Algae and their metabolites as potential bio-pesticides

E Asimakis, AA Shehata, W Eisenreich, F Acheuk… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
An increasing human population necessitates more food production, yet current techniques
in agriculture, such as chemical pesticide use, have negative impacts on the ecosystems …

Seaweeds for plant disease management: current research advances and future perspectives

R Bahmani, P More, S Babarinde, M Zhou, B Prithiviraj - Phytoparasitica, 2023 - Springer
Plant diseases cause significant damage to global agriculture, leading to crop loss and
reduced crop quality and nutritional value. Traditional methods of controlling plant diseases …

The Influence of Non-Optimal Rearing Conditions and Substrates on the Performance of the Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens)

N Ribeiro, R Costa, OMCC Ameixa - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The black soldier fly is one of the insect species most frequently reared as
an alternative protein source. Even though many advances have been made in the last …

Insecticidal activity of brown seaweed (Sargassum latifolium) extract as potential chitin synthase inhibitors: Toxicokinetic and molecular docking approaches

FEZA Abd El, AF Hifney, M Mohany… - South African Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, Sargassum latifolium (S. latifolium) n-hexane extract as a novel source for
insecticidal bioactive compounds was investigated. The composition of the extract was …

Mechanistic perceptions of the elicitorial resources from the marine kingdom-A paradigm shift in plant defense against insect pests

KMP Chanthini, PK Rajan, A Abdel-Megeed… - Biocatalysis and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Conventional agriculture needs appropriate responses to address pest management issues,
such as the expansion of pest habitats brought on by climate change and the resurgence of …

Seaweed Extracts as an Effective Gateway in the Search for Novel Antibiofilm Agents against Staphylococcus aureus

M Rima, A Chbani, C Roques, F El Garah - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Treatment of biofilm-associated infections has become a major challenge in biomedical and
clinical fields due to the failure of conventional treatments in controlling this highly complex …

Preparation and Application of Volatilized Wormwood Essence Derived Naturally into Green Insecticide

S Jin, Y Wang, T Liu, X Ning, R Liang, K Hu, J Cao - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Naturally occurring substances and their derivatives function as vital resources for pesticides
that can be used in fields, such as insecticide production and fungicide development. As a …

Insecticidal activity of the organotellurium 2-Phenylethynyl-Butyltellurium on the Drosophila melanogaster model

KC Bittencourt, RRDE Souza - Anais da Academia Brasileira de …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
Phenylethynyl-Butyltellurium (PEBT) is a synthetic organotellurium compound that has
shown various pharmacological properties on mammals without any signs of toxicity, but its …

Leaves and seeds extracts of Vitex agnus castus L., an ecological and effective alternative to conventional insecticides against fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)

A Hamdouch, A Asdadi, L Bijla, S Gharby… - Caspian Journal of …, 2022 - cjes.guilan.ac.ir
The objective of this work is to investigate the insecticidal activity of Vitex agnus castus
(VAC; Lamiales: Lamiaceae) essential oils and organic extracts against the species Ceratitis …

[PDF][PDF] The influence of Non-Optimal Rearing Conditions and Substrates on the Performance of the Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia il-lucens). Insects 2022, 13, 639

N Ribeiro, R Costa, O Ameixa - 2022 - academia.edu
Among the insect species reared as alternative protein sources, Hermetia illucens (black
soldier Fly, BSF) has shown a huge potential mostly due to its high protein content, its …