Background Entomopathogens are frequent natural enemies of arthropods worldwide, and
they are capable of alternative control agents against the important pests. The optimally …

Sustainable agricultural intensification employs alternatives to synthetic insecticides for pest
management, but these are not always a direct replacement. Botanical insecticides, for …

Contact toxicity assessments of six reduced risk insecticides were carried out to compare
their selectivity and sensitivity toward the minute pirate bug Orius strigicollis and its prey …

Abstract Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is a notorious pest of
horticultural crops, against which the predator Orius sauteri or neonicotinoid insecticides are …

Abstract Thrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) are pests of several crops and their chemical
control is mainly hindered by their thigmotactic habits, which in turn allows the use of …

This study evaluated the efficacy of the commercially available insecticide Lepidocide based
on Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki and Lymantria dispar multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus …

Thrips can cause considerable economic damage. In order to reduce the use of
agrochemicals research has also focused on different natural enemies. We used …

Banana rust thrips, Chaetanaphothrips signipennis, are devastating insect pests of banana
crops worldwide. The entomopathogenic fungi are naturally occurring microbes known to …

The citrus red mite (CRM), Panonychus citri (McGregor)(Acari: Tetranychidae), is a
pervasive pest of numerous deciduous and evergreen fruit trees. The persistent use of …

Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) have been recently tested against target pests
located on crop foliage with encouraging results. In these orchard environments, predator …