BACKGROUND The German cockroach is an important household insect pest mechanically involved in transmission of a variety of diseases to humans. Different classes of insecticides have extensively been used for its control leading to insecticide resistance development. Hence, for an optimal control of this pest, the status and underlying mechanisms of insecticide resistance should be studied in t...

Sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) serve as vectors for transmitting protozoan parasites, Leishmania spp., that cause the disease called leishmaniasis. The main approach to controlling sand is use of chemical insecticides. discovery alternative methods their control needed because potential health risks insecticides and development fly resistance these pesticides. biomineral produced by diatoms ...

The spotted wing Drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, is a new pest in Europe and America which causes severe damages, mostly to stone fruit crops. Temperature and humidity are among the most important abiotic factors governing insect development and fitness. In many situations, temperature can become stressful thus compromising survival. The ability to cope with thermal stress depends on basal leve...

With the extreme changes of global climate, winter freezing injury has become an important limiting factor for development grape industry. Therefore, there is a significant need screening cold-resistant wine germplasms and cold regionalization breeding grapevine cultivation in regions. In this study, low-temperature half-lethal temperature (LT50) values were determined annual dormant branches 1...

Spodoptera exigua Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is considered a polyphagous pest distributed worldwide with wide range of hosts, and also serious plague for vegetables ornamentals. The objective this study was to explore the occurrence entomopathogenic fungi in agricultural soils from Mexico evaluate its virulence effect on life cycle S. exigua. Selected isolates (HEB1 γ01) were used perform ...