Hormesis phenomena in insect pests can have a negative impact, but for beneficial insects,
it might be used to optimize mass rearing and increase the quality of biocontrol agents …

Abstract Culex quinquefasciatus Say, 1823 (Diptera: Culicidae) is a vector of pathogens and
parasites, whose form of control is the use of synthetic insecticides. However, the …

Abstract Background Tomato, Solanum lycopersicum L.(Solanales: Solanaceae) is the
second most important vegetable crop in Egypt and is infested with many insect pests. The …

Food security, mediated by agricultural pests, puts the world at stake. Fall armyworm (FAW),
Spodoptera frugiperda, is an invasive polyphagous pest that recently made problems worse …

BACKGROUND Azadirachtin is a prominent natural pesticide and represents an alternative
to conventional insecticides. It has been successfully used against insect pests. However, its …

The tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick), is one of the serious insect pests in tomato
and potato farms. Along with acute toxicity, effects of emamectin benzoate alone and mixed …

The toxicity of hexaflumuron and indoxacarb was determined against 3rd instar larvae of H.
armigera by the insecticide-incorporated artificial diet method under laboratory conditions …

This study investigated the effects of diallyl trisulfide (DAT), an active substance from garlic
essential oil, on the metabolism of the main energy substances of pre-and postmating males …

The control of insect vectors, such as mosquitoes relies majorly on the use of insecticides.
Most studies on insecticidal efficacy on mosquitoes have placed emphasis exclusively on …

Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) is one of the serious pests of tomatoes. This study was conducted to
evaluate the effects of some chemical and biological insecticides on T. absoluta. The …