This review paper gives an overview of recent developments in nanoparticle research and
semiconductor industry applications. Nanoparticles have become useful building blocks for …

Plants have evolved several adaptive strategies through physiological changes in response
to herbivore attacks. Plant secondary metabolites (PSMs) are synthesized to provide …

Pest management is being confronted with immense economic and environmental issues
worldwide because of massive utilization and over-reliance on pesticides. The non-target …

The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith, 1797), is a serious pest of
several crops, particularly maize and other cereals. It has long been known as a pest in the …

Pests and diseases are responsible for most of the losses related to agricultural crops, either
in the field or in storage. Moreover, due to indiscriminate use of synthetic pesticides over the …

Academic interest in plant natural products with insecticidal properties has continued to
grow in the past 20 years, while commercialization of new botanical insecticides and market …

Simple Summary Mosquito-borne diseases cause millions of deaths each year. There has
been an increase in the use of insecticides to combat disease transmission caused by …

Volatiles mediate the interaction of plants with pollinators, herbivores and their natural
enemies, other plants and micro‐organisms. With increasing knowledge about these …

Essential oils (EOs) are lipophilic secondary metabolites obtained from plants; terpenoids
represent the main components of them. A lot of studies showed neurotoxic actions of EOs …

The employment of nanoparticles obtained through various synthesis routes as novel
pesticides recently attracted high research attention. An impressive number of studies have …