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Comparative Toxicity of Helicoverpa armigera and Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Selected Insecticides

Insects, 2020
Until recently, the Old World bollworm (OWB) Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) and the corn earworm Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) were geographically isolated.
Fernando R. da Silva, Dario Trujillo, Oderlei Bernardi, Jose Carlos Verle Rodrigues, Woodward D. Bailey, Todd M. Gilligan, Daniel Carrillo   +6 more
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Cardiac and respiratory arrest in a 12‐year‐old girl with acute permethrin oral toxicity: A case report

Clinical Case Reports, 2022
Permethrin (PER) is widely employed as the most frequently used type I synthetic pyrethroid insecticide. Despite its worldwide application, reports of pediatric toxicity following permethrin administration are scarce.
Hesam Adin Atashi, Hamid Zaferani Arani, Felicia Agatha, Seyyed Mojtaba Ghorani, Mahya Sadat Teimouri Khorasani, Masoumeh Moalem   +5 more
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Integration of Host Plant Resistance and Insecticides in the Control of \u3ci\u3eNephotettix virescens\u3c/i\u3e (Homoptera: Cicadelli-dae), a Vector of Rice Tungro Virus [PDF]

, 1986
Combined effects of levels of vector resistance and insecticide application in control of rice tungro virus (RTV) were determined in three field tests.
Aquino, G. B., Heinrichs, E. A., Palis, F., Rapusas, H. R.   +3 more
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Cotton Recruits Soil‐Derived Delftia tsuruhatensis to Suppress Aphid Detoxification Via Salicylic Acid‐Mediated Defense

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study systematically reveals a complex interactive network involving plants, microbes, and insects, elucidating the ecological and molecular mechanisms by which cotton enhances its resistance to aphids through the active recruitment of the beneficial soil bacterium Delftia tsuruhatensis.
Hui Xue, Fengchao Diao, Qiqing Yu, Xiangzhen Zhu, Tingfang Zhong, Li Wang, Kaixin Zhang, Dongyang Li, Jichao Ji, Junyu Luo, Jinjie Cui, Xueke Gao   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Farmers’ preferences for cotton cultivation characteristics : a discrete choice experiment in Burkina Faso [PDF]

, 2019
While a fierce debate about the advantages and disadvantages of genetically modified crops is ongoing, it is surprising that farmers are often not consulted.
Gheysen, Godelieve, Koulibaly, Bazoumana, Sanou, Edouard IR, Speelman, Stijn, Tur Cardona, Juan, Vitale, Jeffrey D   +5 more
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Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang, Wanglin Ma, Mengling Diao   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Larval Susceptibility of Two Culex quinquefasciatus Populations (Diptera: Culicidae) Temephos® in the City of Naviraí, MS, Brazil

Orbital: The Electronic Journal of Chemistry, 2015
The control mosquito populations in Brazil is needed to prevent disease transmission and nuisance to man, and avoid causing deaths and economic losses.
Cintia Granzotti da Silva Scudeler, Eduardo José Arruda, Carlos Fernando Salgueirosa Andrade, Tania Granzotti Silva, Magda Freitas Fernandes, Tatiane Zaratini Teixeira, Isaías Cabrini   +6 more
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An Experimental Hut Evaluation of Olyset Nets against Anopheline Mosquitoes after Seven years use in Tanzanian Villages. [PDF]

, 2008
Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are advocated by WHO for protection against malaria. Of the three brands of LLINs currently approved by WHO, Olyset(R) is the only one currently granted full recommendation.
Curtis, Christopher F, Magesa, Stephen M, Magogo, Frank S, Malima, Robert C, Maxwell, Caroline, Mosha, Frank W, Mwingira, Victor, Rowland, Mark, Sudi, Wema, Tungu, Patrick K   +9 more
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Statement on the available outcomes of the human health assessment in the context of the pesticides peer review of the active substance chlorpyrifos

EFSA Journal, 2019
In July 2019, the European Commission asked EFSA to provide a statement on the available outcomes of the human health assessment in the context of the pesticides peer review for the renewal of approval of the active substance chlorpyrifos conducted in ...
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
doaj   +1 more source