Food production is challenged by different factors: climate changes, market competitiveness,
food safety, public demands, environmental challenges, new and invasive pests, etc …

BACKGROUND Essential oils (EOs) from Artemisia dracunculus L. and Origanum vulgare L.
ssp. hirtum were obtained and the qualitative and quantitative chemical composition of the …

The chemical composition of the essential oils (EO s) of T huja occidentalis L.(C
upressaceae) and T anacetum vulgare L.(A steraceae), obtained by steam distillation, and …

BACKGROUND The use of botanical pesticides for protecting crops from insect pests has
assumed greater importance all over the world owing to growing awareness of harmful …

The effects of dietary applied of β-damascone and its synthetic derivatives γ-and δ-
halolactones, which show strong antifeedant activity, on the growth and development of …

The control of different agricultural insect pests still relies mainly on the use of synthetic
insecticides. However, excessive use of these chemicals cause many problems, including …

Trachyspermum ammi fruits (T. ammi) are widely sold and used in the Arabian herbal
markets, which requires scientific investigations about its biological activities. The GC-MS …

Phenolics are an extensive group of plant substances and possess wide range of functions,
like structural support, pigmentation, signalling and defence against environmental and …

Megaselia scalaris (Diptera: Phoridae), humpbacked, coffin or scuttle fly, is considered as a
cosmopolitan scavenging insect. Despite its profound value in Forensic Entomology and …

Six types of termites' baits (cartoon, rough tissues, soft toilet tissues, acacia wood, saw dust
of building wood and sackcloth) were elicited variable degree of attraction toward …