Non-target effects of essential oil-based biopesticides for crop protection: Impact on natural enemies, pollinators, and soil invertebrates

G Giunti, G Benelli, V Palmeri, F Laudani, M Ricupero… - Biological Control, 2022 - Elsevier
The control of arthropod pests of agricultural importance is increasingly difficult due to the
quick development of resistance in the targeted pest populations coupled to their massive …

Biocontrol potential of essential oils in organic horticulture systems: From farm to fork

Y Chang, PF Harmon, DD Treadwell, D Carrillo… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In recent decades, increasing attention has been paid to food safety and organic
horticulture. Thus, people are looking for natural products to manage plant diseases, pests …

Larvicidal activity, enzyme inhibitory effect, and molecular docking by essential oil, hydrolate, aqueous extract, and major compounds from the leaves of Eugenia …

AC da Silva, AM Marques, MR Figueiredo… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Eugenia uniflora is a plant native to Brazil that has a wide geographical distribution and
produces a high content of essential oils. The aim of the present study was to investigate the …

Are botanical biopesticides safe for bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea)?

R Catania, MAP Lima, M Potrich, F Sgolastra… - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Synthetic pesticides are among the main threatening factors for wild and
managed bees. In recent decades, botanical biopesticides have been gained increasing …

Toxicity of essential oils on cabbage seedpod weevil (Ceutorhynchus obstrictus) and a model parasitoid (Nasonia vitripennis)

S Sulg, R Kaasik, T Kallavus, E Veromann - Frontiers in Agronomy, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Plant essential oils are being increasingly studied as a potential environmentally friendly
alternative to synthetic insecticides. The insecticidal efficacy of essential oils on the cabbage …

Biological control of the Eucalyptus bronze bug Thaumastocoris peregrinus (Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae) in Argentina: release and recovery of the introduced egg parasitoid …

AV Andorno, CM Hernández, EM Cuello, CL Cagnotti… - BioControl, 2022 - Springer
In Argentina, a classical biological control program for the Eucalyptus bronze bug,
Thaumastocoris peregrinus (Carpintero & Dellapé), with the egg parasitoid Cleruchoides …

New challenges demand new solutions: Selected essential oils as an alternative to control Bemisia tabaci MED in Brazil

A da Silva Santana, ELL Baldin, APS Lima… - Crop Protection, 2022 - Elsevier
The introduction of Bemisia tabaci Mediterranean (MED)(Gennadius)(Hemiptera:
Aleyrodidae)(Biotype Q) into Brazil has attracted the attention of farmers and the scientific …

Back to the origins: biopesticides as promising alternatives to conventional agrochemicals

AAA Aioub, S Ghosh, A AL-Farga, AN Khan… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Presently, the world is using eco-friendly products to limit pollution in soil, air, water, and
marine environments and to mitigate rapid climate change according to the sustainable …

Insecticidal and repellent effects of essential oil Eugenia uniflora L. (Myrtaceae) on Sitophilus zeamais Mots. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

MD Altoe, JDA Lima, M Potrich, L Battisti… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
The objective of this work was to evaluate the insecticidal and repellent effects of Eugenia
uniflora (Myrtaceae) essential oil (EUEO) on Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) …

Preference of Thaumastocoris peregrinus (Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae) and biochemical analysis of different genetic materials of Eucalyptus

IG Pawlak, S Dallacort, CL Paloschi, EJ Brun… - Arthropod-Plant …, 2024 - Springer
Thaumastocoris peregrinus is an insect pest that causes a reduction in the productivity of
Eucalyptus. Control of this insect can be carried out through selection of its less preferred …