The life table is a type of research tool that is frequently used in many studies involving
population and community ecology. They are the basis for many comprehensive studies in …

Abstract In South America, the incorporation of genetically modified organisms (GMO)
engineered to be resistant to pesticides changed the agricultural model into one dependent …

Despite having been the focus of much attention from the scientific community during recent
years, glyphosate is still a challenging compound from an analytical point of view because of …

Fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, is a migratory polyphagous pest that causes
major damage to economically important cultivated grasses, such as corn. Native to the …

Inadequate pesticide application practices have many implications on human and
environmental health. This research aimed at assessing pesticide risks on bees, non-target …

Eriopis connexa is a native coccinelid predator in the Neotropical Region. In Argentina it is
commonly found associated to sucking pests in several crops and among them aphids and …

The chive maggot, Bradysia odoriphaga Yang and Zhang (Diptera: Sciaridae) is an
economically important insect pest, affecting many important vegetables, including Chinese …

Humans commonly apply chemicals to manage agroecosystems. If those chemicals
influence the behaviour or survival of non-target arthropods, the food web could be altered …

In order to further develop integrated pest management (IPM) approaches for controlling
insect pests, it is important to estimate the effects of pesticides. In this study, the toxicity and …

Biopesticides based on the entomopathogenic bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are used
worldwide on broad-extensions of different crops and vegetables, mainly against …