1 Manana Kereselidze, Dr., V. Gulisashvili Forest Institute of the Agricultural University of Georgia, David Aghmashenebeli Alley, 13-th km., 0159, Tbilisi, Georgia, [email protected] 2 Slavimira Draganova, Dr., Assoc.Prof., Institute of Soil Science, Agrotechnologies and Plant Protection, 9 Shosse Bankya Str., 1080 Sofia, Bulgaria, sdraganova19@ gmail.com 3,5 Daniela Pilarska, Dr., P...

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...

Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) is implicated as a negative regulator of insulin receptor (IR) signaling and a potential drug target for the treatment of type II diabetes and other associated metabolic syndromes. Therefore, small molecular inhibitors of PTP1B can be considered as an attractive approach for the design of new therapeutic agents of type II diabetes diseases. In a continuin...

Biorational insecticides are being increasingly emphasized for inclusion in integrated pest management programs for invasive insects. The entomopathogenic fungus, Isaria fumosorosea, can be used to help manage the Asian citrus psyllid with minimal impact on beneficial arthropods, but its effectiveness may be compromised by agrochemicals used to control concurrent arthropod pests and diseases. W...

A fungal pathogen that killed adult Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Asian citrus psyllid) (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) in Florida citrus groves during the fall of 2005 was identified and characterized. Investigation of this pathogen is important because D. citri vectors citrus greening disease (Huanglongbing), which was reported in Florida in 2005. The morphological and genetic data generated herein suppo...

أوضحت نتائج التجربة المختبرية لتقدير الكفاءة النسبية لمعاملات المستحضرات الفطرية في مكافحة نوعين من حشرات المَن هما Aphis gossypii و fabae أن المستحضر الفطري Lecanicillium muscarium هو الأكثر كفاءة باقي المستخدمة الدراسة وهي , Isaria fumosorosea Beauveria bassiania acridum Metarhizium إذ بلغت النسبة المصححة للموت بعد 7 أيام المعاملة لحوريات مَن القطن 92.8 % وللبالغات 88.78 حين كانت الباقلاء الأسو...

Field evaluation of various biopesticides viz., Beauveria bassiana, Isaria fumosorosea NBAIR pfu-5, Metarhizium anisopliae, Lecanicillium lecanii, azadirachtin and soapnut powder were carried out against coconut invasive Rugose Spiraling Whitefly (RSW), Aleurodicus rugioperculetus Martin at Ramachandrapuram Ambajipeta (Dr BR Ambedkar Konaseema district, AP) during 2020-21 2021-22. Pooled data a...