For the protection of crop plants from insect pest menace, growers are mainly relying on
synthetic pesticides but indiscriminate and untimely application have created a number of …

Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) is one of the serious pests of tomatoes. This study was conducted to
evaluate the effects of some chemical and biological insecticides on T. absoluta. The …

Abstract Liriomyza leafminers (Diptera: Agromyzidae) are cosmopolitan, polyphagous pests
of horticultural plants and many are resistant to insecticides. Producers in South Texas rely …

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is cultivated in diverse agroecosystems, which may harbor
different insect pests; accordingly, potato farmers need to have appropriate site-specific pest …

Melia azedarach L. extracts were studied in comparison with selected biorational
insecticides against the citrus leafminer Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton under field conditions …

The avermectins are a new class of macrocyclic lactones derived from mycelia of the soil
actinomycete, Streptomyces avermitilis (soil inhabiting which is ubiquitous in nature). These …

Trap crop** is a habitat management strategy where the aim is to reduce damage to the
crop of interest by mixing it with other plants that are highly attractive to insect pests …

The toxicity of four commercial insecticides (mineral oil, azadirachtin, phenthoate and
abamectin) in addition to mint oil (variety of terpenoids), against the citrus leaf-miner …

The toxicity of 1-, 5-, 10-and 14-day-old residues of azadirachtin (5 and 10 ml/lw), spinosad
(2 and 4 ml/lw) and avermectin (2 and 4 ml/lw) on tomato plants was evaluated against …

The effects of the synthetic insecticide Eforia 043 ZK (thiamethoxam+ lambdacyhalothrin),
applied alone and at 1/5 and 2/5 reduced doses in a mix with the mineral oil Akarzin, on …