The honey bee Apis mellifera is an important pollinator of agricultural crops and natural
forests. Honey bee populations have declined over the years, as a result of diseases …

Recently, there has been growing concern about the impacts of metal pollutants on insect
populations, particularly as human societies increasingly rely on metal-based technologies …

The selectivity of insecticides on natural enemies in pest control are an important strategy for
Integrated Pest Management. However, insecticides can have side effects on non-target …

Insecticides used in the agriculture and forestry have side effects on non-target organisms
used as natural enemies. This study evaluated the histopathology and cytotoxicity of …

The effects of ingested neem oil, a botanical insecticide obtained from the seeds of the neem
tree, Azadirachta indica, on the midgut cells of predatory larvae Ceraeochrysa claveri were …

Broad-spectrum insecticides used in pest control are a risk for non-target insects. Their
compatibility to the insecticide spinosad, used in agriculture and forestry as a biological …

An overview of 30 years of studies related to South African nickel hyperaccumulators is
presented. Only five species have so far been identified as Ni hyperaccumulator plants …

Worldwide, both cultivated and wild plants are pollinated by the honey bee, Apis mellifera.
Bee numbers are declining as a result of a variety of factors, including increased pesticide …

Larvae of the lacewing Ceraeochrysa claveri were fed on eggs of Diatraeasaccharalis
treated with neem oil at concentrations of 0.5%, 1% and 2% throughout the larval period …

In integrated pest management systems, biological and chemical controls must be
compatible. The insecticide spinosad affects some non-target insects and might compromise …