Traditionally, measurement of the acute toxicity of pesticides to beneficial arthropods has
relied largely on the determination of an acute median lethal dose or concentration …

Spinosyn‐based products, mostly spinosad, have been widely recommended by extension
specialists and agribusiness companies; consequently, they have been used to control …

Tuta absoluta is a pest native to South America that produces significant damage to tomato
crops and was first detected in Europe in late 2006. Data obtained during 2008 from …

Selective chemical insecticides have become the dominant approach for management of
recalcitrant and resistant insect pests, and the prospects for use of these chemicals in …

The codling moth Cydia pomonella (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) is a major invasive pest of
pome fruits and walnuts worldwide. Lambda-cyhalothrin (LCT) and abamectin (AM) have …

In this study, a pesticide controlled release system with dual response characteristics of pH
and enzyme triggering was developed. Indoxacarb (IDC) was loaded into hollow …

The multicolored Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas), native to Asia, has recently
been detected in South America after successfully invading North America and Europe. This …

In order to further develop integrated pest management (IPM) approaches for controlling
insect pests, it is important to estimate the effects of pesticides. In this study, the toxicity and …

Historically, the term biological control has had various meanings (DeBach 1964). In the
ecological sense, it refers to the 'top-down'action of predators, parasites or pathogens on …

Spirotetramat is a new systemic insecticide listed in Group 23 of the IRAC mode-of-action
classification scheme as an inhibitor of lipid biosynthesis. Side effects assessment on key …