Background & Aim: Tetranychus urticae Koch is one of the most important pests of crops, ornamental and greenhouse plants in the world and, can damage to 900 plant species. Resistances to pesticides and acaricides have guided researches to introduce new methods to control T. urticae. Botanical pesticides are an important group of natural productions that are usually safer than ...

INTRODUCTION Several arthropod pests infest strawberry crop in California and cause a significant yield loss according to Zalom, Bolda, Dara, and Joseph [1]. Strawberry is an important commercial crop and the annual report from California Department of Pesticide Regulations [2] indicates that large quantities of acaricides, fungicides, herbicides, and insecticides are applied to manage a variet...

The two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, causes damage to crops grown in northeast Brazil. adoption of biological control methods and curative (plant-based insecticides) is an essential practice for pest management agroecological systems. Therefore, the aim present study was investigate chemical properties, toxicity, ovicidal activity oils (EOs) from Lippia sidoides, Croton rhamnifolio...