Identification of novel effective mosquitocidal compounds is essential to combat increasing
resistance rates, concern for the environment and food safety, the unacceptability of many …

The neem tree has long been recognized for its unique properties both against insects and
in improving human health. It is grown in most tropical and sub-tropical areas of the world for …

Monoterpenoids (terpenes and biogenically related phenols) commonly found in plant
essential oils were tested for acute toxicity via topical application to tobacco cutworms …

Azadirachta indica L. is a multipurpose medicinal tree of family Meliaceae. It occurs in
tropical and semitropical regions of the world. Different parts of this miraculous tree are used …

BACKGROUND Plant essential oils are usually complex mixtures, and many factors can
affect their chemical composition. To identify relationships between the composition and …

In this study, we review the wide range of alternative control methods used to this day to
control the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say), the biggest potato pest …

Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is a destructive
pest of a wide array of agricultural and horticultural crops worldwide. This in vitro research …

The effects of Ajwain essential oil and its major constituents were investigated against newly
fourth instar larvae of Tuta absoluta, a major pest of tomato cropping in Iran and other parts …

Essential oils are by-products of plant metabolism that are now known to interfere with basic
metabolic, physiological and behavioral functions of insects, thereby having promise for use …

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