Stem borers (Lepidoptera) are common cereal pests. In many parts of the world, species Ostrinia nubilalis and Sesamia nonagrioides stand out as important insect pests economically crops such maize. Their management relied mainly on transgenic host plant resistance over last 25 years. Technologies based insecticidal properties Bacillus thuringiensis-derived proteins allowed widespread pest popul...

Phenolic compounds from Cressa cretica leaves were extracted using different solvents (water and ethanol 70%) during 3-24 h by immersion method and were determined according to the Folin-Ciocalteu method. The antioxidant activities of the extracts were investigated by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging, ferric reduction activity potential and total antioxidant capacity ass...