Identifying and investigating pesticide application types to promote a more sustainable pesticide use: the case of smallholders in Boyacá, Colombia [PDF]
, 2010 The present paper investigates pesticide application types adopted by smallholder potato producers in the Department of Boyacá , Colombia. In this region, environmental, health and adverse economic effects due to pesticide mis- or over-use respectively ...
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Jurnal Vektor Penyakit, 2020 Dengue control with the chemical method is still used in North Kalimantan, both in the Health Program and the community. The purpose of this study was to describe the use of control programs and household insecticides in dengue-endemic areas in North ...
Muhammad Rasyid Ridha +2 more
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Botanical insecticide as simple extractives for pest control
, 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 operators, animals and food consumers.
W. Hikal +2 more
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Insecticide resistance in Anopheles stephensi in Somali Region, eastern Ethiopia
Malaria Journal, 2019 The movement of malaria vectors into new areas is a growing concern in the efforts to control malaria. The recent report of Anopheles stephensi in eastern Ethiopia has raised the necessity to understand the insecticide resistance status of the vector in ...
Solomon Yared +6 more
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Laboratory Studies of the Activity of Spinosad against Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) Depending on Different Temperature [PDF]
, 2008 Mortality of the Colorado potato beetle larvae (Say) and adults caused by commercial formulation of spinosad at 15, 20 and 250C was determined under laboratory conditions. The insects and the leaves of potatoes were sprayed with the insecticide.
Kowalska, Jolanta
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Ecology: a prerequisite for malaria elimination and eradication [PDF]
, 2010 * Existing front-line vector control measures, such as insecticide-treated nets and residual sprays, cannot break the transmission cycle of Plasmodium falciparum in the most intensely endemic parts of Africa and the Pacific * The goal of malaria ...
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Insecticide resistance and resistance mechanisms in bed bugs, Cimex spp. (Hemiptera: Cimicidae)
Parasites & Vectors, 2017 The worldwide resurgence of bed bugs [both Cimex lectularius L. and Cimex hemipterus (F.)] over the past two decades is believed in large part to be due to the development of insecticide resistance.
K. Dang +3 more
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Target-site mutations (AChE and kdr), and PSMO activity in codling moth (Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)) populations from Spain [PDF]
, 2018 Codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.) is a key pest of global importance that affects apple fruit production and whose populations have developed resistance to insecticides in many apple production areas.
Avilla Hernández, Jesús +3 more
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Integrated pest management portfolios in UK arable farming: results of a farmer survey. [PDF]
, 2009 Farmers are faced with a wide range of pest management (PM) options that can be adopted in isolation or alongside complementary or substitute strategies.
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