Safety and Sublethal Effects of Acaricides on Stethorus punctillum, a Neglected Key Natural Enemy of Phytophagous Mites [PDF]
ToxicsStethorus punctillum Weise, a predatory beetle attacking phytophagous mites in northwest China, remains underutilized for biological control. Current over-reliance on synthetic acaricides necessitates evaluation of their non-target effects on this ...
Huan Guo +5 more
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Sublethal Effects and Associated Risks of Acaricides Used Against Varroa destructor in Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Colonies [PDF]
InsectsBeekeepers widely recognize Varroa destructor (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) as one of the most serious threats to honey bee (Apis mellifera) health. To control V.
Louise Petit, Cameron J. Jack
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Acaricide resistance in Boophilus microplus ticks collected from two ecological Zones of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2022 Boophilus microplus is a major cattle tick specie causing great economic loss to the dairy industry throughout the globe including Pakistan. Trichlorfon and Deltamethrin are used to control bovine ticks, and their sprays are also used in other pest ...
M. Qasim +4 more
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Acaricide Resistance Monitoring and Structural Insights for Precision Tetranychus urticae Management [PDF]
InsectsThe two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) is a highly destructive and economically significant pest in agricultural, horticultural, and ornamental agroecosystems worldwide, including hop (Humulus lupulus) and mint (Mentha spp.) fields in the ...
Said Kewedar +7 more
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Integration of Certain Acaricides with Phytoseiulus persimilis to Control Tetranychus urticae on Beans Plants, and Their Sub-Lethal Effect on Its Life-Table Parameters [PDF]
Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 2021 The climbed beans(Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is one of the export vegetables crops with an economic importance. Beans grown in greenhouses highly infested by the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch(Acari: Tetranychidae)(TSSM).The present study ...
M. Fahmy, E. Ibrahim, M. Ahmed
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Comparative efficacy of synthetic acaricides against tick infestations in goats [PDF]
Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 2021 Four commercial synthetic compounds, pyrethroid, organophosphates, macrocyclic lactones and phenylpyrazole have been used for tick control worldwide. However, periodic monitoring of the eff ectiveness of acaricides has not been fully explored, although ...
Ayesha MALIK +5 more
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Alteration of certain acaricides toxicity owing to mixing with fertilizers [PDF]
Acarines: Journal of the Egyptian Society of Acarology, 2014 The lethal effect of five acaricides alone or mixed individually with ten separate fertilizers, on the phytophagus mite Tetranychus urticae, was evaluated after 72 hours under laboratory conditions of 30 °C 5 and R. H. 70 % ± 5.
M. El-Shazly
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Acaricide, fungicide and drug interactions in honey bees (Apis mellifera). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 BACKGROUND: Chemical analysis shows that honey bees (Apis mellifera) and hive products contain many pesticides derived from various sources. The most abundant pesticides are acaricides applied by beekeepers to control Varroa destructor.
Reed M Johnson +3 more
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Molecules, 2023 Pesticides can be found in beehives for several reasons, including contamination from surrounding crops or for their use by beekeepers, which poses a risk to bee ecosystems and consumers.
Adrián Fuente-Ballesteros +3 more
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Biomedicines, 2023 Ticks are hematophagous ectoparasites of economic consequence by virtue of being carriers of infectious diseases that affect livestock and other sectors of the agricultural industry.
Amritha Achuthkumar +6 more
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