Climate change mediated by anthropogenic activity induces significant alterations on pest
abundance and behavior and a potential increase in the use of agrochemicals for crop …

The group bacilli represent the Gram-positive ubiquitous spore-forming bacteria. Their
diversity, versatility and the ability of producing diverse secondary metabolites including …

The bottom‐up construction of an artificial cell requires the realization of synthetic cell
division. Significant progress has been made toward reliable compartment division, yet …

The productivity of any crop is greatly influenced by their health condition. The health of
plants depends on various abiotic and biotic factors. Biotic factor such as pathogens cause …

Abstract Background Spodoptera litura (Fabricius)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) also known as
tobacco caterpillar, is one of the most serious polyphagous pests that cause economic …

The abundance of metal pollutants in freshwater habitats poses serious threats to the
survival and biodiversity of aquatic organisms and human beings. This study intends for the …

Abstract Podisus nigrispinus Dallas (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) preys on insect pests in
eucalyptus plantations where it can be exposed to insecticides used in pest control. The …

Anticarsia gemmatalis (Lepidoptera) is a soybean pest controlled mainly with synthetic
insecticides. The effects of azadirachtin-based biopesticide (Azamax®) were investigated …

In the present work, we evaluated the insecticidal activity of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) strains
on Euprosterna elaeasa as an alternative for the organophosphate insecticide use in oil …

The anthranilic diamide, chlorantraniliprole is a systemic insecticide affecting ryanodine
receptors. This insecticide is used to control caterpillars in soybean crops because it has low …