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The Buzz on Insecticides: A Review of Uses, Molecular Structures, Targets, Adverse Effects, and Alternatives

Molecules, 2023
Insecticides play a critical role in controlling the spread of insect-borne diseases and preserving crop health. These chemical substances are specifically formulated to kill or manage insect populations.
Maria F. Araújo, E. M. Castanheira, Sérgio F. Sousa   +2 more
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Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor modulator insecticides act on diverse receptor subtypes with distinct subunit compositions

PLoS Genetics, 2022
Insect nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are pentameric ligand-gated ion channels mainly expressed in the central nervous system of insects. They are the directed targets of many insecticides, including neonicotinoids, which are the most widely ...
Wanjun Lu, Zhihan Liu, Xin-yu Fan, Xinzhong Zhang, X. Qiao, Jia Huang   +5 more
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Interaction of Insecticides and Fungicides in Bees

Frontiers in Insect Science, 2022
Honeybees and wild bees are among the most important pollinators of both wild and cultivated landscapes. In recent years, however, a significant decline in these pollinators has been recorded. This decrease can have many causes including the heavy use of
A. Schuhmann, A. Schmid, Sarah Manzer, Janna Schulte, Ricarda Scheiner   +4 more
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The Metarhizium anisopliae Strains Expressing dsRNA of the NlCHSA Enhance Virulence to the Brown Planthopper Nilaparvata lugens

Agriculture, 2022
Metarhizium anisopliae is a broad-spectrum entomopathogenic fungus with large-scale applications in pest control; however, its slow-killing action is a limiting factor. To enhance fungal virulence, we constructed transgenic M.
Jun Hu, He Cui, Mingsheng Hong, Yuxian Xia, Wenqing Zhang   +4 more
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Management of Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith Using Recycled Virus Inoculum from Larvae Treated with Baculovirus under Field Conditions

Insects, 2023
Fall armyworm (FAW) is a major pest of maize and causes huge losses. Chemical pesticides are the commonly used control strategy among farmers. The efficacy of baculoviruses against FAW has been proven; however, farmers may not be able to afford the ...
Allan Mweke, Ivan Rwomushana, Arthur Okello, Duncan Chacha, Jingfei Guo, Belinda Luke   +5 more
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Biobeds, a Microbial-Based Remediation System for the Effective Treatment of Pesticide Residues in Agriculture

Agriculture, 2023
Pesticides are chemical molecules employed to protect crops from pests in agriculture. The use of pesticides significantly enhances crop yields and helps to guarantee the quality of farm products; due to this, each year, millions of tons of pesticides ...
Patricia Mussali-Galante, María Luisa Castrejón-Godínez, José Antonio Díaz-Soto, Ángela Patricia Vargas-Orozco, Héctor Miguel Quiroz-Medina, Efraín Tovar-Sánchez, Alexis Rodríguez   +6 more
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Synthetic and Natural Insecticides: Gas, Liquid, Gel and Solid Formulations for Stored-Product and Food-Industry Pest Control

Insects, 2021
Simple Summary Currently, there is great global research interest in the use of novel methods of protection against agricultural, storage, and urban pests, particularly in the use of botanical substances and nontoxic materials.
V. Stejskal, T. Vendl, R. Aulický, C. Athanassiou   +3 more
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Multiple Insecticide Resistance and Associated Metabolic-Based Mechanisms in a Myzus Persicae (Sulzer) Population

Agronomy, 2023
The green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), is an economically devastating crop pest worldwide. The M. persicae (SEF-R) population of a cabbage field in China was tested for susceptibilities to 13 insecticides.
Jinfeng Hu, Feng Chen, Jun Wang, Wenhua Rao, Lei Lin, Guocheng Fan   +5 more
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Pathogenicity induced by indigenous Beauveria bassiana isolate in different life stages of the cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) under laboratory conditions

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 2021
Background The invincible effects of the entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) under appropriate circumstances compensate for the flaws of chemical insecticides in the control programs. Beauveria bassiana is one of the most elaborated EPF of pest control all over
Yasmin Adel Fergani, Elsayed Abd Elhameed Refaei   +1 more
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An Overview on the Potential Hazards of Pyrethroid Insecticides in Fish, with Special Emphasis on Cypermethrin Toxicity

Animals, 2021
Simple Summary Pyrethroid insecticides are extensively used in controlling agricultural insects and treatment of ectoparasitic infestation in farm animals.
M. Farag, M. Alagawany, R. M. Bilal, Ahmed G. A. Gewida, K. Dhama, H. M. Abdel‐Latif, Mahmoud S. Amer, N. Rivero-Pérez, Adrian Zaragoza-Bastida, Yaser S. Binnaser, G. Batiha, M. Naiel   +11 more
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