The poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae is a strict hematophagous parasite of birds, causing major health and economic problems in farms worldwide. use plant-derived repellents against this pest could be an alternative control method as part Integrated Pest Management strategies. In review, the different types testing methods used to explore them arthropods are synthesized. State-of-the-art k...

Abstract Pest is primary main destructive agents in fruits and vegetable production that impact the quality its production. Insect pests are most ruinous attack plants. Use of chemical pesticides has become extensive to reduce losses. However, synthetic can have adverse effects on environment human if applied without proper training pesticide application. One alternative ways control environmen...

Abstract Eye gnats (mainly Liohippelates pusio and collusor) are pest species that have been the subject of considerable research extension activity in United States since 1930s. They cause discomfort stress—and may transmit pathogens—to humans animals. We reviewed abundant literature on biological, ecological, management aspects eye gnats. gnat biology life cycles well studied agricultural sys...

The potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli (Sulc) (Hemiptera: Triozidae), is a serious pest of potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) that can cause yield loss by direct feeding on crop plants and by vectoring a bacterial pathogen, Candidatus Liberibacer psyllaurous. Current pest management practices rely on the use of insecticides to control the potato psyllid to lower disease incidences and increase...

Dermanyssus gallinae is the most economically important ectoparasite of laying hens in Europe. Control of D. gallinae is already hampered by issues of pesticide resistance and product withdrawal and, with the prohibition of conventional cages in 2012 and the resulting switch to more structurally complex housing which favours red mite, the importance of managing this pest will increase. Integrat...

Research into the biology and control of pest birds in Somalia has continued intermittently since 1971 under UNDP funding of four projects. Data have been gathered on the identification, distribution, and status of the principal pest species to agriculture. These species include the Red-billed Quelea (Quelea quelea), of which northern and southern races occur, and several other ploceid weavers ...

BACKGROUND Mus musculus is a pest in urban and rural habitats where it consumes and contaminates food and may transmit diseases to human and domestic animals. Its control by anticoagulants is partially effective because of aversive behaviours and resistance. In this context, we wanted to assess the potential of the use of predator odours as repellents in experimental feeding trials using urine ...

Harmful insects include pests of crops and storage goods, and vectors of human and animal diseases. Throughout their history, humans have been fighting them using diverse methods. The fairly recent development of synthetic chemical insecticides promised efficient crop and health protection at a relatively low cost. However, the negative effects of those insecticides on human health and the envi...

A Klun & Debboun (K&D) test module, previously developed and used for quantitative measurement of the efficacy of mosquito repellents on human volunteers, was adapted for in vitro evaluation of repellents by coupling the module with a membrane-blood reservoir. Performance of Deet, Bayrepel, and SS-220 insect repellents in the new in vitro system was compared with their performance on humans aga...