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Isolation and Expression Profiling of Insecticidal Lectins from Wild Alliums Against Onion Thrips (Thrips tabaci Lindeman)
Lectins are important for plant defence against various insect and viral invasions. Allium species are rich source of lectins, but till date no...
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Ovicidal and insecticidal effects of microbial pathogens against invasive Coconut Rugose spiralling whitefly (RSW), Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin and impact on their chrysopid predator Mallada boninensis (Okamoto)
BackgroundThe Rugose spiraling whitefly (RSW), Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), has been reported as an invasive pest of...
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Insecticidal activity of Rhamnus persica Boissier (Rhamnaceae) essential oil on the parasitoid, Habrobracon hebetor Say (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), under the laboratory conditions
Rhamnus persica Boissier from the family Rhamnaceae is a valuable medicinal plant in the flora of Iran. The parasitoid wasp, Habrobracon hebetor Say,...
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Stability of insecticidal molecule aucubin and their toxicity on Anopheles stephensi, Aedes aegypti, Culex quinquefasciatus and Artemia salina
In the present study, aucubin molecule stability was tested in two different temperatures for 30 days. After incubation, the molecule toxicity was...
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Biosynthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles from symbiotic bacteria Xenorhabdus nematophila and testing its insecticidal efficacy on Spodoptera litura larvae
Spodoptera litura , one of the polyphagous pests, causes huge economical lose and use of chemical pesticide causes impact to the environmental. The...
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Total phenolic and flavonoid contents of oakmoss lichen Evernia prunastri extracts and their insecticidal activities against larvae of two vector mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti and Culex pipiens
Aedes aegypti L. and Culex pipiens L. are among the world’s most common and medically important mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae). Each year, millions...
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Insecticidal activity of Callistemon speciosus essential oil on Anticarsia gemmatalis and Spodoptera frugiperda
Anticarsia gemmatalis and Spodoptera frugiperda are agricultural pests that cause important economic damage to soybean and maize crops, respectively,...
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Natural Insecticidal Proteins and Their Potential in Future IPM
Increasing population and global food security is the foremost challenge for this century. Insect pests cause substantial damage to our crops by...
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Two insecticidal neurotoxins from parasitoid wasp Habrobracon hebetor venom and their potential use in biocontrol
The utilization of diverse entomopathogens like bacteria, viruses, or fungi holds promise in the biological control of insect pests. One approach to...
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Synergistic mechanism of insecticidal activity in basil and mandarin essential oils against the tobacco cutworm
Owing to the complexity in the chemical composition of plant essential oils, they often display enhanced insecticidal activity when applied as a...
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Insecticidal effects of Curcumin (Curcuma longa) against the horse stomach bot fly, Gasterophilus intestinalis (Diptera: Oestridae)
Stomach horse bots ( Gasterophilus intestinalis larvae; Diptera: Oestridae) are obligatory parasites inhabit the stomach of domestic Equidae ....
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Insecticidal and repellent effects of Mentha longifolia L. essential oil against Aphis craccivora Koch (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
BackgroundChemical control is generally used against aphids. The harmful effects of the chemicals used in the control on the environment and human...
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Synergistic interaction of thymol with Piper ribesioides (Piperales: Piperaceae) extracts and isolated active compounds for enhanced insecticidal activity against Spodoptera exigua (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
BackgroundPlant secondary metabolites or mixtures in extracts or essential oils are well known to enhance the activity in binary mixtures. The...
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Engineering of insecticidal hybrid gene into potato chloroplast genome exhibits promising control of Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
The potato chloroplast was transformed with codon optimized synthetic hybrid cry gene ( SN19 ) to mitigate crop losses by Colorado potato beetle (CPB)....
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Synthesis, crystal structure, cholinesterase inhibitory activity, evaluation of insecticidal activities, and computational studies of new phosphonic acids
AbstractIn an attempt to obtain the modified and novel insecticides with low human toxicity, a series of novel mono-, bis-, and tetraphosphonic acid...
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Insecticidal activity of the essential oils from yarrow (Achillea wilhelmsii L.) and sweet asafetida (Ferula assa-foetida L.) against Aphis gossypii Glover. (Hemiptera: Aphididae) under controlled laboratory conditions
The essential oils of two medicinal plants from yarrow ( Achillea wilhelmsii L.) and sweet asafetida ( Ferula assa-foetida L.) were studied for...
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Insecticidal efficacy of some essential oils against adults of Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae)
Nowadays, the insecticidal and acaricidal properties of plant extracts and essential oils (EOs) have been evaluated as an alternative to chemical...
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Biosynthesis of Lemongrass Essential Oil and the Underlying Mechanism for Its Insecticidal Activity
Lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) is an aromatic perennial grass grown extensively for its essential oil. Lemongrass oil is chiefly a mixture of...
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Ecotoxicological risk assessment of combined insecticidal and thermal stresses on Trichogramma chilonis
Trichogramma chilonis (Ishii) is an important biocontrol agent that is widely used around the world to control numerous lepidopteran pests. The...
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CRISPR-Based Genetic Control Strategies for Insect Pests to Mitigate Classical Insecticidal Approaches
Nutraceutical properties of food have always been an important interface of concern as food directs both physical and mental health and forms the...