When scent becomes a weapon—plant essential oils as potent bioinsecticides

N Devrnja, M Milutinović, J Savić - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Crop protection still mostly relies on synthetic pesticides for crop pest control. However, the
rationale for their continued use is shaded by the revealed adverse effects, such as relatively …

Colorado potato beetle resistance to insecticides

A Alyokhin, M Baker, D Mota-Sanchez, G Dively… - American Journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Abstract The Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), is widely regarded
as the most important insect defoliator of potatoes. Its current range covers about 16 million …

The next generation of insecticides: dsRNA is stable as a foliar‐applied insecticide

K San Miguel, JG Scott - Pest management science, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND RNAi is a powerful tool used to study gene function. It also has been
hypothesized to be a promising new method for control of insect pests on crops, although …

Ingested RNA interference for managing the populations of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata

F Zhu, J Xu, R Palli, J Ferguson… - Pest management …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: RNA interference (RNAi) is a breakthrough technology for conducting
functional genomics studies and also as a potential tool for crop protection against insect …

[PDF][PDF] Colorado potato beetle management on potatoes: current challenges and future prospects

A Alyokhin - Fruit, vegetable and cereal science and …, 2009 - globalsciencebooks.info
ABSTRACT The Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say)(Coleoptera:
Chrysomelidae) is the most important insect defoliator of potatoes that can completely …

Modern Techniques in Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say) Control and Resistance Management: History Review and Future Perspectives

M Kadoić Balaško, KM Mikac, R Bažok, D Lemic - Insects, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The Colorado potato beetle (CPB) is one of the most important potato pest
worldwide. It is native to US but during the 20th century it has dispersed through Europe …

The Red Queen in a potato field: integrated pest management versus chemical dependency in Colorado potato beetle control

A Alyokhin, D Mota‐Sanchez, M Baker… - Pest management …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Originally designed to reconcile insecticide applications with biological control, the concept
of integrated pest management (IPM) developed into the systems‐based judicious and …

Insecticide exposure affects intergenerational patterns of DNA methylation in the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata

K Brevik, EM Bueno, S McKay… - Evolutionary …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Insecticide use is pervasive as a selective force in modern agroecosystems. Insect
herbivores exposed to these insecticides have been able to rapidly evolve resistance to …

Impact of climate and host availability on future distribution of Colorado potato beetle

C Wang, D Hawthorne, Y Qin, X Pan, Z Li, S Zhu - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract Colorado Potato Beetle (CPB) is a devastating invasive pest of potato both in its
native North America and now across Eurasia. It also damages eggplant, tomato and feeds …

Toxicity of a novel dsRNA‐based insecticide to the Colorado potato beetle in laboratory and field trials

S Pallis, A Alyokhin, B Manley… - Pest Management …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera:
Chrysomelidae) is one of the most notorious pests of the potato, Solanum tuberosum. Potato …