Pesticides vs. biopesticides: From pest management to toxicity and impacts on the environment and human health

GM Daraban, RM Hlihor, D Suteu - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The environmental pollution that occurs in direct response to the widespread use of man-
made/conventional pesticides results from many chemicals that require a long period of …

[PDF][PDF] Origanum vulgare L.-a review on genetic diversity, cultivation, biological activities and perspectives for molecular breeding.

M Alekseeva, T Zagorcheva, I Atanassov… - Bulgarian Journal of …, 2020 - agrojournal.org
Origanum vulgare L. or simply called oregano is a flowering plant of the Lamiaceae family,
which has been known since ancient times due to its diverse properties and applications as …

[HTML][HTML] Toxic and synergetic effect of plant essential oils along with nano-emulsion for control of three mosquito species

P Vivekanandhan, S Panikar, V Sethuraman… - Journal of natural …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nano-emulsion containing Eucalyptus grandis (W. Hill ex Maiden) and Corymbia citrodora
(Hook.) KD Hill & LAS Johnson (common synonym Eucalyptus citriodora Hook.) leaf …

A comparative study of oregano (Origanum vulgare L.) essential oil-based polycaprolactone nanocapsules/microspheres: Preparation, physicochemical …

A Fraj, F Jaâfar, M Marti, L Coderch… - Industrial crops and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Essential oils have been used in clinical therapies and healing practices for several chronic
diseases, but it is still challenging their extent use due to their poor stability. Nanotechnology …

Azadirachtin induced larval avoidance and antifeeding by disruption of food intake and digestive enzymes in Drosophila melanogaster (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

R Bezzar-Bendjazia, S Kilani-Morakchi… - Pesticide biochemistry …, 2017 - Elsevier
Botanical insecticides are a promising alternative to reduce the harmful effects of synthetic
chemicals. Among the botanical biopesticides, azadirachtin obtained from the Indian neem …

Toxicity of essential oils and pure compounds of Lamiaceae species against Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and their safety for the nontarget …

CS Bibiano, DS Alves, BC Freire, SKV Bertolucci… - Crop Protection, 2022 - Elsevier
The fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda is a key pest of countless cultures of
economic importance. FAW control is still mostly achieved by using synthetic chemicals and …

Effects of plant extracts and essential oils on the behavior of Acrobasis advenella (Zinck.) caterpillars and females

K Magierowicz, E Górska-Drabik, K Golan - Journal of Plant Diseases and …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract At present, Acrobasis advenella (Zinck.)(Lepidoptera, Pyralidae) is the most
dangerous pest of black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa [Michx.] Elliot). Damaged flower …

The effect of Tanacetum vulgare essential oil and its main components on some ecological and physiological parameters of Acrobasis advenella (Zinck.)(Lepidoptera …

K Magierowicz, E Górska-Drabik… - Pesticide Biochemistry and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Acrobasis advenella (Zinck.) is the most dangerous pest of black chokeberry (Aronia
melanocarpa [Michx.] Elliot). The aim of this study was to investigate the insecticidal activity …

Effect of crude extracts and purified compounds of Alpinia galanga on nutritional physiology of a polyphagous lepidopteran pest, Spodoptera litura (Fabricius)

R Datta, A Kaur, I Saraf, IP Singh, S Kaur - … and environmental safety, 2019 - Elsevier
Secondary plant metabolites play an important role in providing protection to plants against
herbivore insect pests. Keeping in view the increasing importance of biopesticides, the …

Origanum vulgare Essential Oil against Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae): Composition, Insecticidal Activity, and Behavioral Response

A Plata-Rueda, JC Zanuncio, JE Serrão, LC Martínez - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tenebrio molitor is one of the main stored product pests. This study characterized oregano
essential oil (OEO) by gas chromatography (GC/FID and GC/MS) and assessed its …