Diverse and rapidly evolving pathogens cause plant diseases and epidemics that threaten
crop yield and food security around the world. Research over the last 25 years has led to an …

The beet army worm, Spodoptera exigua, is a widely distributed polyphagous pest of
economically important crops worldwide. The management of this pest insect continues to …

Plant viruses cause enormous losses in agricultural production accounting for about 47% of
the total overall crop losses caused by plant pathogens. More than 50% of the emerging …

Plant breeders have developed crop plants that are resistant to pests, but the continual
evolution of pathogens creates the need to iteratively develop new control strategies …

Background Emerging and re-emerging pathogens imperil public health and global food
security. Responding to these threats requires improved surveillance and diagnostic …

Despite technological advances in global agriculture in recent years, the problem of
pathogenic fungi in the production of cereal crops continues to be an issue. Currently, the …

Background Plants are constantly exposed to evolving pathogens and pests, with crop
losses representing a considerable threat to global food security. As pathogen evolution can …

The current study was carried out during the season of 2016 under greenhouse conditions
to evaluate the efficiency of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as antiviral reagent to induce a …

Tephritidae pests severely affect the quality and safety of various melons, fruits and
vegetable crops. However, many agricultural managers lack an adequate understanding of …

Abstract Spotted bollworm, Earias vittella Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is a serious
pest of cotton and okra in South Asia, including Pakistan. E. vittella has developed …