Support Climate Adaptation of Arizona's Local Food Entrepreneurs and Optimize One Health

Y Varyvoda, TA Foerster, J Mikkola, MM Mars - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study explores the uptake and potential application of nature-based solutions (NbS)
that are particularly promising for small-scale farmers, ranchers, and food entrepreneurs …

[HTML][HTML] Volatiles of the Predator Xylocoris flavipes Recognized by Its Prey Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) and Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Linne) as Escape Signals

S Lu, L Yang, Z Wu, M Chen, Y Lu - Insects, 2024 - mdpi.com
The olfactory sensory system plays vital roles in daily activities, such as locating mate
partners, foraging, and risk avoidance. Natural enemies can locate their prey through …