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Repellency and Reduction of Offspring Emergence Potential of Some Botanical Extracts against Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Stored Maize

Insects, 2022
Botanical repellents are, usually, considered safe to control Sitophilus zeamais, the main pest of stored maize, as they do not leave toxic residues in food, in addition to having lower costs than chemical insecticides.
Diaine Cortese, Matheus Moreno Mareco Da Silva, Gisele Silva de Oliveira, Rosilda Mara Mussury, Marcos Gino Fernandes   +4 more
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The Efficacy of Botanical Insecticides Sold in the EU Against Metopolophium dirhodum, and Their Safety for Aphid Predators Aphidoletes aphidimyza and Chrysoperla carnea

Agronomy
Botanical insecticides represent environmentally acceptable alternatives to synthetic products, and botanical insecticides represent environmentally acceptable alternatives to synthetic insecticides, which are regulated in the European Union.
Matěj Novák, Roman Pavela
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A breakthrough in the efficiency of contact DNA insecticides: rapid high mortality rates in the sap-sucking insects Dynaspidiotus britannicus Comstock and Unaspis euonymi Newstead

Journal of Plant Protection Research, 2020
In this short communication describing experiments carried out on the larvae of two insects, Unaspis euonymi Comstock (feeding on Euonymus japonicus Thunb.) and Dynaspidiotus britannicus Newstead (feeding on Laurus nobilis L.), we evaluate for the ...
Nikita Gal’chinsky, Refat Useinov, Ekaterina Yatskova, Kateryna Laikova, Ilya Novikov, Mikhail Gorlov, Natalya Trikoz, Alexander Sharmagiy, Yuri Plugatar, Volodymyr Oberemok   +9 more
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Do topical repellents divert mosquitoes within a community? Health equity implications of topical repellents as a mosquito bite prevention tool. [PDF]

, 2013
OBJECTIVES: Repellents do not kill mosquitoes--they simply reduce human-vector contact. Thus it is possible that individuals who do not use repellents but dwell close to repellent users experience more bites than otherwise.
DC Chavasse, Elizabeth Louise Turner, Emmanuel Titus Simfukwe, GF Killeen, JA Scott, John Vontas, LW Cohnstaedt, M Ditzen, M Rowland, Marta Ferreira Maia, Max Thele, MF Maia, N Hill, RW Steketee, Sangoro Peter Onyango, Sarah Jane Moore, SE Clarke, SJ Moore, SJ Moore, SP Carroll, SW Lindsay, TW Scott, Y Geissbühler   +22 more
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Pyrethrins – secondary metabolites with insecticidal activity

Glasnik Zaštite Bilja, 2023
Plants’ secondary metabolites have an important role in the plant’s response to abiotic and biotic stress. Some of the bioactive components have pronounced insecticidal properties, so they are called insecticidal plants such as Dalmatian (Tanacetum ...
Aleksandar Mešić, Anamarija Bokulić Petrić   +1 more
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Study of the Efficacy of Moringa Leaf Extract as an Insecticide against White Fly and Aphids Insects

Iraqi Journal of Industrial Research, 2022
In this study, we demonstrate the effect of plant extracts on whitefly and aphid’s insects that are economically harmful to crops and plants in greenhouse. A laboratory experiment was carried out to study the effect of four concentrations (0.5, 1.0, 2.0
Sadik K. Taaban
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Insecticidal Mechanism of Botanical Crude Extracts and Their Silver Nanoliquids on Phenacoccus solenopsis

Toxics, 2023
In recent years, intensive studies have been carried out on the management of agricultural insect pests using botanical insecticides in order to decrease the associated environmental hazards. Many studies have tested and characterized the toxic action of
Mariappan Madasamy, Kitherian Sahayaraj, Samy M. Sayed, Laila A. Al-Shuraym, Parthas Selvaraj, Sayed-Ashraf El-Arnaouty, Koilraj Madasamy   +6 more
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Identification of onosma visianii roots extract and purified shikonin derivatives as potential acaricidal agents against tetranychus urticae [PDF]

, 2017
There is an increasing need for the discovery of reliable and eco-friendly pesticides and natural plant-derived products may play a crucial role as source of new active compounds.
Benelli, S., Cappellacci, V., Dall'Acqua, Stefano, Kolarcik, R, Maggi, R., Pavela, R, Petrelli, L., Sut, Stefania   +7 more
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Assessment of the nutritional content of cowpea seed exposed to plant-derived (azadirachtin, myristicin and α-humulene) insecticides against Callosobruchus maculatus

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
The utilization of synthetic insecticides for safeguarding cowpea seed against C. maculatus infestation, while effective, faces substantial opposition due to safety apprehensions.
Ewa Ogbonnaya, Kola Matthew Anigo, Shuaibu Mallam Bala, Aliyu Muhammad, Lucius Joseph Bamaiyi, Ebisintei Precious, Ibe Uchechukwu Oluchukwu   +6 more
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Sinergisme Cendawan Entomopatogen Lecanicillium Lecanii Dengan Insektisida Nabati Untuk Meningkatkan Efikasi Pengendalian Telur Kepik Coklat Riptortus Linearis Pada Kedelai [PDF]

, 2011
The aim of the research was to study the synergism of entomopathogenic fungi Lecanicillium lecanii with botanical insecticides to control brown stink bug. The research was carried out in the field experiment station (Kendalpayak) of Indonesian Legume and
Prayogo, Y. (Yusmani)
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