Biopesticides are natural, biologically occurring compounds that are used to control various
agricultural pests infesting plants in forests, gardens, farmlands, etc. There are different …

In the past, breeding for incorporation of insect pest resistance or tolerance into cultivars for
use in integrated pest management schemes in oilseed rape/canola (Brassica napus) …

BACKGROUND Agricultural landscapes provide resources for arthropod pests as well as
their natural enemies. To develop integrated pest management (IPM) practices, it is …

Semiochemicals are signalling chemicals used to carry information between living
organisms and which cause changes in their behaviour. They are emitted by one individual …

Agricultural crop productivity relies on the application of chemical pesticides to reduce pest
and pathogen damage. However, chemical pesticides also pose a range of ecological …

Double-stranded RNAs (dsRNAs) represent a promising class of biosafe insecticidal
compounds. We examined the ability to induce RNA interference (RNAi) in the pollen beetle …

BACKGROUND The pollen beetle (Brassicogethes aeneus) causes significant yield loss in
oilseed rape (Brassica napus). Predicting population changes remains a scientific …

Western flower thrips (WFT) is a serious pest on rose crops. Semiochemical-mediated WFT–
rose interactions have been studied because different rose cultivars interact differently with …

Food production in a sustainable mode is input-intensive. The Green Revolution resulted in
a large-scale use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers to escalate production but …

There is an urgent need to develop sustainable and environmentally benign integrated pest
management (IPM) strategies for arable crops. The enhancement and manipulation of …