Aphis gossypii Glover is a destructive pest of over two dozen crops world wide. Damage to a
few of these crops is due to direct feeding, but for most of these crops its impact is through its …

This text provides readers with an in-depth exploration of how biological control functions
and how it can be safely employed to solve pest problems and enhance nature …

Crop yields are reduced and destabilized by pests which also affect the quality of harvested
produce. To keep pace with growing demand, global food production needs to increase by …

Studies related to the effect of insecticides on insect pests and nontarget organisms, such as
natural enemies, are traditionally accessed by the estimative of lethal effects, through …

Secondary pest outbreak is a counterintuitive ecological backlash of pesticide use in
agriculture that takes place with the increase in abundance of a non-targeted pest species …

Insecticides are often implicated in causing outbreaks of the cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii
(Glover)(Homoptera: Aphididae), through stimulation of reproduction. In this study we report …

Cotton is considered as the foremost commercially important fiber crop and is deemed as
the backbone of the textile industry. The productivity of cotton crop, worldwide, is severely …

Simultaneous use of biological and chemical controls is a valued and historic goal of
integrated pest management, but has rarely been achieved. One explanation for this failure …

The effects of selected pesticide application regimes on pest predator populations as well as
pests were investigated in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) agroecosystems. The …

Four treatments were evaluated during 1997 and 1998 to determine the effects of pesticides
on coccinellid densities:(1) untreated control,(2) foliar applications of a systemic insecticide …