Plant lectins could reduce insect populations by imposing imbalances in biology and
physiology. Here, an agglutinin was extracted from Polygonum persicaria L.(PPA; …

The black cutworm, Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), has been
considered a major insect pest in China that causes damage to corn at the seeding stage …

Nowadays, the use of chemical insecticides has led to development of resistance in insects,
and causing harmful effect to non-target organisms and environment. Plant-mediated …

Chemical insecticides are largely used for the control of agricultural pests, in spite of harmful
effects on non-target organisms and their persistence in the environment. Alternative pest …

Lectins are the heterogeneous proteins in plants that serve as storage proteins via defensive
mechanisms against herbivores. In the current study, a lectin was extracted and purified from …

Investigating the effects of various host plants on protective and detoxifying enzyme activities
in insects could provide insights into the adaptation mechanisms of insects to host plants. In …

Galerucella placida Baly feeds on the rice-field weed Polygonum orientale
L.(Polygonaceae) in India and Bangladesh during autumn and winter seasons. The insect is …

In this search for affordable and locally available biological substances both to farmers and
environment, an aqueous extract of Artemisia annua L. was investigated for the first time …

In the context of climate change, the Ivorian cotton industry is facing with the loss of
sensitivity of pests (Helicoverpa armigera) and the appearance of new so‐called emerging …

Abstract Effects of an organophosphorus insecticide, malathion, on survivorship and lipid
peroxidation of the greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella (L.), pupae were investigated by …