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Long-Term Field Evaluation of Conventional vs. Micropropagated Plants of Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium

Agronomy, 2022
Pyrethrum is a perennial herbaceous plant endemic to the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, and introduced in large areas of nearly all continents, where it is cultivated for the industrial extraction of pyrethrins.
Caterina Catalano, Angela Carra, Francesco Carimi, Antonio Motisi, Loredana Abbate, Mauro Sarno, Alessandra Carrubba   +6 more
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Impact of Crude Methanolic Extract of Melia azedarach L. on The Fecundity and The Cuticle of The Adult House Fly, Musca domestica Macq [PDF]

Journal of Desert and Environmental Agriculture, 2021
The house fly Musca vicina Macq is  found in human habitat. Insecticides usually destroy the natural enemies of a given pest more than the pest itself.
Eman Radwan, N Youssef, Hashem O., A Shalaby   +3 more
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The Impact of Microbial and Botanical Insecticides on Grape Berry Moths and Their Effects on Secondary Pests and Beneficials

Agronomy, 2022
According to the European Directive 2009/128/EC and the subsequent provisions activated in member states, conventional pesticides should be progressively replaced by “non-chemical tools and/or measures”.
Carlo Duso, Alberto Pozzebon, Mauro Lorenzon, Diego Fornasiero, Paola Tirello, Sauro Simoni, Bruno Bagnoli   +6 more
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Bioefficacy of insecticides used against diamondbackmoth and their potential impact on natural enemies in cauliflower

, 2022
Field experiments were conducted at two different geographical regions viz., tropical region (Naraseepuram village, Coimbatore) and temperate region (Kookal village, Kotagiri, The Nilgiris) in summer and winter season’s to assess the bioefficacy of ...
Beena, R., Selvi, V.
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Can Essential Oils Be a Natural Alternative for the Control of Spodoptera frugiperda? A Review of Toxicity Methods and Their Modes of Action

Plants, 2022
Spodoptera frugiperda is a major pest of maize crops. The application of synthetic insecticides and the use of Bt maize varieties are the principal strategies used for its control.
Virginia L. Usseglio, José S. Dambolena, María P. Zunino   +2 more
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Naturally occurring insecticides. [PDF]

Environmental Health Perspectives, 1976
Naturally occurring insecticides are abundant and varied in their effects, though but a few are articles of commerce. Even for these, pyrethrum, nicotine, rotenone, hellebore, ryania, and sabadilla, there is a paucity of information on mammalian toxicology and environmental effects.
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Evaluation of a Greek Diatomaceous Earth for Stored Product Insect Control and Techniques That Maximize Its Insecticidal Efficacy

Applied Sciences, 2020
Laboratory bioassays were conducted to evaluate the insecticidal efficacy of a diatomaceous earth deposit from Greece, for a wide range of stored product insects. In this context, populations of five different insect species, Tribolium confusum Jacquelin
Georgia V. Baliota, Christos G. Athanassiou   +1 more
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Fumigation and repellency of essential oils against Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) in cowpea [PDF]

Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2017
: The objective of this work was to assess the fumigant and repellent effects of essential oils on adults of Callosobruchus maculatus and to identify the chemical composition of two of the tested essential oils.
José Vargas de Oliveira, Solange Maria de França, Douglas Rafael e Silva Barbosa, Kamilla de Andrade Dutra, Alice Maria Nascimento de Araujo, Daniela Maria do Amaral Ferraz Navarro   +5 more
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Differential Effects of Abiotic Factors on the Insecticidal Efficacy of Diatomaceous Earth against Three Major Stored Product Beetle Species

Agronomy, 2022
This study evaluated the influence of temperature and relative humidity (RH) on the insecticidal effect of diatomaceous earth (DE) at two concentrations, 500 and 1000 ppm, on wheat, for the control of Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Stephens) (Coleoptera ...
Georgia V. Baliota, Evagelia Lampiri, Christos G. Athanassiou   +2 more
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Guaiol - A Naturally Occurring Insecticidal Sesquiterpene [PDF]

Natural Product Communications, 2013
The dichloromethane fraction of Ferula ferulaeoides was analyzed by GC and GC-MS, and thirty-four compounds were identified. The main component in the fraction, guaiol (37.0%) was separated by chromatographic methods and identified from spectroscopic data, including 1 H and
Tao, Liu, Chun-Juan, Wang, Hui-Qin, Xie, Qing, Mu   +3 more
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