Insect pests negatively affect crop quality and yield; identifying new methods to protect crops
against insects therefore has important agricultural applications. Our analysis of transgenic …

Imidacloprid quickly gained popularity as the first commercial neonicotinoid following the
invention of neonicotinoids by Bayer in 1985. Its relationship with agriculture is linked to …

BACKGROUND Plant secondary metabolites and their modified derivatives play an
important role in the discovery and development of novel insecticides. The natural plant …

Abstract Plutella xylostella (L.)(Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) is one of the most destructive pests
of Brassicaceae vegetables. Cantharidin is an insect-derived defensive toxin, which has …

Abstract Background The resurgence of Anopheles funestus, a dominant vector of human
malaria in western Kenya was partly attributed to insecticide resistance. However, evidence …

BACKGROUND Insect glutathione S‐transferases (GSTs) play a crucial role in insecticide
detoxification. However, there remains a distinct lack of information regarding the role of …

With the increasing development of pest resistances, it is not easy to achieve satisfactory
control effects by using only one agrochemical. Additionally, although the alkaloid matrine …

The diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella, one of the most destructive lepidopteran
pests worldwide, has developed field resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Cry toxins …

Lepidopterans are agricultural pests. Since the silkworm is a model for lepidopterans,
analysis of the enzymes produced by silkworms is of great interest for developing methods …

Materials and Methods Anopheles funestus mosquitoes were sampled by aspiration
methods in Bungoma, Teso, Siaya, Port Victoria and Kombewa in western Kenya. The F1 …