Fungi are an understudied, biotechnologically valuable group of organisms. Due to the
immense range of habitats that fungi inhabit, and the consequent need to compete against a …

Threatening the global community is a wide variety of potential threats, most notably
invasive pest species. Invasive pest species are non-native organisms that humans have …

Recently, a growing number of plant essential oils (EOs) have been tested against a wide
range of arthropod pests with promising results. EOs showed high effectiveness, multiple …

The long-term and excessive usage of pesticides is an enormous burden on the
environment, which also increases pest resistance. To overcome this problem, research and …

Mosquitoes represent the major arthropod vectors of human disease worldwide transmitting
malaria, lymphatic filariasis, and arboviruses such as dengue virus and Zika virus …

Abstract Pavela R.(2016): History, presence and perspective of using plant extracts as
commercial botanical insecticides and farm products for protection against insects–a review …

The employment of nanoparticles obtained through various synthesis routes as novel
pesticides recently attracted high research attention. An impressive number of studies have …

The effective and eco-friendly control of Anopheles vectors plays a key role in any malaria
management program. Integrated Vector Management (IVM) suggests making use of the full …

The fight against mosquito-borne diseases is a challenge of huge public health importance.
To our mind, 2015 was an extraordinary year for malaria control, due to three hot news: the …

In modern agriculture, chemical pesticides are widely used to protect crop plants from
insects and microbial pests, but the improper application of synthetic chemicals is hazardous …