Non-target effects of essential oil-based biopesticides for crop protection: Impact on natural enemies, pollinators, and soil invertebrates

G Giunti, G Benelli, V Palmeri, F Laudani, M Ricupero… - Biological Control, 2022 - Elsevier
The control of arthropod pests of agricultural importance is increasingly difficult due to the
quick development of resistance in the targeted pest populations coupled to their massive …

Advances in theory, data analysis, and application of the age-stage, two-sex life table for demographic research, biological control, and pest management

H Chi, A Kavousi, G Gharekhani, R Atlihan… - 2023 - ri.conicet.gov.ar
This paper reviews and introduces innovative research pertaining to the age-stage, two-sex
life table. The main topics discussed are:(1) Analysis of data involving group-reared life table …

Environmental hormesis: From cell to ecosystem

EA Erofeeva - Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, 2022 - Elsevier
According to the concept of environmental hormesis, hormetic stimulation can be caused by
any low-dose stressors (abiotic, biotic, anthropogenic), including new environmental …

One hundred important questions facing plant science derived using a large language model

E Agathokleous, MC Rillig, J Peñuelas, Z Yu - Trends in plant science, 2024 - cell.com
Artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing rapidly and continually evolving in various fields.
Recently, the release of ChatGPT has sparked significant public interest. In this study, we …

Hormesis dose–response contaminant-induced hormesis in animals

RR Rix, RNC Guedes, GC Cutler - Current Opinion in Toxicology, 2022 - Elsevier
Hormesis is a toxicological phenomenon whereby exposures to low doses of stress result in
biological stimulation. The hormetic dose response is now recognized as a dominant …

Nontarget pesticide impacts on pest natural enemies: progress and gaps in current knowledge

RA Schmidt-Jeffris - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•New pesticides are more selective, but no pesticide is universally
'harmless'.•Ground-dwelling natural enemies and studies on herbicides are under …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of the hormesis concept in soil and environmental health research

E Agathokleous, CJ Liu, EJ Calabrese - Soil & Environmental Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Hormesis refers to positive biological effects caused by exposure to low doses of a stressor
known to be toxic at higher doses. These effects include an enhanced defense system and …

[HTML][HTML] (Systemic) insecticides in plants: phytotoxicity, bioactivation, or hormesis?

RNC Guedes, A Biondi, E Agathokleous… - Agriculture …, 2023 - Elsevier
Insecticides are commonly associated with insects as the target of their activity. Curiously,
the fact that insects are seldom the target of insecticide application is the object of frequent …

Hormesis: a general biological principle

E Agathokleous, EJ Calabrese - Chemical Research in Toxicology, 2022 - ACS Publications
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Sublethal chemical stimulation of arthropod parasitoids and parasites of agricultural and environmental importance

E Agathokleous, JD Blande, N Masui… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
An increasing number of studies have reported stimulation of various organisms in the
presence of environmental contaminants. This has created a need to critically evaluate …