The genus Diaporthe and its anamorph Phomopsis are distributed worldwide in many
ecosystems. They are regarded as potential sources for producing diverse bioactive …

Biorational insecticides (for instance, avermectins, spinosins, azadirachtin, and
afidopyropen) of natural origin are increasingly being used in agriculture. The review …

BACKGROUND Insect pests seriously decrease the yield and quality of agricultural crops.
Resistance to commonly used insecticides is increasingly undermining their effectiveness …

Agricultural pests can develop behavioral resistance to insecticides by choosing to feed or
oviposit on insecticide‐free hosts. As young larvae have relatively low mobility, oviposition …

Background Endophytes have continued to receive increased attention worldwide, probably,
due to the enormous biotechnological potentials spanning through various industrial …

Diaporthe species produce versatile secondary metabolites (SMs), including terpenoids,
fatty acids, polyketides, steroids, and alkaloids. These structurally diverse SMs exhibit a wide …

The global increase in diseases transmitted by the vector Aedes aegypti, new and re-
emerging, underscores the need for alternative and more effective methods of controlling …

Simple Summary Dryocosmus kuriphilus is an invasive pest species which is native to China
and is widely distributed in Asia, Europe and North America. D. kuriphilus induces insect …

A collective synthesis of the C7 epoxyquinones has been achieved by a concise and flexible
strategy, in which the employment of (–)-shikimic acid as starting material permits the rapid …

Rumex gmelinii Turcz.(RGT) is a medicinal plant of the genus Rumex, family Polygonaceae.
Our research group isolated an endophytic fungus, Plectosphaerella cucumerina (Strain JG) …