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Natural Pesticides in Crop Protection: Comparative Advantages, Ecological Risks, and Future Directions

open access: yesJournal of Chemistry, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Although synthetic pesticides have long been used to protect crops, their widespread use has led to significant health and environmental problems, including ecological contamination, resistant pest populations, and hazardous residues in food. These restrictions have sparked interest in natural pesticides (NPs), particularly the secondary metabolites of
Ruth Mwangi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of Insect and Mite Pests and Their Natural Enemies in Sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis L.) Rutaceae Cultivations in Eastern Ethiopia

open access: yesPsyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Severe infestations of insect and mite pests constrain sweet orange (Citrus sinensis L.) Rutaceae, production in eastern Ethiopia. Little information exists in eastern Ethiopia regarding the insect and mite pests and their natural enemies. This study was conducted to assess the occurrence of pests and their natural enemies in the sweet orange.
Gelana Keno Beyene   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Control of Melon Thrips in Bush Bean, 1992 [PDF]

open access: yesArthropod Management Tests, 1994
Abstract Bush bean was planted in a Rockdale soil on 7 May and spaced 2.5 cm in the row and 0.9 m between rows. Plants were fertilized with 1908.6 kg/ha of granular fertilizer on two dates, at planting and four weeks after planting. Bean was irrigated, 1.3 cm per irrigation, once a week and mechanically weeded whenever necessary.
openaire   +1 more source

Control of Melon Thrips in Pepper, Spring 1995 [PDF]

open access: yesArthropod Management Tests, 1996
Abstract Peppers were planted on to raised beds covered with polyethylene mulch in a commercial field on 11 Feb. 1995 in Homestead, FL. Beds were 71.1 cm wide and spaced 139.5 cm apart from center to center. Treatment plots were 4 rows by 25 ft. arranged in a RCBD with 4 replications.
openaire   +1 more source

Control of Melon Thrips in Bush Beans, 1995 [PDF]

open access: yesArthropod Management Tests, 1996
Abstract Bush bean was planted in a Rockdale soil on 10 March 1995 and spaced 1 inch in the row and 3 ft between rows. Plants were fertilized with 1700 lb./A of granular fertilizer on two dates, at planting and four weeks after planting.
openaire   +1 more source

Electronic Nanomaterials for Plants: A Review on Current Advances and Future Prospects

open access: yesAdvanced Electronic Materials, Volume 11, Issue 17, October 20, 2025.
Global food security faces mounting challenges from climate change and rapid population growth. This review highlights the pivotal role of electronic nanomaterials–including metals, metal oxides, and carbon‐based structures–in enhancing plant photosynthesis, nutrient uptake, and stress resilience. Furthermore, it explores how emerging platforms such as
Ciro Allará   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Variable resistance to spinetoram in populations of Thrips palmi across a small area unconnected to genetic similarity

open access: yesEvolutionary Applications, 2020
The melon thrips, Thrips palmi, is an increasingly important pest of vegetables in northern China. Some populations have developed resistance in the field to the insecticide spinetoram.
Pan Shi   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Discovery, research and development of axalion® active insecticide: dimpropyridaz†

open access: yesPest Management Science, Volume 81, Issue 5, Page 2529-2534, May 2025.
Dimpropyridaz, is a novel insecticide active ingredient for the control of piercing and sucking pests, and is the sole representative of the pyridazine pyrazolecarboxamides class, IRAC Group 36. Summary includes chemical preparation, regulatory overview, and biological performance and information shared during the 15th International Union of Pure and ...
Desirée Hodges
wiley   +1 more source

The complete mitochondrial genome of Melon thrips, Thrips palmi (Thripinae) and comparative analysis: A vector for Tospoviruses [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Abstract The melon thrips, Thrips palmi is a serious pest and vector for plant viruses on a wide range of economically important crops. DNA barcoding evidenced the presence of cryptic diversity in T.
Chakraborty, Rajasree   +7 more
openaire   +1 more source

Identification and characterisation of Zucchini yellow fleck virus and a novel Nepovirus from next‐generation sequencing of mixed virus infections in cucumbers (Cucumis sativus) from Crete

open access: yesAnnals of Applied Biology, Volume 186, Issue 3, Page 248-261, May 2025.
High‐throughput sequencing from cucumber leaf samples collected in Crete, Greece, revealed mixed infections including a cucumber‐infecting isolate of Zucchini yellow fleck virus and a novel nepovirus, provisionally named cucumber nepovirus A (CuNVA).
Anthony James   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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