Insect pests inflict severe damage to stored food grains in many parts of the world. Though
effective and reliable, several discouraging aspects of synthetic pesticides such as high cost …

Background The human taste experience is the result of five basic taste qualities, namely
sweet, salty, bitter, sour and umami. Sweet, bitter, and umami are mediated by G protein …

The main aim of this work was to study the allethrin binding interactions with esterase and its
bioremediation potential using an isolated bacterial strain CW7, identified as Pseudomonas …

Searching for new bioactive molecules to design insecticides is a complex process since
pesticides should be highly selective, active against the vector, and bio-safe for humans …

Solid lipid nanoparticles second generation, nanostructure lipid carrier (NLC), is one of the
most important biodegradable nanoparticles. Nanostructure Lipid carrier (NLC) was used to …

There are many species of insects that feed, live, and reproduce in stored food around the
world, producing significant economic losses. One of the most damaging insects to stored …

Emergence of vector borne diseases has continued to take toll on millions of lives since its
inception. The use of insecticides began as vector control strategy in the early 1900's but the …

During the storage of Prosopis alba pods, substantial quantitative and qualitative losses
were observed. One of the main factors is the seed beetle Rhipibruchus picturatus. A key …

The red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum Herbst (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) is one of the
major destructive pests to stored milled products. It has developed resistance to chemical …

In this study, Fusarium equiseti was isolated from the weed plant Tridax procumbens in an
agricultural field and a crude extract produced with 75% ethanol for use as active ingredient …