Synthetic pesticides are extensively and injudiciously applied to control agriculture and
household pests worldwide. Due to their high use, their toxic residues have enormously …

Simple Summary To counter plant chemical defenses and exposure to agrochemicals,
herbivorous insects have developed several adaptive strategies to guard against the …

Insecticide resistance is one of the most serious problems in contemporary agriculture and
public health. Although recent studies revealed that insect gut symbionts contribute to …

Host–symbiont interaction plays a crucial role in determining the host's fitness under toxic
stress, as observed in numerous insect species. However, the mechanism of the symbionts …

Bacterial symbionts can promote insecticide resistance in their hosts by isolating and
degrading insecticidal compounds or altering the expression of host genes. Although …

The Beet armyworm Spodoptera exigua (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Spodoptera) is an
important global polyphagous pest. Pathogen infection could destroy the intestinal microbial …

Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith) is an important invasive pest that poses a serious threat to
global crop production. Both emamectin benzoate (EB) and diamide insecticides are …

Pyrethroids remain the most important class of insecticides for controlling malaria
mosquitoes. Resistance to pyrethroids in the major African malaria vector Anopheles …

Mosquitoes are vectors of many important human diseases. The prolonged and widespread
use of insecticides has led to the development of mosquito resistance to these insecticides …

Biochar has attracted worldwide attention owing to its potential for mitigating greenhouse
gas emissions, improving soil properties, increasing plant growth and so on. While, the …