The development and implementation of safe natural alternatives to synthetic pesticides are
urgent needs that will provide ecological solutions for the control of plant diseases, bacteria …

Essential oils (EOs) represent a promising source of biopesticides, given their compositional
complexity which bestows them high insect specificity and low risk of inducing resistance …

Zoophytophagous hemipteran predators provide relevant biological control services and
their applications are consolidated in greenhouse pest management. The use of plant …

The pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum Harris is a major insect pest of Fabaceae crops causing
significant damage and economic losses. Its management is a real challenge and the use of …

Recently, spices have attracted the attention of scientists and agrochemical companies for
their potential as insecticidal and acaricidal agents, and even as repellents to replace …

Abstract Pimpinella anisum L.(Apiaceae), known around the world as aniseed, is a widely
cultivated crop, native of the sub-Mediterranean area. Its essential oil (EO) is exploitable in …

The phytotoxicities of a selection of eudesmanolides and guaianolides, including natural
products and new derivatives obtained by semisynthesis from plant-isolated sesquiterpene …

Simple Summary The green peach aphid (Myzus persicae (Sulzer)) is considered one of the
main pests of economically valuable crops. In the last decades, it has developed resistance …

Essential oils (EOs) are increasingly used as biopesticides due to their insecticidal potential.
This study addresses their non-target effects on a biological control agent: the egg parasitoid …

The extensive application of synthetic insecticides and herbicides over the past 50 years has
led to a number of problems, including negative effects on non-target organisms and the …