The development and implementation of safe natural alternatives to synthetic pesticides are
urgent needs that will provide ecological solutions for the control of plant diseases, bacteria …

Spodoptera frugiperda is a major pest of maize crops. The application of synthetic
insecticides and the use of Bt maize varieties are the principal strategies used for its control …

In the present study, the toxicological effects of cytisine on the H. cunea larvae were
investigated, and the potential of cytisine as a botanical insecticide through field simulation …

Essential oils and their constituents are presently known to interfere with herbivorous
insects' behavioral and physiological activities. The effects of Ajwain (Carum copticum …

To explore the use of nonfood plant-derived secondary metabolites for plant protection, a
series of ester derivatives for controlling the major migratory agricultural pests were obtained …

Botanicals, such as essential oils (EO) and their compounds, are considered a viable eco-
friendly alternative to synthetic insecticides, which threaten human health and ecosystem …

Zeugodacus tau is an economically important invasive pest of various vegetables and fruits.
In this study, we evaluated the effects of short-term (12 h) exposure to high temperatures on …

Plants' secondary metabolites, in particular terpenes and phenylpropanoids, represent a
good source of bioactive molecules for developing biopesticides as an alternative to …

β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) is a good host for the encapsulation of fennel and basil essential oils
(FEO and BEO, respectively) and the formation of inclusion complexes (ICs) using the co …

Abstract Pimpinella anisum L.(Apiaceae), known around the world as aniseed, is a widely
cultivated crop, native of the sub-Mediterranean area. Its essential oil (EO) is exploitable in …