Toxicity, baseline of susceptibility, detoxifying mechanism and sublethal effects of chlorogenic acid, a potential botanical insecticide, on Bemisia tabaci. [PDF]
Front Plant Sci, 2023 Bemisia tabaci is a threat to agriculture worldwide because of its potential to cause devastating damage to crops. Chlorogenic acid is a bioactive pesticidal phytochemical agent against various insect pests.
Wang R +5 more
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The insecticidal effect of the botanical insecticide chlorogenic acid on Mythimna separata (Walker) is related to changes in MsCYP450 gene expression. [PDF]
Front Plant Sci, 2022 The oriental armyworm Mythimna separata (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) can feed on the leaves of many crops, resulting in vast areas of damage and severe losses. Therefore, this insect has become a significant agricultural pest in north Asia.
Lin DJ +6 more
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Synergistic Interaction between the Entomopathogenic Fungus Akanthomyces attenuatus (Zare & Gams) and the Botanical Insecticide Matrine against Megalurothrips usitatus (Bagrall). [PDF]
J Fungi (Basel), 2021 The excessive use of synthetic chemicals for Megalurothrips usitatus (Bagrall) management has resulted in the development of insecticide resistance as well as adverse effects to the natural ecosystem.
Wu J +4 more
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Additive Effect of Botanical Insecticide and Entomopathogenic Fungi on Pest Mortality and the Behavioral Response of Its Natural Enemy. [PDF]
Plants (Basel), 2020 Sustainable agricultural intensification employs alternatives to synthetic insecticides for pest management, but these are not always a direct replacement.
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Bioactivity of Novel Botanical Insecticide From Gnidia kaussiana (Thymeleaceae) Against Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Stored Vigna subterranea (Fabaceae) Grains. [PDF]
J Insect Sci, 2017 Hexane, acetone, and methanol extracts from Gnidia kaussiana Meisn (Thymeleaceae), each at two dosages (0.2 and 1 ml/50 g grains corresponding, respectively to 1 and 5g/kg), and neem seed oil (NSO), used as standard insecticide were evaluated for ...
Kosini D, Nukenine EN.
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Journal of Plant Protection Research, 2017 The black citrus aphid, Toxoptera aurantii Boyer de Fonscolombe (Hemiptera: Aphididae), an important pest of citrus species, feeds by sucking sap from plant leaves. It causes some leaf distortion and malformation of growing leaves and shoot tips. In this
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Botanical insecticide as simple extractives for pest control
Cogent Biology, 2017 One of the most important global problems is protecting crops from insects. For the control of insects, synthetic chemicals are continuously used, and their toxicity endangers health of farm operat...
Wafaa M. Hikal +2 more
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Proteomic and properties analysis of botanical insecticide rhodojaponin III-induced response of the diamondback moth, Plutella xyllostella (L.). [PDF]
PLoS One, 2013 Background Rhodojaponin III, as a botanical insecticide, affects a wide variety of biological processes in insects, including reduction of feeding, suspension of development, and oviposition deterring of adults in a dose-dependent manner.
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Harmful to Parents, Harmless to Offspring: Lethal and Transgenerational Effects of Botanical and Synthetic Insecticides on the Egg Parasitoid Trichogramma atopovirilia [PDF]
InsectsThis study investigated the lethal and transgenerational effects of botanical and synthetic insecticides on the egg parasitoid Trichogramma atopovirilia, an important natural enemy of Spodoptera frugiperda in Brazil and beyond.
Emile Dayara Rabelo Santana +5 more
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Potential of Mangrove Apples (Sonneratia alba) as a Botanical Insecticide
Modern Applied Science, 2017 This study aims to determine the potential of mangrove apple extract (Sonneratia alba) as a botanical insecticide. Tests were conducted to observe the bioactivity of mangrove apple extract and phytochemical tests were conducted in order to see the content of bioactive compounds.
Victor George Siahaya +3 more
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