Insects comprise the largest group of animal kingdom and play vital role in providing various
ecosystem services. Some of these tiny creatures serve as notorious and serious pests of …

Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) is an important agricultural crop of the Malvaceae family,
cultivated across tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate regions. However, okra …

The red cotton bug, Dysdercus koenigii (Fabricius) is an important emerging economic pest
of cotton, Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus in Pakistan. Insecticides are the primary …

Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith) is a highly significant agricultural pest that poses a threat
to crop production worldwide. It is polyphagous, has a strong migratory ability, and is difficult …

Dysdercus koenigii is an economically important cotton-staining pest in Asia. The population
of D. koenigii in Pakistan showed resistance to emamectin benzoate, a semi-synthetic …

Red cotton bug Dysdercus koenigii F.(Hemiptera: Pyrrhocoridae), is found destructive pest
in various cotton growing areas. Under natural conditions insects are highly subjected to …

Abstract Antilochus coquebertii F.(Hemiptera: Pyrrhocoridae) is one of the most important
and voracious feeders of Dysdercus spp. First time, this study explained the feeding …

Cotton stainer, red cotton bug (Dysdercus spp., Heteroptera: Pyrrhocoridae) is one of the
economical pest of cotton crop. Pyrrhocorid bugs have multiple hosts and are highly mobile …

The pest status of the red cotton bug, Dysdercus koenigii (Fab.) has been changing due to
the climatic changes, and appearances of new natural enemies in cotton agro-ecosystems …

Antilochus coquebertii is one of the most important predators of Dysdercus koenigii. The
present study examines for the first time the fitness (using age-stage and two-sex life table …