Numerosos cultivos entre los que se encuentran algodon alfalfa y horticolas se ven afectados en sus rendimientos por los danos causados por orugas del lepidoptero Spodoptera littoralis Boisudval contra las que se realizan reiteradas aplicaciones con insecticidas qu... Lees meer.

The health and environmental problems and increasing insect resistance to many of these synthetic pesticides clearly indicate that basic research must be directed to search for new and more safer approaches or and types of pest control agents. Pest control represents a... Lees meer.

The deleterious effects of plant extracts or pure compounds on insects can be manifested in several manners including toxicity repellent antifeedant growth inhibitor suppression of reproductive behavior and reduction of fecundity and fertility. Different types of pla... Lees meer.

This work provides an integral review of biology toxicity and biochemical responses of some insecticides belonging to different groups on the cotton leafworm Spodoptera littoralis Boisduval known as a destructive polyphageous insect pest that attack a wide range of... Lees meer.

Several pressures have accelerated the search for more environmentally and toxicologically safe and efficacious pesticides. Most commercially successful pesticides have been discovered by screening compounds synthesized in the laboratory for pesticidal properties. The i... Lees meer.

The development of synthetic pesticides during 1940s in combination with improvement in chemical application technology dramatically increased the potential for agricultural pest control. It did take long before people began to see naturally controlled by predators an... Lees meer.