In the context of the major crop losses, pesticides will continue to play a key role in pest
management practice in absence of practical and efficient alternatives; however, increasing …

As synthetic pesticides play a major role in pollinator decline worldwide, biopesticides have
been gaining increased attention to develop more sustainable methods for pest …

Pollination by insects is an essential service for the conservation of plant biodiversity, since it
increases the rate of fertilization of flowers and therefore increases the quality and quantity …

Homemade botanical insecticides are widely used by subsistence and transitional farmers
in low-income countries. Their use is often driven by the limited availability or cost of …

Brazil is the second largest producer of genetically modified plants in the world. This
agricultural practice exposes native pollinators to contact and ingestion of Bacillus …

Botanical insecticides are a promising alternative to reduce the harmful effects of synthetic
chemicals. Among the botanical biopesticides, azadirachtin obtained from the Indian neem …

Abstract Bumble bees (Bombus spp., Hymenoptera, Apidae) play a crucial role in pollinating
greenhouse tomato crops. However, tomato production is constantly threatened by different …

Abstract Stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Meliponini) are pollinators of both cultivated and wild
crop plants in the Neotropical region. However, they are susceptible to pesticide exposure …

Bee pollination is crucial for ecosystem maintenance and crop production. The ubiquity of
bee pollinators in agricultural landscapes frequently results in their exposure to …

A mixture of Mesotrione and Atrazine (Calaris®) has been reported as an improvement of
the atrazine herbicides, which are agrochemicals used for weed control. However, its …